Maradana College of Technology is the oldest

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. Formally known as the Ceylon Technical College which was an institution of higher education for Technical and Scientific fields in

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and a

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. It was established as the ''Government Technical College'' in 1893 at

Maradana Maradana is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Maradana is the site of Maradana Railway Station, one of the primary railway hubs in the country, serving intercity rail and commuter rail. Maradana also has many railway yards and running sheds. A te ...

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. In 1906 with renamed as ''Ceylon Technical College'', it was the center for study of science such as chemistry, physics, biology and all technical training and development special in the areas of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The Maradana Technical College Building has become a landmark of Colombo. When the

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was established in 1921, the science section of the Ceylon Technical College was transferred to form the Department of Science, at the new

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which was affiliated to the

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. The Technical College began preparing students for the external degrees in Engineering of the University of London since 1933 as well as for associate membership examinations of the professional institutions of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. In 1942 the Ceylon Technical College was separated from the Education Department and was made the ''Ceylon Technical College Department''. Several years later began courses in accountancy and commerce. Soon after in 1950 the engineering courses were transferred to the newly established

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of the

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. In 1966 the engineering technicians courses were transferred to the

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. In 1964 it was absorbed into the ''Department of Technical Education and Training'' over the next decades the several technical colleges were established around the country and the existing junior technical colleges where upgraded. Coming under the Department of Technical Education and Training, the principal technical college remained at Maradana, retain the name ''Maradana College of Technology'' along with 32 colleges of technology, and technical colleges today come under the purview of the ''Ministry of Tertiary Education & Training'' however it is currently under the ''Ministry of Youth Affears''. File:Maradana technical college front view.jpg, Maradana technical college front view File:Maradana technical college.jpg, Maradana technical college File:Maradana College of Technology.jpg, Maradana College of Technology File:Maradana technical college-Main entrance.jpg, Maradana technical college-Main entrance File:Maradana technical college-canteen.jpg, Maradana technical college-canteen File:Maradana technical college-front view.jpg, Maradana technical college-front view

Notable alumni

* D. J. Wimalasurendra - engineer, member

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(1931–35) * A. N. S. Kulasinghe - engineer, founding chairman State Engineering Corporation, commissioner Colombo Port Commission *

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- chief highway engineer, British Department for Transport * K. Aiyadurai - chairman,

Jaffna Urban Council Jaffna Municipal Council ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாநகர சபை, translit=Yāḻppāṇam Mānakara Capai; JMC) is the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. JMC is responsible for providing a vari ...

(1942–43)

External links

Sri Lanka Technical College, MaradanaDepartment of Technical Education & Trainingwww.facebook.com/SLCOT
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