an cell or ▁and ▁vice - chan cell or ▁are ▁profess ors ▁S . ▁Path man athan ▁and ▁R . ▁V ignes war an ▁respectively . ▁U o J ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Commonwealth ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁J aff na ▁campus ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Bad i - ud - din ▁Mah m ud , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Pro - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁sixth ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁would ▁be ▁established ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁K . ▁K ail as ap ath y , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁T amil ▁and ▁H indu ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁Vid yal ank ara ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁J aff na ▁campus . ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁gaz ette ▁no . ▁ 1 2 1 / 1 5 ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁establish ing ▁the ▁J aff na ▁Camp us . ▁The ▁new ▁campus ▁started ▁function ing ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Par ames w ara ▁College ▁prem ises ▁in ▁Th ir un el v ely ▁some ▁ 4   km ▁north ▁of ▁J aff na ▁city ▁centre . ▁Par ames w ara ▁College ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁by