More students for state medical faculties
View(s):In a bid to produce more qualified medical professionals in the country, state university medical faculty admissions will be increased by 350 students.
“The aim of this decision by Education Minister G.L. Pieris is to give more enrollment opportunities for students to be admitted to the medical faculties of state universities ,” an Education Ministry official said. “They will be admitted based on their results of the 2019 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination. We also hope to increase the number of future doctors in the country,” the official added.
The official also said the President’s National Policy Framework aims to increase the total number of students currently admitted to the universities.
“This is the first time that such a high number of students are being admitted to the medical faculties of state universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been asked to take steps to increase the number of students enrolled in universities,” the official said.
The official also said Minister Pieris had conducted several discussions with university vice chancellors and medical faculty deans, on this matter.