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Selections to University based on Z-score – District and Merit quotas

December 28, 2017 By Hiran 98 Comments

    After checking your GCE A/L results now your next questions are

    • My results are sufficient to select to University course?
    • Which university course will I be selected based on these results?
    • Can I go to Medicine/ Engineering/ Management/ Law faculty?



    When you check your A/L results you will also get Z-score value, Island Rank (IR) for your stream and District Rank (DR). Your University selection will be based on your results, Z score, Island Rank and District Rank for particular stream (Bio Science/ Medicine, Physical Science/ Engineering, Management, Arts or Technology).

    UGC Policy on University Admissions

    Sri Lankan University admission is based on Z-score values and students are selected based on merit and district quota.

    For students seeking admission to Arts courses all Island Merit is the main criterion used for selection. The district basis is not used for selection of students in this category.

    Selection to all other streams, namely Commerce, Biological Science, Physical Science, and the newly introduced Engineering Technology Stream, and Bio-systems Technology Stream is based on the following criteria.

    1. Merit 40% 

    Up to 40% of the available places of a particular course of study is selected on the order of Z-scores ranked on All Island Merit .

    1. District Quota 55%

    Of the remaining 60%, up to 55% is selected on the district quota system. The district quota system is that, for a given district, in addition to the number selected under the all island merit (up to 40%), additional seats are made available up to the remaining 55%. Accordingly, upto 55% of the available places in each course of study will be allocated to the 25 administrative districts in proportion to the total population of each district; that is on the ratio of the population of the district concerned to the total population of the country.

    1. Educationally disadvantaged district quota 5%

    In addition, there are 16 districts, recognized and classified as educationally disadvantaged districts. The remaining 5% of the total available seats are given to the students of these districts.

    The 16 districts categorized as 'educationally disadvantaged' are,

    1.Nuwara Eliya. 2. Hambantota, 3. Jaffna 4. Kilinochchi 5. Mullathivu, 6. Mullaitivu 7. Vavuniya 8. Trincomalee 9. Batticaloa 10. Ampara, 11. Puttalam, 12. Anuradhapura, 13. Polonnaruwa, 14. Badulla 15. Monaragala, 16. Ratnapura

    How many admitted to each university course from each district

    Number admitted for each course of study from each district based on Merit and district quota (specified here as other).



    UGC university selection merit and district quota for each district and course - Part 1 of 2 

    UGC-university-selection-merit-and-district-quota-each-district-course-1

    For example if you are in Colombo district, 214 students are selected for Medicine and 77 are selected on Merit and 77 are selected on district basis (other).

    UGC university selection merit and district quota for each district and course - Part  2 of 2 

    UGC-university-selection-merit-and-district-quota-each-district-course-2

    Minimum Z score values for admission to various courses from each district

    Minimum marks required for admission to various courses in respect of each administrative district.

    Check Minimum Z-scores for selection to courses of study of Universities in 2016/ 2017 Academic Year in respect of each district and detailed information of course selection based on the GCE (A/L) Examination in 2016 here,

    https://studentlanka.com/2017/06/06/z-scores-for-university-admissions-201617-based-on-2016-al-results/

    Download A/L Z Score table from UGC University admission book

    https://studentlanka.com/2018/01/01/download-a-l-z-score-table-from-ugc-university-admission-book/

    Check More details…..

    Download UGC book to check the detailed criteria and University courses

    http://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/admissions/Handbook_2016_17/HANDBOOK%20%202016-2017%20ENGLISH.pdf

    Download UGC statistics book

    On University admission statistics – Chapter 2

    http://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/statistics/stat_2016/Chapter%202.pdf


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    Filed Under: A/L, Universities Tagged With: selection, universty, Z-Score

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    Comments

    1. Venusha kithmini says

      January 16, 2022 at 12:18 pm

      How many medical students are admitted to the University of Colombo?

      Reply
    2. sandepani says

      May 6, 2021 at 2:02 am

      Sir, im from Kaluthara.
      I have 2A and 1B (2A-econ,logic 1B-ict ) in 2020 AL.
      My zscore is 1.8827
      My DR is 72 and my IR is 1074.
      So can I know whether I have the chance to enter Colombo university to law faculty ?

      Reply
    3. Silu H says

      February 5, 2020 at 1:45 pm

      Sir once the recorrecion results are released will it make a drop in the ranks of those who haven’t submitted for recorrction..do our current ranks change

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        February 5, 2020 at 9:09 pm

        No. students are selected on Z scores. That persons Z score may change and yours remain constant.
        Ranks are just an indicator to satisfy students and their teachers.

        Reply
        • Silu H says

          February 6, 2020 at 2:02 pm

          Thankyou sir….
          So when the campus handbook is released saying that the intake for each stream is this much..can we get an idea like we might get in or not based on our district ranks… or should we wait for the cutoffs because regardless of the ranks some recorrection studnts might have higher z scores than what they had…I’m very sorry for disturbing sir..but because I’m a Colombo new syll bio student with 1.98z 166dr I’m on the margin and i have to make a decision soon whether to go abroad or not…

        • Hiran says

          February 6, 2020 at 9:08 pm

          Please wait till Z score cut off marks are released.

    4. D.madushika udawaththa says

      January 23, 2020 at 1:45 pm

      i appy for this. but not selected. 3n parak kala mn. 6990045 idex no.

      Reply
    5. Dilshi says

      January 4, 2020 at 7:29 pm

      Sir i am from badulla district and i did my a levels in arts stream. I did french, english and IT. I have a b for french and 2 s for english and IT. My dr is 1181 and z score is 0.4180. Will i be selected to any university in sri lanka.

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        January 4, 2020 at 8:51 pm

        Check whether you Z score is higher than last year minimum Z score for the course.

        Reply
    6. Sajini Hansamali says

      January 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm

      Sir,I have got AAB in bio stream new syllabus in Galle.My DR 41,IR 408,Z score 2.1305.Can I get selected for medicine?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        January 4, 2020 at 8:51 pm

        Check whether you Z score is higher than last year minimum Z score for the course.

        Reply
    7. Sajini Hansamali says

      January 4, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      Sir,I have got AAB in bio stream new syllabus in Galle.My DR 41,IR 408,Z score 2.1305.Can I get selected for medicine?

      Reply
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