A TWO-DAY VIVA VOCE SESSION TO DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY OF INTAKE 91

The Sri Lanka Military Academy conducts Viva Voce for the undergraduates of the B Sc in Military Studies in collaboration with Sir John Kotelawala University, Rathmalana to test the standards of their extended essays which they are expected to submit as a partial fulfillment of their degree at their final term. On 14th and 15th ,128 officer cadets of Intake 91 faced their Viva Voce before four panels which consisted of Lecturers from KDU and Senior Officers, Officers of SLMA. Representing KDU, Lt Col L R Amarasekara SLA, Dr Sanath de Silva, Dr Kalpa W Samarakoon and Mr Satheesh Mohan (Senior Lecturer) participated in the Viva Voce while Colonel E W R S B Ehelepola USP USACGSC - Commanding Officer (OCW), Colonel KMAP Karunaratne USP psc- Director Academics (AW), Colonel BNSB Rangama RSP USP psc-Chief Instructor (MTW) and Lt Col J M K P Wickramasinghe-HOD Languages (AW) chaired the panels held at Academy Library and Col Fazly Laphir Memorial Auditorium. This sets an infrequent opportunity for the final term officer cadets to showcase their academic prospects at the oral presentations and to reflect how mastery they are in academic writing as well.