Sunday, January 1, 2012

Committee on A/L fiasco begins work

  • Written by  Arthur Wamanan, The Nation
The committee appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to probe the irregularities in 2011 GCE (Advanced Level) examination commenced its activities yesterday. It will submit a report two weeks from the commencement of inquiries.
The committee had also taken a decision not to talk to the media and divulge information until the report is submitted. The committee is headed by Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology Dhara Wijethilake and consists of Vice Chancellors Dr. Kshanika Hirimburegama (Colombo University), Dr. Ananda Jayawardena (Moratuwa University), Dr. Ranjith Premalal de Silva (Uva University) and the Principal of Royal College Upali Gunasekera.  
The Advanced Level results released on December 25 caused confusion among students and parents owing to mishaps in the island wide and district rankings.
The committee appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to probe the irregularities in 2011 GCE (Advanced Level) examination commenced its activities yesterday. It will submit a report two weeks from the commencement of inquiries.
The committee had also taken a decision not to talk to the media and divulge information until the report is submitted. The committee is headed by Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology Dhara Wijethilake and consists of Vice Chancellors Dr. Kshanika Hirimburegama (Colombo University), Dr. Ananda Jayawardena (Moratuwa University), Dr. Ranjith Premalal de Silva (Uva University) and the Principal of Royal College Upali Gunasekera.  
The Advanced Level results released on December 25 caused confusion among students and parents owing to mishaps in the island wide and district rankings.
The government admitted that there had been a technical error in calculating the ranks, which was rectified the following day.

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