Fee Structure

Fee Structure of Postgraduate Study Programmes

Registration and Academic Fees

Fee	Local Students (Rs.)	Foreign Students (US $)
		Clergy & Students from SAARC Countries	Students from Non-SAARC Countries
1. Registration Fee (Programme)	5,000	250	250
2. Academic Fee (including examination fee)
Postgraduate Diploma (Prgoramme)	70,000	1250	1550
Master of Arts/Master of Education (Programme)	90,000	1600	1900
Master of Philosophy (Per year)	75,000	1000	0
Doctor of Philosophy (Per year)	100,000	1200	1500
3. Library Fee	2000	60	60

    Other Fees and Charges

Fee	Local Students (Rs.)	Foreign Students  (US$)
Registration Renewal (Annual) Fee  (payable from the 2nd year of registration)	2000	Local rate
Examination Fee (for repeat examination-per course)	2000	20
Casual/Exchange Student Registration Fee	25,000	1000
Library Deposit (Refundable)	2000	40
Credit/Non-credit/Audit Course Fee (per credit)	3500	30
Detailed Certificate	500	10
Provisional Certificate	250	05
Transcript to be sent within Sri Lanka (Registered post)	1000	10
Transcript to be sent outside Sri Lanka (Registered post)	1500	15

Revision of Fees and Charges  
The Institute shall reserve the right to revise or change fees and charges of degree programmes without prior notice. Students who have not completed their programmes when a change is made to the fees shall pay at new rates for the balance of their programme. 

Payment of Fees

• At the registration, a candidate should make the following payments: registration fee, 50% of the Academic Fee, Library fee and library deposit. The balance 50% of the Academic Fee can be paid in two installments before the commencement of the semester examinations.  
• All fees and charges related to postgraduate diploma/degree programmes should be made payable in following modes: deposit to the PGIHS Bank Account 057-1-001-6-0027421 at People’s Bank or write a cheque to “Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences” or pay by cash to the Shroff of the PGIHS. Applicants/students should produce copy of the payment slip to the Institute immediately after the payment of relevant fees and charges.

Refund of Fees 
Fees and charges paid in respect of postgraduate diploma/degree programme of the Institute shall not be refunded. However, the following exemptions are applied:

• Where a fee is paid under a misapprehension on the part of the candidate or where it is paid in excess under such a misapprehension, the fee or the excess may be refunded with a 10% deduction as university administrative charges;
• Where a fee has been paid due to a mistake/lapse on the part of university officials, the whole or whatever part of the fee that has been paid in excess of the right amount may be refunded.

Where a candidate withdraws from the examinations before the date of the commencement of the examination or withdraws from the examination on medical grounds, he/she shall pay one half of the prescribed fee when re-sitting the examination in the year immediately following the withdrawal.