Information Communication Technology cut-off marks 2025/2026, by university and district

Universities compared

Lowest, median and highest minimum Z-score across the districts with a qualified candidate, and how many districts had none (NQC).

What the numbers say

• Among districts with a qualified candidate, the lowest selected Z-score for Information Communication Technology was 0.0787 (Mannar, University of Vavuniya) and the highest 2.3976 (Ampara, University of Sri Jayewardenepura).
• By median across districts, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was the hardest to enter (1.9095) and University of Vavuniya the most reachable (0.9545).
• The cut-off moved most with the district at University of Vavuniya: from Mannar at the low end to Kurunegala at the high end, a spread of 1.2369, wider than the median spread of 0.3319 across every course and university in the table.
• 54 of the 225 district places (24%) had no qualified candidates (NQC), but every district had at least one university that admitted someone.
• By median cut-off, Information Communication Technology was harder to enter than 55% of the course names in the 2025/2026 table.
• 16 of the 16 educationally disadvantaged districts (where the 5% EDD quota applies) had a place for this course at one university or more.

Every university, every district

The minimum Z-score selected for Information Communication Technology at each university from each district, as the UGC published it. NQC means No Qualified Candidates and is not a Z-score of zero.

Who can apply

Information Communication Technology admits from the Arts, Commerce, Biological Science, Physical Science, Engineering Technology, Biosystems Technology streams, according to Section 2 of the UGC Admissions Handbook. The handbook adds subject and grade conditions for some courses, so check it before you apply. Most places are filled by district quota; some go on all-island merit, and 5% are set aside for the educationally disadvantaged districts.

Want to check your own Z-score against every course at once? Use the cut-off finder.

Questions

Which university has the lowest cut-off for Information Communication Technology?

In 2025/2026, University of Vavuniya had the lowest median cut-off for Information Communication Technology (0.9545) and University of Sri Jayewardenepura the highest (1.9095). The figure that applies to you is the one for your district, in the tables on this page.

What Z-score do I need for Information Communication Technology?

It depends on your district and the university. The lowest Z-score that won a place anywhere was 0.0787 (Mannar). The district table on this page gives, for each district, the lowest Z-score that won a place at any university. Next year's cut-offs will differ: they come from the next exam's results.

Which A/L stream can apply for Information Communication Technology?

Information Communication Technology admits from the Arts, Commerce, Biological Science, Physical Science, Engineering Technology, Biosystems Technology streams, according to the UGC Admissions Handbook. The handbook adds subject and grade conditions for some courses, so check it before you apply.

What does NQC mean?

No Qualified Candidates: no student from that district was selected for that course at that university. Per the UGC, the district quota may already have been filled, the course may have filled from higher Z-scores in other districts, or nobody from that district met the requirements. It is not a Z-score of zero.

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Source: University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka, G.C.E. (A/L) 2025, after re-scrutiny. Data last checked 2026-07-31. Spotted an error? Tell us.