Different activities of affiliated colleges are accomplished by three regulations/ statutes

A college is offered affiliation according to the "National University Regulation of Affiliation". Affiliation is offered, renewed and cancelled by the recommendation of the Affiliation Committee. A college applying for affiliation must have its own land, required number of teachers and students and infra-structural facilities and also have to meet up the conditions relating Affiliation Regulation. National University sends an inspection team to examine the possibility of affiliation in consideration to the application sent by the applying college. The inspection team submits a report to the inspector of colleges. The inspector of colleges then forwards it to the Affiliation Committee for appropriate decision. Affiliation is finally offered after the recommendation of the Affiliation Committee is approved by the Academic Council and Syndicate.

As routine work inspections are made to look in to the administrative and management of the colleges to improve academic, administrative and overall management of colleges. Besides, if any complain comes from any college or institution investigations are made by the inspection department and appropriate measures are taken up according to the recommendations put forward by the team.

Principal, Vice-Principal, Teacher, Librarian, Demonstrator, Physical Instructor are appointed by the Governing Body of college through the inspection department of National University under the Regulation of National University Teachers" Service -Condition of Non Government Affiliated College". Besides, promotion, grant of higher scale, duties and responsibilities of teachers, resignation, retirement, re-appointment, dismissal, disciplinary action, leave and so on are decided by the said Regulation.