Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2008

Institute of Biology in Collaboration with Sri Lankan Universities and Ministry of Education conduct Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad competition for the first time in Sri Lanka in 2008. Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka invites Sri Lankan students to compete and show their knowledge and skills on tackling Biology problems and to win medals in Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2008.

Eligibility:

Students who are below 20 years of age on 30 June 2009, who will be sitting for Local or London A/L exams in 2008 or 2009 are eligible to apply.

How to apply:

Download the application from our web site (www.iobsl.org) and mail it with the application fee to the following address on or before 30 April 2008.
Institue of Biology, Vidya Mandiraya, Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

National Olympiad Competition:

The examination to select the winners will be conducted from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon on Sunday 29 June 2008 at the following Centers:
University of Colombo, Colombo
Eastern University, Batticaloa
University of Jaffna, Jaffna
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
University of Ruhuna, Matara
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda

• Candidates are required to sit for two hour paper with 50 MCQ questions and 25 short answer questions.

• The examination is mainly based on G.C.E. Advanced Level Biology curriculum and may also include questions on the current developments and the application of Biology. Model questions will be included in this web site very soon.

• Candidates can choose to sit for the examination in Sinhala, Tamil or English medium.

Selection of Winners

Gold, Silver or Bronze medals will be awarded to selected candidates based on their performance. Decision of the council of the IOB shall be final in the selection of winners.

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