(1) Coordinator of the Study Program
• Formulate the proposal according to the UGC prescribed format for introducing new/revising existing postgraduate study programs
• Submit the nominations for the two external reviewers of the proposed study program to the respective Board of Study (BoS) to obtain approval from the University Senate and Council
• Submit the proposal to the external reviewers after obtaining the Senate approval with a letter signed by the Dean of the faculty
• Submit the proposal to the respective Board of Study (BoS) which has incorporated the external reviewers’ comments
(2) BoS
•Review and recommend the proposed study program
•Forward the proposal to the respective Faculty Board
(3) Respective Faculty Board
• Review and recommend the proposed study program
• Submit the proposal to the Centre for Quality Assurance (QAC) of the University
(4) CQA
•Review the proposed study program
•Propose amendments, if required (send back and forth until all the sections of the proposal are complied with the SLQF and other related UGC requirements)
•Submit the proposal to the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) of the University with observations
•Send the compliance reports to the relevant faculties of study
(5) CRC
•Review the curriculum of the proposed study program
•Propose amendments, if required
•Recommend for the approval of the University Senate
(6) University Senate
•Approve the proposal based on the recommendations made by the CRC
•Forward the decision to the University Council for approval
(7) University Council
• Approve the decision made by the Senate regarding the proposed study program
• Communicate the Senate recommendation and Council decision to the Dean of the respective Faculty
(8) Coordinator of the Study Program
• Prepare the final version of the hard copy and soft copy of the proposal with all required annexures and evidence
• Submit the final version of the proposal along with the evaluation payment to the Quality Assurance Council (QAC) of the UGC with all required signatures (Director/CQA , Dean of the respective Faculty and the VC of the University)
(9) QAC
• Please refer to https://www.eugc.ac.lk/qac/downloads.html for the process followed in QAC
* Only the postgraduate study programs conducted by the faculties of study are considered here