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ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE

OFFERED AT NORTHSORE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND. BRISTOL. UK

This document is intended to provide an overview of the engineering programmes which are
offered at Northshore College of Business & Technology (awarded by Unlversity of the West
of England), to clarify the College's position on obtaining accreditation from a professional,
Statutory and Regulatory Body and to explain the progress made thus far.

1. lntroduction
Northshore College of Business & Technology (NCBT) is the strategic partner for University
of the West of England (UWE) offering degree programmes in Sri Lanka. NCBT was
established in 201 1 with the overarchrng objectives of providing high quality tertiary education
and training to students, who are seeking knowledge and pathways to fulfill their dreams of
becomlng professionals in future.

At present, NCBT offers two UWE Engineering Degree programmes namely, MEng/BEng
(Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering and MEng/BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering. At
the time these programmes were introduced to NCBT, UWE in the UK has been offenng
MEng/BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering and BEng (Hons) Civil &
Environmental Engineering within the Faculty of Environment & Technology.
Sri Lankan state universities only offer four year engineenng degree programmes to meet
local professional accreditation requirements, which are set to be in line with the Washington
Accord (Washington Accord is an international agreement among bodies that are responsrble
for accrediting four year engineering degree programmes globally). Hence, it is essential to
offer four fear engineering degree programmes at NCBT to fulfil this key requirement.

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BRNo:PV69111

141 Church Road, Cotombo 15, Sri Lanka

Phone: +94 71- 4369092 | Fax: +94 11 2527881 I E-mait: [email protected] I Web: www.northshore.tk

Approved under the Board of lnvestment of Sri Lanka

2. UWE Validated Programmes

MEng/BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic

Engineering and MEng/BEng (Hons) Civil

Engineering are UWE engineering degree programmes and graduates will receive a UWE
degree certificate and a UWE certificate of credit (transcript). The latter will show the location
of delivery as being Northshore College of Business and Technology. These programmes
were validated by UWE on 19th April 2012 for delivery at NCBT.

3. Recognition from University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka

University Grants Commission recognizes foreign Universities/Higher Educational lnstitutes
based on international acceptance. Universities/Hig her Educational lnstitutes that are listed in
the following lnternational Publications which are authentic sources of information on
Universities and Higher Educational lnstitutes in different countries, are recognized at present;

1.

Commonwealth Universities Yearbook

(Published by Association of Commonwealth Universities)

2,

International Handbook of Universities

(Published by

International Association of Universities)

(source:http://www. uqc. ac.lk/en/universities-and-institutes/recoqnized-foreiq

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universities. htm l)

The letter issued by UGC is annexed herewith - Annex 1.

4. Recognition from lnstitute of Engineers, Sri Lanka

lnstitute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) is the only professional body, which is authorrzed to
promote and advance the practice of engineering in Sri Lanka. IESL is now a full member of
the Washington Accord. Graduates from all three state run engineering universities (namely
University of Moratuwa, University of Peradeniya and University of Ruhuna) can obtain the
Associate Membership from IESL without further requirements of educational qualifications.
However, to recognize other engineering degree programmes, IESL has'published a list of
educational qualifications for graduates from other institutes that needs to be supplemented
with further qualifications in order to satisfy the academic requirements for the Affiliate

Membership and Associate Memb'ership. Refer to Guidelines for Educational

Requirements for Affiliate and Associate Membership with effect from 4h July 2014
(Applicatigns by lndividuals) - http://www. iesl.lk/paqe- 1857852 - Annex 2.

At UWE in the UK both BEng (Hons) Civil & Environmental Engineering and BEng (Hons)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering programmes are accredited programmes under
Engineering Council, UK to be in line with Sydney Accord (ECUK is the only professional body,
which is authorized to promote and advance the practice of engineering in UK). ECUK has
delegated the authority to Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) to accredit Civil Engineering

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IECIINOLOEY

141 Church Road, Cotombo 15, Sri Lanka

Phone: +94 7L 4369092 | Fax: +94 11 2527881 | E-maiL: [email protected] I Web: www.northshore.tk

Approved under the Board of lnvestment of Sri Lanka

related programmes and lnstitute

of

Engineering Technology (lET)

to

accredit
Electrical/Electronic related programmes. Accreditation is for a programme AND the location
of delivery. lt is emphasized that cotlaborative provisions would not receive the accreditation
from these professional bodies by default but would have to specifically apply for the location
of delivery. The policy of NCBT is to seek local accreditation from the IESL which would enable
members seeking to practice overseas to use the provisions of the Washington Accord to

attain professional recognition. [t should also be noted that MEng Electrical & Electronic
Engineering programme offered at UWE, Bristol is not accredited by IET or any other
professional body in UKl.
However, at present IESL only recognizes the degree programmes listed in Secfion A (without
fufther requirement of educational qualifications) and Section B (with fufther requirement of
educational qualifications) of Annex 2 for Affiliate Membership.
Furthermore, IESL only recognizes the degree programmes listed in Secfion C (without further

requirement

of educational qualifications) and Section D (with f urlher requirement of

educational qualifications) of Annex 2 for Associate Membership.

BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering and BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
degree programmes offered at NCBT do not fall in to the categories listed in Section A
or B of Annex 2. However, MEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering and MEng Civil
Engineering degree programmes offered at NCBT fall in to either category D.l or D.4
listed in Section D of Annex 2.
NCBTwill first seek recognition from lnstitute of Engineers, Sri Lanka for both BEng and MEng
degree programmes in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Civil Engineering. The
documents will be prepared based on the clear evidence of JBM accreditation of UWE's Civil

Environmental Engineering programme and IET accreditation of UWE's Electrical &

Electronic Engineering programme .lt is expected to submit the applications for recognition by
lhe end of February 2015. The intention of this application is to,
1) Enable BEng (Hons) graduates to obtain Affiliate Membership'from IESL without
further requirement of educational qualifications. Once qualifications for Affiliate
Membership is obtained, successful completion of IESL Part lll or COE (College of
Engineering) Graduate Diploma will guarantee Associate Membership.
2) Enable MEng graduates obtaining Associate Membership from IESL without further
- requirement of educational qualifications (at present IESL requires graduates with a
four year full time engineering degrees not accredited under Washington Accord with
a project in the final yearto follow one ortwo modules of IESL Part lll or COE Graduate

&

Diploma).

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Phonei +94 11 4369092 | Fax: +94 77 2527887

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141 Church Road, Cotombo 15, Sri Lanka

E-mait: [email protected] I Web: www.northshore.[k

Approved u nder the

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5. Accreditation from lnstitute of Engineers, Sri Lanka

Educational requirements for obtaining full professional qualifications as a Chartered Engineer
(CEng) and the Corporate Membership of the IESL are same as those required for the
Associate Membership. However to be eligible to apply to become a corporate Member and
a Cha(ered Engineer, an Associate Member is required to fulfill certain other requirements

such as training and experience and will also be required to successfully undergo a
Professional Review which consists of two written papers and an interview
(http://www. iesl. lk/paqe-1 823055).

IESL is now a full member of Washington Accord; hence engineering graduates from an IESL
accredited institute will get international recognition which enables them to find employment
worldwide. NCBT offered UWE's engineering degree programmes to Sri Lankan students with
the clear intention of obtaining accreditation from IESL. The following amendments were made
during the programme validation stage and during the progression of the programmes to fulfill
the requirements set in IESL Accreditation Manual with a number of constraints (keeping UWE
modules as many as possible, designing only 10 or 20 credit new modules, restricting total
number of credits to 480).
1) UWE'S three year BEng (Hons) Civil & Environmental Engineering programme was
upgraded to four year MEng Civil Engineering programme making it consistent with
other MEng degree programmes offered in the Department of Engineering, Design and
Mathematics. ln the development of MEng in Civil Engineering programme, Quality
Assurance Agency's (QM) requirements were also considered in addition to IESL

2)

requirements of number of credits and modules (basic and supplementary).

lndustrial Training (24 weeks) was made compulsory ln UWE, Bristol, industrial
training is optionat. However, IESL strongly advocates that each undergraduate
undergoes industrial training for a period of not less than '12 weeks, and submits a

report on the training certified by the employer's representative to enable assessment

and the award of credits. At present, undergraduates are undergoing for industrial
training under the supervision of National Apprentice and lndustriat Training Authority

(NArrA).

3)

UWE'S MEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering programme was not mapped to the
requirements of IESL accreditation manual when the programme was first introduced
to Sri Lankan students and it was later identified that MEng Electrical & Electronic
programme falls short of credit requirement in Management related modules. As a
measure of improvement, the programme specification was revised and an additional
Management module was introduced to the Level 4 of the programme in November

2014.
NCBT recruited its first cohort in May 2012 and students will graduate with MEng qualifications

in October 2015 (Award boards are scheduled to be held in October). lt is emphasized that

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CO],LEGE OF

BUSINISS

IECHNOLOGY

141 church Road, Colombo 15, Sri Lanka

Phone: +94 L7 43690921 Fax: +94 11 2527881 | E-mait: [email protected] I Web: www.northshore.lk

Approved under the Board of lnvestment of Sri Lanka

accreditation cannot be conferred until award boards are held, i.e. without completion of a full
cycle (Level 1 - 4). During the Iast three years of operation, NCBT has put significant effort to
meet the following main criteria for accreditation.
The academic programme (the curriculum)

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Staff and the students (qualifications and competency)

Teaching facilities
Quality management system

Students at NCBT are required to obtain and average mark of 60% across their level 2
modules in order to remain on the 4 year MEng programme. Students failing to obtain this
are enrolled on the BEng programme which is their target degree. Students who graduate with
the BEng are in the position as described in section 4, point 1, and the successful completion
of IESL Part lll or COE (College of Engineering) Graduate Diploma will guarantee Associate
Membership.
NCBT is currently in the process of completing the laboratory facilities for Level 4 delivery and
recruiting the required number of qualified internal staff members. lt is expected to submit the
application for Accreditation of two engineering degree programmes byt e end of April 2015
(six months in advance of the expected date of conferment of accreditation).
lf accreditation is obtained, it will retrospectively be applied to all graduates of the programme.

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Dr. Roshan Sulilinda Ranasinghe,

Executive Dean,

Norlhshore College of Business & Technology,

141 , Church Road,
Colombo 15,
Sri Lanka

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Approved under the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka

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This has reference to the request made by you with regard

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University of the West of England, Bristol, dK.

In terrns of the provisions of the Public Administration Circular No.

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March 1992 the University Grants Commission recognizes
Universities that are listed in the
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of

information on

Universities and Higher Educational Institutions in different countries

of the world.

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Commonwealth Universities yearbook

Intemational Handbook of Universities

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Educational Requirements for Affiliate and Associate Membership with effect from 4 July 2014

Guideline for Educational Requirements for Affiliate

and Associate Membership with effect from
4 July 2014
(Applications by Individuals)

All previous Council decisions are superseded by this document

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Disclaimer

This Guideline is provided for information purposes only, and its contents are subject to change without notice, by future decisions of the
IESL Council. The information herein is made available with the understanding that the IESL will not be held responsible for its
completeness or accuracy. The IESL will accept no liability whatsoever for any damage or losses, direct or indirect, arising from or related
to use of these Guidelines.

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Table of Contents

Section A -

Educational Qualifications straightaway recognized for the Affiliate Membership ..................................... 4

Section B -

Educational Qualifications that have to be supplemented with further qualifications in order to satisfy
the Academic Requirements of the Affiliate Membership .................................................................. 5

Section C-

Educational Qualifications straightaway recognized for the Associate Membership ................................... 6

Section D -

Educational Qualifications that have to be supplemented with further qualifications in order to satisfy
the Academic Requirements of the Associate Membership .................................................................. 7

Note 1:

Entry Qualifications ............................................................................................................... 11

Note 2:

Level of Performance ............................................................................................................. 12

Note 3:

Requirements for completion of final examination of individual subjects ............................................... 12

Table 1:

Recommended Subjects at IESL Part II and COE Advanced Diploma Stage II referred to in Table B (item B2)
and Table D (item D11) ........................................................................................................... 13

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Educational Requirements incorporating changes proposed in Council Paper No. 2013/2014/P25 for adoption
as the Educational Requirements for Affiliate and Associate Membership
Section A- Educational Qualifications straightaway recognized for the Affiliate Membership
Qualifications

Final Year Results

Entry Qualifications

Need not be verified.

A.1

Sydney Accord accredited UK B.Eng

degree

Need not be verified.

A.2

UK Three year B.Eng degree (not

accredited under Sydney Accord) with
all three years completed at the UK
University without any exemptions.
Academic qualifications recognized for
registration
as an Incorporated
Engineer of the Engineering Council,
UK
IESL College of Engineering Certificate
and Advanced Diploma completed
Three year full time engineering
degree of the Kotalawela Defence
University.

First Class or Second Class Note 1

upper as per Note 2

A.6

A.7

A.3

A.4
A.5

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.

3 year full time degree in Electronic

Engineering conducted by the SLIIT and
awarded by Sheffield Hallam University

First Class or Second Class

upper as per Note 2

Note 1

3 year full time degree in the

disciplines
Electronics
and
Communication
Engineering,
Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering
and Automotive System Engineering
conducted by CINEC and Awarded by
University of Wolverhampton

First Class or Second Class

upper as per Note 2

Note 1

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Section B - Educational Qualifications that have to be supplemented with further qualifications in order to satisfy the
Academic Requirements of the Affiliate Membership
Qualifications
B.1

UK Three year degree (not accredited

under Sydney Accord) with all three
years completed at the UK University
without any exemptions

B.2

3 year full time degree in the

disciplines
Electronics
and
Communication
Engineering,
Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering
and Automotive System Engineering
conducted by CINEC and Awarded by
University of Wolverhampton
3 year full time degree in Electronic
Engineering conducted by the SLIIT and
awarded by Sheffield Hallam University

B.3

Final
Results

Year

Entry
Qualifications

Additional
Qualifications
to
be
acquired to be eligible for the Affiliate
Membership
One module of COE Advanced Diploma
Stage II

Other
than
those with First
Class or Second
Class upper as
per Note 2
Other
than
those with First
Class or Second
Class upper as
per Note 2

Note 1

Note 1

One of the two modules of COE

Advanced Diploma Stage II
(Pl. refer Table 1 for recommended
subjects)

Other
than
those with First
Class or Second
Class upper as
per Note 2

Note 1

Electronics
II
or
Communication
Engineering II of COE Advanced Diploma
Stage II

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Section C- Educational Qualifications straightaway recognized for the Associate Membership

Qualifications
C.1
C.2
C.3
C.4
C.5

C.6
C.7
C.8

Engineering degrees of the Universities of Peradeniya,

Moratuwa and Ruhuna
B.Tech. degree of the Open University of Sri Lanka under
the new curriculum from November 2002 Examination
Engineering degrees accredited by the National Board of
Accreditation of India or All India Council of Technical
Education
Four year full time engineering degrees accredited under
Washington Accord
Four year full time engineering degrees not accredited
under Washington Accord but with a final year project
and with a first class in the final year results as given in
Note 2 a) below,along with a full time Postgraduate
Degree/MBA/Diploma of at least one year duration or a
part time postgraduate degree of two year duration in a
relevant field.
IESL Course Part I , II and III
IESL College of Engineering Certificate Stage I & II plus
Advanced Diploma Stage I & II plus Graduate Diploma
Educational qualifications possessed by those who are
Associate Members of the Institution of Engineers, India

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Entry Qualifications
Need not be verified.
Note 1
Need not be verified.
Need not be verified.
Note 1

Need not be verified.

Need not be verified.
Need not be verified.

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Section D - Educational Qualifications that have to be supplemented with further qualifications in order to satisfy the
Academic Requirements of the Associate Membership
Qualifications
D.1

D.2

D.3

D.4

D.5

D.6

Four year full time engineering

degrees
not accredited under
Washington Accord with a project in
the final year
Four year full time engineering
degrees
not accredited under
Washington Accord without a
project in the final year
Four year full time engineering
degree
not accredited under
Washington Accord and a full time
Postgraduate Degree of at least one
year duration or a part time
postgraduate degree of two year
duration in a relevant field
Four year full time engineering
degrees
not accredited under
Washington Accord with a project in
the final year
Four year full time engineering
degrees
not accredited under
Washington Accord without a
project in the final year
Four year full time B.Sc Degree in
Engineering conducted by SAITM and
awarded by AIT
(in the fields of Mechatronics or
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering)
First two years conducted at SAITM
Sri Lanka and the other two years at
AIT, Bangkok

Final Year
Entry
Results
Qualifications
First Class as per Note 1
Note 2

Additional Qualifications to be acquired to

be eligible for the Associate Membership
One subject of IESL Part III
or
One module of COE Graduate Diploma

First Class as per

Note 2

Note 1

Other than those

with First class
as per Note 2

Note 1

One subject and the project of IESL Part III

or
One module and the project of COE Graduate
Diploma
One subject of IESL Part III
or
One module of COE Graduate Diploma (other
than the subject area of the postgraduate
degree)

Other than those

with First class
as per Note 2

Note 1

Two subjects of IESL Part III

or
Two modules of COE Graduate Diploma

Other than those

with First class
as per Note 2

Note 1

First Class as per

Note 2

Note 1

Two subjects and the project of IESL Part III

or
Two modules
and the project of
COE
Graduate Diploma
One subject of IESL Part III
or
one module of COE Graduate Diploma

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Qualifications
D.7

D.8

Four year full time B.Sc Degree in

Engineering conducted by SAITM and
awarded by AIT
(in the fields of Mechatronics or
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering)
First two years conducted at SAITM
Sri Lanka and the other two years at
AIT, Bangkok
UK Three year degree with all three
years completed at the UK
University without any exemptions

Final Year
Entry
Results
Qualifications
Other than those Note 1
with First class
as per Note 2

First Class as
per Note 2

Note 1

IESL Engineering Course Part III (all parts)

or
COE Graduate Diploma
One module of COE Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus IESL Engineering Course Part III (all parts)
or
One module of COE Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus COE Graduate Diploma
IESL Engineering Course Part III (all parts)
or
COE Graduate Diploma

D.9

UK Three year degree with all three

years completed at the UK
University without any exemptions

Other
than
those with First
class as per
Note 2

Note 1

D.10

3 year full time degree in the

disciplines
Electronics
and
Communication
Engineering,
Mechatronics,
Mechanical
Engineering and Automotive System
Engineering conducted by CINEC and
Awarded
by
University
of
Wolverhampton
3 year full time degree in the
disciplines
Electronics
and
Communication
Engineering,
Mechatronics,
Mechanical
Engineering and Automotive System
Engineering conducted by CINEC and
Awarded
by
University
of
Wolverhampton

First Class as
per Note 2

Note 1

Other
than
those with First
class as per
Note 2

Note 1

D.11

Additional Qualifications to be acquired to

be eligible for the Associate Membership
Two subjects of IESL Part III
or
two modules of COE Graduate Diploma

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One subject of IESL Part II or one module of

COE Advanced Diploma Stage II plus IESL Part
III (all parts)
or
One subject of IESL Part II or one module of
COE Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus COE
Graduate Diploma
(Pl. refer Table 1 for recommended subjects)

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Qualifications
D.12

D.13

3 year full time degree in Electronic

Engineering conducted by the SLIIT
and awarded by Sheffield Hallam
University
3 year full time degree in Electronic
Engineering conducted by the SLIIT
and awarded by Sheffield Hallam
University

Final Year
Entry
Results
Qualifications
First Class as per Note 1
Note 2

Additional Qualifications to be acquired to

be eligible for the Associate Membership
IESL Part III (all parts)
or
COE Graduate Diploma

Other than those

with First class
as per Note 2

Electronics or Communications of IESL Part II or

Electronics II or Communication Engineering II
of COE Advanced Diploma plus IESL Part III (all
parts)
or
Electronics or Communications of IESL Part II or
Electronics II or Communication Engineering II
of COE Advanced Diploma plus COE Graduate
Diploma
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus IESL Part III (all
parts)
or
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus COE Graduate
Diploma
3 subjects of IESL Part I plus IESL Part II in full
plus Part III (all parts)
or
3 subjects of IESL Part I plus IESL Part II in full
plus COE Graduate Diploma
or
all modules other than mathematics and IT in
COE Certificate Stage II plus COE Advanced
Diploma Stages 1 & II plus COE Graduate
Diploma
3 modules of COE Certificate Stage II
plus
COE Advanced Diploma Stage 1 & II in full
plus
Graduate Diploma

Note 1

D.14

OUSL Diploma in Technology plus

HND/NDES/ NDT plus the final year
of a 3 year Engineering degree from
a overseas University

Need not
verified.

D.15

B.Sc Degree in Physical Science

majoring
in
Physics
with
Mathematics as a subject or vice
versa

Not relevant

Note 1

D.16

City & Guilds Advanced Technician

Diploma

Not relevant

Note 1
a),b),c),d) only

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Qualifications
D.17

D.18

D.19

D.20

D.21

D.22

Final Year
Results
Not relevant

Entry
Qualifications
Note 1

Not relevant

Note 1
a),b),c),d) only

Not relevant

Note 1
a),b),c),d) only

City & Guilds Technician Diploma

plus City & Guilds Advanced
Technician Diploma plus EC UK
Graduate Diploma
or
City & Guilds Technician Diploma
plus City & Guilds Advanced
Technician Diploma plus City &
Guilds Graduate Diploma
EC UK Certificate plus 6 subjects
and the project of EC UK Graduate
Diploma

Not relevant

Note 1 e)

Not relevant

Note 1

IESL Part III (all parts)

or
COE Graduate Diploma

EC UK Certificate plus 5 subjects of

the Graduate Diploma

Not relevant

Note 1

1 subject of IESL Part II or 1 module of COE

Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus
IESL Part III (all parts)or COE Graduate Diploma

B.Sc Degree in Physical Science

Plus
City & Guilds Advanced Technician
Diploma
plus
either City & Guilds Graduate
Diploma or EC UK Graduate Diploma
HNDE or NDES or NDT or (City &
Guilds Technician Diploma plus
City & Guilds Advanced Technician
Diploma)
plus
City & Guilds Graduate Diploma or
EC UK Graduate Diploma
City & Guilds Advanced Technician
Diploma plus Graduate Diploma plus
Post Graduate Diploma

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Additional Qualifications to be acquired to

be eligible for the Associate Membership
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus IESL Part III (all
parts)
or
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus COE Graduate
Diploma
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus IESL Part III (all
parts)
or
3 subjects of IESL Part II or 3 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II plus COE Graduate
Diploma
3 subjects of IESL Part III
or
3 modules of COE Graduate Diploma
3 subjects of IESL Part I or 3 modules of COE
Certificate Stage II
plus
IESL Part II or COE Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus
IESL Part III (all parts) or COE Graduate Diploma

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Qualifications

Final Year
Results
Not relevant

Entry
Qualifications
Note 1

Additional Qualifications to be acquired to

be eligible for the Associate Membership
2 subjects of IESL Part II or 2 modules of COE
Advanced Diploma Stage II
plus
IESL Part III (all parts)
or COE Graduate
Diploma
IESL Part II in full or COE Advanced Diploma
Stage I & II in full
plus
IESL Part III (all parts) or COE
Graduate
Diploma
IESL Part III (all parts)
or
COE Graduate Diploma
COE Advanced Diploma Stage I & II in full
plus
COE Graduate Diploma
COE Graduate Diploma

D.23

EC UK Certificate plus 4 subjects of

the Graduate Diploma

D.24

IESL Part I

Not relevant

Note 1

D.25

IESL Part I & II

Not relevant

Note 1

D.26

COE Certificate Stage I & II

Not relevant

Note 1

D.27

COE Certificate Stage I & II

plus
COE Advanced Diploma Stage I & II

Not relevant

Note 1

Note 1: Entry Qualifications:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

GCE Advanced Level conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Government of Sri Lanka, in the
mathematics stream with 3 passes at one and the same sitting
GCE Advanced Level (London or Cambridge) for engineering education with passes at one and the same sitting for
three subjects.
GCE Advanced Level (Edexcel) for engineering education with passes at one and the same sitting for three
subjects.
OUSL Foundation course for Engineering students
In respect of those with ECUK Graduate Diploma (or City and Guilds Graduate Diploma) plus City & Guilds
Advanced Technician Diploma, without passing GCE Advanced Level in the mathematics stream, City& Guilds
Advanced Technician Diploma is considered as the entry qualification.
Any other entry qualifications will need to be evaluated on a case by case basis, based on valid documentary
evidence issued by an authority not below the level of the Dean of a Faculty

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Note 2: Level of Performance

a.
A candidates results will be considered as a First Class if he/she has achieved an average mark of 70% or more,
or an overall Grade Point Average (GPA ) of 3.7 on the 4.0 or 4.2 scale, 9 on the 10 scale or 90% of the highest
GPA achievable on any other scale
b.
A candidates results will be considered as a Second Class Upper if he/she has achieved an average mark of 65%
or more, or an overall Grade Point Average (GPA ) of 3.3 on the 4.0 or 4.2 scale, 8 on the 10 scale or 80% or more
of the highest GPA achievable on any other scale.
c.
Degrees that are not awarded classes but have GPA records, also to be considered under this categorization

Note 3: Requirements for completion of final examination of individual subjects

When candidates are not required to sit and pass a relevant examination in full, they are not required to follow theory
and practical classes relevant to that particular examination.

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Table 1: Recommended Subjects at IESL Part II and COE Advanced Diploma Stage II referred to in Table B (item B2) and
Table D (item D11)
CINEC/Woverhampton
BEng Degree with
specialization of

Electronics and
Communication
Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Automotive System
Engineering

Mechatronics
Specialisation

With IESL Part III and Graduate Diploma of IESL College of Engineering as entry levels,
requirement to be satisfied
Require to sit one of the two subjects/course modules of IESL Part II/IESL
Engineering Advanced Diploma Level.
IESL Part II:
210 Electronics, or
211 Communication
IESL College of Engineering Advance Diploma:
EC3001 Electronics II, or
EC4001 Communication Engineering II
Require to sit one of the two subjects/course modules of IESL Part II/IESL
Engineering Advanced Diploma Level.
IESL Part II:
212 Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, or
213Mechanics of Machines
IESL College of Engineering Advance Diploma:
ME4004 Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, or
ME4002 Solid Mechanics
Require to sit one of the two subjects/course modules of IESL Part II/IESL
Engineering Advanced Diploma Level.
IESL Part II:
212 Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, or
213 Mechanics of Machines
IESL College of Engineering Advance Diploma:
ME4004 Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, or
ME4001 Applied Thermodynamics
Should sit one of the two subjects/course modules of IESL Part II/IESL
Engineering Advanced Diploma Level.
IESL Part II:
210 Electronics, or
213Mechanics of Machines
IESL College of Engineering Advance Diploma:
ME4004 Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, or
EE4001 Control Systems I

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College of

College of

College of

College of

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