University of Kelaniya Lecturer Vacancies 2026
Applications are invited for academic posts in the Department of Sinhala โ Lecturer (Probationary), Lecturer (Unconfirmed), Senior Lecturer Grade II, and Senior Lecturer Grade I.
The University of Kelaniya academic vacancies 2026 are now open, with the university inviting qualified candidates to apply for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer posts in the Department of Sinhala. Four post grades are available โ from Lecturer (Probationary) to Senior Lecturer Grade I โ and the closing date for applications is 06 July 2026.
📝 เทเทเถปเทเถเทเถบ / เฎเฏเฎฐเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎฎเฏ
🇱🇰 เทเทเถเทเถฝ เทเทเถปเทเถเทเถบ
เถเทเถฝเถซเทเถบ เทเทเทเทเทเทเทเถฏเทเถบเทเถฝเถบเท เทเทเถเทเถฝ เถ เถฐเทเถบเถบเถฑ เถ เถเทเถบ เทเถณเทเท เถเถฎเทเถเทเถ เทเถปเทเถบ (เถดเถปเทเทเทเท), เถเถฎเทเถเทเถ เทเถปเทเถบ (เถฑเทเถญเทเทเทเถปเท), เถขเทเถบเทเทเทเถจ เถเถฎเทเถเทเถ เทเถปเทเถบ II เทเทเถปเทเถซเทเถบ เทเท เถขเทเถบเทเทเทเถจ เถเถฎเทเถเทเถ เทเถปเทเถบ I เทเทเถปเทเถซเทเถบ เถบเถฑ เถ เถฐเทเถบเถบเถฑ เถญเถฑเถญเทเถปเท เทเถณเทเท เทเทเถฏเทเทเทเถเถธเทเถฝเถญเท เถ เถบเทเถฏเทเถธเทเถเถปเทเทเถฑเทเถเทเถฑเท เถ เถบเทเถฏเทเถธเทเถดเถญเท เถเทเถณเทเท เถเถญ. เถ เถบเทเถฏเทเถธเท เถเทเถปเทเถธเท เถ เทเทเถฑเท เถฏเทเถฑเถบ 2026 เถขเทเถฝเท 06 เทเท.
🇱🇰 เฎคเฎฎเฎฟเฎดเฏ เฎเฏเฎฐเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎฎเฏ
เฎเฎณเฎฉเฎฟเฎชเฏ เฎชเฎฒเฏเฎเฎฒเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎดเฎเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฉเฏ เฎเฎฟเฎเฏเฎเฎณ เฎเฎฑเฏเฎเฏเฎคเฏ เฎคเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฏเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎตเฎฟเฎฐเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎฐเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎณเฎฐเฏ (เฎชเฎฏเฎฟเฎฑเฏเฎเฎฟ), เฎตเฎฟเฎฐเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎฐเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎณเฎฐเฏ (เฎเฎฑเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎชเฏเฎชเฎเฏเฎคเฏเฎคเฎชเฏเฎชเฎเฎพเฎค), เฎเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎทเฏเฎ เฎตเฎฟเฎฐเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎฐเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎณเฎฐเฏ II เฎเฎฎเฏ เฎคเฎฐเฎฎเฏ เฎฎเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎทเฏเฎ เฎตเฎฟเฎฐเฎฟเฎตเฏเฎฐเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎณเฎฐเฏ I เฎเฎฎเฏ เฎคเฎฐเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎเฎฟเฎฏ เฎเฎฒเฏเฎตเฎฟเฎเฎพเฎฐเฏ เฎชเฎคเฎตเฎฟเฎเฎณเฏเฎเฏเฎเฏเฎคเฏ เฎคเฎเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฏเฎพเฎฉ เฎตเฎฟเฎฃเฏเฎฃเฎชเฏเฎชเฎคเฎพเฎฐเฎฐเฏเฎเฎณเฎฟเฎเฎฎเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ เฎตเฎฟเฎฃเฏเฎฃเฎชเฏเฎชเฎเฏเฎเฎณเฏ เฎเฏเฎฐเฎชเฏเฎชเฎเฏเฎเฏเฎณเฏเฎณเฎฉ. เฎตเฎฟเฎฃเฏเฎฃเฎชเฏเฎชเฎฟเฎเฏเฎ เฎเฎฑเฏเฎคเฎฟ เฎจเฎพเฎณเฏ 2026 เฎเฏเฎฒเฏ 06.
📅 Closing Date
🎓 Available Posts
📚 Educational Qualifications
Lecturer (Probationary)
- BA Honours Degree in Sinhala (First Class or Second Class Upper/Lower), OR
- Equivalent Sinhala degree with postgraduate qualifications (Master’s / PhD in relevant Sinhala Classical Studies fields)
Lecturer (Unconfirmed)
- Required qualifications of Lecturer (Probationary), AND
- A PhD OR Master’s degree in Classical Sinhala Language Studies with a research component
- Less than 6 years of academic/research experience
Senior Lecturer Grade II
- Lecturer-level qualifications, AND
- PhD or Master’s in Sinhala Classical Studies
- Minimum 6 years experience in teaching / research / professional work
Senior Lecturer Grade I
- PhD or Master’s with a strong research component
- Minimum 11 years experience (including at least 6 years after postgraduate qualification)
🧪 Selection Process
Candidates may be required to:
- Attend an interview panel
- Make a teaching presentation
- Sit for a written examination if required
🎁 Benefits
- University Provident Fund contributions
- Pension scheme benefits
- Employee Trust Fund (ETF) contributions
- Sabbatical leave (Senior Lecturer Grade II and above) after 7 years of service
💰 Salary Details
| Post | Salary scale (Rs.) |
|---|---|
| Lecturer (Probationary) | 94,400 โ 118,400 |
| Lecturer (Unconfirmed) | 121,340 โ 136,040 |
| Senior Lecturer Grade II | 138,980 โ 171,320 |
| Senior Lecturer Grade I | 160,520 โ 187,820 |
Additional allowances such as Academic Allowance, Cost of Living Allowance and others are provided as per government circulars.
⚠️ Important Instructions
- Applicants from government institutions must apply through their heads of institutions.
- Direct applications without proper approval may be rejected.
- Advance copies should be submitted before the closing date.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the closing date for the University of Kelaniya lecturer vacancies 2026?
The closing date for applications is 06 July 2026.
Which posts are available in the Department of Sinhala?
Four academic posts are open: Lecturer (Probationary), Lecturer (Unconfirmed), Senior Lecturer Grade II, and Senior Lecturer Grade I.
What qualifications are required to apply?
A BA Honours Degree in Sinhala (First or Second Class) or an equivalent degree with postgraduate qualifications such as a Master’s or PhD in Sinhala Classical Studies. Experience requirements increase for the senior grades โ up to a minimum of 11 years for Senior Lecturer Grade I.
What is the salary range for these posts?
Salaries range from Rs. 94,400 โ 118,400 for Lecturer (Probationary) up to Rs. 160,520 โ 187,820 for Senior Lecturer Grade I, plus academic and cost of living allowances.
How should government employees apply?
Applicants from government institutions must apply through their heads of institutions, and advance copies should be submitted before the closing date. Direct applications without proper approval may be rejected.
🏛️ Source
Notice: Academic Establishment Notice โ Lecturer / Senior Lecturer Posts, Department of Sinhala
Issued by: Registrar, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
