OUSL BSc (Hons) in Engineering Degree Programmes 2026/2027
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), the premier open and distance learning state university in the country, has officially called for applications for its prestigious Bachelor of Science Honours in Engineering – BSc (Hons) degree programme for the upcoming academic intake. The programme is recognized by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) and holds an ‘A’ Grade rating from the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Online applications open on 10 November 2026 and close on 31 December 2026. Prospective candidates can select from eight distinct engineering specialisations.
Available Engineering Specialisations
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Textile and Clothing Engineering
Admission Requirements
- Three passes at the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examination in the Physical Science Stream (Combined Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry) at one sitting; OR
- Three Credit (C) passes in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at the Cambridge or Edexcel Advanced Level examination within three years; OR
- Advanced Certificate in Science from The Open University of Sri Lanka, with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; OR
- An equivalent or higher qualification acceptable to the University Senate.
⚠️ Academic Exemptions for Diploma Holders
Exemptions and advanced standing are granted considering prior academic and professional qualifications such as NDT (National Diploma in Technology), NDES (National Diploma in Engineering Sciences), and HNDE (Higher National Diploma in Engineering).
ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය: ඉංජිනේරු ගෞරව උපාධි පාඨමාලා (BSc Hons in Engineering) – 2026/2027
ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය (OUSL) මඟින් පවත්වනු ලබන IESL සහ UGC පිළිගත් ඉංජිනේරු ගෞරව උපාධි පාඨමාලාව සඳහා (BSc Hons in Engineering) නව ශිෂ්ය කණ්ඩායම් බඳවා ගැනීමට අයදුම්පත් කැඳවා ඇත.
- විශේෂීකරණ ක්ෂේත්ර 8: සිවිල්, යාන්ත්රික, මෙකට්රොනික්ස්, විදුලි, ඉලෙක්ට්රොනික හා සන්නිවේදන, පරිගණක, කෘෂිකාර්මික සහ රෙදිපිළි හා ඇඟලුම් ඉංජිනේරු විද්යාව.
- මූලික සුදුසුකම්: අ.පො.ස. (උ/පෙළ) භෞතික විද්යා (ගණිත) අංශයෙන් එකවර විෂයන් 3ක් සමත්වීම, හෝ කේම්බ්රිජ්/එඩෙක්සෙල් උ/පෙළ ගණිතය, භෞතික විද්යාව සහ රසායන විද්යාවට සම්මාන 3ක් තිබීම, හෝ විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලයේ උසස් විද්යා සහතිකය සපුරා තිබීම.
- ඩිප්ලෝමාධාරීන්ට නිදහස් කිරීම්: NDT, NDES සහ HNDE ඩිප්ලෝමාධාරීන් සඳහා අදාළ පාඨමාලා කොටස්වලින් නිදහස් කිරීම් (Exemptions) පිරිනැමේ.
- අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා කාලසීමාව: 2026 නොවැම්බර් 10 සිට 2026 දෙසැම්බර් 31 දක්වා.
இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்: பொறியியல் சிறப்புப் பட்டப்படிப்பு (BSc Hons in Engineering) – 2026/2027
இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகத்தினால் (OUSL) நடாத்தப்படும் IESL அங்கீகாரம் பெற்ற மற்றும் UGC ‘A’ தர மதிப்பீடு பெற்ற பொறியியல் கௌரவப் பட்டப்படிப்பிற்கான (BSc Hons in Engineering) புதிய மாணவர் அனுமதிகள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.
- சிறப்புத் துறைகள்: இயந்திரவியல், சிவில், மெக்கட்ரானிக்ஸ், மின்சாரவியல், இலத்திரனியல் மற்றும் தொடர்பாடல், கணனிப் பொறியியல், விவசாயப் பொறியியல், ஆடை மற்றும் புடவை உற்பத்திக் கற்கைகள்.
- அடிப்படைத் தகைமைகள்: க.பொ.த (உ/த) பௌதிக விஞ்ஞானப் பிரிவில் ஒரே அமர்வில் 3 பாடங்களில் சித்தி, அல்லது கேம்பிரிட்ஜ்/எடெக்சல் பரீட்சையில் கணிதம், பௌதிகவியல், இரசாயனவியலில் 3 திறமைச் சித்திகள் (C), அல்லது திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் விஞ்ஞான உயர் சான்றிதழ் சித்தி.
- டிப்ளோமாதாரர்களுக்கான விலக்களிப்பு: NDT, NDES மற்றும் HNDE போன்ற தொழில்நுட்ப டிப்ளோமாதாரர்களின் முன்னைய கல்வித் தகைமைகளைக் கருத்திற்கொண்டு பாடநெறி விலக்களிப்புகள் (Exemptions) வழங்கப்படும்.
- விண்ணப்பிக்கும் காலம்: 10 நவம்பர் 2026 முதல் 31 டிசம்பர் 2026 வரை.
🏛️ Official Inquiries & Application Information
Institution: The Open University of Sri Lanka (Nawala, Nugegoda)
Application Window: 10 November 2026 – 31 December 2026
General Inquiries: 011 288 1000
WhatsApp Inquiries: 070 206 7059 / 070 206 7058
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