The First Degree programme starts with one year General Arts Qualifying Programme.

General Arts Qualifying Exam

Consists of six papers of 3 hour duration based on three subjects. Pali Language and Literature is compulsory with one of the following subjects. Either Buddhist Philosophy or Buddhist Culture.

Selection of Subjects

The candidates who register for the General Arts Qualifying Examination should invariably select Pali Language as the first subject.

As the second subject should invariably select one or the other of the two subjects – Buddhist Philosophy or Buddhist Culture.

They should select one subject from among Archaeology, Religious Studies and Comparative Philosophy, Sanskrit, Sinhala and English, as the third subject.

In addition, they should compulsorily study English, and the course of study on Buddhist Counseling.

At present, the subjects of Pali, Buddhist Philosophy, Religious Study and Comparative Philosophy, Sanskrit and English only are imparted in the English medium.

The prescribed subjects for the General Arts qualifying Programme.

• Pali Language and Literature (Compulsory)
• Either Buddhist Philosophy or Buddhist Culture (Compulsory)
• Sanskrit language and Literature (Optional)
• Sinhala Language and Literature (Optional)
• English (Compulsory)
• Archaeology (Optional)
• Buddhist Studies and Comparative Philosophy (Optional)

• එම එක් එක් විෂයයන් සඳහා එක් එක් වසර වල දී පැවැත්වෙන ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නාමයන් හා උපාධි කොටස්

  General Arts Qualifying Examination (Internal)

  • P.F.I. 101 - Pali Canonical Literature
  • P.F.I. 102 - Pall Language and Grammar
  • B.P.F. 101 - Emergence of Buddhism : Historical Background.
  • B.P.F. 102 - Early Buddhism: Fundamental Studies
  • B.C.F.-10t - Buddhist Culture Historical Background
  • B.C.F. t02 - Buddhist Culture: Fundamentals
  • R.S.F.101 - Introduction to Religious Studies
  • R S. F 102 - History of Asian Religious Traditions
  • S.F.101 - Prescribed Texts: Classical Sanskrit / New-Old Syllabus
  • S.F.102 - Sanskrit Grammar / New-Old Syllabus
  • ENGL 101- Introduction to Criticism
  • Compulsory English Paper
  • ENGL 102 - Written Composition