General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU)

By | January 13, 2021

General Sir John Kotelawala Defense UniversityGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU) is one of the leading academic institutes which is mainly focused on higher education on Sri Lankan military services. General Sir John Kotelawala, former Prime Minister of Ceylon donate this 48 acre land for this academy.  This institute is the only university offering graduate courses in defense studies in the South Asian region. KDU was founded in the late 80s decade, and they are offering so many degrees under different areas of fields such as Law, Management, Social Science, It, Medicine, and Engineering. Sir John Kotelawala Defense University was raised to let the level of Sri Lankan university in the year of 1986. The faculty of Engineering conducts all the engineering programs and this engineering department subdivided into six departments such as.

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Electrical
  • Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering
  • Department of Aeronautical Engineering
  • Department of Marine Engineering & Sciences and Department of Mathematics

Following engineering degree programs conducted under the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU).

Faculty of Engineering

  • Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechatronic Engineering

Above degree programs are mainly designed for officers from tri-services (Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, and Sri Lanka Air force), officer cadets, and also civilian students.

Course Duration

Duration for all these degree programs is 4 years and they conducted the above programs under English medium. There is a civil student who follows these Engineering courses and for the civil student, the course duration will be for 4 years.

Entry Qualification

Have a minimum of three Simple (S) passes at the GCE (A/L) examination in the relevant stream and be qualified for university admission, or possess an equivalent qualification in London A/Ls (Cambridge or Edexcel) or in any other equivalent foreign examination.general sir john kotelawala defense university admissions calls once a year on paper advertisement.

 

For further Details Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU)

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University,

Kandawala Road,

Rathmalana,

Sri Lanka.

+94-11-2635268

kdudefence@kdu.ac.lk