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University of the Visual & Performing Arts
University Admission: Bachelor of Visual Arts/ Bachelor of Performing Arts (Visual Arts/ Music/ Dance/Drama & Theatre) Special Degree Programme
The University of the Visual & Performing Arts invites applications from candidates who have satisfied the following minimum requirements of the G.C.E (Advance Level) examination held in August 2015. The candidate should have been pronounced as eligible to obtain university admission by the Commissioner General of Examinations.
1. Minimum Requirements for Obtaining Entrance to the University
1.1 Admission will be based on the Z-Score obtained at the G.C.E (A/L) Examination held in August 2015.
i) In order to be eligible for admission to follow courses of study in Music, Dance , Drama & Theatre or Visual Arts, the candidate should have obtained at least a credit (C) pass for the subject he/she wishes to follow and at least “S” passes for the other two subjects offered at the G.C.E. (A/L) examination.
ii) He/she must obtain a minimum mark of 30% for the common General Paper.
Candidates who have been pronounced ineligible for university admission by the Commissioner General of Examinations due to not satisfactorily completing (ii) mentioned above are also allowed to apply for university admission only if they have already obtained a minimum of 30% on one of the three attempts given per candidate to allow to enter a state universities or are expecting to fulfill this requirement during a future attempt.
1.1.2. All such eligible candidates must get through the subject-related practical examination, if they are to obtain admission to the University of the Visual & Performing Arts.
2. Degree courses offered by the faculties of the university are given below.
1. Dance
|Bachelor of Performing Arts Special Degree Programmes |
|Kandyan Dance Programme |
|Low-country Dance Programme |
|Sabaragamuwa Dance Programme |
|Oriental Drumming Programme |
|Kathak Dance Programme |
|Bharatanatyam Programme |
|Video Choreography Programme |
|Communication & Folklore Programme |
|Film studies Programme |
2. Drama & Theatre
|Bachelor of Performing Arts Special Degree Programmes |
|Acting Programme |
|Script Writing & Directing Programme |
|Oriental Ballet & Modern Dance Programme |
3. Music
|Bachelor of Performing Arts Special Degree Programmes |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - North Indian Music |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - Ethnomusicology Music |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - Western Music |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - Applied Music and Mass Communication Music |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - South Indian Music |
|Bachelor of Performing Arts (Special) - Musicology Music |
4. Visual Arts
|Bachelor of Visual Arts Special Degree Programmes |
|Painting Programme |
|Sculpture Programme |
|Printmaking Programme |
|Visual Communication Programme |
|Multi-Disciplinary Design Programme |
|Ceramic Sculpture Programme |
|Ceramic Design Programme |
|Multimedia Art Programme |
|Textile and Wearable Art Programme |
|History & Theory of Art Programme |
3. Procedure for Submitting the Application Forms for the Subject-related Practical Test:
Completed application forms which have been prepared according to the sample application form in A4 size (one page) and should be sent to the following address by registered post on or before 27.05.2016. On the top left hand corner of the envelope please write: “University of the Visual & Performing Arts- Entrance 2015/2016”. Also mention “Study Programme Applied for (Dance, Drama & Theatre, Music, Visual Arts)”.
Senior Assistant Registrar/ Academic & Student Welfare
University of the Visual & Performing Arts
No. 21, Albert Crescent
Colombo 7
The completed application forms should be sent along with the bank payment voucher and a 9” x 4” self-addressed stamped envelope worth Rs.50.00.No other documents should be sent.
It is a must for those who expect to follow either the Dance, Drama & Theatre courses to send in separate application forms.
If the applicant is a school student, the principal of the school he/she attended or if he/she is outside the school system, the Chief priest of a religious institution or a Justice of Peace must certify that the copies of the certificates requested under no.08 and 09 of the application form are true and accurate.
4. Charges for the Subject-related Practical Tests:
Applicants who have to face the subject-related practical examination should credit Rs. 1500.00 in favour of the account of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts to the account number 5276145 at the Bank of Ceylon, Independence Square Branch by visiting any Bank of Ceylon branch in Sri Lanka.
The above mentioned examination is scheduled to be conducted in June. Those who have been selected to for the practical examination will personally be notified in due course.
Applications that are not fulfilled the minimum requirements for university admission; of those who have not made sufficient payment, and/or ones that are incomplete or submitted after the deadline will be rejected. In such instances, the payment made by the applicant in question will not be reimbursed.
All applicants who apply for the subject-related practical test in order to gain entrance to the University of the Visual & Performing Arts, should send their university entrance application forms to the University Grants Commission too.
The closing date for the acceptance of application forms is 27.05.2016. All applications received after this date will not be entertained.
Please note that the medium of instruction for the degree programmes offered by the University of the Visual & Performing Arts is Sinhala.
Tel no: 0112033710 (Extension: Dance & Drama -1003, Visual Arts – 1004, Music – 1005)
Web site:
Registrar
University of the Visual & Performing Arts
21, Albert Crescent
Colombo 7
06.05.2016
Application Form for the Subject-related Practical Test conducted by the University of the Visual & Performing Arts in order to be Selected to Follow a Special Degree Programme in Dance/Music/Drama & Theatre /Visual Arts
01. Name in full: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
02. Name with initials: ……………………………………………………………………………………
03. Name with initials (in capital letters): ……………………………………………………………….
04. National Identity Card Number: …………………………………………………………………….
05. Sex : ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
06. Permanent Address: ………………………………………………………………………………….
07. Contact Number/s: …………………………………………………………………………………...
08. District where the applicant sat for the 2015 G.C.E (A/L) Examination: ………………………….
09. Results obtained for the 2015 G.C.E (A/L) Examination (Based on the format given *)
Examination Index Number: Marks Obtained: (Z score)
Marks Obtained for the General Knowledge Question Paper:
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*Certification of Examination Results
I hereby certify that the details provided in 07 and 08 of the application form are true and compatible with the original examination results certificate.
Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Official Stamp:
Date: ………………………………. ……………………………………………… Chief Priest/ Principal/Justice of Peace
10. Field of Study that the applicant is expecting to follow
Dance Drama & Theatre Arts Music Visual Arts
11. Name of the Bank of Ceylon Branch to which the examination fees was credited and Date of payment:
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(A copy of the payment voucher that has been stamped and signed by the relevant official should be attached herewith. Photocopies will not be accepted)
I hereby certify that the above information rendered by me is true and accurate. Moreover, I accept the rejection of my application subsequent to the subject-related practical test if the above information is found to be inaccurate and/or if the year in which the G.C.E. (A/L) examination results were released is not 2015.
Date: ……………………………. ………………………………………….
Signature of Applicant
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Calling Applications for Subject-related Practical Examination
Academic Year 2015/2016
(Based on G.C.E. (A/L) 2015)
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