The courses of studies under these streams are as follows.

Arts 

1.    Arabic Language

2.    Art & Design

3.    Art & Sculpture

4.    Arts

5.    Arts (SP) / Arts (SAB)

6.    Built Environment

7.    Communication Studies

8.    Computation & Management

9.    Dance

10.  Design (Architecture)

11.  Drama & Theatre

12.  Entrepreneurship & Management

13.  Fashion Design & Product Development

14.  Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management

15.  Industrial Information Technology

16.  Information & Communication Technology

17.  Information Technology

18.  Islamic Studies

19.  Law /Management Studies (TV)

20.  Management and Information Technology (SEUSL)

21.  Music

22.  Peace & Conflict Resolution

23.  Physical Education

24.  Quantity Surveying

25.  Speech & Language Therapy

26.  Sports Sciences & Management

27.  Town & Country Planning

28.  Visual & Technological

 

Commerce 

1.    Arts (SAB)

2.    Built Environment

3.    Business Information Systems (Special)

4.    Commerce

5.    Computation & Management

6.    Design (Architecture)

7.    Entrepreneurship & Management

8.    Estate Management & Valuation

9.    Facilities Management

10.  Fashion Design & Product Development

11.  Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management

12.  Industrial Information Technology

13.  Information & Communication

14.  Information Technology

15.  Law

16.  Management

17.  Management and Information Technology (SEUSL)

18.  Management Studies (TV)

19.  Peace & Conflict Resolution

20.  Physical Education

21.  Public Management (Special)

22.  Quantity Surveying

23.  Sports Science & Management

24.  Technology

25.  Town & Country Planning

 

Biological Science 

1.    Agricultural Technology & Management

2.    Agriculture

3.    Animal Science

4.    Animal Science & Fisheries

5.    Applied Sciences (Bio. Sc.)

6.    Aquatic Resources Technology

7.    Ayurveda - Unani - Siddha Medicine

8.    Biological Science

9.    Built Environment

10.  Computer Science & Technology

11.  Dental Surgery

12.  Design (Architecture)

13.  Entrepreneurship & Management

14.  Environmental Conservation & Management

15.  Export Agriculture

16.  Fashion Design & Product Development

17.  Fisheries & Marine Sciences

18.  Food Production and Technology Management

19.  Food Science & Nutrition

20.  Food Science & Technology

21.  Health Promotion

22.  Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management

23.  Industrial Information Technology

24.  Information & Communication Technology

25.  Information Technology

26.  Law

27.  Management & Information Technology

28.  Management and Information Technology (SEUSL)

29.  Management Studies (TV)

30.  Medical Laboratory Sciences

31.  Medicine

32.  Mineral Resources & Technology

33.  Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

34.  Nursing

35.  Palm and Latex Technology and Value Addition

36.  Peace & Conflict Resolution

37.  Pharmacy

38.  Physical Education

39.  Radiography Physiotherapy

40.  Science & Technology

41.  Speech & Language Therapy

42.  Sports Sciences & Management

43.  Tea Technology & Value Addition

44.  Town & Country Planning

45.  Veterinary Science

 

 

Physical Science

1.    Applied Sciences (Phy. Sc.)

2.    Built Environment

3.    Computation & Management

4.    Computer Science

5.    Computer Science & Technology

6.    Computing & Information Systems

7.    Design (Architecture)

8.    Engineering

9.    Engineering (EM)

10.  Engineering (TM)

11.  Entrepreneurship & Management

12.  Facilities Management

13.  Fashion Design & Product Development

14.  Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management

15.  Industrial Information Technology

16.  Industrial Statistics & Mathematical Finance

17.  Information & Communication Technology

18.  Information Technology

19.  Law

20.  Management & Information Technology

21.  Management and Information Technology (SEUSL)

22.  Management Studies (TV)

23.  Mineral Resources & Technology

24.  Palm and Latex Technology and Value Addition

25.  Peace & Conflict Resolution

26.  Physical Education

27.  Physical Science

28.  Physiotherapy

29.  Quantity Surveying

30.  Science & Technology

31.  Speech & Language Therapy

32.  Sports Sciences & Management

33.  Statistics & Operations Research

34.  Surveying Science

35.  Tea Technology & Value Addition

36.  Town & Country Planning

37.  Transport & Logistics Management

 

SP          -    Available only at the Sripalee Campus of the University of Colombo

TV          -    Available at the Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka, & Vavuniya Campus of the
                   University of Jaffna

EM         -    Earth Resources Engineering

TM         -    Textile & Clothing Technology

SEUSL   -    Available only at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

SAB        -    Available only at the Sabaragamuwa

 

Places Available for Admission

The following approximate numbers are proposed for admission to each course of study for the Academic Year 2008/2009

1.     Agricultural Technology & Management - 200

2.     Agriculture - 645

3.     Animal Science - 50

4.     Animal Science & Fisheries (New) - 50

5.     Applied Sciences (Bio. Science) - 170

6.     Applied Sciences (Phy. Science) - 305

7.     Aquatic Resources Technology (New) - 50

8.     Arabic Language - 50

9.     Art & Design - 25

10.    Art & Sculpture - 60

11.    Arts (including Additional Intake) - 4750

12.    Arts (SAB) - 175

13.    Arts (SP) - 150

14.    Ayurveda - 230

15.    Biological Science - 1045

16.    Built Environment /Architecture - 55

17.    Business Information Systems (Special) - 50

18.    Commerce - 440

19.    Communication Studies - 50

20.    Computation & Management - 50

21.    Computer Science - 215

22.    Computer Science & Technology - 50

23.    Computing & Information Systems - 80

24.    Dance - 270

25.    Dental Surgery - 80

26.    Design (Architecture) - 50

27.    Drama & Theatre - 70

28.    Engineering - 1210

29.    Engineering (EM) - 50

30.    Engineering (TM) - 50

31.    Entrepreneurship & Management - 60

32.    Environmental Conservation & Management - 50

33.    Estate Management & Valuation - 60

34.    Export Agriculture - 50

35.    Facilities Management - 50

36.    Fashion Design & Product Development - 40

37.    Fisheries & Marine Sciences - 60

38.    Food Production and Technology Management  (New) - 50

39.    Food Science & Nutrition - 100

40.    Food Science & Technology - 85

41.    Health Promotion - 50

42.    Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management (New) - 50

43.    Industrial Information Technology - 50

44.    Industrial Statistics & Mathematical Finance - 60

45.    Information & Communication Technology - 230

46.    Information Technology - 100

47.    Islamic Studies - 75

48.    Law - 325

49.    Management - 3155

50.    Management & Information Technology - 50

51.    Management and Information Technology  (SEUSL) - 60

52.    Management Studies (TV) - 150

53.    Medical Laboratory Sciences - 85

54.    Medicine - 1165

55.    Mineral Resources & Technology - 50

56.    Molecular Biology and Biochemistry - 60

57.    Music - 290

58.    Nursing - 185

59.    Palm and Latex Technology and Value Addition    (New) - 50

60.    Peace & Conflict Resolution - 35

61.    Pharmacy - 75

62.    Physical Education - 35

63.    Physical Science - 1620

64.    Physiotherapy - 60

65.    Public Management (Special) - 75

66.    Quantity Surveying (Building Economics) - 100

67.    Radiography - 35

68.    Science & Technology - 50

69.    Siddha Medicine - 70

70.    Speech & Language Therapy - 50

71.    Sports Sciences & Management - 35

72.    Statistics & Operations Research - 50

73.    Surveying Science - 60

74.    Tea Technology & Value Addition - 50

75.    Town & Country Planning - 50

76.    Transport & Logistics Management - 50

77.    Unani - 50

78.    Veterinary Science - 100

79.    Visual & Technological Arts - 50

Total Proposed Intake for Academic  Year 2009 - 20270

National Universites

           There are 15 state universities and 9 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 Peradeniya                       
• University of Rajarata
• University of Jaffna                               
• South Eastern University                       
• Uva Wellassa University
• University of Ruhuna                            
• University of Moratuwa                        
• Sabaragamuwa University
• University of Kelaniya                          
• University of Sri Jayewardanepura          
• Visual and Performing Art University
• Eastern University                                
• Wayamba University                            
• Open University

Other Government Universities

 

Ministry of Defense - The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU)

Ministry of Education - Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University

 Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training - University of Vocational Technology

 

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
•  Postgraduate Institute of English

 Higher Educational Institutes 

Institute of Human Resource Advancement                                                            
P.O. Box 1577, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07                                               

University of Colombo School of Computing                                                          
P.O. Box 1490, University of Colombo, Reed Avenue, Colombo 07                               

National Institute of Library and Information Science                                              

University of Colombo, Colombo 03                                                                     

Institute of Bio-Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Bio Technology                             
University of Colombo, Munidasa Kumaratunga Mw., Colombo 07                           

The National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
No. 20, Ward Place, Colombo 07

Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
Vantaharamoolai, Chenkaladi, Batticola

Institute of Indigenous Medicine
Sri Jayewardenapura Road, Rajagiriya

Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute
Yakkala

Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa

University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa

Institute of Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences
University of Colombo

Research and Development Institutions:

Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture , National Science Foundation (NSF), Sri Lanka Standards Institute, Institute of Fundamental Studies.

Arthur C Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies, National Engineering Research & Development Centre, Rice Research & Development Institute.

Sugar Cane Research Institute, Tea Research Institute, Computer Society of Sri Lanka, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Social Policy Analysis & Research Center (SPARC), National Research and Development Agency for Aquatic Resources. 

Subject Streams

There are four main subject streams available at universities corresponding to each of A/L subject stream and they are;

1.    Arts                                                     2.    Commerce

3.    Biological Science                             4.    Physical Science