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Disaster Relief Loan Scheme for Staff and Students Affected by “Ditwah” Cyclone

The Council of the University of Kelaniya has approved the implementation of a Disaster Relief Loan Scheme to support University staff and students who were adversely affected by the “Ditwah” cyclone during the period 27 November 2025 to 02 December 2025.
Eligibility: Staff members and students of the University who suffered damages as a result of the “Ditwah” cyclone are eligible to apply for this relief loan.Loan Amount

Maximum loan amount: Up to Rs. 400,000/-
Loans will be granted subject to the terms and conditions approved by the University Council.

Application Procedure: Applicants are required to submit:

A completed loan application form
Relevant supporting documents as proof of cyclone-related damages

The loan application form and detailed terms and conditions are available on the University website.Submission of Applications [Download Application]Completed applications should be submitted to:Salaries & Loan Division
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Ceremony of Long Service Awards and Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2025

The Ceremony of Long Service Awards and Vice-Chancellor’s Awards of the University of Kelaniya was successfully held under the patronage of Senior Professor Nilanthi de Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, on the 1st of January 2026 at the Sri Dharmaloka Hall of the University.

කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ දීර්ඝ කාලීන සේවා තිළිණ සහ උපකුලපති සම්මාන ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය 2026 ජනවාරි 1 වන දින කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ උපකුලපතිනී ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ මහාචාර්ය නිලන්ති ද සිල්වා මහත්මියගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ශ්‍රී ධර්මාලෝක ශාලාවේදී සාර්ථකව පැවැත්විණි.

களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் நீண்ட கால சேவை விருதுகள் மற்றும் துணைவேந்தர் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா, களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் துணைவேந்தர் மூத்த பேராசிரியர் நிலந்தி டி சில்வாவின் தலைமையில், ஜனவரி 1, 2026 அன்று பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் ஸ்ரீ தர்மலோக மண்டபத்தில் வெற்றிகரமாக நடைபெற்றது.

Convocation – 22 December 2025උපාධි ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය – 2025 දෙසැම්බර් 22பட்டமளிப்பு விழா – 22 டிசம்பர் 2025

155th General Convocation of the University of Kelaniyaකැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ 155 වන උපාධි ප්‍රදානෝත්සවයகளனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் 155வது பொதுப் பட்டமளிப்பு விழா

Dean’s List Award Ceremony 2025 – Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, successfully held its Dean’s List Award Ceremony 2025 on January 2, 2025, for the second consecutive time at the Faculty Auditorium.

කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ සමාජ විද්‍යා පීඨය, 2025 ජනවාරි 2 වන දින අඛණ්ඩව දෙවන වරටත් පීඨ ශ්‍රවණාගාරයේදී එහි පීඨාධිපති සම්මාන ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය, 2025 සාර්ථකව පැවැත්වීය.

களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழக சமூக அறிவியல் பீடம், 2025 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான பீடாதிபதிப் பட்டியல் விருது வழங்கும் விழாவை, தொடர்ச்சியாக இரண்டாவது முறையாக, ஜனவரி 2, 2025 அன்று பீட கேட்போர் கூடத்தில் வெற்றிகரமாக நடத்தியது.

The convocation staff of the University of Kelaniya were commended during the Convocation Staff Felicitation Ceremony held on 1 January 2026 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

2026 ජනවාරි 1 වන දින සමාජ විද්‍යා පීඨ ශ්‍රවණාගාරයේ පැවති උපාධි ප්‍රදාන කාර්ය මණ්ඩල උපහාර උළෙල අතරතුර කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ උපාධි ප්‍රදාන කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය ඇගයීමට ලක් කරන ලදී.

களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் பட்டமளிப்பு விழா ஊழியர்கள், சமூக அறிவியல் பீடத்தின் கேட்போர் கூடத்தில் ஜனவரி 1, 2026 அன்று நடைபெற்ற பட்டமளிப்பு விழாவின் போது பாராட்டப்பட்டனர்.

Communication and Media Unit Staff Commended at University Felicitation Ceremony

විශ්වවිද්‍යාල උපහාර උළෙලේදී සන්නිවේදන හා මාධ්‍ය ඒකක කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයට උපහාර

பல்கலைக்கழக பாராட்டு விழாவில் தொடர்பு மற்றும் ஊடகப் பிரிவு ஊழியர்கள் கௌரவிக்கப்பட்டனர்.

Senior Lecturer Jayamal de Silva Launches a New Book on Translation Studies

ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කථිකාචාර්ය ජයමාල් ද සිල්වා මහතා පරිවර්තන අධ්‍යයනය පිළිබඳ නව ග්‍රන්ථයක් එළිදක්වයි.

மொழிபெயர்ப்பு ஆய்வுகள் குறித்த புதிய புத்தகத்தை மூத்த விரிவுரையாளர் ஜெயமால் டி சில்வா வெளியிடுகிறார்.

The panel discussions of the 7th International Conference on the Humanities (ICH) 2025, organized by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, were held on Friday, 19 December 2025, at the Ven. Prof. Kotahene Sri Pragnakeerthi Thero Memorial Hall (K14).

කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ මානව ශාස්ත්‍ර පීඨය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද 7 වන ජාත්‍යන්තර මානව ශාස්ත්‍ර සමුළුවේ (ICH) 2025 මණ්ඩල සාකච්ඡා 2025 දෙසැම්බර් 19 වන සිකුරාදා පූජ්‍ය මහාචාර්ය කොටහේනේ ශ්‍රී ප්‍රඥාකීර්ති හිමි අනුස්මරණ ශාලාවේදී (K14) පැවැත්විණි.

களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் மனிதநேய பீடத்தால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட 7வது சர்வதேச மனிதநேய மாநாட்டின் (ICH) 2025 குழு விவாதங்கள், வணக்கத்திற்குரிய பேராசிரியர் கோட்டஹேனே ஸ்ரீ பிரக்ஞகீர்த்தி தேரர் நினைவு மண்டபத்தில் (K14) வெள்ளிக்கிழமை, டிசம்பர் 19, 2025 அன்று நடைபெற்றன.

A guest lecture, organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, was held on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at the Department premises. The lecture titled ‘The Return of Diyasena Kumara’ was delivered by Dr Justin Henry, Bhagwan Padma Prabhu Endowed Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies of the University of South Florida.

කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ වාග් විද්‍යා අධ්‍යයනාංශය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද ආරාධිත දේශනයක් 2025 දෙසැම්බර් 17 වන බදාදා අධ්‍යයනාංශ පරිශ්‍රයේදී පැවැත්විණි. ‘දියසේන කුමාරගේ නැවත පැමිණීම’ යන මැයෙන් දේශනය දකුණු ෆ්ලොරිඩා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ආගමික අධ්‍යයන අංශයේ භගවාන් පද්ම ප්‍රභූ දායාදිත සහකාර මහාචාර්ය, ආචාර්ය ජස්ටින් හෙන්රි විසින් පවත්වන ලදී.

களனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் மொழியியல் துறையால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட விருந்தினர் சொற்பொழிவு, புதன்கிழமை, 17 டிசம்பர் 2025 அன்று துறை வளாகத்தில் நடைபெற்றது. ‘தியசேன குமாராவின் வருகை’ என்ற தலைப்பில் சொற்பொழிவை தெற்கு புளோரிடா பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் மத ஆய்வுகள் துறையின் பகவான் பத்ம பிரபு அறக்கட்டளை உதவிப் பேராசிரியரான டாக்டர் ஜஸ்டின் ஹென்றி நிகழ்த்தினார்.

Hostel Complex for Foreign Students at University of Kelaniya

කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ විදේශීය සිසුන් සඳහා නේවාසිකාගාර සංකීර්ණයක්

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Certificate Awarding & Inauguration Ceremony 2025 - Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies

2025 සහතික ප්‍රදානය සහ සමාරම්භක උත්සවය - සංස්කෘත හා පෙරදිග අධ්‍යයන අධ්‍යයනාංශය

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Prof. Renuka N. Attanayake (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology)
Dr Rasika P. Wanigatunge (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology)
Senior Prof. G. A. S. M. Ganehiarachchi (Department of Zoology and Environmental Management)
Dr H. A. C. C. Perera (Department of Zoology and Environmental Management)
Prof. N. V. Chandrasekara (Department of Statistics and Computer Science)
Ms B. R. P. M. Basnayake (Department of Statistics and Computer Science)
Prof. R. M. C. S. Ratnayake (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology)
Dr Harshini Herath (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology)
Ms Hewafonsekage Wasana Lakshani Fonseka (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology)
Dr M. C. S. Fernando (Department of Mathematics)
Dr P. L. A. K. Piyumal (Department of Physics and Electronics)
Dr Medha J. Gunaratna (Department of Chemistry)
K. A. D. D. Sakunthala (Department of Chemistry)
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Dr. A. W. A. Priyanwada Lakmali Wanigasooriya (Department of Library and Information Science)
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Dr M. L. D. C. J. Liyanage (Department of Finance)
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Senior Prof. Swarna Ihalagama (Department of Sinhala)

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MSc in Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology – Intake 2026

Faculty of Graduate Studies | University of Kelaniya

The Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, invites applications for the MSc in Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology (MSc in CPBT) – Intake 2026. This postgraduate programme develops advanced scientific and applied expertise in modern crop protection, plant pathology, molecular biology, and plant biotechnology, supporting national and global agricultural and bioscience needs.

Programme Overview

The MSc in Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary postgraduate programme that integrates classical plant sciences with modern molecular and biotechnological approaches. The programme equips graduates with analytical, laboratory, and research competencies required to address contemporary challenges in crop productivity, plant health, and sustainable agriculture.

Entry Qualifications

Applicants must possess a BSc (Honours/Special) degree in Biology-related subjects (SLQF Level 6), or a BSc (General) degree with Biology-related subjects (SLQF Level 5), or any other equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants with pending results may apply, provided the effective date of the degree is prior to the programme commencement date.

Programme Structure & Mode of Delivery

Lectures are conducted online, while laboratory sessions are conducted on-site during weekends.

Programme Duration & Qualification

MSc in Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology: 2 years, coursework and research, SLQF Level 10.
Master of Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology: 1 year, coursework only, SLQF Level 9.

Course Fees

MSc in CPBT (2 years): Total fee Rs. 325,000 (Year 1 – Rs. 230,000, Year 2 – Rs. 95,000), payable in four instalments.
Master of CPBT (1 year): Total fee Rs. 230,000, payable in three instalments.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via the Faculty of Graduate Studies portal:
👉 https://fgs.kln.ac.lk

Application Deadline: 28 February 2026

Programme Coordinator

Dr. H. M. Herath
Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya

Contact Information

📞 011 2 903 224 / 070 190 2809
📧 mbtech@kln.ac.lk

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External Degree

Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies

+94112809321

+94112809322

The Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies (PGIPBS) of the University of Kelaniya was known as the Vidyalankara Institute of Buddhist Studies since its inception on 23rd November 1975 until 30th December 1979. Then, it was affiliated to the Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Its present name, status, and structure derived from the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies Ordinance No.8 of 1977, which came into operation on 1st January 1980.

Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology

Admin. (+94) 112 685 217

Academic (+94) 112 667 885

The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) was established on the 1st January 1986, by order dated 18th December 1985, under section 24A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 by the University Grants Commission. The PGIAR is a Postgraduate Institute of the University of Kelaniya. It is the prime institution for postgraduate studies and research in archaeology and subjects related to archaeology in the country.