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The Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Digamadulla· 6 May 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: GCE Advanced Level Examination Results and Higher Education Reforms

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Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka asked the Prime Minister for details on the 2025 GCE Advanced Level results and related university admissions. He requested stream-wise candidate numbers, the number qualified for university admission, planned state university intake compared with the previous year, the number of new degree programmes to be introduced, and the expected commencement date of academic programmes.

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¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My question to the Hon. Prime Minister is as follows:

¶ 02 For the GCE Advanced Level Examination of 2025, the Department of Examinations has proceeded to release results, and tens of thousands of students await university admission based on those results.

¶ 03 01. What is the number of students who sat the examination by stream?

¶ 04 02. Of them, how many have qualified for university admission?

¶ 05 03. How many students are to be admitted to state universities this year; and how does that compare with last year?

¶ 06 04. How many new degree programmes are expected to commence this year?

¶ 07 05. When are the academic programmes for these students expected to commence?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 ·No. 23541 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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