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Students from Sri Lanka

Interested in studying at Nottingham Trent University (NTU)? On this page, we’ve included everything you’ll need to know – meet NTU’s Representatives for Sri Lanka, learn about our entry requirements, scholarships and high achievers awards. You can also sign up to keep in touch with us here.

Shruti

Welcome

We are delighted you’re considering studying with us. There are three advisors for Sri Lanka who can help to answer your questions about applying and studying at NTU. Shradha Kini is based in Mumbai, Shruti Jaggi in Delhi, and Basith Ashraf is based in Sri Lanka.

We all travel around Sri Lanka to meet students and their families. We also host social activities for NTU alumni here in Sri Lanka so we’d love to hear from you if you’ve studied at the University.

If you’d like to keep in touch please register with us and we’ll send you the latest news and opportunities at the University, including scholarship information, live events and finding a counsellor to help you apply.

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Entry requirements

The entry requirements for Bachelors and Masters degrees at NTU for student from Sri Lanka are listed below. Select your qualification from the list to see what you need to join a course at the University.

Please note that these entry requirements are guidelines only. If you have questions about your qualification and it is not listed here, please contact us.

Please note we do not accept degrees from IIC University of Technology Cambodia.

If you have Sri-Lankan A levels you could study a Bachelors degree.

You could study a Postgraduate taught course with the following qualifications:

  • Sri Lankan Degree at Second Class Lower, 50% or GPA 2.7 for 2:2
  • Second Class Upper for 2:1

If you have achieved Sri-Lankan Masters degree with grade of 55%+, you could study PhD research.

To meet the language requirements of the University you’ll need one of the following:

Students who do not meet the English language requirements may be required to take a pre-sessional English language (PEAP) course.

If you have questions about your qualification and it is not listed here, please contact us for advice.

Sri Lanka High Achievers Awards

We are pleased to offer up to £3,000 fee reduction to all high achieving Sri Lankan students. To be eligible you must:

  • Have an offer to study one of our full-time Masters courses.
  • Achieve a 3.5 CGPA from a recognised Sri Lankan University.

To apply you will need to complete our online application form and tick the box which states you wish to be considered for the High Achievers Award.

LLM South Asia Scholarship

Nottingham Law School (NLS) is pleased to offer one competitive scholarship up to a value of half your tuition fee.

We welcome applications from students from Sri Lanka who are holding an offer to study on a NLS full-time LLM Masters programme (not including LPC/BTC).

The scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who most closely meets the criteria for the award.

Find out more about international scholarships

English Language Test Discount

You may be entitled to £200 towards the cost of an English Language Test! To be eligible for this discount, you will need to:

  • Be a national and resident of Sri Lanka.
  • Hold an offer for a full time Undergraduate or Postgraduate course (excluding distance learning) starting in September 2025.
  • Have an English Language test (IELTS, PTE, TOEFL) requirement as part of your conditional offer.

You will need to contact our NTU South Asia Team at southasia@ntu.ac.uk to register your interest and find out more information.

My course provides valuable knowledge and skills that are essential for the workplace and opportunities to thrive as a global graduate.

Anusha Siriwardena, Sri Lanka, MSc Applied Biosciences

More support with your application

To help you plan for your studies, we want you to get the support you need to ensure you can confidently prepare for your move to the UK and understand the course requirements. We have NTU Country Advisors and trusted Global Agents who can help you with this. Upon applying to NTU, you will be asked to do one of the following things as part of your offer conditions:
  • Link with one of our trusted education counsellors at one of our Global Agents so they can support you. To meet this condition, we'll need confirmation from the agent that you have requested to work with them.
  • Set up an interview with an NTU Country Advisor from the International Development Office. This interview will take place on MS Teams, and we'll be able to tell you more about the course and its requirements.
You will receive more information from our Admissions Team on this process but if you have any questions about this, please contact us for advice.

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