The Eastern University Sri Lanka was established in the year 1981. The university comprises of two campuses, one is in Vantharumoolai and the other one is in Trincomalee. The university is regarded as one of the ten largest universities when it comes to the number of students.

Programs and Courses

Eastern University offers undergraduate and post graduate programs in Arts & Humanities, Business & Social Sciences, Language & Cultural Studies, Medicine & Health, Engineering and Science & Technology.

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate courses offered by university are: Bachelor of the Science of Agriculture, Arts (General) , Arts (Special) , Business Administration , Commerce , Economics, Science (Physical Science) (Special) , Science (Bio Science) (Special) , Science (Physical Science) (General), Science (Bio Science) (General), Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Music, Dance, Arts (Majoring in Communication) , Arts (Majoring in Linguistics) , Arts (Majoring in Communication) , Arts (General), Science in Management , Science in Accountancy & Financial Management , Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management , Human Resource Management and Bachelor of Science in Information Management.

Post Graduate Programs

Post graduate courses offered by university are: Post Graduate Diploma in Education , Master of Philosophy in Fine Arts (M.A), Philosophy in Sociology (M.A), Master of Philosophy in Drama and Theatre (M.A), Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Food Processing Technology (M.Sc) , Master of Philosophy in Science (M.S.c) and Doctor of Philosophy in Science.

Diploma Programs

University offers following diploma programs:
Certificate in Business Administration, Diploma in Business Administration, Certificate in General English Proficiency, Diploma in English, Certificate in Computer Science, Diploma in Computer Applications & Programming, Certificate in Early Childhood Development & Pre School Education , Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Pre School Education , Post-Basis Diploma in Nursing and Diploma in Pharmacy

Admission Procedure 2024 - 2025

Intake of the students in undergraduate programs is done through UGC. Apart from this, minimum score of Z is required in the GCE Advanced Level Examinations. However, for the postgraduate admission, different departments have different requirements. Students from abroad should have a GRE score of 280.

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