Eligibility Requirements - PhD

1. An applicant fulfils the minimum eligibility requirements to be admitted to the approved programme leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, if he has any one of the following qualifications:

1.1 An Honours Bachelor's degree of the University of Moratuwa, of merit not less than second Class Honours (Upper Division) in a relevant field, as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

1.2 Any other Honours Bachelor's degree from a recognized University, in a relevant field, equivalent to an Honours Bachelor's degree of the University of Moratuwa, and of merit not less than Second Class Honours (Upper Division), the equivalence of the degree and the relevance of the field as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

1.3 A Master of Philosophy Degree from the University of Moratuwa in a relevant  field as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

1.4 A Master of Philosophy Degree from a recognized University, in a relevant field, equivalent to a Master of Philosophy Degree of the University of Moratuwa, the equivalence of the degree and the relevance of the field as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

1.5 A Master's Degree from the University of Moratuwa in a relevant field and an Honours Bachelor's degree from a recognized University in a relevant field, equivalent to an Honours Bachelor's degree of the University of Moratuwa, and of merit not less than Second Class (Lower Division), the equivalence of the degree and the relevance of the field as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

1.6 Any Postgraduate degree with a component of research, evaluated by a thesis or dissertation, from a recognized University in a relevant field and either

(a) an Honours Bachelor's degree from a recognized University in a relevant field of merit not less than Second Class (Lower Division) or

(b) (i) any other Bachelor's degree from a recognized University in a relevant field, and of merit not less than Second Class (Lower Division) and

(ii) A minimum period of one (01) year post qualifying experience after the bachelor's degree, both the relevance of the field and the recognition of qualifications as judged by the Home Faculty and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and approved by the Senate;

2. Has been successful in a transfer evaluation as set out in Clause 3.7 of this by-law.