Alternatives For Student Majority?

[Agent_47]

In Sri Lanka many of us had to undergo a strict two year regime of not going to parties, studying till dawn and having hangovers over books. What I am referring to here is of course those two dreaded letters -----> A/L's. Some of us pass this examination which is believed to be one of the toughest in the world but the majority of us students fail. There are over a dozen state universities in the island but out of an approximate 200,000 students who sit for this exam, only about 17,000 or less are accepted into these institutions where they have to undergo severe hardships (ragging, political affiliations etc) till they get their degree at a ripe old age.
For people with money and connections it is possible to enroll oneself in a private institution which provides either local or foreign accredited degrees or one may also choose to study their chosen field abroad. However what I want to know here is what happens to the rest of the people who are not accepted into local universities?? What happens to the sons of fishermen and farmers and common labourers who spend whatever money they save to try and secure a bright future for their offspring? They cannot obviously afford the exhorbitant prices exacted by the above-mentioned private instituitions. It is high time the Government abolish this sort of an outdated education system which denies a fundamental right to the children of our nation. Why is it that the J.V.P. and student movements backed by them are opposed to the creation of private universities? This would relieve a great burden from the amounts the Government spends on free education and those funds could be utilized to develop the facilities and infrastructure in state owned schools, universities etc.

[sandu_ls]

uve gt a point there bro..........
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

[Tissaka]

uve gt a point there bro..........
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:
:yes: :yes: :yes:

[BlackNight]

ya u hav a point....but the thing with private institutes is that they will provide more facilities and stuff that the government can't and obviously people who r gonna get degrees from those gonna have jobs.......but the people who worked really hard to enter local universities will end up having no jobs......It is ok to start private institutes but there should be some standards.....this is just my opinion:D

[amilaudana]

do a external degree.... then u r anothr jobless ug...

[sandu_ls]

ya u hav a point....but the thing with private institutes is that they will provide more facilities and stuff that the government can't and obviously people who r gonna get degrees from those gonna have jobs.......but the people who worked really hard to enter local universities will end up having no jobs......It is ok to start private institutes but there should be some standards.....this is just my opinion:D

ya i gues we shuld hv sm standards bt i really doubt our government would do anythin about this.........

[BlackNight]

ya i gues we shuld hv sm standards bt i really doubt our government would do anythin about this.........

I guess u r doing A/L's.......so u r gonna face this problem very shortly:D

[sandu_ls]

I guess u r doing A/L's.......so u r gonna face this problem very shortly:D

nope........im an international student so anyway we hv to go abroad if v wana go to uni which is also unfair ne.......
no point talkin about wat our government wnt do..........they neva do anythin ryt.........
hw can they solve our probs wen they cant solve the probs within their parties

[Agent_47]

ya u hav a point....but the thing with private institutes is that they will provide more facilities and stuff that the government can't and obviously people who r gonna get degrees from those gonna have jobs.......but the people who worked really hard to enter local universities will end up having no jobs......It is ok to start private institutes but there should be some standards.....this is just my opinion:D

True but what is needed here is a total reform of the entire system itself. We have 40,000 unemployed and umemployable graduates who are wasting their lives at home. Just imagine how much the Government spent on each of them for their education and is it fair that such a vast amount of investment goes to waste? What I see in a lot of things here is just a simple fact. Plain old jealousy about who gets the better jobs. The problem is that yes people do work really hard to get into the universities but people also have to work hard to qualify in a private institution. There have to be of course standards set by educational authorities but the monopoly on higher education in Sri Lanka by the state has to be broken for the benefit of ALL the students in the country. We cannot send only 17,000 out of 200,000 students to university and neglect the other 183,000.

[fazaal24]

ya really trrue...ela

[fazaal24]

thats a big prob in sri lanka....

[amilaudana]

privatisation of degrees is must. if so, but government should issue a circular regarding that "they can't ask jobs from govt"

[devil]

True to da last word man,,,when will those guys come up on this hell.....GOD KNOWS...

[devil]

privatisation of degrees is must. if so, but government should issue a circular regarding that "they can't ask jobs from govt"


Will that happen?I dont think sooo

[Agent_47]

privatisation of degrees is must. if so, but government should issue a circular regarding that "they can't ask jobs from govt"

Well I agree with you about privatisation of degrees but regarding jobs, both the public and the private sector must grant employment to people REGARDLESS of whether they got their degrees from a state or private institution. Besides it is the Government's job to create a satisfactory environment for jobs to be made available.

[chamali]

Apo mechchara diga hali kiyawanna bahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
kammali haloooooooooooooo

[lasanka]

8.5 % only get thorugh??? damn....
welll dreaded yrs of no parties chi whats dis talk!

[Agent_47]

8.5 % only get thorugh??? damn....
welll dreaded yrs of no parties chi whats dis talk!

Yes, less than 10 percent of students who sit for the A/L's get through to state universities. There are still a lot more who pass all subjects but yet cannot get a place.

[GNS]

Hehe :lol:

[azrah ghaffoor]

true...wow!! i liked reading that