Engineering — University of Peradeniya
Minimum Z-score cut-off marks by district, admission years 2021/22 to 2025/26. Source: official UGC cut-off publications (ugc.ac.lk). "—" means no qualified intake from that district that year.
2025/26
1.8674–1.9992
Varies by district
Lowest district
1.8674
Colombo
Highest district
1.9992
Polonnaruwa
Districts
21
5 years tracked
In 2025/26, the minimum Z-score for Engineering at University of Peradeniya ranged from 1.8674 in Colombo to 1.9992 in Polonnaruwa, across 21 districts. Compared with 2024/25, the cut-off rose in 1 districts and fell in 20. Over 5 admission years the median district cut-off moved from 1.9409 to 1.8738. 4 districts had no qualified intake in 2025/26.
| District | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampara | 1.9457 | 1.9111 | 1.9463 | 1.9514 | 1.8723 | ▼ 0.08 |
| Anuradhapura | 1.9368 | 1.9101 | 1.9395 | 1.9065 | 1.8675 | ▼ 0.04 |
| Badulla | 1.9410 | 1.9119 | 1.9319 | 1.9027 | 1.8966 | ▼ 0.01 |
| Batticaloa | 1.9475 | 1.9032 | 1.9494 | 1.9029 | 1.8745 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Colombo | 1.9344 | 1.9034 | 1.9264 | 1.8993 | 1.8674 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Galle | 1.9345 | 1.9115 | 1.9258 | 1.9083 | 1.8740 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Gampaha | 1.9372 | 1.9033 | 1.9259 | 1.9004 | 1.8723 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Hambantota | 1.9344 | 1.9035 | 1.9376 | 1.9110 | 1.8747 | ▼ 0.04 |
| Jaffna | 1.9419 | 1.9054 | 1.9254 | 1.9123 | 1.8689 | ▼ 0.04 |
| Kalutara | 1.9365 | 1.9109 | 1.9360 | 1.8993 | 1.8698 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Kandy | 1.9388 | 1.9075 | 1.9251 | 1.9062 | 1.8738 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Kegalle | 1.9441 | 1.9081 | 1.9402 | 1.9015 | 1.8713 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Kilinochchi | 2.0605 | — | 1.9560 | — | — | |
| Kurunegala | 1.9388 | 1.9069 | 1.9267 | 1.9059 | 1.8721 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Mannar | 1.9976 | — | — | 1.9762 | — | |
| Matale | 1.9409 | 1.9649 | 1.9470 | 1.9395 | 1.8779 | ▼ 0.06 |
| Matara | 1.9343 | 1.9095 | 1.9292 | 1.9034 | 1.8716 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Monaragala | 1.9507 | 1.9073 | 1.9573 | 1.9489 | 1.9032 | ▼ 0.05 |
| Mullaitivu | 1.9619 | — | — | — | — | |
| Nuwara Eliya | 1.9378 | 1.9770 | 1.9937 | 1.9043 | 1.8820 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Polonnaruwa | 1.9788 | 1.9099 | 2.0505 | 1.9166 | 1.9992 | ▲ 0.08 |
| Puttalam | 1.9537 | 1.9303 | 1.9782 | 1.9096 | 1.8901 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Ratnapura | 1.9395 | 1.9074 | 1.9391 | 1.9069 | 1.8723 | ▼ 0.03 |
| Trincomalee | 1.9344 | 1.9674 | 2.0122 | 1.9472 | 1.9276 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Vavuniya | 1.9625 | 1.9561 | 2.0224 | 1.9837 | — |
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