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Animal Science Degree Programme
(All Batches)
Department of Animal Science Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture
Uva Wellassa University
Tracer Study -2018
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Tracer Study on BASc Graduates- December 2018
This report includes present details of BASc graduates from 2005/2006 batch to 2012/2013
batch by December 2018.
Degree Programme : Animal Science
Batches : 8 Batches (2005/2006 batch to 2012/2013 batch)
Number of Graduates : 313
Date of Data Collection : December 2018
Number responded : 297
Available Information : Employability details
Higher study details
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Employability details of BASc graduates from all batches
1. Employability Rate
A total of 297 BASc graduates (94%) responded to the survey. Out of them, 96% are employed
at December 2018 and only 4% of them are still seeking for a job.
2. Employability by Sector
Employed, 284, 96%
Unemployed, 13, 4%
Foreign Employments/
Studies, 33, 12%
Government Sector, 142, 50%
Private Sector, 88, 31%
Entreprenuer/ Self-employed, 4,
1%
NGO, 2, 1% Semi-government, 15,
5%
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A total of 50% employed graduates are engaged in government sector employments whereas
31% of them are in private sector jobs. In addition, 12% of employed graduates (33) are in
foreign countries doing their jobs and/or higher studies. Majority of them are in New Zealand
followed by Australia, China, Japan and USA. Further, 5% of employed graduates are in semi-
government employments, mainly in state universities.
3. Employability by Relevance to the Degree Programme
Majority of the employed graduates (80%) are engaged in employments directly related to
the scope of their degree programme.
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4. Employability by Position
Position No. of Graduates
Farm Manager/Assistant Farm Manager/Livestock Officer 12
Dairy Instructor 2
Farm Coordinator/Supervisor 2
Livestock Development Instructor 4
Managing Director 1
Manager (Production/R&D/Unit/Marketing/Category/QA/Group Sustainability) 14
Assistant Manager (Production/Product Development/ Project/QA/Health and Hygiene) 9
Senior Executives/Executives (Admin/Production/Operation/QA/Business/Business Development/Compliance/Hatchery/Laboratory/Leaf/Nutrition/Sales/ Supply Chain/Technical)
44
Quality Assurance Officer 5
Entrepreneurs 4
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers 9
SLAS Officers 6
Custom officer 1
Graduate Teacher 86
Environmental Officer 3
Graduate Student 12
Research Officer/Research Assistant/Scientist 8
Development Officer 8
Management Assistant/Staff Assistant 7
Customer Service Assistant 2
Temporary Demonstrator/Lecturer 5
Fisheries Officer/Aquaculture Extension Officer 4
Agriculture Instructor 4
Other 32
Total 284
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Higher study details of BASc graduates from all batches
Postgraduate degrees
None of the BASc graduates completed a PhD by December 2018. However, 10 graduates are
reading for their PhDs in local and foreign universities of which one is expected to be
graduated in August 2019 (Table 1 and 2). As shown in the Figure below, a total of 46
Postgraduate degrees/programmes were completed by BASc graduates by December 2018.
Complete details are given in Table 3 and 4. In addition, 44 BASc graduates are reading for
their Postgraduate degrees/programmes in local universities (37) and foreign universities (7)
at present (Table 5 and 6).
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Table 1. Doctoral Degrees (Reading)-Foreign Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Area University/Institute Year
commenced
1 FERNANDO T.S.R. UWU/AAG/06/0017 Female 2005/06 Animal Reproduction
University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong 2017
2 ALWIS U.S. UWU/ANS/07/0003 Female 2006/07 Health Science
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Science, Ghent University,
Belgium
2017
3 PRABASHINI D.A.B UWU/ANS/07/0027 Female 2006/07
Food Allergen
Management
Ocean University of China,
China 2018
4 WIJESENA H.R. UWU/ANS/07/0038 Female 2006/07
Animal Breeding &
Genetics
University of Nebraska,
USA 2016
5 MANJULA U.D.P. UWU/ANS/08/0022 Male 2007/08 Animal Science
Chungnam National University,
South Korea 2017
6 WICKRAMASURIYA
S.S UWU/ANS/08/0034 Male 2007/08 Animal Science
Chungnam National University,
South Korea 2016
7 MACELLINE
W.H.D.S.P. UWU/ANS/11/0001 Male 2010/11 Poultry Nutrition
University of Sydney,
Australia 2019
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Table 2. Doctoral Degrees (Reading)- Sri Lankan Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Area University/Institute Year
commenced
1 WIJAYASEKARA K.N. UWU/ANS/08/0049 Female 2007/08
Food Science and
Technology
University of Sri
Jayewardenapura 2016
2 MUNASINGHE M.M.E. UWU/ANS/09/0025 Female 2008/09 Molecular Biology University of Kelaniya 2015
3 ATTANAYAKE M.K.D.K.
UWU/ANS/07/0006 Female 2006/07
Food Science and
Technology
University of Sri
Jayewardenapura 2017
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Table 3. Postgraduate Degrees/Programmes (Completed)-Foreign Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
1 AMARASEKARA A.M.R.S.
UWU/AAG/06/0002 Male 2005/06 Graduate Diploma
Resource Management
Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand
2018
2 FERNANDO T.S.R. UWU/AAG/06/0017 Female 2005/06 MSc Aquaculture AIT, Thailand 2017
3 RANASINGHE M.K. UWU/AAG/06/0039 Female 2005/06 MSc Food Science & Technology
CCS HAU, India 2015
4 THILAKARATHNE G.D.M.
UWU/AAG/06/0050 Male 2005/06 MBA Business Administration
University of Wales, UK 2013
5 ALWIS U.S. UWU/ANS/07/0003 Female 2006/07 MSc Human Nutrition Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
2016
6 GUNAWARDANA C.N.P.
UWU/ANS/07/0014 Female 2006/07
Associate Degree in General Studies (High
Honors)
Associate Degree in General Studies (High Honors)
Frederick Community College, Maryland, USA
2017
7 PATHIRANA P.R.A UWU/ANS/07/0025 Female 2006/07 MSc Marine Science Ocean University of China, China
2018
8 RATHNAYAKE
R.M.D.S. UWU/ANS/07/0028 Female 2006/07 MSc
Marine Science and Molecular Biology
Ocean University of China, China
2018
9 WIJESENA H.R. UWU/ANS/07/0038 Female 2006/07 MSc Beef Cattle Genetics
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2015
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
10 MANJULA U.D.P. UWU/ANS/08/0022 Male 2007/08 MSc Animal Science Chungnam National University, South Korea
2017
11 WICKRAMASURIYA S.S
UWU/ANS/08/0034 Male 2007/08 MSc Animal Science Chungnam National University, South Korea
2016
12 DEWAPRIYA S.K.M.K.
UWU/ANS/10/0008 Female 2009/10 PG Diploma Food Science Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
2017
13 WANNIARACHCHI S.P.
UWU/ANS/10/0036 Female 2009/10 Master of
Professional Accounting
Professional Accounting
Holmesglen Institute, Australia
2018
14 MACELLINE W.H.D.S.P.
UWU/ANS/11/0001 Male 2010/11 MSc Animal Science Chungnam National University, South Korea
Convocation will be on
March 2019
15 WEHELLA M.N. UWU/ANS/11/0031 Female 2010/11 Master of
Agri Science Master of Agri Science
University of Tasmania 2017
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Table 4. Postgraduate Degrees/Programmes (Completed)-Sri Lankan Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
1 FERNANDO T.S.R. UWU/AAG/06/0017 Female 2005/06 MSc Animal Science University of Peradeniya 2015
2
KANOJAN K. UWU/AAG/06/0023 Male 2005/06
MSc Food and
Nutrition University of Peradeniya 2013
3 MBA Business
Administration Open Uniersity of Sri Lanka 2015
4 MATHIYALAGAN T. UWU/AAG/06/0027 Male 2005/06 PG Diploma Education Open University of Sri Lanka 2018
5 RIFKY A.L.M. UWU/AAG/06/0043 Male 2005/06 MSc Food Science &
Technology University of Peradeniya 2014
6 WANIGASEKARA
W.M.K.G.S.B. UWU/AAG/06/0053 Male 2005/06 MSc
Aquatic Bio
Resources
Management and
Aquaculture
University of Peradeniya 2016
7 ARUDJOTHY K. UWU/ANS/07/0005 Female 2006/07 MSc Project
Management Asia e-University 2015
8 ATTANAYAKE M.K.D.K.
UWU/ANS/07/0006 Female 2006/07 MSc
Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2017
9 BORALASSA S.H.Y.S UWU/ANS/07/0008 Male 2006/07 MSc Financial
Economics University of Colombo 2015
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
10 DE SILVA G.W.H.P.N. UWU/ANS/07/0010 Female 2006/07 MSc Environment
Management University of Colombo 2015
11 JAYAWICKRAMA
D.R. UWU/ANS/07/0015 Female 2006/07 MSc
Food Science &
Technology University of Peradeniya 2016
12 KARUNARATHNA
.T.B UWU/ANS/07/0016 Male 2006/07 MSc
Dairy and Meat
Product
Technology
University of Peradeniya 2017
13 PRABASHINI D.A.B UWU/ANS/07/0027 Female 2006/07 MSc Food Science &
Technology University of Peradeniya 2016
14 RATHNAYAKE
R.M.D.S. UWU/ANS/07/0028 Female 2006/07 MSc
Food Science &
Technology University of Peradeniya 2016
15 SAMPATH W.W.H.A. UWU/ANS/07/0031 Male 2006/07 MSc Food Science &
Technology University of Peradeniya 2016
16 UPANANDA N.M.P.K. UWU/ANS/07/0033 Male 2006/07 MSc Animal Science University of Peradeniya 2014
17 GUNASENA P.G.S.D. UWU/ANS/08/0010 Male 2007/08 MSc Biotechnology University of Peradeniya 2015
18 ISHANKA H.G.I. UWU/ANS/08/0014 Female 2007/08 MBA Business
Administration University of Kelaniya 2016
19 MUTHUARACHCHI
M.H.D. UWU/ANS/08/0023 Female 2007/08 MSc
Food and
Nutrition University of Kelaniya 2016
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
20 SENAARACHCHI
W.A.R.K. UWU/ANS/08/0026 Male 2007/08 MPhil MPhil University of Ruhuna 2018
21 WEERASINGHE
B.M.P. UWU/ANS/08/0033 Female 2007/08 MSc
Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2016
22 WIJAYASEKARA
K.N. UWU/ANS/08/0049 Female 2007/08 MSc
Food Science and
Technology
University of Sri
Jayewardenapura 2015
23 NANAYAKKARA
K.G.M.D. UWU/ANS/08/0050 Female 2007/08 MBA
Business
Administration University of Colombo 2016
24 GODAGAMA
G.R.M.N. UWU/ANS/09/0011 Female 2008/09 MSc
Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2018
25 RODRIGO M.J.M. UWU/ANS/09/0036 Female 2008/09 MSc Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2018
26 SENARATNE
S.M.D.S.C. UWU/ANS/10/0033 Male 2009/10 MSc
Dairy and Meat
Product
Technology
University of Peradeniya 2018
27 GOWRISOWNTHAR
YA J. UWU/ANS/10/0049 Female 2009/10 MSc
Organizational
Management University of Peradeniya 2018
28 HERATH P.N.K. UWU/ANS/11/0007 Female 2010/11 MSc Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2017
29 ARUPPOLA A.L.Y.H. UWU/ANS/11/0014 Female 2010/11 MSc Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2017
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute Year
completed
30 SEWWANDI H.S. UWU/ANS/11/0027 Female 2010/11 MBA Business
Administration
University of Sri
Jayewardenapura 2018
31 ILLIPPANGAMA
I.P.A.U.N.K. UWU/ANS/12/0016 Female 2011/12 MSc
Food Science and
Technology University of Peradeniya 2018
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Table 5. Postgraduate Degrees/Programmes (Reading)-Foreign Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch Degree Area University/Institute
1 HERATH P.N.K. UWU/ANS/11/0007 Female 2010/11
MSc
(by
Research)
Food Science University of Auckland,
New Zealand
2 DASSANAYAKE
M.W.D. UWU/ANS/11/0024 Male 2010/11 MSc
Food Science and
Technology
Tokyo Marine University,
Japan
3 ARAMPOLA A.M.P.M. UWU/ANS/12/0005 Female 2011/12 MBA Business Administration
Southern Cross University,
Melboune
4 KARTHIKA S. UWU/ANS/12/0021 Female 2011/12 MSc Animal Science University of Turin, Italy
5 KOBBEKADUWA
K.W.T.N.B.A. UWU/ANS/12/0024 Male 2011/12 MSc
Food Science and
Biotechnology Tesside University, UK
6 MADUMADAVI H.G.N. UWU/ANS/12/0025 Female 2011/12
Master of
International
Business
International Business Central Queensland University,
Australia
7 MADUSHANI M.A.A. UWU/ANS/13/0028 Female 2012/13 MSc Food Science
Western Sydney University,
Australia
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Table 6. Postgraduate Degrees/Programmes (Reading)-Sri Lankan Universities
No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch PG Degree Area University/Institute
1 INDIKA Y.G.C. UWU/AAG/06/0020 Male 2005/06 MBA Business Administration University of Sri
Jayewardenapua
2 RANASINGHE M.K. UWU/AAG/06/0039 Female 2005/06 MPhil Animal Science Uva Wellassa University
3 SAMARASINGHE
S.M.A.B. UWU/AAG/06/0044 Male 2005/06 MSc
Dairy and Meat Product
Technology University of Peradeniya
4 SANJEEWA T.G.A.S. UWU/AAG/06/0045 Male 2005/06 MSc Crop Science University of Ruhuna
5 GUNASINGHE K.Y. UWU/ANS/08/0011 Female 2007/08 MSc Biodiversity, Ecotourism &
Environmental Management University of Peradeniya
6 WIJESINGHE
W.M.H.H. UWU/ANS/08/0039 Female 2007/08 MSc Industrial Chemistry University of Peradeniya
7 CHATHURANGA
W.A.G. UWU/ANS/09/0006 Female 2008/09 MSc Crop Production University of Ruhuna
8 GUNASEKARA
A.M.G.U. UWU/ANS/09/0012 Female 2008/09 MSc Applied Microbiology University of Kelaniya
9 PERERA W.S.J. UWU/ANS/09/0031 Male 2008/09 MBA Business Administration University of Kelaniya
10 SURIGE D.N. UWU/ANS/09/0040 Female 2008/09 MSc Food and Nutrition University of Kelaniya
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch PG Degree Area University/Institute
11 KULASINGHE
W.M.A.A. UWU/ANS/10/0017 Female 2009/10 MPhil Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
12 MALCOLM M.B.J.G.R. UWU/ANS/10/0022 Male 2009/10 Masters in
Economics Economics University of Colombo
13 MANTHILAKA
M.M.P.M. UWU/ANS/10/0023 Male 2009/10 PG Diploma Education Open University of Sri Lanka
14 PATHMARAJAH P. UWU/ANS/10/0027 Female 2009/10 PG Diploma Education Open University of Sri Lanka
15 RANAWEERA
K.K.T.N. UWU/ANS/10/0029 Male 2009/10 MPhil Animal Science University of Peradeniya
16 WIJETHILAKA
W.G.R.I. UWU/ANS/10/0040 Male 2009/10 MBA
Commonwealth Executive
Master of Business / Public
Administration
Open University of Sri Lanka
17 CHAMUDITHA K.H.J. UWU/ANS/10/0045 Male 2009/10 MSc Food and Nutrition University of Kelaniya
18 SUMANARATHNA
W.A.S.A. UWU/ANS/11/0015 Male 2010/11 MBA Business Administration
Wayamba University of Sri
Lanka
19 KAJANTHA S. UWU/ANS/11/0030 Female 2010/11 MSc Medical Physics University of Colombo
20 RANDENIYA R.D.I.P. UWU/ANS/11/0042 Female 2010/11 MSc Crop Protection and Plant
Biotechnology University of Kelaniya
21 BANGAMUWAGE R.J. UWU/ANS/12/0007 Female 2011/12 MSc Food and Nutrition University of Peradeniya
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch PG Degree Area University/Institute
22 GUNAWARDHANA
M.A.N.P. UWU/ANS/12/0014 Male 2011/12 Diploma Quality Assurance Sri Lanka Standard Institute
23 GUNAWEERA K.N. UWU/ANS/12/0015 Female 2011/12 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
24 ILLIPPANGAMA
I.P.A.U.N.K. UWU/ANS/12/0016 Female 2011/12 MPhil Animal Science Uva Wellassa University
25 IMRAS A.S.M. UWU/ANS/12/0017 Male 2011/12 HRM Human Resources
Management Open University of Sri Lanka
26 JAYASIRI W.T.P. UWU/ANS/12/0018 Male 2011/12 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
27 RATHNAYAKE
R.M.D.N. UWU/ANS/12/0031 Male 2011/12 Diploma Manufacturing Management NIBM
28 SATHSARANI
W.A.P.C. UWU/ANS/12/0034 Female 2011/12 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
29 SOBITHA S. UWU/ANS/12/0038 Female 2011/12 MBA Business Administration University of Jaffna
30 SUDASINGHE K.P. UWU/ANS/12/0039 Male 2011/12 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
31 BALASURIYA S.K. UWU/ANS/13/0003 Female 2012/13 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Colombo
32 BANNEHEKA
B.M.S.H. UWU/ANS/13/0004 Female 2012/13 MSc Analytical Chemistry University of Peradeniya
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No. Name Registration No. Gender Batch PG Degree Area University/Institute
33 DHARMARATHNA
N.D.K. UWU/ANS/13/0007 Female 2012/13 MSc Food and Nutrition University of Peradeniya
34 DISSANAYAKE K.S.M. UWU/ANS/13/0009 Female 2012/13 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
35 MEEGAHAWATHTHA
W.K. UWU/ANS/13/0031 Female 2012/13 MPhil Food Science and Technology Uva Wellassa University
36 PATHIRANA H.H.R. UWU/ANS/13/0033 Female 2012/13
Master of Agri
Enterprise
Tech. Mgt.
Agri Enterprise Technology
Management
Wayamba University of Sri
Lanka
37 UDUWERELLA
H.M.I.A. UWU/ANS/13/0048 Female 2012/13 MSc Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya