How UGC select 2019 A/L New and Old syllabus students to Universities

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2019 GCE A/L results have been released and now the students want to know how they will get admission based on New Syllabus (first time candidates) and Old syllabus (second and third time candidates).

University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that they consider 2019 G.C.E. (A/L) Examination under new syllabus and old syllabus as two distinct populations for the selection of students to universities for the academic year 2019/2020 (Notice published by UGC, signed by Chairman in 08.04.2019)

They have made this decision based on the Supreme Court directive which had been issued earlier for A/L Examination in the year 2011 under new and old syllabi.

Therefore, the UGC has appointed a Committee of Experts to propose criteria as to how the selection of students to universities is made for the academic year 2019/2020 based on the Z-Scores that will be obtained by them at the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination in the year 2019.

Based on the recommendations made by the said Committee of Experts, in accordance with the the Universities Act and also in consultation with the Attorney General, UGC made the following decisions for admission of students to universities based on on district merit from each district and all island merit basis.

• Selection of students under A/L New Syllabus –

The percentage of students to be admitted to universities for each degree programme (course of study) will be selected on the composite average percentage of students admitted to universities through their first attempt during the five year period from 2013 to 2017 for that particular degree programme (course of study) on district merit from each district and all island merit, respectively.

• Selection of students under A/L Old Syllabus –

The percentage of students to be admitted to universities for each degree programme (course of study) will be selected on the composite average percentage of students admitted to universities through their second and third attempts during the five year period from 2013 to 2017 for that particular degree programme (course of study) on district merit from each district and all island merit, respectively.

Based on this criteria UGC will issue the Handbook on “Admission to Undergraduate Courses of the Universities in Sri Lanka” for the academic year 2019/2020 in future with the required Z-scores for each degree program in future.

Download Notice from UGC official website

Notice to candidates who wish to apply for university admission for the academic year 2019/2020 based on the results of the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination, 2019

NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION – Sinhala

NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION – Tamil

NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION – English

Download Z Score Tables for previous A/L Exams

2018 A/L Minimum “Z” Scores for selection to various Courses of Study of Universities, in respect of each district 2018/2019 Academic Year

2017 A/L Z -Scores – Minimum “Z” Scores for selection to various Courses of Study of Universities, in respect of each district for GCE (A/L) Examination 2017
http://www.ugc.ac.lk/en/university-admissions/min-z-score-acyr-201415.html

Download Z-score table for 2017 A/L
http://www.ugc.ac.lk/attachments/2021_COP_2017_2018-ENGLISH.pdf

2016 A/L Z-score cut off marks
http://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/admissions/cutoff_2017/COP_2016_2017-ENGLISH.pdf

2015 A/L Z Score cut off marks
https://studentlanka.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2015-A-Level-Z-score-cut-off-marks.pdf

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