Top achievers at the 2020 GCE Advanced Level exam will receive full scholarships from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), enabling them to kick start a successful professional journey as globally recognised Chartered Accountants.
A total of 75 scholarships will be awarded to the highest achievers under six schemes. Accordingly, 50 scholarships will be awarded to the top ten achievers from commerce, biological science, physical science, arts and technology streams, while 25 district toppers of the commerce stream will also be awarded full scholarships from CA Sri Lanka.
The total duration of the CA Sri Lanka scholarship will be for five years with fees waived off for student registration, annual student renewal, exam and study pack fees as well as fees waived off for all IT and English courses which are offered as part of the CA Sri Lanka program.
Meanwhile, CA Sri Lanka recently organised a scholarship awarding ceremony where three of the top achieving students from Colombo were present to accept their scholarships. Due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the country, students from out of Colombo were unable to attend the event. Vice President of CA Sri Lanka Sanjaya Bandara and Chief Executive Officer of CA Sri Lanka Dulani Fernando presented the scholarships to island second in the commerce stream, Siriwardhanage Madhuwanthi Upamali of Visaka Vidyalaya, island third Ms. Khulusie Naadiya Mariam of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and island eighth Anjalee Dilshi Handaragama of Visaka Vidyalaya.
As a responsible, world class professional body, CA Sri Lanka has been at the forefront in helping educate the student population on the importance of obtaining a recognised and contemporary qualification, such as the Chartered Accounting qualification offered by CA Sri Lanka which has been the choice of many top business leaders for decades.
President of CA Sri Lanka, Manil Jayesinghe highlighted that the Institute is committed to ensuring Sri Lanka will continue to have the necessary skilled professionals in the future to take our nation forward.
“The past one year has been the most challenging year for all of us due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite the challenges we have been facing, we are devoted to our cause of continuing to produce top Chartered Accountants who will give leadership not just to corporates in Sri Lanka, but also overseas,” he said.
