Universities (Amendment) Bill certified View(s):Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne has certified the Universities (Amendment) Bill which was passed by parliament in January. The bill seeks to amend the Universities Act, No. The relevant gazette notification was published on 21.11.2025, and the bill was presented to parliament for its first reading on 03.12.2025, by the prime minister and minister of education. In addition, the act amends and clearly defines the procedure to be followed by the council when appointing a head of a department of study. (CK)Share This Post FacebookTwitterEmail × Send Email to FriendSend Please enter valid email WhatsappDeliciousDiggGoogleStumbleuponRedditTechnoratiYahooBloggerMyspaceRSS

Source: Sunday Times February 08, 2026 05:51 UTC