Council
The Council is the chief executive body and the governing authority of the University. The Council of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka comprises the Vice- Chancellor (ex-officio chairman), the Deans: the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Dean of the Faculty of Technology, two elected representatives of the Senate and ten members of distinction in educational, professional, commercial,
industrial, scientific, and administrative sphere.
Members of the Council of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka are as follows.
| Name | Designation |
| Prof. (Mrs.) G.A.S. Ginigaddara | Vice-Chancellor |
| Prof. G.V.T.V. Weerasooriya | Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Dr. Manoj Fernando | Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Prof. P.M.B.Jayathilake | Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Dr. Janaka Pushpakumara | Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Prof. D Thusitha Mendis | Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Dr. T. C. Bamunuarachchi | Dean, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| Prof. H.M.A.M.C. Herath | Senate Nomine |
| Prof. N.K.A. Silva | Senate Nomine |
| Ven. Prof. Thumbulle Seelakhanda Thero | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Prof. C. M. Madduma Bandara | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Dr. Nimal Chandrasiri | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. Mahinda Senevirathna | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. S. P. K. Gunarathna | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. A. G. Karunarathna | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Eng. Janaka Rathnakumara | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. Jayalath Muttettuwegedara | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. Tharaka Amarasena | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Mr. Manula Wicrama | UGC Appointed Council Member |
| Ms. S.C. Herath | Registrar |
| Mr. S. K. Godakumbura | Bursar |
