Engineering — University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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
1.8073–1.8650
Varies by district
Lowest district
1.8073
Jaffna
Highest district
1.8650
Nuwara Eliya
Districts
19
5 years tracked
In 2025/26, the minimum Z-score for Engineering at University of Sri Jayewardenepura ranged from 1.8073 in Jaffna to 1.8650 in Nuwara Eliya, across 19 districts. Compared with 2024/25, the cut-off rose in 3 districts and fell in 11. Over 5 admission years the median district cut-off moved from 1.7979 to 1.8106. 4 districts had no qualified intake in 2025/26.
| District | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampara | — | — | — | 1.8573 | — | |
| Anuradhapura | 1.7945 | 1.8694 | — | 1.8462 | 1.8097 | ▼ 0.04 |
| Badulla | — | 1.9777 | 1.8417 | 1.8168 | 1.8259 | ▲ 0.01 |
| Batticaloa | 1.8055 | 1.8462 | 1.8585 | 1.8335 | 1.8481 | ▲ 0.01 |
| Colombo | 1.7920 | 1.7762 | 1.8086 | 1.8173 | 1.8079 | ▼ 0.01 |
| Galle | 1.8072 | 1.7652 | 1.8512 | 1.8308 | 1.8075 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Gampaha | 1.7838 | 1.7618 | 1.8122 | 1.8238 | 1.8080 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Hambantota | 1.7777 | 1.7631 | 1.9009 | 1.8333 | 1.8087 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Jaffna | 1.8251 | 1.7800 | 1.8019 | 1.8166 | 1.8073 | ▼ 0.01 |
| Kalutara | 1.7828 | 1.7647 | 1.8010 | 1.8256 | 1.8204 | ▼ 0.01 |
| Kandy | 1.7947 | 1.7482 | 1.8007 | 1.8299 | 1.8106 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Kegalle | 1.9250 | 1.7507 | 1.8084 | 1.8784 | 1.8073 | ▼ 0.07 |
| Kilinochchi | — | — | — | — | 1.8617 | |
| Kurunegala | 1.7994 | 1.7552 | 1.8000 | 1.8173 | 1.8080 | ▼ 0.01 |
| Mannar | — | — | 1.8685 | — | — | |
| Matara | 1.7824 | 1.7507 | 1.8422 | 1.8589 | 1.8106 | ▼ 0.05 |
| Monaragala | 1.9726 | — | — | — | 1.8642 | |
| Nuwara Eliya | 1.8383 | — | — | — | 1.8650 | |
| Polonnaruwa | — | 1.8118 | 1.8109 | 1.8192 | — | |
| Puttalam | 1.7979 | 1.7810 | — | 1.8804 | — | |
| Ratnapura | — | 1.8441 | 1.8004 | 1.8169 | 1.8269 | ▲ 0.01 |
| Trincomalee | 1.8091 | 1.8803 | 1.8569 | — | 1.8121 | |
| Vavuniya | 1.7838 | 1.8165 | — | — | 1.8422 |
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