University Grants Commission - Sri Lanka

Latest Highlights

• Commission Circular No. 10/2024 : External Recruitments to Non-Academic Non-Administrative posts in the University System
• Finance Circular Letter No.04/2024 - Application of Cost of Living Allowance by the Commission Circular No.04/2024 and Academic Allowance of the Academic Staff as per Commission Circular No.03/2024 for the Universities Provident Fund (UPF) and Universitie
• Commission Circular No. 09/2024 : Revision of Academic Allowance
• Commission Circular No. 08-2024 :Effective period to use the titles of Associate Professor, Proffessor and Senior Professor.
• Special intake for the applicants with exceptional abilities/skills in Sports to Universities -Academic Year 2022/2023
• Relief for the Lecturers (Probationary) who have been terminated due to the failure to complete prescribed postgraduate degree owing to COVID-19 pandemic
• Providing Relief and Payment of Salaries to Public Officers, who are entitled to exercise Political Rights and have submitted Nominations for Local Government Election 2023
• Commission Circular No. 07/2024 : Maternity Leave and Nursing Intervals for Female Employees of the University System

News & Events

Special Notices

• University Student Ambassador National Programme 2024
• Special intake for the applicants with exceptional abilities/skills in Sports to Universities -Academic Year 2022/2023
• Promotional Videos of Faculties of Technology
• Videos featuring Inspiring Female Graduates
• Vacancy Report for the posts of Administrative & Financial Officers in the University System as at 20.12.2022

  Hon. State Minister's public day will be held on every Monday (starting from 26-09-2022) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. You can meet the Hon. State Minister with making a prior appointment. Please click the following link to make an appointment or call the following number
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• Vacancy Report for the posts of Administrative & Financial Officers in the University System as at 16.11.2021
• Notice on appeals
• Resuming to work from 11th May -2020
• Resuming to work and Guidelines to be adhered by Government Offices during the opening of districts for the resumption of normal day to day activities
• Academic Audit
• Programme Reviews (PR) in State Universities - 2017
• A Performance Score Card for the Internal Quality Assurance Units of Universities
• Payment Mechanism for Evaluation of Postgraduate Study Program Proposals and External Degree Program (EDP) Proposals
• Guidlines for Conducting Institutional Reviews (IRs) and Programme Reviews (PRs) in State Universities
• Procedure to be followed in presenting Government Business to Parliament
• Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF)
• Training Slots under the India Technical Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and TCS of Colombo Plan (CP) Scholarship Scheme
• Manual for Institutional Review of Sri Lankan Universities and Higher Education Institutions
• Criteria for Appointment of Members to University Councils
• University Student Charter
• Guidelines to curb the menace of ragging
• Transfers & Transfer Application Downloads
• Application for new Faculty/ Institute /Dept./Centre/Degree/Dip

Grants & Scholarships

• Calling applications for UGC – Griffith University, Australia (GU) Full/Joint PhD Scholarship programme 2023
• The Chulabhorn Graduate Institute , Thailand - Postgraduate Scholarships 2023
• Scholarships offered by Thai Higher Education Institutions for International Students in Academic Year - 2022

Events

		Centenary Year Celebrations of Humanities and Social Sciences - Logo & Website Launching
		Media Conference on University Admission for the Academic year 2020/21 based on 2020 A/L results.
		Video on University Admission for the Academic year 2019/20 based on 2019 A/L results.
		Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants Development and Conservation Project
		Hon.Minister of Education Visited to the UGC
		Assumed Duties, New Chairman UGC
		INQAAHE/APQN Conferences 2019, Sri Lanka
		Presentation made by Chairman, UGC at the General Assembly of the INQAAHE biennial conference in Bahrain
		Opening ceremony of the New Building

News

Sri Lanka: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Online Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

B.Sc Degree Programme Academic Year 2021/2022 - Open University of Sri Lanka

Online Learning in Sri Lanka’s Higher Education Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic