The University Grants Commission (UGC) is the body responsible for funding most of the State Universities in Sri Lanka, and operates within the frame work of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, itself established in 1979. A public organisation, established under the Parliament Act No 16 of 1978. Location is at No 20, Ward Place Colombo 07.
It distributes public money, allocated by the Government for teaching and research to universities and university affiliated institutes, as such controls much influence and appointments at state universities.
The official functions of the UGC are;
Allocation of funds to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) that come under it
Planning and co-ordination of university education
Maintenance of academic standards
Regulation of the administration of HEIs
Regulation of student admissions to HEIs
The Universities Act provides for seven members of the Commission appointed by H.E. The President. These are:
Prof. Mohan De Silva MBBS; MS; FRCS (Edin); FCSSL – Chairman
Prof. Ranjith Senaratne – Vice-Chairman
Prof. Harishchandra Abeygunawardena – Commission Member
Prof. Subramaniam Mohandas – Commission Member
Prof. Sampath Amaratunga – Commission Member
Prof. Malkanthi Chandrasekera – Commission Member
Mr. Vijaya Malalasekara – Commission Member
The following attend the meetings of the Commission but are not members and do not vote:
S.R Attygalle – Treasury Representative who advises the Commission on funds
Tissa Nandasena – Secretary to the Commission
University of Colombo[2]
University of Colombo School of Computing[3]
Institute of Indigenous Medicine[4]
Institute of Worker's Education [5]
National Institute of Library and Information Science [6]
National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)[7]
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo [8]
Sri Palee Campus
University of Peradeniya
Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya [9]
Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya [10]
University of Sri Jayewardenepura[11]
University of Kelaniya
Gampaha Wickramaracchi Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies, Colombo [12]
University of Moratuwa[13]
Institute of Technology, Moratuwa [14]
University of Jaffna
Vavuniya Campus
University of Ruhuna
Open University, Sri Lanka[15]
Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
Trincomalee Campus
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka [16]
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka[17]
Uva Wellassa University
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka[18]
University of the Visual & Performing Arts
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka[19]
National Center for Advanced Studies[20]
