Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
It offers full-time Undergraduate Courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science of engineering (B.Sc.Eng.
[1] Faculty of Engineering is located in the main campus of the university in Peradeniya.
Modern engineering education in Sri Lanka originated at the Ceylon Technical College, where from 1933 students prepared for the external B.Sc.
But his plans did not materialize until December 1949, when a crisis occurred at the Ceylon Technical College where the entire batch of Civil Engineering failed to pass the qualifying examination.
19 students were taken from outside and the remaining 6 were transferred from the Faculty of Science of University of Ceylon.
While the faculty was functioning in Colombo, plans were underway to develop a 6 hectare plot of land on the left bank of Mahaweli River at Peradeniya, to set up the permanent housing for it.
The technical committee that took up the investigation stood strongly by Professor Perera's decision.
The development project was finished by 1964 and in October 1964, the first batch of students were transferred from Colombo to Peradeniya.
The student unrests in 1965 and 1966 prompted the government to create a National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to overlook the university system as the executive authority.
The Peradeniya Engineering Faculty Alumni Association (PEFAA) was created in 1991.
The faculty shifted to the semester based course unit system by 2001.
Assistant Registrar is responsible for issuing the documents for the students, prospective students, employers and the outsiders through the Dean, publishing and announcing decisions and events of the faculty board( Examination Dates etc.
Assistant Bursar approves the payrolls and other payments, scholarships and fixes the annual budget.
Selection of students is done on the basis of merit order on the average Z score obtained by candidates at the GCE Advanced Level examination.
District merit criteria is the procedure used to select undergraduates to the faculty.
[14] The Faculty offers a full-time Undergraduate Course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering [B.Sc.Eng.
There are special sessions to introduce the students to practical engineering problems there are programmes for industrial training.
These have been drawn up in collaboration with the National Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA).
The number of graduates produced by Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya up to 31 December 2007.
Students can get involved in its management through numerous and varied committees, general meetings, or become one of its elected officers.
Arunella plays a major role in the social and charity works done for the community all around the country who paid for their free education.
