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Education System History Before Independence After Independence Ministry of Education National Education System Higher Education Tertiary & Vocational Private Education System Educational Institutes Pre-Schools Primary & Secondary Government Schools Private Schools International Schools Higher Education National Universities Tertiary & Vocational Training Institutes Educational & Training Institutes Vocational Training Institutes National Universities Universities Study Programmes The Open University	*National Universities*
		There are 12 state universities and 2 institutes under the UGC and 3 universities under the Ministry of Education and the UGC selects students for admission to undergraduate courses in these 12 universities and 2 institutes. Universities under University Grants Commission University of Colombo University of Jaffna South Eastern University of Sri Lanka University of Ruhuna University of Moratuwa Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka University of Kelaniya University of Moratuwa University of Sri Jayewardanepura Eastern University, Sri Lanka University of Peradeniy Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Institutes Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute Institute of Indigenous Medicine Universities under the Ministry of Education Buddhashrawaka Bhikku University - Anuradhapura University of Buddha & Pali Education - Colombo Kotalawala Defence Academy Postgraduate Institutes Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Arccheology Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies Postgraduate Institute of Management Postgraduate Institute of Science