{"id":7392,"date":"2024-03-27T04:25:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7392"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:55:48","slug":"rhdc_enrollement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7392","title":{"rendered":"RHDC_Enrollement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7392\" class=\"elementor elementor-7392\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6520575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6520575\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370695f\" data-id=\"370695f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fa7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43fa7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2480\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01.jpg 2480w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-1024x344.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-768x258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-1536x517.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-2048x689.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RHDC-Banner-01-255x86.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2480px) 100vw, 2480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-516a5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"516a5af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59fcf6d\" data-id=\"59fcf6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9f7a1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c9f7a1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c208040\" data-id=\"c208040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bd0b8 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0bd0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Introduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc69bb1\" data-id=\"dc69bb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7496f0 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b7496f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7617\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-project-diagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Programmes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dcba35\" data-id=\"0dcba35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e24fcb elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e24fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7392\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enrollment Criteria & Guidelines <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8c2d6\" data-id=\"2f8c2d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf51bd5 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf51bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b960c4\" data-id=\"7b960c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce551e3 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce551e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7396\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Student Profile<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8cd530\" data-id=\"e8cd530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431fb30 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"431fb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=7399\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Downloads<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ef7a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ef7a73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afa1320\" data-id=\"afa1320\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba2d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba2d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enrolment criteria and guidelines<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4b7cf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c4b7cf6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0354a8\" data-id=\"c0354a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd188d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"dd188d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Admission to the Degree of Master of Philosophy. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\"><p>No person shall be considered for admission to a Programme of Study leading to the award of the Degree of Master of Philosophy unless he\/she possesses one of the following from a recognized University in Sri Lanka or overseas, provided that the \u00a0overseas University is recognized by the University and\/or University Grants Commission.<\/p><p>i) A qualification of SLQF levels 7 or above (i.e: Postgraduate Diploma, Masters Degree by Course work and Masters Degree by Course work and Research) in the relevant field Provided that the candidates possess a qualification at the level SLQF 5 or 6 in a relevant field.<\/p><p>ii) A Bachelor\u2019s Honours degree of SLQF Level 6 in medical, biological and chemical sciences or any other field of science\/ humanities with a minimum of 30 credits in the relevant fields acceptable to the Institute and approved by the Senate provided that candidate has scored minimum GPA of 3.0 in the scale of 0-4.<\/p><p>iii) A Bachelor\u2019s Honours degree of SLQF Level 6 in medical, biological and chemical sciences or any other field of science\/ humanities with a minimum of 30 credits in the relevant fields acceptable to the Institute and approved by the Senate provided that candidate has scored GPA between &amp;lt; 3.0 and 2.5 in the scale of 0-4 and successful completion of a qualifying exam.<\/p><p>iv) A Bachelor\u2019s degree of level 5 in any relevant field given in 2.1 (ii) above, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the scale of 0-4 and successful completion of a qualifying examination conducted after completion of 30 credits equivalent to SLQF 6 in the same or related field<\/p><p>v) Any other academic or professional qualification which is deemed equivalent by the Senate of the University of Colombo. Each application under this category shall be considered on a case by case basis.<\/p><p>In addition to the above criteria, prospective registrants are required to have a good working knowledge of English.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>(Note: Work experience is not a requirement)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Admission to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\"><p>No person shall be considered for admission to the Programme of Study leading to the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy unless he\/she possesses one of the following from a recognized University in Sri Lanka or Overseas, provided that the Overseas University is recognized by the University and\/or University Grants Commission<\/p><p>i. A Master of Philosophy Degree (SLQF Level 11) in the relevant field<\/p><p>ii. A Masters Degree (SLQF Levels 9 or 10) in the relevant field provided that the candidate possess a qualification at the SLQF level 5 or 6 in a relevant field<\/p><p>iii. A Bachelor\u2019s Honors Degree of SLQF Level 6 in any relevant field given in 2.1 (ii) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 at a scale of 0-4, with or without a qualifying examination as determined by the RHDC<\/p><p>OR<\/p><p>iv. is a registered student of the Institute eligible to upgrade from MPhil registration to PhD registration as described under 2.4 of the regulations<\/p><p>OR<\/p><p>v. has any other academic or professional qualification which is deemed equivalent by the Senate of the University of Colombo. Each application under this category shall be considered on a case by case basis<\/p><p>In addition to the above criteria, prospective registrants are required to have a good working knowledge of English.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>(Note: Work experience is not a requirement)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Application and Registration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\"><ol><li>Prospective candidates are required to contact tentative supervisors directly or through the Institute to inquire about the study programmes available. Notices of study programmes when available shall be posted on the Institute website, by the members of staff with concurrence of the Director of the Institute. Any student willing to pursue the study programme as a paid student will be directed to an appropriate tentative supervisor by the Institute administration.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Prospective candidates may be required to present themselves for a preliminary screening interview and\/or written test.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Prospective candidates who possess the admission requirements and qualify the preliminary screening shall make an application in the prescribed form issued by the Institute and pay the application fee.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Candidates shall discuss with tentative supervisor\/s a research proposal and develop the same under their guidance and include it in the application. When a candidate is provided recurrent costs of the research from a research grant, fully or partially, the proposal submitted shall conform to the objectives of the research grant and recommended by the Principal Grantee.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>A candidate who wish to register as a fee-levying student shall discuss with the tentative supervisors whether the facilities required are available either at the Institute or accessible elsewhere through Institute\u2019s collaborations and ensure availability \/ accessibility of required facilities before submission of the application.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Every candidate shall submit certified copies of his\/her certificates and the course content of the undergraduate degree highlighting the areas relevant to the research project along with the application form.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Programmes Enrollment Criteria &#038; Guidelines Members Student Profile Downloads Enrolment criteria and guidelines Admission to the Degree of Master of Philosophy. No person shall be considered for admission to a Programme of Study leading to the award of the Degree of Master of Philosophy unless he\/she possesses one of the following from a recognized University in Sri Lanka or overseas, provided that the \u00a0overseas University is recognized by the University and\/or University Grants Commission. i) A qualification of SLQF levels 7 or above (i.e: Postgraduate Diploma, Masters Degree by Course work and Masters Degree by Course work and Research) in the relevant field Provided that the candidates possess a qualification at the level SLQF 5 or 6 in a relevant field. ii) A Bachelor\u2019s Honours degree of SLQF Level 6 in medical, biological and chemical sciences or any other field of science\/ humanities with a minimum of 30 credits in the relevant fields acceptable to the Institute and approved by the Senate provided that candidate has scored minimum GPA of 3.0 in the scale of 0-4. iii) A Bachelor\u2019s Honours degree of SLQF Level 6 in medical, biological and chemical sciences or any other field of science\/ humanities with a minimum of 30 credits in the relevant fields acceptable to the Institute and approved by the Senate provided that candidate has scored GPA between &amp;lt; 3.0 and 2.5 in the scale of 0-4 and successful completion of a qualifying exam. iv) A Bachelor\u2019s degree of level 5 in any relevant field given in 2.1 (ii) above, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the scale of 0-4 and successful completion of a qualifying examination conducted after completion of 30 credits equivalent to SLQF 6 in the same or related field v) Any other academic or professional qualification which is deemed equivalent by the Senate of the University of Colombo. Each application under this category shall be considered on a case by case basis. In addition to the above criteria, prospective registrants are required to have a good working knowledge of English. \u00a0 (Note: Work experience is not a requirement) Admission to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy No person shall be considered for admission to the Programme of Study leading to the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy unless he\/she possesses one of the following from a recognized University in Sri Lanka or Overseas, provided that the Overseas University is recognized by the University and\/or University Grants Commission i. A Master of Philosophy Degree (SLQF Level 11) in the relevant field ii. A Masters Degree (SLQF Levels 9 or 10) in the relevant field provided that the candidate possess a qualification at the SLQF level 5 or 6 in a relevant field iii. A Bachelor\u2019s Honors Degree of SLQF Level 6 in any relevant field given in 2.1 (ii) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 at a scale of 0-4, with or without a qualifying examination as determined by the RHDC OR iv. is a registered student of the Institute eligible to upgrade from MPhil registration to PhD registration as described under 2.4 of the regulations OR v. has any other academic or professional qualification which is deemed equivalent by the Senate of the University of Colombo. Each application under this category shall be considered on a case by case basis In addition to the above criteria, prospective registrants are required to have a good working knowledge of English. \u00a0 (Note: Work experience is not a requirement) Application and Registration Prospective candidates are required to contact tentative supervisors directly or through the Institute to inquire about the study programmes available. Notices of study programmes when available shall be posted on the Institute website, by the members of staff with concurrence of the Director of the Institute. Any student willing to pursue the study programme as a paid student will be directed to an appropriate tentative supervisor by the Institute administration. Prospective candidates may be required to present themselves for a preliminary screening interview and\/or written test. Prospective candidates who possess the admission requirements and qualify the preliminary screening shall make an application in the prescribed form issued by the Institute and pay the application fee. Candidates shall discuss with tentative supervisor\/s a research proposal and develop the same under their guidance and include it in the application. When a candidate is provided recurrent costs of the research from a research grant, fully or partially, the proposal submitted shall conform to the objectives of the research grant and recommended by the Principal Grantee. A candidate who wish to register as a fee-levying student shall discuss with the tentative supervisors whether the facilities required are available either at the Institute or accessible elsewhere through Institute\u2019s collaborations and ensure availability \/ accessibility of required facilities before submission of the application. Every candidate shall submit certified copies of his\/her certificates and the course content of the undergraduate degree highlighting the areas relevant to the research project along with the application form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/front-page.php","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pgc_meta":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-15 01:56:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7392"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9291,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7392\/revisions\/9291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}