Skip to content
induwara.lk
Premium
induwara.lkSri Lanka · Education

Sri Lanka University Cut-Off Marks Finder

Read the official UGC 2025/2026 cut-off marks straight off the table below, 29 state-university programmes across all 25 districts, no input needed. Then enter your G.C.E. Advanced Level Z-score, stream and district to see which of them you cleared, with Merit, District and EDD quota cut-offs side by side.

By Induwara AshinsanaUpdated Aug 3, 2026

Updated with the official 2025/2026 cut-off marks, released 1 August 2026.

Every figure below is transcribed from the UGC's own release for this cycle, cross-checked 2026-08-03. Sri Lanka's Z-score cut-offs are not directly comparable year to year, so treat them as this cycle's numbers, not a prediction for the next one.

UGC, official 2025/2026 cut-off marks (PDF, source) →

A/L Z-Score Cut-Off Table 2026 by Course and District

The UGC's own figures, in a table you can search on a phone

Every number below is transcribed from COP_2025_2026-ENGLISH_Final.pdf , the UGC's minimum Z-scores for university admission in the 2025/2026 academic year, based on the 2025 A/L results after re-scrutiny, and cross-checked 2026-08-03. This page tracks the 29 most-searched programmes; the full release lists around 180, so open the PDF if yours is not here.

UGC, official 2025/2026 cut-off marks (PDF) →

Showing 29 of 29 programmes across all 25 districts. Pick one district to read the table on a narrow screen.

Minimum Z-scores for selection to 29 Sri Lankan state-university courses, by district, for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Course · UniversityColomboGampahaKalutaraKandyMataleNuwara EliyaGalleMataraHambantotaJaffnaKilinochchiMannarVavuniyaMullaitivuBatticaloaAmparaTrincomaleeKurunegalaPuttalamAnuradhapuraPolonnaruwaBadullaMonaragalaRatnapuraKegalle
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Colombo2.27212.26242.27652.47532.30472.33332.27602.30672.27012.26642.3845NQC2.46172.29322.26242.27572.43912.2625NQC2.31992.40302.40052.40562.27572.2754
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Peradeniya2.07622.07932.11202.07762.08102.16452.13952.07932.07822.08102.22882.12162.11612.09782.11552.07732.09592.08432.09462.09822.09912.09442.11422.07912.0826
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Sri Jayewardenepura2.06052.06022.06262.0604NQCNQC2.07342.06732.09722.0609NQCNQCNQCNQC2.06042.06132.06732.0602NQC2.0649NQC2.06352.06152.07672.0651
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Kelaniya2.00382.00302.00252.00342.0191NQC2.04392.00552.0101NQCNQCNQC2.0053NQC2.00642.0017NQC2.00212.00292.00402.04172.00302.05352.00172.0238
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Ruhuna1.95201.96231.95091.95391.96171.98931.95301.95221.9511NQC1.9600NQCNQCNQC1.95371.96301.96061.95461.96641.9722NQC1.95091.95821.95091.9550
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)University of Jaffna1.88961.73611.85621.82191.78871.7332NQC1.8638NQC1.88971.80441.77221.70341.73491.80351.82031.75301.81821.72021.69241.76441.77901.73541.84421.7540
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)Rajarata University1.88311.88221.87861.87591.89881.89371.88211.88111.8988NQCNQCNQCNQCNQC1.87571.89421.88191.87451.88101.88601.88171.87421.87881.87441.8753
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)Eastern University1.9143NQCNQCNQCNQC1.5425NQCNQC1.9151NQCNQC1.45841.60401.69201.79201.79091.7339NQC1.78921.68911.5569NQC1.6382NQC1.7524
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)Sabaragamuwa University1.88411.78831.84291.80811.83941.79091.87941.87111.8992NQCNQCNQCNQCNQCNQC1.79261.86591.85961.7961NQC1.79111.78831.83321.82211.8263
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)University of Peradeniya1.85841.71491.82921.79301.7666NQC1.84751.86011.85521.86041.7839NQCNQCNQC1.78681.78621.71631.79781.7174NQCNQC1.7617NQC1.80951.7320
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)University of Peradeniya1.80621.69551.80761.77311.74811.49801.81721.80981.80451.78491.78321.41301.55191.63021.77281.77561.68031.78361.64231.64851.52241.74741.59151.80321.7130
BSc EngineeringUniversity of Moratuwa2.03632.03792.03252.04142.03642.05342.04032.03152.02912.04322.1689NQC2.0624NQC2.07692.03232.06822.05732.03712.03812.12032.02912.03812.03332.0461
BSc EngineeringUniversity of Peradeniya1.86741.87231.86981.87381.87791.88201.87401.87161.87471.8689NQCNQCNQCNQC1.87451.87231.92761.87211.89011.86751.99921.89661.90321.87231.8713
BSc EngineeringUniversity of Ruhuna1.78951.60551.60661.66241.68931.60581.75141.81691.69521.70171.64221.78261.66891.61871.60651.60731.62031.69261.62031.61311.60701.60951.60951.60901.6228
BSc EngineeringUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura1.80791.80801.82041.8106NQC1.86501.80751.81061.80871.80731.8617NQC1.8422NQC1.8481NQC1.81211.8080NQC1.8097NQC1.82591.86421.82691.8073
BSc EngineeringUniversity of JaffnaNQC1.45561.6049NQC1.37431.4216NQCNQCNQCNQC1.50651.42061.38731.43981.50481.46561.4350NQC1.37641.37791.37741.48371.42111.4391NQC
BSc Quantity SurveyingUniversity of Moratuwa1.54661.46511.54001.50331.41981.16461.56751.56531.51891.46501.41241.00611.23521.02411.41981.41731.34421.54391.36681.35951.20511.43101.41641.48991.5146
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)University of Moratuwa0.96800.08430.24180.81000.99220.10580.85990.90880.47840.9789NQCNQC0.4557NQC1.14510.3918-0.26380.8873-0.45820.73620.92180.84861.92910.80050.8492
BSc Computer ScienceUCSC (University of Colombo)1.65651.65881.66681.66841.71981.80291.65771.65851.65921.6568NQCNQCNQCNQCNQCNQCNQC1.66521.7082NQC1.78412.0124NQC1.67491.6935
BSc Information TechnologyUniversity of Moratuwa1.62931.44011.57211.53661.44731.25921.67631.70241.66491.69911.52511.30831.50581.62681.56981.53451.59321.60671.39391.44641.21231.42701.44531.52141.5327
BICT Information & Communication TechnologyUva Wellassa University1.41521.35101.34321.37531.43331.35911.36381.34191.37521.4342NQCNQCNQC1.50761.41601.50871.34971.36371.51391.34271.37181.3460NQC1.34351.3426
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)University of Colombo2.01562.01322.01292.01822.01592.02332.01292.02512.01392.03702.0430NQC2.12152.05412.02382.03232.02482.01462.02002.01812.02802.01972.02742.01472.0204
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)University of Sri Jayewardenepura1.62801.63161.63371.63101.6718NQC1.63361.65631.6368NQCNQC1.75071.6602NQC1.6530NQCNQC1.6294NQC1.6370NQC1.69341.63241.62941.6370
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)University of Colombo1.76861.77181.77071.76981.78321.76901.76901.77361.78821.76871.9736NQC1.7917NQC1.77121.78721.79971.77031.77911.77071.77231.77211.77591.77201.7808
BA General (Arts)University of Peradeniya1.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.52011.5201
BA General (Arts)University of Kelaniya1.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.42291.4229
BSc Bio-systems TechnologyUva Wellassa University1.20441.10721.21221.1072NQC1.16511.17971.13111.15571.1142NQC1.16561.16611.37381.22871.20421.10691.12171.28701.11661.18971.11211.73841.11701.1228
BTech Engineering TechnologyUva Wellassa University1.28721.27631.28441.30671.30601.28001.49021.40961.27401.2883NQCNQCNQC1.44141.28691.2785NQC1.50271.38201.51581.30201.29301.31311.40321.7142
BPA (Hons) MusicUniversity of Visual & Performing Arts0.41250.26350.56250.62960.87290.15670.82160.72740.5131NQCNQCNQCNQCNQCNQC-0.22550.64630.70310.26250.76070.74730.66600.46290.69110.7858
EDDGreen district names are the 16 Educationally Disadvantaged Districts.NQC, the UGC reported no qualified candidates from that district for that course this cycle.Figures are the published minimum Z-score for a candidate from that district, to four decimals.

Check your own Z-score

Find your eligible university courses
UGC handbook · indicative

Enter the Z-score from your A/L result sheet (range -3 to 3, four decimals).

Sets which programme catalogue you can apply to.

Your district uses the 40% Merit and 55% District quotas only.

Engineering, IT, Law and Architecture programmes typically need a sat CGT mark.

0.00, 0.50
Quick Z presets
Courses cleared
6
Out of 10 considered for your stream
Near miss
1
Within the gap slider you set
By Merit / District
2 / 4
Easiest qualifying quota per course
Via EDD quota
0
Reserved 5% for disadvantaged districts
Course · UniversityMerit ZDistrict ZEDD ZGapVia
BSc Information Technology
University of Moratuwa
1.701.68—+0.0471District
BSc Computer Science
UCSC (University of Colombo)
2.011.66—+0.0657District
BSc Engineering
University of Jaffna
1.60——+0.1185Merit
BSc Quantity Surveying
University of Moratuwa
1.571.57—+0.1559Merit
BICT Information & Communication Technology
Uva Wellassa University
1.511.36—+0.3596District
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
University of Moratuwa
1.930.86—+0.8635District

By university

  • University of Moratuwa×3+0.0471
  • UCSC (University of Colombo)×1+0.0657
  • University of Jaffna×1+0.1185
  • Uva Wellassa University×1+0.3596

Z-score 1.7234 clears 6 of 10 courses considered for the physical science stream, with 1 near miss.

Share this result
Share on WhatsApp

Indicative only. Cut-offs are previous-cycle values from the UGC Admissions Handbook, rounded to 0.01. The current-year cut-off depends on the year's candidate distribution. This tool is guidance, not a prediction. The catalogue covers the 29 most-searched programmes; for the long tail, consult the full UGC handbook PDF linked below the calculator.

Was this useful?

Key figures (as of 2026-08-03)

  • For the 2025/2026 admission cycle, a candidate applying from the Colombo district needed a Z-score of 2.2721 to be selected for the MBBS degree at the University of Colombo, per the University Grants Commission's published cut-off release.
  • BSc Engineering at the University of Moratuwa closed at Z 2.0363 for Colombo-district candidates in the same release, and at Z 2.0291 in Hambantota and Badulla, the lowest districts recorded for that course.
  • The UGC publishes one Z-score per district per course, the minimum a candidate from that district needed, whichever quota selected them, so there is no separate all-island merit figure for most courses.
  • University seats are divided 40% on All-Island Merit, 55% by District Quota and 5% for Educationally Disadvantaged Districts, under the UGC admission circular.
  • 16 of Sri Lanka's 25 districts are listed as Educationally Disadvantaged for this cycle: Ampara, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Monaragala, Mullaitivu, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Vavuniya.
  • This page carries the per-district cut-offs for 29 of the highest-demand state-university programmes in that release; the full handbook lists more.

Source: University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, published cut-off release. Last checked against that source on 2026-08-03.

How it works

State-university admission in Sri Lanka is decided by the University Grants Commission using three quota pools, all keyed on the candidate Z-score that the Department of Examinations publishes after each A/L cycle. The table above lays those figures out the way the UGC does, one minimum Z-score per course per district, nothing derived. This tool then reproduces the quota logic from the UGC Admissions Handbook and applies it to whichever Z-score, stream, and district you enter.

  1. Filter by stream. Each programme lists the A/L subject stream(s) it admits from, Physical Science feeds Engineering and Computer Science, Biological Science feeds Medicine, Veterinary and Pharmacy, and so on. Programmes outside your stream are dropped.
  2. Filter by Common General Test. Engineering, IT, Law and Architecture programmes require a sat CGT mark. If you toggle CGT off, the tool drops those programmes from the catalogue.
  3. Compare against three cut-offs. For every surviving programme, your Z is checked against the All-Island Merit cut-off (top 40% of seats), the District-Quota cut-off for your specific district (55% of seats), and, if your district is on the UGC's Educationally Disadvantaged Districts (EDD) list, the EDD cut-off (5% reserved seats).
  4. Pick the easiest qualifying quota. If you clear more than one cut-off, the tool reports the quota with the lowest cut-off Z, that gives you the most comfortable margin and is the quota you are most likely to be admitted under.
  5. Rank by gap. Cleared programmes are sorted by gap = your Z − applied cut-off, tightest first. Near-misses (programmes you missed by a small Z delta you control via the slider) are listed separately so you can see what would open up with a higher Z.

The check is deterministic, a single O(n) pass over the catalogue, with no probabilities and no estimation. Where the data necessarily involves judgement is the cut-off matrix itself: Sri Lankan cut-offs are published per A/L cycle and depend entirely on that cycle's candidate distribution. We therefore store the most recently published values as indicative and link the source handbook so you can verify any specific number before making an application.

Worked examples

Physical Science · Galle (not an EDD district) · Z = 1.7500 · CGT sat

  1. Stream filter: keep the 10 Physical Science programmes this page tracks.
  2. CGT filter: keep all 10 (CGT sat).
  3. Galle is not on the EDD list, so only the merit and district paths are open.
  4. BSc Information Technology (Moratuwa): Galle district cut-off 1.6763 → cleared, gap +0.0737.
  5. BSc Engineering (Ruhuna): the closest miss, short by 0.0014.
  6. Near-miss slider at its ±0.50 Z maximum; the tool opens at ±0.05.
  7. Headline: 6 cleared (2 on merit, 4 on the district quota), 4 near-misses.

Biological Science · Anuradhapura (EDD district) · Z = 1.8500 · CGT not sat

  1. Stream filter: keep the 12 Biological Science programmes this page tracks.
  2. EDD eligibility on: Anuradhapura is one of the 16 districts on the UGC EDD list.
  3. MBBS (Sabaragamuwa): EDD cut-off 1.7883 → cleared via EDD, gap +0.0617.
  4. BDS (Peradeniya): EDD cut-off 1.7163 → cleared via EDD, gap +0.1337.
  5. MBBS (Rajarata): the closest miss, short by 0.0242.
  6. Near-miss slider at its ±0.50 Z maximum; the tool opens at ±0.05.
  7. Headline: 6 cleared (2 on the district quota, 4 via EDD), 6 near-misses.

Arts · Colombo · Z = 1.2500 · CGT not sat

  1. Stream filter: keep the 3 Arts-eligible programmes (BA General × 2 + LLB).
  2. CGT filter: drop LLB (Law requires the Common General Test), 2 left.
  3. Both BA General programmes are 100% All-Island-Merit courses: one national cut-off, no district or EDD path.
  4. BA General (Kelaniya): cut-off 1.4229 → short by 0.1729. BA General (Peradeniya): 1.5201 → short by 0.2701.
  5. Near-miss slider at its ±0.50 Z maximum; the tool opens at ±0.05.
  6. Headline: 0 cleared, 2 near-misses. Sitting the CGT puts LLB back in the list.

Frequently asked questions

Sources & references

The cut-offs and EDD-district list on this page were last cross-checked against the UGC handbook on 2026-08-03. Current EDD designation (16 districts) is verified against the latest UGC admission circular. Values are reviewed each time the UGC publishes a new handbook.

Related tools

Education

Sri Lanka A/L Z-Score Calculator

Compute your Sri Lankan G.C.E. Advanced Level Z-score from three subject raw marks using the official UGC formula, with per-subject breakdown and an indicative percentile band.

Open tool

Education

University Course Eligibility

Enter your three A/L subjects, grades and Common General Paper mark and see every UGC state-university course code you are allowed to apply for, plus the courses you miss by a single grade, each with the handbook's own requirement sentence quoted.

Open tool

Utility

Sri Lanka NIC Decoder

Decode any Sri Lankan NIC (old 9-digit + V/X or new 12-digit) to its date of birth, age, gender, voter status, and serial. Validates structure instantly, runs entirely in your browser.

Open tool

Comments & feedback

Spotted a bug or want an improvement? Tell us, our team reviews every comment, and good ideas get built. Comments are public and anonymous.

Spotted a cut-off that does not match the latest UGC handbook, or want a programme added to the catalogue?

Email [email protected] , most data updates ship within 24 hours.