Higher Diploma in IT · Admissions

How admission works

From the advertisement to your registration number — what happens at each step, what you receive, and who does what. Pick your side.

IntakeAnnounced on the home page

ApplicationsClosed — watch the home page

Selection testDate announced by e-mail

Your journey in six steps

You never need to come in to check: every step is e-mailed to you, and the status page always shows where you are.

See the call for applications Step 0

Each year the intake is advertised on the HDIT home page, right below the banner: who can apply, the fee, the deadline (with a countdown) and the full advertisement as a PDF.

HDIT home page
Apply online Step 1 · about 10 minutes

Press Apply Now, fill in the form and upload your documents. Use an e-mail address you check every day — everything comes there.
- Have ready: NIC, certificates (PDF / JPG / PNG, up to 10 MB each), phone number.
- One application per person per intake: a second one with the same NIC or e-mail is refused.
E-mail: your reference number HDIT/T/2026/0001
Eligibility check Step 2 · CEDPL checks

The office checks your application and documents against the entry requirements.

E-mail: you are eligible or: does not meet the requirements
Admission card & selection test Step 3

Eligible applicants get an admission card: index number, seat, date, time and venue. Everyone of the intake sits the test together. Print the card from the status page.

E-mail: admission card Print from the status page
Interview Step 4

Candidates who pass the test are called for an interview, with the date, time and venue.

E-mail: interview call
Selection Step 5

Selection is by merit: the test mark plus the interview mark.

E-mail: you are selected or: not selected this time
Registration Step 6 · welcome!

CEDPL registers you and gives your permanent registration number and your student-portal login. You set your own password at first sign-in.

E-mail: registration number SEU/CEDPL/HDIT/26/0001

Your numbers

Three numbers matter. The first is the one to keep safe.

Reference numberHDIT/T/2026/0001

E-mailed as soon as you apply. With your NIC it opens the status page and your admission card; bring it to the test and the interview.

Index number & seatHST/26/0001 · seat 1

On your admission card, for the selection test. They never change once issued.

Registration numberSEU/CEDPL/HDIT/26/0001

Yours for the whole programme: results, portal, letters, certificates.

What your inbox will look like

All from hdit.admin@seu.ac.lk. Not there? Look in Spam or Promotions, and mark it “not spam”.

Inbox · HDIT admissions

HDIT application received — your reference HDIT/T/2026/0001Keep it safe: you need it with your NIC at every step.Day 1

HDIT — you are eligible for the selection testYour application meets the requirements; the test details follow.After the deadline

HDIT selection test — your admission cardIndex number, seat, date, time and venue. Print it from the status page.Before the test

HDIT — interview callDate, time and venue. Bring your NIC and original certificates.After the test

HDIT — you are selectedCongratulations! CEDPL now issues your registration number.After interviews

HDIT — enrolment confirmed: your registration numberYour registration number and how to sign in to the student portal.Registration

What to bring

To the selection test

Your printed admission card
Your NIC
A pen — and arrive early

To the interview

Your NIC and your reference number
Originals of the certificates you uploaded
Any proof of payment asked for in the advertisement

Questions applicants ask

I lost my reference number.

Search your e-mail for “HDIT application received”. Still nothing? Contact the HDIT office with your NIC — for your privacy it is never shown to anyone who only types a NIC.

Can I change my medium (Tamil / English) or correct my details?

Contact the HDIT office with your reference number before the eligibility check. Do not apply a second time: a second application with the same NIC or e-mail is refused.

I did not get an e-mail.

Look in Spam / Promotions first. The status page (reference number + NIC) always shows the same information as the e-mails, including your admission card and interview slot.

Does the medium change my registration number?

No. The medium is recorded with your registration, but it is not part of the number.

The deadline has passed — can I still apply?

The form closes automatically at the deadline shown in the advertisement. Watch the home page for the next intake.

Check my status

The intake in four phases

Everything happens in HDIT Admin (sign in). Every call and decision e-mails the applicant automatically — you never write those e-mails yourself.

Prepareintake, advert, form, switch on

Screeneligibility, admission cards

Selectmarks, interview, merit list

Registerregistration numbers, logins, cohort

Step by step

Create the intake

Name, academic year, medium and the application window (opens / closes). Tick “Open for applications”. The form closes by itself at the deadline.

Intakes & Selection TestNew intake CEDPL MA

Write the advertisement

Headline, text, key facts (one per line → badges), who can apply, fee, a poster image and the PDF. It appears under the home-page banner with Apply Now and a countdown.

Intakes & Selection TestSave advertisement CEDPL MA

Check the application form

One form is the application form (Full name, NIC, E-mail, Phone, Address, Date of birth, Medium + documents). Add any question you need — qualifications, payment slip.

FormsUse as the HDIT application form Administrator

Turn applications on

Applications are taken only when the switch is on, the intake is open, and it is inside the window.

SettingsApplications open Administrator

Eligibility check

Open each application and its documents. Eligible calls them for the test; ✕ marks them not eligible. Tick several and use the bulk action for a batch.

ApplicantsEligible · ✕ CEDPL MA

Set the test, issue cards

Date, time, venue — then Issue admission cards: every eligible applicant gets an index number and seat, e-mailed. Late eligibles? Issue again: printed cards never change.

Intakes & Selection TestIssue admission cards CEDPL MA

Marks and pass mark

Enter test marks (tick Absent where needed) and the pass mark: results show passed / failed.

Merit List & SelectionSave marks CEDPL MA

Call for interview

Tick the candidates, give date, time and venue. Only those who sat and did not fail can be called.

Merit List & SelectionCall ticked for interview CEDPL MA

Decide

Enter interview marks; the list ranks by test + interview. Select ticked or Select top N; mark the rest Not selected.

Merit List & SelectionSelect · Not selected CEDPL MA

Register

Convert each selected candidate (one by one or in bulk): registration number in the intake’s year, student login, cohort when one belongs to the intake.

ApplicantsConvert CEDPL officer

Hand out logins

The first-time passwords are on Credentials; students must change them at first sign-in.

CredentialsDownload CEDPL MA

Close the year

Untick “Open” on the intake (or let the deadline pass) and put the new students in their cohort.

Intakes · Years & CohortsEdit CEDPL MA

Who can do what

Role	Can	Cannot
Administrator / coordinator	Everything, including Forms and (administrator only) Settings — the applications switch.	—
CEDPL MA	Applicants, Intakes & Selection Test (incl. the advertisement), Merit List, Students, Credentials, exams and results.	Settings; issue registration numbers (unless also a CEDPL officer).
CEDPL officer	Applicants, and Convert — the permanent registration number.	Other admin pages unless given another role.

Good to know

Every e-mail is loggedHDIT Admin → Email Delivery Log shows each message: sent, failed or skipped, with a Resend button.

Numbers never collideReference, index and registration numbers come from counters that are safe even when many apply at once.

Mistakes can be undoneThe ⇄ stage selector on Applicants moves anyone back (registered students excepted). Every move is in the Activity Log.

Privacy built inThe status page needs reference number and NIC; a duplicate application is refused without revealing the existing reference.

Lists for meetingsApplicants → Export CSV gives the full list; the Merit List shows the ranking; Forms → Submissions keeps every answer of the application form.

A suggested timelineDeadline → eligibility within a week → cards a week before the test → interviews within two weeks → decision and registration.