Abstract:
Higher education is a golden opportunity to
the Sri Lankan youth as the admission to the
university is highly competitive based
examination at national level and getting
admissions as well as completion of degrees
are very challenges. The contribution of the
university to the preparation of employable
graduates is criticized by different
stakeholders. Hence the objective of study is
to explore the status of the graduates of the
management faculties in the public
Universities in Sri Lanka. Data were collected
via semi structured interviews with senior
faculty staff of the universities, prospective
employers, UGC and Ministry of Higher
education. The finding of the study is, public
Universities in Sri Lanka are unable to
produce employable graduates to match with
the requirements of the industry, particularly
the expected Knowledge, skills, and
attitudes. Therefore changes are urgently
needed to survive in the competitive
environment.
