The Department of Physics which came into existence with the commencement of the Faculty in October 1967 is one of the eight academic departments that belong to the Faculty of Science of the University of Kelaniya. Since then, the Department has developed the academic programmes, with revisions of the syllabi at regular intervals and improvements of the laboratory facilities. In 2019, the Department has been renamed as the Department of Physics and Electronics. At present, there are fourteen academic staff members including seven professors and about twenty temporary supporting academic staff members working in the Department. In addition, there are twelve non-academic supporting staff members. The Department consists of six undergraduate laboratories and one research laboratory. The Department of Physics and Electronics also possesses facilities for research based MPhil and PhD degree programmes.