The Ministry of Education has warned parents and students not to engage with unauthorised private agents claiming any role in the government’s foreign scholarship programme for top GCE Advanced Level students.
The programme will award 200 high-achieving students the opportunity to pursue Bachelor’s degrees at internationally ranked universities abroad. Applications have been called for the second phase, drawing on outstanding results from the 2025 A/L examination.
The Ministry stressed that the initiative is solely implemented and administered by the government, with no partnerships or affiliations with private institutions or individuals. Applications are handled directly through a transparent merit-based process, and students are not required to use agents.
Any misrepresentation or fraudulent involvement will result in strict legal action under Sri Lankan law, the Ministry warned, adding it will accept no responsibility for dealings with unauthorised third parties.
The warning lands as the first phase of the 200-student scheme, announced in April, moves into a wider second-round application window. Education Ministry-administered overseas scholarships have historically attracted opportunistic intermediaries who charge fees for services the government already provides for free, prompting the Ministry to flag the channel directly to families ahead of the deadline.
Source: Newswire.
