The Authority for selecting undergraduate students to all the six faculties of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka is vested with the University Grants Commission (UGC). This selection of undergraduates to the University is based on the admission policy for State Universities, and Higher Education Institutes laid down by the UGC in consultation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation. Generally, students who have obtained at least “S” grade for three subjects, the combination of the subjects should have been approved, in any of the streams of Art, Commerce, and Science and 30% for the Common General Test paper are eligible to apply for admission to the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.