▁J aff na ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁offers ▁under grad uate ▁courses ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Communic ation ▁Technology ▁( B . I . C . T .) ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁( B . Sc .) ▁degrees . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁is ▁currently ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁depart ments : ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Bio - S cience ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Science ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ' s ▁current ▁de an ▁and ▁assistant ▁registr ar ▁are ▁S . ▁Ku han es an ▁and ▁I y ath ur ai ▁Th ay ap aran ▁respectively . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁had ▁ 3 7 2 ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁academic ▁staff ▁( 2 6 ▁permanent , ▁ 1 8 ▁temporary ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁ ▁The ▁J aff na ▁Camp us ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁started ▁function ing ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁with ▁two ▁fac ult ies : ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Science . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ities ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Par ames hw ara ▁College ▁in ▁Th ir un el vel i . ▁K . ▁Ind rap ala , ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁in ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁Per aden i ya ▁Camp us ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ities