Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) course got a very long history, and this course is the first professional accounting course in Sri Lanka. This HNDA program has started in the year 1973 as a National Diploma in Accountancy. In the year 1946, the name of the program was changed as the Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA). There is a massive demand for this Accountancy diploma in the job market.
Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) is considered as an alternative for B.Com Degree offered in Sri Lankan government university and this course equaled by the Public Administration Circular No.46/90 of 1990. Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) is one of the leading Accountancy Diploma conducted in Sri Lanka.
Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) course is conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE) under the Ministry of Higher Education Sri Lanka. There are so many job opportunities available for those who completed this diploma program under the area of accountancy .
There are so many higher educational opportunities are also available for HNDA Pass out students. Those who successfully completed HNDA program can start the carrier as registers auditors in private organizations. However, there are lots of job opportunities available for those who achieved this diploma in accountancy field of Sri Lanka as well as abord.
HNDA Course Structure:
Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) is conducted on full time and part time basis and this programme is studied under semester basis.
Full Time (The first and second year’s lectures are conducted as full time during weekdays, whilst the third and fourth year lectures conducted during the weekends).
Part Time (Part time program will be conducted during the weekends).
HNDA Entry Qualifications:
Full Time Course
- Passes for all four subjects in one sitting at the GCE (A/L) Examination (Old syllabus) of which at least two should be credit passes obtained at the one sitting with Pure Mathematics or Accountancy as one of the subjects for which a credit pass should have been obtained A credit pass in Mathematics at the GCE (O/L) is considered as an alternative for a credit pass in either Pure Mathematics or Accountancy at the GCE (A/L) Examination. OR
- Passes for all three subjects in one sitting at the GCE (A/L) Examination (New syllabus) with Combined Mathematics or Accountancy as one of the three subjects of which at least, two Credit passes should have been obtained.
- A credit pass in Mathematics at the GCE (O/L) is considered as an alternative for a credit pass in either Combined Mathematics or Accountancy at the GCE (A/L) Examination. OR
- Holders of National Certificate for Accounting Technicians conducted by the Department of Technical Education & Training. AND
- An ordinary pass in English at the G.C.E. (O/L) Examination.
Part Time Course
- Passes for all four subjects (Old syllabus) / three subjects (new syllabus) in one sitting at the GCE (A/L) Examination OR
- Successfully completion of National Certificate in Accounting Technician, conducted by the Department of Technical Education & Training OR
- Successfully completion of National Certificate in Business Studies (Accountancy Group) conducted by the Department of Technical Education & Training. Successfully completion of National Certificate in Accounting conducted by the Department of Technical Education & Training.AND
- Practical Experience: – Applicant should be employed in the relevant field in a Government institution / public enterprises or a recognized firm
Exceptions to follow HNDA Program:
Those who are got following qualifications are elegible to exempth from first year of HNDA and directly admitted in the second year.
- National Diploma in Business Studies / Business Finance
- Higher National Diploma in Commerce / Management/, Business Finance /Business Administration
- B. Sc. (Accountancy /Business Administration/ Business Finance) or B.Com
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) – CAB I and CAB II
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants(CIMA) – UK -Part I and Part II
- Association of Accounting Technicians – (AAT) – Stage III
Other Benefits of Following SLIATE HNDA
- Mahapola Scholarships
- Lanugae cum IT laboratories with multimedia facilities and workshop facilities etc.
- Library , internet and sports facilities
- Bus/Train concessionary Season
- Course recongnized by the professional institutes.
Course Modules of HNDA Program
This Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) program is four years, and the education system is based on the semester. So the program consists 8 semesters and each semester got 15-week duration.
Following are the course modules conduct on a Semester basis.
Year1-Semester 1 Course Modules
- Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- Business Mathematics
- Commercial Awareness
- Business Communication I
- Introduction to Computers
Year1-Semester 2 Course Modules
- Intermediate Financial Accounting
- Statistical Analysis for Management
- Micro & Macro Economics
- Business Communication II
- Computer Applications
Year2-Semester 1 Course Modules
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Operations Research
- Principles of Auditing & Taxation
- Business Communication III
- Database Management Systems & Data Analysis
Year2-Semester 2 Course Modules
- Cost & Management Accounting
- Computer Applications for Accounting
- Marketing Management
- Business Communication IV
- Project Management Tools & Programming
Year 3 – Semester 1 Course Modules
- Advanced Management Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Business Law
- Advanced Taxation
Year 3 – Semester 2 Course Modules
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Corporate Law
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management
- Business System I
Year 4 – Semester 1
- Financial Management
- Strategic Management
- Business System II
- Computer-Based Accounting
Year 4 – Semester 2
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Strategic Financial Management
- Advanced Auditing & Assurance
HNDA Course Conducted At
In here, you can see that there are multiple institutes conducts this program all over the country.
| No. |
Name of the ATI/ATI section |
Addresses |
Full Time/Part Time |
Telephone No. |
| 01 | Hardy Advanced Technological Institute, Ampara | Inginiyagala Rd., Ampara | Full Time | 063-2222056 063-2223035 |
| 02 | Advanced Technological Section Anuradhapura |
No. 35/388, Harishchandra Mw, Anuradhapura | Full Time | 025-2234417 |
| 03 | Advanced Technological Institute, Badulla | Greenland Drive, Badulla | Full Time | 055-2230818 055-2230218 |
| 04 | Advanced Technological Section Batticaloa |
Main Street, Kovil Kulam, Arayampathi, Batticaloa | Part Time | 0652247519 |
| 05 | Advanced Technological Institute, Dehiwala. | Waidya Road, Dehiwala | Full Time | 0112738349 0112714270 |
| 06 | Advanced Technological Institute, Jaffna. | No. 665/5, Beach Road, Guru Nagar, Jaffna | Full Time | 021-2222595 |
| 07 | Advanced Technological Institute, Kandy. | No. 16, Keppetipola Mw,Kandy | Full Time | 0812226644 |
| 08 | Advanced Technological Institute, Kegalle. | Bandaranayake Mw, Kegalle | Full Time | 035-2221297 |
| 09 | Advanced Technological Institute, Kurunagala. | 22/1, Wilgoda Road, Kurunagala | Full Time | 037-2224911 037-2229583 |
| 10 | Advanced Technological Institute, Galle. | Siridamma Mw, Labuduwa, Akmeemana. | Full Time | 091-2246179 |
| 11 | Advanced Technological Institute, Gampaha. | Naiwala, Essalla, Veyangoda | Full Time | 033-2292544 |
| 12 | Advanced Technological Section Rathnapura |
New Town , Rathnapura | Full Time | 045-2230780 |
| 13 | Advanced Technological Section Samanthurai |
Main Street, Samanthurai | Full Time | 067-2261304 |
| 14 | Advanced Technological Section Tangalle |
Yayawatta, Netolpitiya, Tangalle | Full Time | – |
| 15 | Advanced Technological Section Trincomalee |
Inner Harbour Rd, Trincomalle | Full Time | 026-2223232 |
Source : www.sliate.ac.lk