The Cabinet of Ministers has granted consent to the proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide admission for local students for the medical degree programme at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana said. The Minister was speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing held yesterday at the Government Information Department. According to the government, the admission of local students for this medical programme will be offered starting this year.
The admission will be based on the student’s ‘Z score’ received at the GCE Advanced Level Examination and other relevant qualifications, while it will be provided on a payment basis.
The General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University (KDU) was declared a University by the General Sir John Kotelawala State Defence Training Institute (Amendment) Act No. 27 of 1988.
Meanwhile, the Faculty of Medicine of the university was established in the year 2011 to train cadet officers as medical professionals and award degrees in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) as per the service requirements of the Armed Services.
Accordingly, the university currently grants the opportunity to pursue medical degrees for local students who join the armed forces or police as a cadet and qualified foreign students only, on a payment basis.
Ishara Mudugamuwa