University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)

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University Grants Commission

Abbreviation	UGC
Formation	22 December 1979 (1979-12-22)
Purpose	planning and co-ordination of university education, allocation of funds to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), maintenance of academic standards, regulation of the administration of HEIs and regulation of admission of students to HEIs.
Headquarters	Colombo
Location	Sri Lanka
Official language	Sinhala, Tamil, English
Chairman	Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge
Main organ	Commission Members
Affiliations	Government of Sri Lanka
Staff	Over 200
Website	ugc.ac.lk

University Grants Commission is the body responsible for funding most of the State Universities in Sri Lanka, and operates within the frame work of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. A public organisation, established under the Parliament Act No 16 of 1978. Location is at No 20, Ward Place Colombo 07.

It distributes public money, allocated by the Government for teaching and research to universities and university affiliated institutes, as such controls much influence and appointments at state universities.