GJRTI Government Vacancies 2026

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Sri Lankan citizens for various vacancies at the Gem and Jewellery Research and Training Institute (GJRTI), operating under the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development.

There are 13 vacancies across seven job categories, covering research, innovation, gemology, geographical information systems and technical assistance.

Available Positions and Number of Vacancies

Educational Qualifications and Eligibility

1. Director (Research)

• Recognized Bachelor's degree in Gemology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry or a related subject.
• Postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
• At least 15 years of relevant research experience for external applicants.
• Different qualification and service requirements apply to internal applicants.

2. Senior Research Officer (Innovations)

• Relevant degree in Gemology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology or an accepted science/engineering specialization.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification and research experience.
• External applicants may qualify through the Master's degree and eight years of research experience route, or through the PhD and five years of research experience route.

3. Senior Research Officer (Improvement of Colour)

• Relevant science or engineering degree recognized by UGC.
• Master's degree with eight years of relevant research experience, or PhD with five years of relevant research experience, under the specified routes.
• Separate internal service qualifications apply.

4. Assistant Director (Gemology)

• Recognized Bachelor's degree in Gemology, Geology, Mineral Science, Chemistry or another relevant subject.
• Preference may be given to applicants with additional relevant qualifications and experience.
• Alternatively, an accepted degree combined with NVQ Level 7 or higher in a relevant technical field and the required experience.

5. Research Officer

• B.Sc. Special Degree in relevant science, engineering or gem/jewellery-related disciplines; or
• Relevant B.Sc. General Degree with Postgraduate Diploma; or
• Recognized Associate Membership of a relevant professional Chartered Institute.

6. Research Officer (GIS)

• Recognized degree in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or related field; or
• General Degree with relevant Postgraduate Diploma; or
• Recognized professional Associate Membership in the relevant field.

7. Research Assistant

• NVQ Level 5 or higher in Gemology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or another relevant field.
• The qualification must be issued by a recognized technical/vocational training institute.

Important: The above is a summarized eligibility guide. Applicants must read the complete official advertisement for the exact qualification combinations, service requirements and conditions applicable to each post.

Age Limits

The maximum age limit does not apply to eligible internal applicants, as stated in the advertisement.

Salary Scales – 2025

The above figures represent salary-scale ranges, not guaranteed starting monthly pay. Government-approved allowances, employer EPF contribution of 15% and ETF contribution of 3% are specified in the advertisement.

General Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be citizens of Sri Lanka.
• They must be physically and mentally fit to discharge their duties anywhere in Sri Lanka.
• Applicants must possess excellent moral character.
• All relevant educational, professional and experience requirements must be fulfilled.

How to Apply

1. Prepare a self-written Bio-Data / CV.
2. Attach certified copies of educational and professional qualification certificates.
3. Include details of two referees who are not relatives.
4. Write the post applied for on the top left corner of the envelope.
5. Send the application by registered post to the address below.

Applicants serving in government, semi-government or statutory institutions should forward their applications through their respective Heads of Institutions.

Telephone: 011-2579187 / 011-4324679

Incomplete and late applications will be rejected. Only qualified shortlisted applicants will be called for interviews.

සිංහල – රැකියා පුරප්පාඩු 2026

කර්මාන්ත සහ ව්‍යවසායකත්ව සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය යටතේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වන මැණික් හා ස්වර්ණාභරණ පර්යේෂණ හා අභ්‍යාස ආයතනයේ පුරප්පාඩු 13ක් සඳහා සුදුසුකම්ලත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකික පුරවැසියන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.

පුරප්පාඩු

අවශ්‍ය සුදුසුකම්: අදාළ තනතුර අනුව පිළිගත් උපාධියක්, පශ්චාත් උපාධි සුදුසුකම්, වෘත්තීය සාමාජිකත්වය හෝ NVQ 5 හෝ ඊට ඉහළ සුදුසුකම් සහ අදාළ සේවා පළපුරුද්ද අවශ්‍ය වේ.

අයදුම් කිරීම: ස්වයං සකස් කළ ජීව දත්ත පත්‍රිකාවක්, සහතික කළ සුදුසුකම් පිටපත් සහ ඥාතීන් නොවන නිර්දේශකයන් දෙදෙනෙකුගේ විස්තර සමඟ ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් අයදුම්පත් යොමු කළ යුතුය.

අවසන් දිනය: 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 28

සම්පූර්ණ සුදුසුකම් සහ කොන්දේසි සඳහා නිල දැන්වීම කියවන්න.

தமிழ் – வேலைவாய்ப்புகள் 2026

கைத்தொழில் மற்றும் தொழில்முனைவு அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சின் கீழ் இயங்கும் இரத்தினக்கல் மற்றும் ஆபரண ஆராய்ச்சி மற்றும் பயிற்சி நிறுவகத்தில் காணப்படும் 13 பதவி வெற்றிடங்களுக்கு தகுதியான இலங்கைப் பிரஜைகளிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.

பதவி வெற்றிடங்கள்

கல்வித் தகைமைகள்: பதவிக்கேற்ப அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பட்டம், பட்டப்பின்படிப்பு தகைமை, தொழில்சார் அங்கத்துவம் அல்லது NVQ 5 மற்றும் அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட தகைமைகள் என்பனவற்றுடன் உரிய அனுபவமும் தேவைப்படும்.

வயதெல்லை: பதவிக்கேற்ப 18–45, 22–45 அல்லது 35–55 வயது.

விண்ணப்பிக்கும் முறை: சுயமாகத் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட சுயவிபரக் கோவையுடன் கல்வி மற்றும் தொழில்சார் சான்றிதழ்களின் உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பிரதிகளையும் உறவினர் அல்லாத இரண்டு பரிந்துரையாளர்களின் விபரங்களையும் இணைத்து பதிவுத் தபாலில் அனுப்ப வேண்டும்.

கடித உறையின் இடது மேல் மூலையில் விண்ணப்பிக்கும் பதவியைத் தெளிவாகக் குறிப்பிட வேண்டும்.

விண்ணப்ப முடிவுத் திகதி: 28.10.2026

முழுமையான தகைமைகள் மற்றும் நிபந்தனைகளை அறிந்துகொள்ள உத்தியோகபூர்வ அறிவித்தலைப் பார்வையிடவும்.

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