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Table  64B(Education, University, Admission
University Admission (Academic Program)(District)  (2007/2008)
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District Arts (a) Management Commerce  Law Phy. Science Bio Science Medicine Dentistry
Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other
Colombo 188 52 369 223 77 39 14 17 281 151 193 87 144 68 14 4
Gampaha 321 3 149 195 2 34 13 15 43 144 39 85 25 69 1 5
Kalutara 224 3 89 102 9 19 7 8 69 71 35 42 20 40         - 2
Matale 87 1 4 42         - 8 1 3 4 33 2 20 8 15         - 1
Kandy 299 2 84 125 9 22 6 6 99 88 89 55 32 42         - 3
Nuwara Eliya 67 14 10 83         - 14 1 9         - 47         - 28 1 25         - 1
Galle 381 1 168 95 34 17 19 7 142 66 51 39 60 31 7 1
Matara 261 31 83 74 12 12 5 6 80 52 18 31 43 27 8 3
Hambantota 188 1 26 62 3 11 1 5 21 51 4 37 15 22         - 2
Jaffna 242 86 10 71         - 12 1 7 48 55 2 36 18 29         - 2
Kilinochchi 8 23 1 19         - 3         - 1 1         -         - 1         - 6         - 1
Mannar 28 6         - 15         - 2 1 1         - 9         - 11         - 5         - 1
Mullaitivu 4 33         - 16         - 3         - 1         -         -         - 9         - 6         - 1
Vavuniya 66 10 4 23 8 3         - 1 3 18         - 10 3 6         - 1
Trincomalee 73 6 2 43         - 7 1 3         - 17         - 18 3 13         - 1
Batticaloa 131 20 2 57         - 10 1 4         - 40         - 24 3 20         - 2
Ampara 159 25 7 68         - 12 1 5 4 49 2 31 5 20         - 1
Puttalam 147 3 25 83 2 15 3 6 2 58         - 33 2 27         - 3
Kurunegala 495 1 118 137 29 24 9 10 86 100 65 59 32 49         - 3
Anuradhapura 206 1 18 89 8 16 1 7         - 64 3 36 5 33         - 2
Polonnaruwa 57         - 6 45         - 8 1 3         - 32         - 19         - 15         - 1
Badulla 120         - 15 93 4 17 2 7 3 67         - 48 5 32         - 2
Moneragala 89         - 5 49 1 8 1 4         - 34 1 18 2 16         - 1
Kegalle 255 1 37 72 19 13 4 5 30 50 25 33 12 27         - 2
Ratnapura 382 1 90 122 17 21 7 9 15 88 10 52 15 41         - 3
Special Intake (b)         - 1147         - 78         - 22         - 1         - 19         - 8         - 19         - 2
Total 4,478 1,471 1,322 2,081 234 372 100 151 931 1,403 539 870 453 703 30 51
District Veterinary Agriculture Engineering Qty. Survey Com.Sc./MIT/IT/ICT Other Courses (c) Total Total 
Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other Merit Other
Colombo 16 5 42 59 139 82 34 26 99 40 113 57 1,723 910 2,633
Gampaha         - 7 31 66 31 76 5 15 14 51 32 54 706 819 1,525
Kalutara 1 4 19 33 23 39 4 11 16 33 41 28 557 435 992
Matale         - 1 3 14 4 18         - 5 3 16 11 23 127 190 317
Kandy 4 4 33 35 27 45 11 16 25 35 27 50 745 516 1,261
Nuwara Eliya         - 2         - 24 1 31         - 6 1 15 5 20 86 316 402
Galle 2 3 37 27 58 35 18 11 40 17 68 24 1,085 374 1,459
Matara 9 2 28 23 59 28 10 8 43 20 60 21 719 338 1,057
Hambantota         - 2 28 20 21 23 1 7 12 16 33 19 353 278 631
Jaffna 1 3 55 28 38 33 7 6 30 44 65 20 57 432 949
Kilinochchi         - 1         - 8         - 8         - 2         - 1 2 1 10 77 87
Mannar         - 1         - 4         - 7         - 3         - 9 2 11 31 85 116
Mullaitivu         - 1         - 4         - 4         - 2         - 1         - 5 4 86 90
Vavuniya         - 1 3 8 1 7 1 3 5 16 3 12 97 121 218
Trincomalee         - 1 4 11 2 16         - 3 3 11 4 17 92 163 255
Batticaloa         - 2 10 19 1 22         - 4         - 19 11 13 159 256 415
Ampara         - 2 15 19 2 27 1 4 22 18 26 18 244 299 543
Puttalam         - 2         - 26 5 31 1 4 1 20 8 21 196 332 528
Kurunegala 6 4 49 43 51 52 12 17 27 43 66 34 1,045 576 1,621
Anuradhapura         - 3 5 27 7 34 3 6 7 20 5 24 268 362 630
Polonnaruwa         - 1 1 14         - 18 1 4 2 8         - 12 68 180 248
Badulla         - 3 6 26 11 37         - 6 5 20 5 23 176 381 557
Moneragala         - 1 5 15 1 17 1 3         - 11 8 12 114 189 303
Kegalle         - 2 16 21 8 25 2 7 2 24 57 24 467 306 773
Ratnapura         - 4 11 38 11 47 2 10 11 35 29 31 600 502 1,102
Special Intake (b)         - 1         - 10         - 18         - 6         - 12         - 14         - 1,357 1,357
Total 39 63 401 622 501 780 114 195 368 557 681 588 10,189 9,880 20,069
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source 
University Grants Commission, 2006,  Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka
Key:
(a)    Arts-Arts/Social Science and Humanities, Mass Media/ Visual and performing arts.
        Admission to Arts courses is purely on merit however, policy ensure the number selected from each district
         to not less than the number admitted in 1993/94.
(b)    Students admitted on the basis of special categories, on the recommendations of the Appeals committee 
        and additional intake are shown under the 'Special Intake' at the end of listing district.
(c)    Other Courses- Architecture and Quantity Surveying, Textile/Design/Transport and Logistic Management, 
        Indigenous Medicine, Paramedical Studies, Food Science/ Animal Science, Fisheries and Marine Science.
Revised:  2010(y)/08(m)/3(d)
Chief Editor:      Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
                            The Former Head, Department of Management Studies, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka