This is a list of higher education institutions in Sri Lanka.
The college provided courses of study in art and humanities, science and medicine prepared undergraduates for examination at the University of London.
The beginnings of modern higher education in Ceylon commenced in 1870 with the establishment of the Ceylon Medical School, followed by Colombo Law College (1875), School of Agriculture (1884) and the Government Technical College (1893).
Therefore, the UGC has a direct control over these universities and administer the undergraduate intake.
Universities in the Sri Lanka have generally been instituted by Special Presidential Decree, University Orders, Acts of Parliament and the Higher Education Act 1978.
The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
Other Government Universities which are established by Acts of Parliament of Sri Lanka.