Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Entry Requirement

1. A degree with class in any field of study obtained from a recognised university; or
2. A degree obtained from a recognised University with one year of professional experience; or
3. A recognized professional qualification with one / three years of professional experience

Recognised Professional Qualifications

Professional qualifications recognized for admission to the Postgraduate Programme are given below, provided that the candidate is granted membership by the relevant institute/association.

One of the following professional qualifications with one year’s relevant experience

• Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA)- Passed Finalist
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – Passed Finalist
• Association of Chartered & Certified Accountants (ACCA)- Passed Finalist
• Institution of Engineers (CIE) UK /Sri Lanka – Associate member or above
• Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education – Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) (Four Year Course)
• Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education – Higher National Diploma in Management / Commerce (HNDM/C) (Four Year Course)
• Charted Qualification in HRM obtained from the Charted Institute of Personal Management

One of the following professional qualifications with three years’ of relevant experience

• Diploma in Marketing awarded by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) (Two Year Course)
• Professional qualification in Human Resource Management from the Charted Institute of Personnel Management (Two Year Course)
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) UK- Diploma (Two Year Course) 
• Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) UK- Diploma (Two Year Course)
• Chartered Institute of Bankers (AIB) Sri Lanka – Diploma (Two Year Course)
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators – Member
• Diploma in Banking Sri Lanka awarded by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. (Two-Year Course)

The candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma in the Management - related field not less than one year obtained from other recognized universities/Institutions will be granted exemption for the subjects in the first year of study after the assessment and approval of the Faculty of Graduate Studies 

Total Investment to the Programme: Rs. 490,000 (Three instalments)

Selection Procedures:

Eligible applicants will be required to sit for a written examination and face an interview before selection. The written examination will evaluate the management aptitude and the language proficiency of the candidates. The selection will be made on their performance in the examination and the interview.