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Other Essential Circulars

Index No. Title Circular Number Date Issued Amendments / Updates
1 Applicability of the Government Establishments Code Commission 911 14 May 2009 None listed
2 Common Directives on Non-Evidenced and Anonymous Complaints and Discontinuation of Investigations at Universities Commission 02/2023 2023 None listed
3 IT Governance and Management (IT Policy) Commission 02/2013 29 Jan 2013 None listed
4 Open and Equitable Access Policy for All Students Commission 14/2022 2022 None listed
5 Policy Framework for Gender Equity and Equality of SUSL SUSL Council Memo 17:229:58 28 Jul 2017 None listed
6 Revision of Salaries for University Staff Commission 02/2025(i) 4 Apr 2025 None listed
7 Student Protection: Ragging, SGBV and Safety Commission 919 15 Jan 2010
Index No. Title Circular Number Date Issued Amendments / Updates
1 Academic Appointments and Promotion: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer Commission 721 21 Nov 1997
2 Academic Appointments and Promotion: Associate Professor / Professor Commission 916 30 Sep 2009
3 Academic Appointments: Senior Professor Commission 05/2015 28 May 2015 None listed
4 Alternative Assessments in Universities and HEIs Commission 11/2020 1 Dec 2020 None listed
5 Ethics and Academic Accountability for Academic Staff in the Sri Lankan University System UGC/AC/QA/Gen 7 May 2015 None listed
6 Learning to Live with Diversity Course in Undergraduate Orientation Commission 06/2025 2025 None listed
7 Programme Pathways: Early-Exit / Fall-Back Awards Commission 04/2021 2021
8 Programme Pathways: RPL, Credit Transfer and Lateral Entry Commission 05/2021 2021 None listed
9 Quality Assurance Systems: CQA / Faculty IQAC Commission 04/2015 5 May 2015
Index No. Title Circular Number Date Issued Amendments / Updates
1 Administrative and Financial Officers: Recruitment and Promotion Schemes Commission 440 Date unavailable
2 Director/Planning and Director/Infrastructure Development: Recruitment Schemes Commission 989 29 May 2012 None listed
3 Director/Student Accommodation: Re-designation and Recruitment Scheme Commission 03/2016 5 Feb 2016
4 Legal & Documentation and Library Services Administrative Officers: Promotions Commission 03/2020 1 Jun 2020
  • Rescinds Establishments Circular Letter 06/2012 with effect from 1 Feb 2017
  • Creation or upgrading of the relevant cadre positions requires prior approval from the Department of Management Services
5 Programme Pathways: Early-Exit / Fall-Back Awards Commission 04/2021 2021
6 Programme Pathways: RPL, Credit Transfer and Lateral Entry Commission 05/2021 2021 None listed
7 Quality Assurance Systems: CQA / Faculty IQAC Commission 04/2015 5 May 2015
Index No. Title Circular Number Date Issued Amendments / Updates
1 Academic-Support Staff: Recruitment Schemes Commission 725 29 Jan 1998
  • Commission 08/2020 (2020)
    Efficiency-bar requirements for the U-AS 2(II) academic-support category.
  • Includes computing-related academic-support posts. Read with the post-specific amendments listed below.
2 Cadre Norms and Allocation of Posts to Faculties
Support and executive cadres are determined for the higher educational institution. Faculty allocation, new posts and specified cadre transfers require the applicable approvals.
Commission 04/2019 12 Feb 2019 None listed
3 Computer Applications Assistant: Recruitment and Promotion
Title link opens the scheme annex. Read with the covering letter and amendments.
Commission 804 3 Jul 2002
4 Computer Operator: Recruitment and Promotional Grades
Legacy scheme; title link opens the annex. Confirm present cadre applicability for new recruitment.
Commission 769 13 Jul 2000
5 Data Entry Operator: Historical Schemes and Absorption
Historical webpage; annex PDF not located. Not a verified fresh-recruitment pathway.
Commission 591 10 Dec 1993
6 Data Processing Manager: Historical Recruitment Scheme
Historical covering letter only; the referenced scheme annex was not located online.
Commission 258 30 May 1984 None listed
7 Engineer (Computer Maintenance): Grade III
Entry-qualification amendment, effective 1 Jan 2006. Relevant qualification and maintenance experience are required. Academic-support post.
Commission 872 24 Feb 2006
  • Commission 388
    Historical scheme for Grades II and III. Webpage only; PDF not located.
8 External Recruitment to Non-Academic, Non-Administrative Posts
Apply the relevant post-specific scheme together with applicable recruitment approvals. Earlier procedure letters are retained for history.
Commission 10/2024 9 Apr 2024
  • Commission 831
    Historical inclusion of Computer Applications Assistant Grade III in the external-recruitment procedure. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 876
    Historical procedure covering computer-support and other non-academic posts. Webpage only; PDF not located.
9 Instructor in Computer Technology (Special Needs): Recruitment Scheme
Restricted academic-support scheme for candidates with physical and/or visual disabilities who meet its qualification and experience requirements.
Commission 980 16 Apr 2012 None listed
10 Instructor in English: Recruitment Scheme Commission 14/2017 2017 None listed
11 Management Assistant — Book-Keeping, Shroff and Store-Keeping
Separate recruitment schemes for the specialized Management Assistant posts.
Commission 12/2018 17 Oct 2018 None listed
12 Management Assistant: Recruitment Scheme Commission 06/2018 16 Jul 2018
13 Primary-Level Staff: Works Aides, Laboratory Attendants and Related Posts
Consolidated un-skilled, semi-skilled and skilled schemes, effective 1 Jan 2025; read the applicability clarification.
Commission 14/2024 23 Dec 2024
14 Protective Shoes for Non-Academic, Non-Administrative Employees
Related service-condition circular; not a recruitment scheme.
Commission 929 2010 None listed
15 Salary Revision for University Staff
Read salary figures in older recruitment schemes with the applicable salary revisions.
Commission 02/2025(i) 4 Apr 2025
16 Senior Staff Technical Officer and Related Executive Posts: Legacy Schemes
Includes legacy Senior Staff Technical Officer and Audio Visual Technical Officer provisions. Check later post-specific changes and personal-to-holder restrictions.
Commission 922 23 Jun 2010
17 Systems Administrator (IT): Recruitment Scheme
Executive post, U-EX 1(IV); relevant qualifications and experience required. Effective 1 Oct 2011.
Commission 966 16 Sep 2011 None listed
18 Systems Engineer: Grades II and I
Academic-support post: Grade II recruitment and Grade I promotion. Effective 15 Jul 2011.
Commission 957 7 Jul 2011
  • Commission 394
    Historical original scheme; rescinded by 646. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 646
    Historical scheme amendment. Webpage only; PDF not located.
19 Technical Officer — Audio Visual: Legacy Schemes
Historical annex; later specialist schemes apply subject to their transitional provisions.
Commission 818 29 Jan 2003
20 Technical Officer: Consolidated Historical Recruitment Scheme
Title link opens the annex. Historical parent for Segments A/B and promotional grades; read with later amendments.
Commission 622 9 Mar 1995
  • Commission 622 — covering letter (webpage)
  • Commission 651
    14 Nov 1995 amendment to the effective date of the Grade I scheme. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 666
    7 Feb 1996 amendment antedating specified provisions. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 254
    Historical OUSL Technical Officer Grade III scheme, made inoperative by 622. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Earlier reference: Circular 243 (25 Oct 1983); separate downloadable record not located.
21 Technical Officer: Grade II — Segment A
Amends external recruitment qualifications in the parent scheme; effective 1 Jan 2019.
Commission 20/2018 18 Dec 2018
22 Technical Officer: Grade II — Segment B
Revised external recruitment qualifications, including relevant Technology streams.
Commission 07/2026 11 Jun 2026
23 Technical Officer: Legacy Promotions and Re-designations
Historical promotion scheme published as a webpage; no PDF attachment located.
Commission 788 8 Oct 2001
  • Commission 519
    27 May 1992: Staff Technician and Senior Staff Technician re-designation. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 686
    14 Aug 1996: Staff Technical Officer scheme; rescinded by 788. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 787
    1 Oct 2001: Technical Officer post/grade re-designations. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 828
    27 May 2003: amended Staff Technical Officer Grade I promotion scheme. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 835
    9 Dec 2003: amendment to 828. Webpage only; PDF not located.
  • Commission 968
    4 Oct 2011: grade-to-grade promotions and delegated authority.
  • Earlier references: Circular 361 (1 Mar 1988), Circular Letter 17/1989 (13 Nov 1989), and Establishments Circular Letter 06/1999 (6 Jul 1999); separate downloads not located. Training-related Circular 20/1992 was mentioned in the source discussion; a separate verified download was not located.
24 Technical Officer: Specialist ICT, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Audio Visual Posts
2026 consolidated specialist recruitment and promotion schemes. The ICT entry title is Technical Officer (ICT), Grade III.
Commission 08/2026 11 Jun 2026
25 Trainee Computer Applications Assistant: Appointment Conditions
One-year trainee provisions, fixed remuneration during training and treatment of the permanent appointment date.
Est. Letter 05/2009 22 May 2009