Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad

Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2012

Sri Lankan students can compete and win medals in Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2012. Four students will also be selected to participate International Biology Olympiad in 2013 in Switzerland.

Eligibility:

Students sitting for Local or London A/L exams in 2012 or 2013 are eligible to apply. There is no age barrier for the local competition, but to participate in the international competition, The student should be below 20 years of age on 30 June 2013.

How to apply:

Application fee is Rs. 600.00. This is a nonrefundable fee. This should be paid to any People’s bank branch to “Institute of Biology account number 086-1-001-4-1191763 of Thimbiriyasaya Branch of People’s Bank”.

Applicant should complete the application form and post it with the Payment slip issued by People’s bank to the following address on or before 15 May 2012.
SLBO Coordinator,
Institute of Biology,
SLAAS Office,
120/10, Vidya Mawatha,
Colombo 7

Application form can also be downloaded from http://www.iobsl.org website. Photocopies of this application form can also be used.

Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad Competition:

The examination to select the winners will be conducted from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon on Sunday 24 June 2012 at the following Centers:

University of Colombo, Colombo
Eastern University, Batticaloa
University of Jaffna, Jaffna
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
University of Ruhuna, Matara
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda

Candidates are required to sit for two hour paper with 40 MCQ questions and 20 short answer questions.

The examination is mainly based on G.C.E. Advanced Level Biology curriculum (excluding Applied Biology Unit) and may also include questions on the current developments and the applications of Biology.

Candidates can choose to sit for the examination in Sinhala, Tamil or English medium.

Admission cards will be sent to the selected candidates before 15 June 2012.

Selection of Winners:

Gold, Silver or Bronze medals will be awarded to selected candidates based on their performance. Decision of the council of the IOB shall be final in the selection of winners.

Those who score more than 50% of the marks will be awarded a merit certificate from IOB. All results will be published in IOB website (www.iobsl.org).

Download details and Application forms

Application form
SLBO details

Past Examination Papers

2011 Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad Examination
Sinhala medium Part A and Part B
Tamil Medium Part A and Part B
English Medium Part A and Part B
Marking Scheme

2010 Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad Examination
Sinhala medium | Tamil Medium Part A Part B| English Medium
Answer Sheets Sinhala | Tamil | English
Marking Scheme

2009 Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad Examination
Sinhala medium | Tamil Medium | Marking Scheme

Model questions for 2009 Sri Lankan Olympiad
English medium | Sinhala medium | Tamil medium

2008 Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad Examination
Sinhala medium - Part A (MCQ) | Part B (Short answer questions)
Tamil medium - Part A (MCQ) | Part B (Short answer questions)
Marking Scheme - Part A (MCQ) | Part B (Short answer questions)

Model questions for 2008 Sri Lankan Olympiad
English medium | Sinhala medium | Tamil medium

Sri Lankan Participation at International Biology Olympiads (IBO)

Sri Lanka participated IBO from 2009

International Biology Olympiad 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
Arun Rajaratnam of Trinity College, Kandy won a Silver Medal. More..

International Biology Olympiad 2010, South Korea
Four students participated

International Biology Olympiad 2009, Tsukuba, Japan
Sameera Ariyarathna of Bandaranayake Vidyalaya, Gampaha and Udari Samarasiri of Vishaka Vidyalaya Colombo won Bronze medals. More..

Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2012

A/L students can appply for this Competition. Aplication deadline - 15 May 2012

Biology Olympiad 2011 Results

Results of Sri Lankan Biology Olympiad 2011
Medal Winners
This Examination was held on 18 September 2011

Medal Winners at Past International Olympiads

Silver Medal at International Biology Olympiad 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan - Arun Rajaratnam of Trinity College, Kandy won a Silver Medal. More..

Two Bronze medals at International Biology Olympiad 2009 in Tsukuba, Japan, which held from 12- 19 July 2009. More..

External Links

Next IBOs

2012 Singapore
15–22 July 2012
2013 Switzerland Bern
2014 Iran
2015 Denmark
2016 Vietnam
2017 New Zealand
2018 United Kingdom or Spain