75 CA Sri Lanka schols to highest achievers of the 2020 GCE AL exam
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CA Sri Lanka Vice President Sanjaya Bandara presenting a scholarship to island second in the commerce stream, Ms. Siriwardhanage Madhuwanthi Upamali of Visaka Vidyalaya in the presence of CEO of CA Sri Lanka Ms. Dulani Fernando
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 10 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 institute said in a media release.
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 CEO of CA Sri Lanka Ms. Dulani Fernando presented the scholarships to island second in the commerce stream, Ms. Siriwardhanage Madhuwanthi Upamali of Visaka Vidyalaya, island third Ms. Khulusie Naadiya Mariam of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and island eighth Ms. Anjalee Dilshi Handaragama of Visaka Vidyalaya.
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 the 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.”