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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)/31(d) | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Editor: Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | |||||||||||||||||
| The Former Head, Department of Management Studies, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||