UGC cut-offs · 2025/2026

Music Z-score cut-off 2025/2026

The lowest Z-score that got a place in Music, at every university and in every district, in the newest round the UGC has published.

Music සඳහා 2025/2026 Z-score cut-off, විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය සහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය අනුව. ඔයාගේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය හොයාගෙන බලන්න.

Lowest cut-off, any district: -0.4010
Highest cut-off, any district: 1.7258
Streams that can apply: Arts
Course: Code 068 · planned intake 50

This course needs an aptitude or practical test as well as the Z-score. The dates are in the UGC handbook.

Cut-offs by university and district

NQC is the UGC's mark for “no qualified candidates” from that district in that round. It can happen for several reasons, so it does not mean the course is closed to the district. Many places are allocated district by district, which is why the same course needs a different Z-score in different districts.

University of Sri Jayewardenepura-0.4010 to 1.7258

Printed by the UGC as MUSIC #

Music at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, minimum Z-score by district, 2025/2026
District	Z-score
Colombo	0.1863
Gampaha	0.0673
Kalutara	0.7606
Matale	NQC
Kandy	0.6172
Nuwara Eliya	NQC
Galle	-0.4010
Matara	0.3507
Hambantota	1.1213
Jaffna	NQC
Kilinochchi	NQC
Mannar	NQC
Mullaitivu	NQC
Vavuniya	NQC
Batticaloa	NQC
Ampara	NQC
Trincomalee	NQC
Kurunegala	0.2703
Puttalam	1.7258
Anuradhapura	0.8444
Polonnaruwa	NQC
Badulla	0.6287
Monaragala	NQC
Ratnapura	0.3585
Kegalle	1.6258

University of Jaffna-0.3471 to 1.1306

Printed by the UGC as MUSIC #

Music at University of Jaffna, minimum Z-score by district, 2025/2026
District	Z-score
Colombo	0.0687
Gampaha	NQC
Kalutara	NQC
Matale	-0.0178
Kandy	-0.0386
Nuwara Eliya	0.3784
Galle	NQC
Matara	NQC
Hambantota	NQC
Jaffna	0.5982
Kilinochchi	0.5828
Mannar	0.5345
Mullaitivu	0.6170
Vavuniya	0.6875
Batticaloa	0.3717
Ampara	-0.1943
Trincomalee	0.2870
Kurunegala	NQC
Puttalam	1.1306
Anuradhapura	NQC
Polonnaruwa	NQC
Badulla	-0.3471
Monaragala	-0.1890
Ratnapura	0.3902
Kegalle	NQC

Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies-0.3180 to 1.0697

Printed by the UGC as MUSIC #

Music at Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies, minimum Z-score by district, 2025/2026
District	Z-score
Colombo	1.0697
Gampaha	NQC
Kalutara	-0.1724
Matale	0.0197
Kandy	-0.0228
Nuwara Eliya	0.1355
Galle	NQC
Matara	NQC
Hambantota	NQC
Jaffna	0.2617
Kilinochchi	0.2624
Mannar	0.3676
Mullaitivu	0.6051
Vavuniya	0.5838
Batticaloa	0.4802
Ampara	0.2757
Trincomalee	-0.3180
Kurunegala	NQC
Puttalam	NQC
Anuradhapura	NQC
Polonnaruwa	NQC
Badulla	-0.0717
Monaragala	NQC
Ratnapura	0.6695
Kegalle	0.9150

University of the Visual & Performing Arts0.3655 to 0.9915

Printed by the UGC as MUSIC #

Music at University of the Visual & Performing Arts, minimum Z-score by district, 2025/2026
District	Z-score
Colombo	0.7874
Gampaha	0.5088
Kalutara	0.9145
Matale	0.8353
Kandy	0.8367
Nuwara Eliya	0.6866
Galle	0.5737
Matara	0.9915
Hambantota	0.8568
Jaffna	NQC
Kilinochchi	NQC
Mannar	NQC
Mullaitivu	NQC
Vavuniya	0.9901
Batticaloa	NQC
Ampara	0.4277
Trincomalee	0.8014
Kurunegala	0.9523
Puttalam	0.3655
Anuradhapura	0.9061
Polonnaruwa	0.7905
Badulla	0.5806
Monaragala	0.9693
Ratnapura	0.9518
Kegalle	0.7964

University of the Visual & Performing Arts-0.2255 to 0.8729

Printed by the UGC as MUSIC #

Music at University of the Visual & Performing Arts, minimum Z-score by district, 2025/2026
District	Z-score
Colombo	0.4125
Gampaha	0.2635
Kalutara	0.5625
Matale	0.8729
Kandy	0.6296
Nuwara Eliya	0.1567
Galle	0.8216
Matara	0.7274
Hambantota	0.5131
Jaffna	NQC
Kilinochchi	NQC
Mannar	NQC
Mullaitivu	NQC
Vavuniya	NQC
Batticaloa	NQC
Ampara	-0.2255
Trincomalee	0.6463
Kurunegala	0.7031
Puttalam	0.2625
Anuradhapura	0.7607
Polonnaruwa	0.7473
Badulla	0.6660
Monaragala	0.4629
Ratnapura	0.6911
Kegalle	0.7858

Last year's cut-off is not this year's

Cut-offs move every year. Campus Match reads eight rounds of these tables for your district and estimates your chance at Music and every other course your stream can apply for in the coming round. An estimate, not a promise.

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Other courses the same stream can apply for

Source: UGC, minimum Z-scores for university admission 2025/2026. Based on the results of the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination 2025 (after re- scrutiny). ICT Campus is not affiliated with the UGC, and this page is not official advice — check the UGC handbook before you apply. New to Z-scores? How the Z-score works.

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