BEd Gazette Amendment 2026 – Teachers' Service Minute 2514/04

Last updated: 14 November 2026
Update: Amendment No. 06 adds degree-awarding institutions recognised under Section 25A of the Universities Act to Clause 13.8, alongside official UGC verification lists.

📜 Gazette & Amendment Extraordinary Gazette No. 2514/04 (Amendment No. 06)

📅 Gazette Date 09 November 2026

🎓 Amended Clause Clause 13.8 – Bachelor of Education (BEd) Graduate

🏛️ Key Legal Addition Institutions Recognised under Section 25A of Universities Act

📋 Mandatory Criteria 4 Yrs Full-Time Onsite | 120 Credits | 10 Wks Practice | 06 Credits Research

📌 Notice Status Gazette Amendment & UGC Verification Guide (Not a Recruitment Call)

What Changed in the BEd Gazette Amendment 2026?

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has expanded the institutions recognised under Clause 13.8 (“Bachelor of Education Graduate”) of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute through Extraordinary Gazette No. 2514/04, dated 09 November 2026. This sixth amendment to the Service Minute now covers degree-awarding institutions recognised by the Minister responsible for Higher Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978.

Amendment No. 06 builds directly on Amendment No. 05, which was issued on 21 September 2026 via Extraordinary Gazette No. 2507/02. While the new revision broadens the institutional pathways eligible for BEd teacher recruitment and grading, all existing academic and practical training benchmarks required for a recognised Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree remain strictly unchanged.

⚠️ Important Note: This Gazette notification updates the legal definition of a Bachelor of Education Graduate within the Teachers’ Service Minute. It is not a new teacher recruitment notice or application call.

Comparison of Clause 13.8 Between Amendment No. 05 and Amendment No. 06
Feature	Previous – Amendment No. 05	Latest – Amendment No. 06
Gazette Reference	Extraordinary Gazette No. 2507/02 (21 September 2026)	Extraordinary Gazette No. 2514/04 (09 November 2026)
Recognised Institutions	Universities established under the Universities Act, or degree-awarding institutions/universities established under special Acts of Parliament.	Additionally includes degree-awarding institutions recognised by the Minister responsible for Higher Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978.
Degree Standards	Four mandatory academic and practical criteria applied.	Same four academic and practical criteria remain unchanged.

What Are the Mandatory BEd Degree Requirements Under Clause 13.8?

Institutional recognition alone does not automatically satisfy Clause 13.8. Even when obtained from an eligible institution under the revised rule, a Bachelor of Education degree must fulfill all four mandatory criteria set out in the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute:

🎓 4-Year Full-Time Onsite Study

The degree must be a four-year, full-time onsite programme. The Gazette explicitly specifies that online degrees do not qualify.

📚 Minimum 120 Credits

Graduates must have completed at least 120 academic credits within the Bachelor of Education programme.

🏫 10 Weeks Practical Teaching

At least 10 weeks of practical teaching training must be completed at a government national or provincial school, or a government-approved private school, under qualified supervision or a panel of supervisors.

📝 6-Credit Research Component

The programme must include a completed research dissertation or report carrying at least six credits.

Official UGC Reference Lists for Recognised Degrees & Institutions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) maintains official reference directories categorizing recognised degrees and institutions in Sri Lanka. Use the verified UGC reference pages below to verify your institution and degree status:

UGC Recognition Directories

Section 25A Recognised Degrees (Degree Awarding Status Granted by the Ministry of Education): View UGC Section 25A Recognised Degrees List
Other Recognised Degrees (වෙනත් පිළිගත් උපාධි | ஏனைய அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பட்டங்கள்): View Other Recognised Degrees List
External Degrees (බාහිර උපාධි | வெளிவாரிப் பட்டங்கள்): View External Degrees Directory
Other Government Universities (වෙනත් රාජ්‍ය විශ්වවිද්‍යාල | ஏனைய அரச பல்கலைக்கழகங்கள்): View Other Government Universities List
Recognised Foreign Universities (පිළිගත් විදේශ විශ්වවිද්‍යාල | அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட வெளிநாட்டுப் பல்கலைக்கழகங்கள்): View Recognised Foreign Universities Directory

⚠️ Before Checking Your BEd Eligibility:

Institutional Recognition ≠ Automatic BEd Eligibility: Being listed on a general UGC directory (such as External Degrees, Foreign Universities, or Other Recognised Degrees) does not automatically confirm compliance with Clause 13.8.
Onsite Study Requirement: External, distance, or purely online BEd degrees do not meet the mandatory 4-year full-time onsite study rule under Clause 13.8.
For an individual eligibility determination, seek written confirmation from the competent appointing authority or the Ministry of Education.

අධ්‍යාපනවේදී (BEd) උපාධිය පිළිබඳ 2026 නවතම ගැසට් සංශෝධනය සහ පිළිගත් ආයතන

අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන සහ වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ සේවා ව්‍යවස්ථාවට අදාළ 06 වන සංශෝධනය, 2026 නොවැම්බර් 09 දිනැති අංක 2514/04 දරන අති විශේෂ ගැසට් පත්‍රය මගින් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. මෙම සංශෝධනය මගින් අධ්‍යාපනවේදී උපාධිධාරියා පිළිබඳ 13.8 වගන්තිය සංශෝධනය කර තිබේ.

මීට පෙර 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 21 දිනැති අංක 2507/02 දරන අති විශේෂ ගැසට් පත්‍රය මගින් නිකුත් කළ 05 වන සංශෝධනය අනුව, විශ්වවිද්‍යාල පනත යටතේ හෝ විශේෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු පනත් මගින් පිහිටුවන ලද විශ්වවිද්‍යාල හා උපාධි පිරිනමන ආයතන පමණක් ඇතුළත් විය. නව 06 වන සංශෝධනය අනුව, 1978 අංක 16 දරන විශ්වවිද්‍යාල පනතේ 25අ වගන්තිය යටතේ උසස් අධ්‍යාපන විෂය භාර අමාත්‍යවරයා විසින් පිළිගනු ලබන උපාධි පිරිනමන ආයතන ද 13.8 වගන්තියට අලුතින් ඇතුළත් කර ඇත.

සැලකිය යුතුයි: මෙය ගුරු සේවා ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ අධ්‍යාපනවේදී උපාධිධාරියා යන අර්ථ දැක්වීම සංශෝධනය කිරීමක් පමණක් වන අතර, නව ගුරු බඳවා ගැනීමේ නිවේදනයක් නොවේ. එමෙන්ම UGC ලැයිස්තුවක ආයතනයේ නම සඳහන් වීම පමණක් BEd සුදුසුකම් සම්පූර්ණ බවට ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවන අතර පහත කොන්දේසි 4 ද සපුරා තිබිය යුතුය.

උපාධිය සඳහා සපුරාලිය යුතු කොන්දේසි (නොවෙනස්ව පවතී)

වසර 04ක පූර්ණකාලීන, මාර්ගගත නොවන (Onsite) උපාධි පාඨමාලාවක් වීම.
අවම වශයෙන් සම්මාන/ඒකක 120ක් (120 Credits) සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබීම.
රජයේ ජාතික හෝ පළාත් පාසලක හෝ රජයේ අනුමත පෞද්ගලික පාසලක සුදුසුකම් සහිත අධීක්ෂණය යටතේ අවම වශයෙන් සති 10ක ප්‍රායෝගික ඉගැන්වීම් පුහුණුව සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබීම.
අවම වශයෙන් ඒකක 06ක් සහිත පර්යේෂණ නිබන්ධනයක් හෝ වාර්තාවක් සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබීම.

கல்விமானி (BEd) பட்டம் தொடர்பான 2026 புதிய வர்த்தமானி திருத்தம் மற்றும் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட நிறுவனங்கள்

கல்வி, உயர்கல்வி மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி அமைச்சினால் இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் சேவைப் பிரமாணக் குறிப்பிற்கான 06 ஆம் திருத்தம், 2026 நவம்பர் 09 ஆம் திகதிய 2514/04 ஆம் இலக்க அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானி மூலம் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்தத் திருத்தத்தின் மூலம் 13.8 ஆம் பிரிவில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள கல்விமானி பட்டதாரி தொடர்பான வரைவிலக்கணம் திருத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

முன்னதாக 2026 செப்டெம்பர் 21 ஆம் திகதிய 2507/02 ஆம் இலக்க அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானியில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட 05 ஆம் திருத்தத்தின்படி, பல்கலைக்கழகச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் அல்லது விசேட பாராளுமன்றச் சட்டங்களின் மூலம் நிறுவப்பட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகங்கள் மற்றும் பட்டம் வழங்கும் நிறுவனங்கள் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன. புதிய 06 ஆம் திருத்தத்தின் மூலம், 1978 ஆம் ஆண்டின் 16 ஆம் இலக்க பல்கலைக்கழகச் சட்டத்தின் 25அ பிரிவின் கீழ் உயர்கல்விக்குப் பொறுப்பான அமைச்சரால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்படும் பட்டம் வழங்கும் நிறுவனங்களும் 13.8 ஆம் பிரிவில் புதிதாக சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

முக்கிய குறிப்பு: இந்த வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தல் சேவைப் பிரமாணக் குறிப்பிலுள்ள கல்விமானி பட்டதாரிக்கான வரைவிலக்கணத்தை மட்டுமே திருத்துகிறது; இது புதிய ஆசிரியர் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு அறிவித்தல் அல்ல. மேலும், UGC பட்டியலில் பெயர் இடம்பெற்றிருப்பது மட்டும் BEd தகுதியைப் பூர்த்தி செய்யாது; கீழே உள்ள நான்கு நிபந்தனைகளும் பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.

கல்விமானி பட்டத்திற்கான நிபந்தனைகள் (மாற்றமின்றித் தொடர்கின்றன)

04 வருட முழுநேர, நேரடி கற்றல் (Onsite – நிகழ்நிலை அல்லாத) பட்டப்படிப்பாக இருத்தல்.
பட்டப்படிப்பில் குறைந்தபட்சம் 120 Credits பூர்த்தி செய்திருத்தல்.
அரசாங்க தேசிய அல்லது மாகாணப் பாடசாலையில் அல்லது அரசாங்கத்தால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தனியார் பாடசாலையில், தகுதிவாய்ந்த மேற்பார்வையின் கீழ் குறைந்தபட்சம் 10 வார செய்முறை கற்பித்தல் பயிற்சியைப் பூர்த்தி செய்திருத்தல்.
பட்டப்படிப்பிற்குள் குறைந்தபட்சம் 06 Credits கொண்ட ஆராய்ச்சி ஆய்வறிக்கை அல்லது அறிக்கையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்திருத்தல்.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gazette No. 2514/04 calling for new teacher recruitment applications?

No. Gazette No. 2514/04 only amends Clause 13.8 of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute regarding the definition of a Bachelor of Education Graduate. It is not a recruitment announcement.

Which new institutions are covered under Amendment No. 06?

Degree-awarding institutions recognised by the Minister responsible for Higher Education under Section 25A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 are now included alongside state universities and institutions established by special Acts of Parliament.

Does appearing on a general UGC list automatically qualify a BEd degree?

No. Institutional recognition alone is insufficient. The specific BEd degree must also satisfy all four structural rules: 4 years full-time onsite study, 120 credits, 10 weeks of supervised teaching practice, and a 6-credit research component.

Are online or external Bachelor of Education degrees accepted under the amended clause?

No. Clause 13.8 continues to require a four-year, full-time onsite degree programme and explicitly specifies that online degrees do not qualify.

Official Source, Gazette Downloads & UGC Portals

This amendment was issued by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education as Amendment No. 06 to the Service Minute of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service. It was published by the Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka, in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2514/04 dated 09 November 2026 (following Amendment No. 05 in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2507/02 dated 21 September 2026).