Molecular Biology students were facing a huge challenge from the administration of Faculty of science. Though they have produced good results in the district level they were forced again to show their excellence when compared to Biological science students in University of Colombo who came from very good school regardless of demographics of Molecular Biology intake students. (Hometown and their back ground, Class differences, Language difficulties, cultural shocks and Bording facilities)

1. Molecular Biology is a
Challenge ?

2. Z-Score Cut off – 2014/2015
District MB BIO District MB BIO
Colombo 1.8547 1.3736 Kurunegala 1.8331 1.3370
Ampara 1.6833 0.8906 Mannar 1.4153 0.6550
Anuradhapura 1.6028 0.9821 Matale 1.7165 1.2110
Badulla 1.6739 1.1170 Matara 1.8554 1.3215
Batticaloa 1.6938 0.6879 Monaragala 1.4418 0.8576
Galle 1.8272 1.3794 Mullaitivu 1.1223 0.3710
Gampaha 1.7784 1.3118 N' Eliya 1.4610 0.8057
Hambantota 1.8143 1.2722 Polonnaruwa 1.5744 0.9024
Jaffna 1.8482 0.8523 Puttalam 1.6904 1.0774
Kalutara 1.8316 1.3370 Ratnapura 1.7282 1.2435
Kandy 1.8501 1.3157 Trincomalee 1.6262 0.7094
Kegalle 1.7873 1.3001 Vavuniya 1.6677 0.4532
Kilinochchi 1.5299 0.6213

3. Who comes to Colombo Science Faculty ?
• Bio-Science students – From Colombo and
Suburbs and on Merit Basis (125+)
– Non-Merit to (1410-125 = 1285+)
• University of Sri Jayawardenapura
• University of Kelaniya
• University of Peradeniya
• South Eastern University
• University of Jaffna
• University of Ruhuna
• Eastern University
• Molecular Biology – From All over the Country
(60+)

4. University Handbook 2014/2015

5. Inequality

6. Difficulties
MB Students (Majority) Bio Students (Majority)
New Place
New Climate
New food habit
New responsibilities
New Friends
Small friends groups /
Individual efforts
English Literacy
Lack of Care
Less opportunity and less
priority for specials (22/60) =
36.7%
More opportunity
MB, CC, Chem, Botany, Plants biotech,
Zoo, MB and Immunology, Nuclear science
(100/125) = 80%

7. Special Opportunities for Bio Science
Students
Department Programme Intake
Chemistry Chemistry 16
Computational Chemistry 8
Molecular Biology 6
Pharmacy 12
Nuclear Science Nuclear Medical Science 6
Plant Science Plant Biotechnology 6
Bioinformatics 6
Plant Science 10
Zoology Zoology 10
Environment Science 10
Immunology & Integrative Molecular Biology 10
Total 100

8. Further more
• All Bioscience students enter into other local
universities also get similar chances of getting
into special degrees
• But Molecular Biology Students ?

9. Market Share in Job Market ?
• Majority of the special targets PhD positions in
USA
• What happens to others with less than 3.0
GPA ?

10. Participation in Biotechnology
Conferences ?

12. What are the other options ?
• Law – 4 year professional degree (Job Sure)
• Physiotherapy – Professional degree (Job Sure)
• Veterinary – 4 Year professional degree (Job)
• MLS – 4 year professional degree
• Radiography
• Agricultural technology and Management – 4
year degree
• Agriculture – 4 year degree
• Food Science and Technology – 4 year degree
• Animal Science – Wayamba – 4 Year

13. Inequality

14. Q & A

15. – Why can’t you get eligible and prove your talents ?
• Why should we prove that again when there is a
standardized GCE A/L results was showing our
competence ?
• Did you compared a MB student from district A
with a Bio student from district A ?
• If we want to prove again what are the out
comes for our efforts we made in 3 years for
GCE A/L ?
• Does medical students also have to follow
Bioscience course units to become re-eligible to
study medicine ?

16. Need For An Association of
Molecular Biology Intake Students

17. 1. To face inequality
2. To develop a better curriculum with the
help of 5 previous batches
3. To create better opportunity for MB
students and to create better academic /
professional career
4. To create fair environment to direct intake
students with a win-win situation
5. To bring new ideas to enhance the
performance of students by promoting
student involvement and group work
6. To develop new skills and gain knowledge

18. Freedom of Association
• 1978 Constitution article 14 of Fundamental
rights
• 14.
(1) Every citizen is entitled to –
(a) the freedom of speech and expression
including publication ;
(b) the freedom of peaceful assembly ;
(c) the freedom of association ;

19. Universities Act No.16 of 1978
• 115. (1) A Higher Educational Institution may,
recognize any union, society or other
association of students of that Institution,
established for the sole purpose of furthering
academic or social objectives, provided that
the membership of such union, society or
other association.

20. University Student Charter (2012)
• Student Representations at certain decision making
levels are guaranteed by the Universities Act No.16
of 1978 as amended. On matters of welfare concerns
and on certain matters relating to the administrative
and academic nature, students are entitled to make
representations through the student representatives.
Student representatives are required to sit in the
Faculty Boards, Food and Canteen Committees,
Security Committees, Hostel Committees, Sports
Committees and also in ad hoc committees for
various events organized by the university.

21. Right to form Students Associations
• Guaranteed by the Universities Act No.16 of
1978
• Granted the right of forming or grouping into
associations or societies or unions that are
free of any vested or politically driven
motivations.
• The individual students’ freedom of choice
should be respected by students who wish
to form associations and unions.

23. What we expect from Administration
• Fair opportunity
• Recognition of our pervious efforts
• Update of the syllabus up to the global
standards
• Abolishment of outdated course units
• Support from academic staff to establish
fairness and to prevent exploiting talents

24. Thank You