Attempting the Final Examinations from overseas – BA Social Sciences/ BA Youth & Community Development / Higher Diploma in Youth & Community Development/ Advanced Certificate in Sciences

Dear Student,

Students living temporarily in a foreign country and wanting to take the final examinations for the Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree Programme from overseas should fill out the Google form below and apply.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea9jgmss72UNu-HscDmihU2jZvZGjDbT93gaI2j4kDTx7DkQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Candidates are required to pay US $50 per subject when applying for the examination. Please note that your application will only be processed after receiving the above payment. For more information, please refer to https://ou.ac.lk/examinations-division/

Ensure you have obtained the eligibility for the subjects requested in the application before submitting it. Students who have already requested the overseas examination facility via other means, such as emails and direct handover, are also required to submit this application. Kindly note that the application submission deadline will end on 2025.03.23, and no application will be entertained after that deadline.

Please access the link below to check the progression of your application. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17o3ch80pcDE_WLUnHP1FJKRUmGl-hhWc3L-ChIpTJxk/edit?usp=sharing

Senior Assistant Registrar
Examinations

Special Notes: 

• Examinations held in locations outside Sri Lanka are scheduled to take place concurrently with those held within the country.
• The Sri Lanka High Commission in the UK has informed OUSL that examinations scheduled before 8:00 am (UK time) cannot be conducted due to internal constraints. Therefore, candidates who are willing to take the exams from the UK are requested to make alternative arrangements for exams scheduled before 8:00 am (UK time).
• The Sri Lanka Embassy in Qatar has notified the University that all examinations will be conducted at the Stafford Sri Lanka School in Qatar. 
• If any foreign mission declines to cooperate with the examination process, the Open University of Sri Lanka will not be held responsible for arranging an alternative examination for those candidates. In such instances, the University will instead make arrangements to refund the money that has been paid.
• If the University incurs any additional costs to conduct the examination overseas, the candidate is responsible for paying the extra amount. This is separate from the US $50 fee that the candidate has already paid to the University. The candidate must settle the additional amount with the University before the examination.
• No reimbursement will be provided in the event of examination cancellation attributable to the candidate’s actions.
• Committing an examination offence leads to the invalidation of the entire examination results.