Applications for university admissions on

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

Applications for university admission for the academic year 2011/2012 based on the Advanced Level results of 2011 was to be accepted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) from yesterday, the UGC sources said.

Accordingly, the UGC will allow the candidates who have already submitted applications for university admissions based on the results of the Advanced Level Examination held last year and whose Z-Scores are changed as a result of recalculation of the Z-Scores as per the Supreme Court judgement to change the 'Order of Preferences' marked by them when applying for various undergraduate courses of study, the sources added.

Those who wish to make a request to change the Order of Preferences should apply to the UGC on or before August 8. The UGC sources further added that the requests for changing the preferences made after the closing date will not be considered for university admission under any circumstances. The model admission forms and details are available in yesterday;'s Daily News .