[7] NSBM Green University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the fields of Business, Computing, Engineering, Science and Design.

[10][11] Followed by a series of government protocols, the approval was granted to set up a higher education institute named National School of Business Management (NSBM).

[13] In the wake of the discussions about the location of the proposed institute, a land of 26 acres in Pitipana, Homagama was selected and later obtained in December 2011.

[14] The NSBM Green University Town project's construction work officially began at an investment of 10.2 billion LKR[15] in 2013, after clearing government sanctions and approvals.

[13] On 25 February 2012, it officially began the education delivery process inaugurating the first set of students for the University College Dublin and the UGC approved degree programs.

Over the period of the next four years since its inception, the city campus continued till it was moved to NSBM Green University Town premises.

[23] Moreover, NSBM envisions Phase III developments in another 20 acres of land, which will include infrastructure for medical and engineering studies.

The Vice Chancellor chairs the NSBM board of directors and also serves as the head of the university Senate, Audit committee, and the Senior management.

The Deputy Vice Chancellor is the second highest administration and academic official of NSBM Green University.

A range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional/ executive programs are taught at NSBM through a network of faculties and departments.

The existing research-led initiatives in NSBM include the International Conference on Business Innovation(ICOBI),[40][41] which has been taking place since 2018, the NSBM Journal of Management,[42] a refereed academic journal published bi-annually providing a scholarly platform for critical and informed articles in all fields of management, and the Business Dialogue magazine,[43] the bi-annual magazine through which the university actively engages with the industry in search of research collaborations and partnerships.

[44] NSBM is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International),[47] Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU),[48] Institutional Membership of Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN),[49] and United Nations initiative of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

[66][67][68][69]The NSBM Green University declared open in 2016, is a purpose-built building complex spread over an area of 26 acres in Homagama.

The facility centers, when complete, will enhance the university's capacity in the areas of imparting education, accommodation, recreation as well ancillary services.

Accordingly, defining the theme 'In harmony with nature', the university has developed sub-themes such as reducing the potential environmental impact, focusing on reducing energy, water and waste management, improving indoor environmental quality for better health well-being, and providing direction for continual improvement.

[13] NSBM received the gold certificate for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020, under Singapore affiliated CIOB (Ceylon Institute of Builders) Green Mark rating system, certifying that it has maintained the required Green Building Standards for the gold level of certification.