| NAME | DEGREE | DATE OF CONVOCATION |
| Dr. Gamini Corea | DLitt | 1979-08-27 |
| Dr. RM Salas | LLD | 1979-08-27 |
| Prof. DA Ranasinghe | DSc | 1979-08-27 |
| Prof. AW Mailvaganam | DSc | 1980-12-22 |
| Mr. K Rajendra | MA | 1980-12-22 |
| Mr. JC Fernando | MSc | 1980-12-22 |
| Mr. PAS Perara | MSc | 1980-12-22 |
| Mr. S Nagamuttu | MSc | 1980-12-22 |
| Dr. PR Anthonis | DSc | 1981-12-19 |
| Dr. MAV Devananthan | DSc | 1981-12-19 |
| Prof. MUS Sultanbawa | DSc | 1981-12-19 |
| Prof. JE Jayasuriya | DLitt | 1982-12-18 |
| Mr. JA Samarawickrema | MA | 1982-12-18 |
| Prof. CG Weeramantry | LLD | 1983-12-16 |
| Prof. Milory Paul | DSc | 1983-12-16 |
| Prof. CC de Silva | DSc | 1983-12-16 |
| Prof. MB Ariyapala | DLitt | 1984-12-15 |
| Prof. T. Nadaraja | DLitt | 1984-12-15 |
| Dr. RD Stern | DSc | 1984-12-15 |
| Dr. Arpad Bogsch | LLD | 1984-12-18 |
| Mr. Lester James Peries | DLitt | 1985-07-27 |
| Prof. Richard Berendzen | DSc | 1985-07-27 |
| Mr. Walvin A De Silva | DLitt | 1985-07-27 |
| Mr. HW Jayawardena | LLD | 1985-07-27 |
| Prof. THB Symons | DLitt | 1985-12-14 |
| Prof. SR Kottegoda | DSc | 1985-12-14 |
| Prof. BA Abeywickrema | DSc | 1985-12-14 |
| Mr. V Tarzie Vittachi | DLitt | 1986-07-11 |
| Dr. Hayden Williams | LLD | 1986-07-11 |
| Prof. V Sivalingam | DSc | 1986-12-19 |
| Prof. PPGL Siriwardene | DSc | 1990-12-13 |
| Prof. NG Baptist | DSc | 1990-12-13 |
| Dr. CHB Reynolds | DLitt | 1990-12-13 |
| Prof. Stanley Wijesundera | DSc | 1990-12-15 |
| Prof. Pearlyn Pereira | DSc | 1990-12-15 |
| Prof. TBH Abeyasinghe | DLitt | 1990-12-15 |
| Prof. S Shanmugaratnam | DSc | 1993-07-07 |
| Prof. SU Kodikara | DLitt | 1994-06-23 |
| Prof. ML Marasinghe | LLD | 1994-06-23 |
| Prof. CG Uragoda | DSc. | 1994-06-23 |
| Prof. MLT Kannangara | DSc | 1994-06-23 |
| Prof. OW Jayaratne | DSc | 1994-06-23 |
| Mr. GGDSP Gunatilleke | DLitt | 1994-06-23 |
| Prof. ADV deS Indraratna | DLitt | 1996-10-02 |
| Prof. N Kodagoda | DSc | 1996-10-02 |
| Prof. R.S.Ramakrishna | DSc | 1997-07-10 |
| Ven. Dr Jiun Aoki | DLitt | 1997-07-10 |
| Prof. LS Perara | DLitt | 1998-08-05 |
| Prof. AA Hoover | DSc | 1998-08-05 |
| Hon. Justice Dr Ranjith Amarasinghe | LLD | 1998-08-05 |
| Dr. Neelakandan Tiruchelvam | LLD | 2000-11-29 |
| Prof. Senaka W Bibile | DSc | 2000-11-29 |
| Dr. Kamani N Mendis | DSc | 2000-11-29 |
| Prof. Laksiri Jayasuriya | DLitt | 2000-11-29 |
| Prof. Swarna Jayaweera | DLitt | 2000-11-29 |
| Hon. Justice Mark Fernando | LLD | 2001-10-04 |
| Prof. P. W. Epasinghe | DSc | 2002-12-03 |
| Prof. J. B. Dissanayake | DLitt | 2003-03-04 |
| Prof. A. S. Rupasinghe | DLitt | 2004-03-30 |
| Dr. A.S. Seneviratne | DSc | 2004-03-30 |
| Prof. G. D. Wijayawardhana | DLitt | 2004-05-28 |
| Prof. Yogambikai Rasanayagam | DLitt | 2005-01-05 |
| Prof. Savitri Goonesekere | LLD | 2005-01-05 |
| Deshabandu Prof. A. H. Sheriffdeen | DSc | 2005-01-05 |
| Viswa Prasadini Prof. Emeritus Colvin Goonaratne | Dsc | 2005-01-05 |
| Vidyajothi Prof. V.K. Samaranayake | DSc | 2005-01-06 |
| Dr. Lal Senaka Perera | DLitt | 2006-03-07 |
| Deshamanya M.D.D. Pieris | DLitt | 2006-03-07 |
| Deshabandu Tissa Abeysekara | DLitt | 2007-06-29 |
| Prof. Lennart Hasselgren | DSc | 2007-06-29 |
| Mr. Christopher Pinto | LLD | 2007-06-30 |
| Prof. W.D. Lakshman | DLitt | 2008-04-29 |
| Prof. Kusuma Karunaratne | DLitt | 2008-07-07 |
| Deshamanya R.K.W. Goonesekere | LLD | 2008-07-07 |
| Vidyajothi Prof. Eric.H. Karunanayake | DSc | 2008-07-07 |
| HE Mahinda Rajapaksa | LLD | 2009-09-06 |
| HE Gotabaya Rajapaksa | DSc | 2009-09-06 |
| Hon. Michael Kirby, AC,CMG | LLD. | 2010-07-21 |
| Prof. Calyampudi R.Rao | DSc. | 2011-07-28 |