Central Province Management Service Officer Grade III Open Exam 2026 - 242 Vacancies
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Central Province Management Service Officer Service - Grade III
මධ්යම පළාත් කළමනාකරණ සේවා නිලධාරී සේවයේ III ශ්රේණිය
மத்திய மாகாண முகாமைத்துவ சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர் சேவை - தரம் III
Official Examination Notice - English
Applications are invited for the Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of the Central Provincial Management Service Officers Service - 2026. The Commissioner General of Examinations is expected to conduct the written examination in December 2026.
Important Details
- Number of vacancies: 242 (expected)
- Service: Central Provincial Management Service Officers Service
- Grade: Grade III
- Application method: Online only
- Examination fee: Rs. 600
- Examination media: Sinhala, Tamil or English
- Selection: Order of merit on a district population-ratio basis
- Districts: Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya
- Salary scale: MN 02-2025 - Rs. 48,470 - 10x540 - 11x630 - 10x1,010 - 10x1,190 - Rs. 82,800
- Nature of post: Permanent and pensionable, subject to applicable government policy
Basic Eligibility
- Must be a Sri Lankan citizen and a permanent resident of the Central Province.
- Age must be between 18 and 30 years as at 16 October 2026. Eligible dates of birth are from 16 October 1996 to 16 October 2008, inclusive, as stated in the Gazette.
- To compete under a district, the applicant must have lived permanently in that Central Province district for at least three continuous years within the five years immediately preceding the qualification closing date.
- Must possess the required physical and mental fitness and be able to serve anywhere in the Central Province.
Educational Qualifications
- G.C.E. O/L: Pass six subjects in one sitting, with credit passes in four subjects including Mathematics and the relevant Language (Sinhala, Tamil or English).
- G.C.E. A/L: Pass all subjects at one sitting, excluding the Common General Test. Under the old syllabus, passes in three subjects at one sitting are sufficient.
- All prescribed qualifications must be completed on or before 16 October 2026.
Examination Structure
| Paper | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Language Proficiency | 100 | 2½ hours |
| Aptitude | 100 | 1 hour |
Candidates must obtain at least 40% in each paper and at least 50% of the total marks to qualify. Three percent of vacancies are reserved for eligible persons with disabilities, subject to the official conditions.
How to Apply
- Read the Gazette and the online technical instructions carefully.
- Complete the online application in English.
- Select the correct district, examination town and language medium. These choices are subject to the Gazette conditions.
- Pay the full examination fee of Rs. 600 through an approved online-system payment method.
- Keep a copy of the submitted application and payment receipt.
Important: This examination is to be held together as a single examination with the Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to Grade III of the Combined Public Service Management Service Officers Service. Applicants qualifying for both services will be allowed to select one according to preference.
වැදගත් තොරතුරු - සිංහල සාරාංශය
මධ්යම පළාත් කළමනාකරණ සේවා නිලධාරී සේවයේ III ශ්රේණියට බඳවා ගැනීමේ විවෘත තරග විභාගය - 2026 සඳහා මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත් කැඳවා ඇත.
- අපේක්ෂිත පුරප්පාඩු: 242
- අයදුම්පත් අවසන් දිනය: 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 16 රාත්රී 9.00
- විභාග ගාස්තුව: රු. 600
- විභාගය: 2026 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.
- වයස: අවසන් දිනට අවුරුදු 18ට නොඅඩු සහ 30ට නොවැඩි විය යුතුය.
- පදිංචිය: අයදුම්කරු මධ්යම පළාතේ ස්ථිර පදිංචිකරුවෙකු විය යුතුය.
- දිස්ත්රික්ක: මහනුවර, මාතලේ සහ නුවරඑළිය.
- අධ්යාපන සුදුසුකම්: අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්ය පෙළේදී එක්වර විෂයන් 6ක් සමත්ව, භාෂාව හා ගණිතය ඇතුළු විෂයන් 4කට සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ ලබා තිබිය යුතු අතර, අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ සියලු විෂයන් එක්වර සමත්ව තිබිය යුතුය.
- අයදුම්පත ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් මාර්ගගතව පමණක් ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය.
සම්පූර්ණ කොන්දේසි, දිස්ත්රික් පදිංචි අවශ්යතා සහ විභාග මධ්යස්ථාන සඳහා නිල ගැසට් නිවේදනය අනිවාර්යයෙන් කියවන්න.
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மத்திய மாகாண முகாமைத்துவ சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர் சேவையின் தரம் III இற்கு ஆட்சேர்ப்புச் செய்வதற்கான திறந்த போட்டிப் பரீட்சை - 2026 இற்கான விண்ணப்பங்கள் இணையவழியில் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.
- எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் வெற்றிடங்கள்: 242
- விண்ணப்ப முடிவுத் திகதி: 16 ஒக்டோபர் 2026, இரவு 9.00 மணி
- பரீட்சைக் கட்டணம்: ரூ. 600
- பரீட்சை: 2026 டிசம்பர் மாதத்தில் நடத்தப்படவுள்ளது.
- வயது: முடிவுத் திகதியில் 18 வயதிற்குக் குறையாமலும் 30 வயதிற்கு மேற்படாமலும் இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
- வதிவிடம்: விண்ணப்பதாரி மத்திய மாகாணத்தில் நிரந்தரமாக வசிப்பவராக இருக்க வேண்டும்.
- மாவட்டங்கள்: கண்டி, மாத்தளை மற்றும் நுவரெலியா.
- கல்வித் தகைமைகள்: க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரத்தில் ஒரே அமர்வில் ஆறு பாடங்களில் சித்தியுடன் மொழி மற்றும் கணிதம் உட்பட நான்கு பாடங்களில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருத்தல் வேண்டும். க.பொ.த. உயர்தரப் பரீட்சையில் ஒரே அமர்வில் அனைத்துப் பாடங்களிலும் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
- விண்ணப்பத்தை ஆங்கிலத்தில் இணையவழியாக மட்டுமே சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்.
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