Sampath Bank expands Year 5 scholarship examination seminars to Tamil medium

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Sampath Bank broke new ground when the first ever year five scholarship seminar in the Tamil medium was held in Vavuniya on the 22 June with a record participation of more than 2000 students. The seminar, which reached the students of the North of Sri Lanka, was conducted entirely in Tamil and it was the first time that the bank focused on this region since the inception of the year five scholarship seminars four years ago. The highlight of the seminar was the participation of students from the re-settlement areas of the country. Special busses were deployed by Sri Lanka Army to facilitate their participation as the students had to travel a long distance to reach the venue of the seminar, the Vavuniya Town Hall.

Meanwhile, Sampath Bank successfully concluded another year five seminar at Padaviya on the same day. It was held at the Ali Wanguwa Maha Vidyalaya, a remote rural school in an under privileged area, with the participation of more than 450 students from 22 schools of the region. This was the first ever year five scholarship seminar held at Padaviya organised by Sri Lanka’s premier bank in collaboration with Neth FM. It was revealed that during the past , only a few students were successful at the year five scholarship examination in the Kebithigollawa Educational Zone but this year the zone expects more winners as a result of the guidance received by the students at the Sampath Bank seminar. The bank conducted the Padaviya seminar as a CSR initiative under the theme ‘Education; a key pillar in the 5E model of Sampath Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility domain. It is a value addition to the gamut of benefits that are on offer for the Sampath minor savings account holders The bank has been continuously holding year five scholarship seminars since 2010, and this year’s program is the fourth in the series. ‘SampathPubudu’ and ‘SampathSapiri’ children’s savings account holders as well non-account holders can participate at these seminars. They are organised particularly in areas where there are economic hardships and fewer resources. The seminars are conducted by teachers who mark year five examination answer papers and experienced government school teachers as well as some popular teachers in the country. Model papers are discussed at the seminars which also focus attention on time management and ways to answer difficult questions. While the seminars which are meant to help the students to successfully pass the examination, the bank also organises a special seminar to educate parents on financial management.