The candidates with the following qualification/s are eligible to apply for the admission to the PGDBM programme.

1. A Bachelor’s degree with First or second Class honours, in Business Administration/ Public Administration/ Management/ Commerce/ Estate Management & Valuation/ Accountancy & Financial Management/ Economics/ Engineering or relevant fields obtained from a recognized University.
or

2. A Bachelor’s degree obtained from a recognized University with at least three years of post –qualifying experience in an executive capacity.
or

3. A recognized professional qualification with a minimum of three years’ post qualifying professional experience in an executive capacity.
or

4. Senior management of business/ public/professional acceptable to the senate of the University. This will be considered on the case basis.

Recognized Professional Qualification

• The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)- AMIE/MIE

• The Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka (IIESL)- MIIE

• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)- ACMA/ FCMA

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICASL)- ACA/FCA

• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)- CIM

• The Chartered Institute of Bankers (UK)- Membership

• The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL)- Membership

• Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)- AIA

• The Engineering Council (UK)- CEng

• NDT or Equivalent with 10 years of post qualifying experience

5. Other professional qualifications may be considered doe admission of candidates to the programme subject to the approval of the Senate.