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The University of Kelaniya women’s basketball team delivered an impressive performance to secure the 1st Runner-Up title at the Imperial Blaze 2025 Inter-University Sports Tournament, held on 5th July 2025 at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
The Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Kelaniya, in collaboration with the Communication & Media Unit, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), and UNICEF Sri Lanka, successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop titled "Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ethical Reporting on Child Protection" on 1st July 2025, at the Auditorium of the Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya.
The Floriculture Research Center, Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, University of Kelaniya, successfully conducted a comprehensive five-day training program on Plant Tissue Culture Techniques from 10th May to 28th June 2025 at the Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Gampaha.
A delegation from Lucknow University, India visited the University of Kelaniya on the 1st of July 2025. The delegation was led by Prof. Alok Kumar Rai, Vice-Chancellor of the Lucknow University, and included respected academic and management team.
The Communication and Media Unit and the Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Kelaniya, in collaboration with the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), Sri Lanka, successfully organized a capacity-building workshop for journalists under the theme “Let’s Not Turn a Blind Eye to Child Abuse – Taking a Stand to Protect Rights.”
The Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the 5th Batch of the Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2023/2024, organized by the Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on 28th June 2025 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.
A total of 32 students were awarded diploma certificates during the ceremony. The event was further enriched by the participation of academic staff members of the Department of Geography, graduating students, and their family members, marking a memorable milestone in their academic journey.
The Spell 2025, Inter-University Invitational Scrabble Tournament, organized by the University of Kelaniya Scrabble Team for the 7th consecutive time, was successfully held on June 29, 2025, at the Faculty of Computing and Technology premises, under the guidance of the Department of Physical Education, University of Kelaniya.
The second phase of the “Young Journalist” training workshop series, organized by the Communication and Media Unit, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on July 02 and 03, 2025, at the Auditorium of the Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya. The workshop was conducted under the theme “Towards a Responsible and Ethical Media Culture.”
An Information Session on Higher Education and Grant Opportunities in Europe was held on July 03, 2025, at the Boardroom of the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, under the patronage of Senior Prof. S. R. D. Kalingamudali, Dean of the Faculty of Science. The session was organized by the Department of Physics and Electronics, and the Research and Services Centre of the Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Centre for International Affairs, University of Kelaniya.
MFA Show 2025
MFA Show 2025
The inauguration ceremony of the Master of Fine Arts Degree Show 2025, organized by the Master of Fine Arts Degree Programme, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on 27th June 2025, at the JDA Perera Gallery, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
Notices and Announcements
Notices and Announcements
Special Press Release
Special Press Release
Vacancies at the University of Kelaniya – Faculty of Computing & Technology
Vacancies at the University of Kelaniya – Faculty of Computing & Technology
Apply Online by 30th June 2025
Apply Online by 30th June 2025
The University of Kelaniya invites applications for the following posts for the academic year 2023/2024:
Temporary Lecturer
Temporary Demonstrator
Disciplines: Applied Computing, Software Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering
How to Apply: All applications must be submitted online via: https://recruit.kln.ac.lk/apply
Deadline: 30th June 2025
Required Documents:
Scanned academic certificates (transcripts, degree certificates, postgraduate qualifications)
Signed CV
A certified letter from the university for candidates with pending results
Please note that separate applications must be submitted for each post and each discipline. Incomplete or late applications will be rejected.
Mahapola Scholarship Award 2023/2024
Mahapola Scholarship Award 2023/2024
The Mahapola Trust Fund has issued the official name list of students eligible for the Mahapola Scholarship under the 2023/2024 academic year for the University of Kelaniya.
Students listed are kindly requested to complete the online application by visiting the official Mahapola Bank Application Portal and following the provided instructions.
After completing the application, a printed copy along with a certified copy of your bank passbook must be submitted on or before 30 June 2025 either via registered post or hand delivery to the following address:
📍 Assistant Registrar,
Student Welfare Division,
University of Kelaniya,
Dalugama, Kelaniya
මහපොළ ශිෂ්‍යත්ව ප්‍රදානය - 2023/2024
මහපොළ ශිෂ්‍යත්ව ප්‍රදානය - 2023/2024
2023/2024 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂයට පිවිසුණු සිසුන් අතුරින් මහපොළ ශිෂ්‍යත්වයට හිමිකම් ලබා ඇති සිසුන්ගේ නාම ලේඛනය මහපොළ භාරකාර අරමුදල විසින් කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය වෙත ලබා දී ඇත.
මෙම නාම ලේඛනයේ නම් සඳහන් සියලුම සිසුන්ට මහපොළ ශිෂ්‍යත්වය හිමි වන අතර, http://www.mahapola.lk/BankApp/ වෙබ් අඩවියට පිවිසීමෙන් අදාළ අයඳුම්පත සම්පූර්ණ කළ යුතුය. ඒ සඳහා ඇමුණුමේ ඇති පියවර අනුගමනය කරන්න.
අයඳුම්පත අන්තර්ජාලයෙන් පිරවූ පසු, එහි මුද්‍රිත පිටපතක් සහ බැංකුව විසින් සහතික කරන ලද බැංකු පාස්පොතෙහි ඡායා පිටපතක් 2025 ජූනි 30ට පෙර, ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් හෝ පෞද්ගලිකව පහත ලිපිනයට භාරදිය යුතුය:
Bursary Results and Student List for Academic Year 2023/2024 Released
Bursary Results and Student List for Academic Year 2023/2024 Released
The University of Kelaniya has released the approved, rejected, and incomplete student bursary applications for the 2023/2024 academic year. Students are advised to check the official notice here:
🔗 Bursary Notice & Student List – 2023/2024
Applicants with incomplete submissions should visit the Student Welfare Division to rectify their applications. Bursary recipients must sign the official register between June 17 and July 4, 2025 (excluding weekends and public holidays), from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the relevant faculty office.
Access the full student list (PDF): https://news.kln.ac.lk/images/news25/June/not16/2023-2024_1st_List.pdf
2023/2024 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂය සඳහා ශිෂ්‍යාධාර ලැයිස්තුව නිකුත් කෙරේ
2023/2024 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂය සඳහා ශිෂ්‍යාධාර ලැයිස්තුව නිකුත් කෙරේ
කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය විසින් 2023/2024 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂය සඳහා ඉදිරිපත් කළ ශිෂ්‍යාධාර අයදුම්පත් වල අනුමත, ප්‍රතික්ෂේප සහ අඩුපාඩු සහිත ලැයිස්තු නිකුත් කර ඇත. සිසුන්ට මෙම නිවේදනය බලන්නැයි උපදෙස් දේ:
🔗 ශිෂ්‍යාධාර නිවේදනය සහ ශිෂ්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව – 2023/2024
අඩුපාඩු සහිත අයදුම්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කළ සිසුන්ට ඒවා සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමට ශිෂ්‍ය සේවා අංශය වෙත පැමිණෙන්නා ලෙස දන්වා ඇත. ශිෂ්‍යාධාර හිමිකම් ලැබූ සිසුන් 2025 ජුනි 17 සිට ජූලි 04 දක්වා (සති අන්ත සහ රාජකීය නිවාඩු හැර) පෙරවරු 9.00 සිට පස්වරු 3.30 දක්වා තම පාඨමාලා කටයුතුවලට බාධාවක් නොවන පරිදි, තම අධ්‍යයන ආයතනයට අයත් කාර්යාලයට පැමිණ අත්සන් කළ යුතුය.
පූර්ණ ශිෂ්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව (PDF) බාගත කිරීමට:
https://news.kln.ac.lk/images/news25/June/not16/2023-2024_1st_List.pdf
Notice: Conferment of Degrees – Application (Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies - 2025)
Notice: Conferment of Degrees – Application (Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies - 2025)
The University of Kelaniya will be organizing a Graduation Ceremony for the graduands of the Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, who have successfully completed the final degree examinations.
Eligible graduates are kindly requested to complete the Application Form (PDF) and submit it to the Deputy Registrar, Examinations Division, either by registered post or in person, on or before the deadline mentioned in the form.
Please Note:
The official Name List of Eligible Graduates is provided separately for each degree program. Only those whose names appear in these records are eligible to apply for the graduation ceremony.
For full notice, visit
👉 https://news.kln.ac.lk/index.php/updates/notices/2289-conferment-of-degrees-application-faculty-of-commerce-management-studies-2025
For further information, please contact:
Deputy Registrar
Examinations Division
University of Kelaniya
නිවේදනය: වාණිජ හා කළමනාකරණ අධ්‍යයන පීඨය - උපාධි ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය සඳහා අයදුම්පත්‍රය (2025)
නිවේදනය: වාණිජ හා කළමනාකරණ අධ්‍යයන පීඨය - උපාධි ප්‍රදානෝත්සවය සඳහා අයදුම්පත්‍රය (2025)
වාණිජ හා කළමනාකරණ අධ්‍යයන පීඨයේ අවසන් උපාධි පරීක්ෂණ සමත් උපාධිලාභීන් සඳහා උපාධි ප්‍රදානෝත්සවයක් පැවැත්වීමට කටයුතු යොදා ඇත.
අදාළ උපාධිලාභීන් අයදුම්පත්‍රය (PDF) නිසි පරිදි සම්පූර්ණ කර, එය නියෝජ්‍ය ලේඛකාධිකාරී, විභාග අංශය වෙත ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් හෝ පෞද්ගලිකව භාරදිය යුතුය.
සැ.යු.:
ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛන වල නාම ලැයිස්තුව එක් එක් උපාධිය සඳහා වෙන්ව දක්වා ඇති අතර එම ලේඛනවල නම් ඇතුළත් උපාධිලාභීන්ට පමණක් මෙයට අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.
නිවේදනය සදහා පිවිසෙන්න
👉 https://news.kln.ac.lk/index.php/updates/notices/2289-conferment-of-degrees-application-faculty-of-commerce-management-studies-2025
වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු සඳහා:
නියෝජ්‍ය ලේඛකාධිකාරී
විභාග අංශය
කැළණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
Notice: Conferment of Degrees – Faculty of Medicine 2025
Notice: Conferment of Degrees – Faculty of Medicine 2025
The University of Kelaniya will hold the degree conferment ceremony for Faculty of Medicine students who have passed their final examinations.
Only students listed in the official results are eligible.
Complete and submit the application form to the Deputy Registrar, Examinations Division, either by registered post or in person before the deadline.
Published on: 13 June 2025
Read More: Official Notice on UoK Today
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Venue: JDA Perera Gallery, Colombo 7
This exhibition is open to the public.
The exhibition features a diverse collection of artwork that reflects contemporary practice, critical thinking, and expressive experimentation by emerging Sri Lankan artists.
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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.
Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies
Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies
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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.
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