University admission marks today

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will issue cut-off marks for university admission today.

UGC Chairman Prof. Gamini Samaranayake said 19,650 students will be admitted to 14 universities and three campuses this year, as opposed to the 18,000 students last year.

He said 38,239 students out of the 121,421 who sat for the GCE A/L have qualified to enter universities.

All universities will reflect Sri Lanka's ethnic diversity this year. Sinhala and Muslim students too will gain admission to the Jaffna University.

The Eastern University will be run as a model university.

Ten new courses will be introduced this year covering a gamut of new fields.