The University Grants Commission (UGC) says it is not yet certain when all universities will be fully operational.
Its chairman, Prof. Sampath Amaratunga, said that if the university system was fully established, there would be a risk of an increase in the spread of Covid 19 as the majority of students stay in hostels and receive the education.
Therefore, he said, universities would continue to operate at the current 50 percent capacity.