GCE A/L Sinhala, Tamil Science Resource books not printed
View(s):With 2 weeks to go for the 2019 GCE Advanced Level exam, students complained they are unable to obtain Sinhala/Tamil Resource books on Science subjects.
It is learned that the printing of the Resource books, a new concept introduced by the Ministry of Education, has been delayed due to time constraints.
The National Institute of Education (NIE), responsible for the printing of the books, said that, due to its involvement with the main task of designing and developing curricula for general and teacher education, it had failed to get the books printed on time.
Department of Science Director Dr. Asoka de Silva, said the Resource books, a new concept introduced last year, were not printed by the NIE, due to time constraints, because this is an additional responsibility to our main tasks.
He said the Resource material for the books is available in English, which has to be translated into Sinhala and Tamil.
However, he said the contents of the books have been published in the net and students could log on to the NIE website and download the material.
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