Aggrieved students file FR case, parents write to HR commission over non-acceptance for KDU Medical Degree

UNIVERSITY-QUALIFIED G.C.E. Advanced Level (G.C.E. A/L) students, who have been deprived of applying for the Medical Degree at the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) by a sudden decision taken by the State, have filed a fundamental rights case in the Supreme Court, which will be taken up on 7 July.

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The KDU has been enrolling students for a fee (Day Scholars) to different courses of study, admitting over 250 university students to follow the Medical Degree during the last two years following approvals from the relevant authorities, including the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), and after constructing their own hospital. Similarly, the KDU called for applications via its official website from university-qualified students on 21 May for the 2025 Medical intake.

However, the next day, Defence Deputy Minister Aruna Jayasekera in a special statement in Parliament informed that local students will not be enrolled for the Medical Degree and only foreign students and Cadets will be enrolled. Surprisingly, no reason was given in the brief statement made by the Deputy Minister.

The announcement came as a shock to a large number of students who were planning to apply to the KDU for the Medical Degree. Aggrieved students who had already applied have now filed a fundamental rights case at the Supreme Court, which will be taken upon 7 July.