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Assistant Controller of Explosives Recruitment 2026 – Ministry of Defence

Assistant Controller of Explosives Grade III Recruitment 2026 Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka


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Open Competitive Examination 2026

Assistant Controller of Explosives – Grade III Recruitment 2026

Executive Service Category

Ministry of Defence – Sri Lanka

සහකාර පුපුරණ ද්‍රව්‍ය පාලක III ශ්‍රේණිය බඳවා ගැනීම – 2026

உதவி வெடிபொருள் கட்டுப்பாட்டாளர் – தரம் III ஆட்சேர்ப்பு 2026

⏰ Closing Date: 07 August 2026 – 9.00 p.m.

📢 Recruitment Overview

Applications are invited for the Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Controller of Explosives – Grade III in the Executive Service Category of the Ministry of Defence.

A total of 08 vacancies are available. The written competitive examination is expected to be conducted in October 2026 at examination centres established in Colombo only.

Applications must be submitted exclusively through the online application system of the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka.

📌 Important Details

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Ministry
Ministry of Defence
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Post
Assistant Controller of Explosives – Grade III
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Vacancies
08 Vacancies
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Recruitment Method
Open Competitive Examination
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Applications Open
13 July 2026 at 9.00 a.m.
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Closing Date and Time
07 August 2026 at 9.00 p.m.
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Examination Centre
Colombo Only
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Expected Examination
October 2026
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Examination Fee
Rs. 1,200
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Application Method
Online Only

💰 Salary and Nature of Appointment

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Salary Code: SL 1 – 2025
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Salary Scale: Rs. 82,150 – 10 × 2,400 – 8 × 2,940 – 17 × 3,900 – Rs. 195,970
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The revised salary scale becomes fully applicable from 01 January 2027.
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The post is permanent and pensionable, subject to future government policy decisions concerning the applicable pension scheme.
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The appointment is subject to a three-year probationary period.
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The First Efficiency Bar Examination must be passed within three years from the date of recruitment.

✅ General Eligibility Requirements

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The applicant must be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
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The applicant must be not less than 21 years and not more than 35 years as at 07 August 2026.
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Eligible applicants should have been born on or before 07 August 2005 and on or after 07 August 1991.
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The maximum age limit does not apply to internal applicants or applicants already serving in the Public Service or Provincial Public Service.
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The applicant must possess an excellent moral character.
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The applicant must be physically and mentally fit to serve in any part of Sri Lanka and perform the duties of the post.
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A person holding an ordained position in any religious denomination is not eligible to sit for this examination.

🎓 Educational Qualifications

Applicants must possess at least one of the following educational or professional qualifications.

Option 01 A Special Degree in Chemistry with a class from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission.
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Option 02 A Degree in Science with Chemistry, with a First Class or Second Class Upper Division, from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission.
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Option 03 A Degree in Science with Chemistry together with a Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission.
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Option 04 Chartered Membership of the Institute of Chemistry.

Qualifications for Internal Applicants

An officer serving in the Ministry of Defence who possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree with Chemistry from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission and has completed five years of continuous and satisfactory service in work related to explosives under the supervision of the Controller of Explosives.

This internal qualification applies only to officers who were serving as authorised officers in the relevant explosives field under the Ministry of Defence as at 23 March 2012.

Important: All qualifications relevant to the post must have been completed on or before 07 August 2026.

📚 Written Examination Structure

The examination will be conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English. Each applicant must select one examination medium and answer all question papers in that selected medium.

The selected examination medium cannot be changed after the application is submitted.

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Comprehension

Duration: 02 Hours

Total Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40

02

Intelligence Test

Duration: 01 Hour

Total Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40

03

Practical Chemistry

Duration: 02 Hours

Total Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40

Comprehension Paper

This paper assesses essay writing, summary writing, comprehension and the applicant's ability to use language correctly.

Intelligence Test

This objective-type paper assesses logical reasoning, analytical ability and the ability to reach accurate conclusions using verbal, numerical and diagrammatic information.

Practical Chemistry

This paper covers Sri Lanka's geographical location, distribution of mineral resources, chemical foundations of economic development, composition and use of explosives, the Explosives Ordinance and its subsequent amendments.

Candidates must obtain at least 40% for each question paper. Appointments will be made according to the order of merit and the number of available vacancies.

📝 Online Application Instructions

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Applications can be submitted through the online system only.
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The online application form must be completed in English only.
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Download and carefully read the official instructions before completing the application.
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Incomplete applications will be rejected without notice.
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Applicants will be informed by SMS or email whether the online application has been accepted.
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Changes made manually after printing the application will not be accepted as valid amendments.
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Applicants must provide complete, accurate and truthful information.

💳 Examination Fee Payment

The examination fee is Rs. 1,200. Payment must be made through one of the methods available in the online application system.

💳 Any bank credit card
💳 Debit card enabled for online transactions
🏦 Bank of Ceylon Online Banking
🏛️ Any Bank of Ceylon branch
The full examination fee must be paid. Applications with underpayments or overpayments may be rejected. The examination fee will not be refunded or transferred to another examination.

🏢 Notice for Government Officers

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Officers currently serving in the Public Service or Provincial Public Service must submit a copy of the online application to the Head of Institution for inclusion in their personal file.
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When called for the interview, applicants must submit a copy of the application certified by the Head of Institution.
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A letter confirming the applicant's service must also be submitted at the interview.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

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තනතුර: සහකාර පුපුරණ ද්‍රව්‍ය පාලක – III ශ්‍රේණිය
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අමාත්‍යාංශය: ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය
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පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව: 08
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අයදුම් කිරීම: මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමයට පමණි
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අවසන් දිනය: 2026 අගෝස්තු 07 රාත්‍රී 9.00
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විභාගය: 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් මාසයේ කොළඹදී පමණක් පැවැත්වේ.
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විභාග ගාස්තුව: රු. 1,200
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වයස: අවුරුදු 21ට නොඅඩු සහ 35ට නොවැඩි විය යුතුය. අභ්‍යන්තර අයදුම්කරුවන්ට සහ රාජ්‍ය හෝ පළාත් රාජ්‍ය සේවයේ නියුතු අයට උපරිම වයස් සීමාව අදාළ නොවේ.
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ප්‍රධාන සුදුසුකම්: පන්ති සාමර්ථයක් සහිත රසායන විද්‍යා විශේෂ උපාධියක්; හෝ රසායන විද්‍යාව සහිත විද්‍යාවේදී උපාධියක් පළමු පෙළ හෝ දෙවන පෙළ ඉහළ පන්තියේ සාමර්ථයක් සමග; හෝ රසායන විද්‍යාව සහිත විද්‍යාවේදී උපාධියක් සමග රසායන විද්‍යාව පිළිබඳ පශ්චාත් උපාධි ඩිප්ලෝමාවක්; හෝ රසායන විද්‍යා ආයතනයේ වරලත් සාමාජිකත්වය.
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සියලු සුදුසුකම් 2026 අගෝස්තු 07 දිනට හෝ ඊට පෙර සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබිය යුතුය.
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ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර: අවබෝධය, බුද්ධි පරීක්ෂණය සහ ප්‍රායෝගික රසායන විද්‍යාව. එක් එක් ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍රයට අවම වශයෙන් 40% ලබාගත යුතුය.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

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பதவி: உதவி வெடிபொருள் கட்டுப்பாட்டாளர் – தரம் III
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அமைச்சு: பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
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வெற்றிடங்கள்: 08
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விண்ணப்ப முறை: இணையவழியில் மட்டும்
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முடிவுத் திகதி: 07 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026, இரவு 9.00 மணி
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பரீட்சை: 2026 ஒக்டோபர் மாதத்தில் கொழும்பில் மட்டும் நடைபெறும்.
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பரீட்சைக் கட்டணம்: ரூ. 1,200
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வயது: 21 வயதிற்குக் குறையாமலும் 35 வயதிற்கு மேற்படாமலும் இருக்க வேண்டும். உள்ளக விண்ணப்பதாரர்களுக்கும் தற்போது அரச அல்லது மாகாண அரச சேவையில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கும் அதிகபட்ச வயதெல்லை பொருந்தாது.
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முக்கிய கல்வித் தகைமைகள்: வகுப்புச் சித்தியுடன் இரசாயனவியலில் சிறப்புப் பட்டம்; அல்லது இரசாயனவியலுடன் விஞ்ஞானப் பட்டமும் முதலாம் வகுப்பு அல்லது இரண்டாம் வகுப்பு மேற்பிரிவுச் சித்தியும்; அல்லது இரசாயனவியலுடன் விஞ்ஞானப் பட்டமும் இரசாயனவியல் தொடர்பான முதுநிலை டிப்ளோமாவும்; அல்லது இரசாயனவியல் நிறுவனத்தின் பட்டய உறுப்பினர் தகைமையும்.
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பதவிக்குத் தேவையான அனைத்துத் தகைமைகளும் 07 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026 அன்று அல்லது அதற்கு முன்னர் பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.
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வினாத்தாள்கள்: கிரகித்தல், நுண்ணறிவுப் பரீட்சை மற்றும் செய்முறை இரசாயனவியல். ஒவ்வொரு வினாத்தாளிலும் குறைந்தது 40% புள்ளிகளைப் பெற வேண்டும்.

⚠️ Important Gazette Notice

Certain dates and examination durations differ between the Sinhala, Tamil and English versions of the Gazette notification.

The official notification states that where an inconsistency or discrepancy exists, the Sinhala-language notification shall prevail. Therefore, the dates and examination durations in this article are based on the Sinhala notification.

Click Below for the Official Gazette

Sinhala Gazette Tamil Gazette English Gazette
Please verify your eligibility, qualifications, examination dates, subject details, service period and all other conditions using the official Gazette before applying.
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Online Application

Click Below to Submit the Online Application

Apply Online
📱 Important Notice

Please use Desktop Mode when applying through a mobile phone, or use a desktop or laptop computer to complete the online application.

ජංගම දුරකථනයකින් අයදුම් කරන්නේ නම් Desktop Mode භාවිත කරන්න. නැතහොත් පරිගණකයක් භාවිතයෙන් අයදුම්පත සම්පූර්ණ කරන්න.

கையடக்கத் தொலைபேசி மூலம் விண்ணப்பிப்பவர்கள் Desktop Mode ஐப் பயன்படுத்தவும். அல்லது கணினி / மடிக்கணினி மூலம் விண்ணப்பத்தைப் பூர்த்தி செய்யவும்.

This article is provided as a simplified informational summary. Applicants must carefully read the official Gazette and confirm all eligibility requirements before submitting the online application.
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August 05, 2026

Telecommunication and Radar Technical Officer Recruitment 2026 – Open & Limited Exams

Department of Meteorology Telecommunication and Radar Technical Officer Open and Limited Competitive Examination 2026


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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Department of Meteorology

Telecommunication and Radar Technical Officer Recruitment 2026

විදුලි සංදේශ හා රේඩාර් තාක්ෂණ නිලධාරී බඳවා ගැනීම – 2026

தொலைத்தொடர்பு மற்றும் ரேடார் தொழில்நுட்ப உத்தியோகத்தர் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு – 2026

Open Examination Limited Examination Online Application

Applications are invited for the Open and Limited Competitive Examinations for recruitment to the post of Telecommunication and Radar Technical Officer in the Sri Lanka Technological Service of the Department of Meteorology.

The Open Competitive Examination is available to qualified external applicants, while the Limited Competitive Examination is only for eligible internal officers of the Department of Meteorology.

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Important Dates and Details

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Closing Date 13 August 2026 Online applications close at 9.00 p.m.
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Application Method Online Only Application must be completed in English
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Examination Fee Rs. 600 Pay through the methods provided online
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Examination October 2026 Examination will be held in Colombo
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Examination Medium Sinhala / Tamil The selected medium cannot be changed later
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Appointment Permanent & Pensionable Subject to applicable public service conditions
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Monthly Salary Scale – MN 3 Rs. 52,250 – 10 × 800 – 11 × 1,190 – 10 × 1,320 – 10 × 1,350 – Rs. 100,040
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External Applicants

Open Competitive Examination

Recruitment to Grade III of the Sri Lanka Technological Service

Number of Vacancies 04

Basic Eligibility

  • Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
  • Must be of excellent moral character.
  • Must possess adequate physical and mental fitness to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
  • Must be between 18 and 30 years as at 13 August 2026.
  • Applicants must have been born on or before 13 August 2008 and on or after 13 August 1996.

Educational Qualifications

G.C.E. Ordinary Level

Must have passed six subjects at one and the same sitting, with credit passes in:

Sinhala / Tamil / English Language Science Mathematics One Other Subject
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G.C.E. Advanced Level or Technical Qualification

Applicants must have passed three subjects at one and the same sitting under an accepted science subject combination, such as:

  • Physics, Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics; or
  • Physics with one subject from Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or Combined Mathematics, together with one subject from Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Information Technology or Computer Science.

Alternatively, applicants may possess one of the following relevant technical qualifications:

  • Relevant National Vocational Qualification – NVQ Level 6;
  • National Diploma in Technology – NDT awarded by the University of Moratuwa or Hardy Advanced Technological Institute, Ampara;
  • National Diploma in Engineering Sciences – NDES awarded by NAITA;
  • Higher National Diploma in Engineering – HNDE;
  • Diploma in Technology awarded by the Open University of Sri Lanka;
  • Successful completion of Part I of the Engineering Examination conducted by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka; or
  • Another technical qualification recognized as equivalent by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission.

Open Examination Papers

01

Intelligence Test

Duration: 1 Hour

Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40%
02

Subject-Specific Technical Paper

Duration: 2 Hours

Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40%

Technical Paper Areas

Physics and electronics-related knowledge, including mechanics, units and dimensions, properties of matter, vibrations and waves, heat and electricity, electrical principles, semiconductors, digital technology, communication methods and data transmission.

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Internal Applicants Only

Limited Competitive Examination

Recruitment to Grade III / Training Grade of the Sri Lanka Technological Service

Number of Vacancies 02
⚠️ Who Can Apply?

This examination is limited to qualified internal applicants currently serving in the Department of Meteorology.

Route A

Training Grade – One-Year Training

Educational Qualifications

Must have passed six subjects at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in not more than two sittings, with credit passes in:

Language or Literature Science Mathematics

Applicants must also possess one of the following:

  • National Certificate in Technology – NCT in a field relevant to the post from a recognized technical college;
  • Certificate obtained after completing a one-year full-time draftsmanship course at a recognized technical college;
  • National Certificate for Industrial Technicians in a field relevant to the post; or
  • Another technical qualification recognized by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission as equivalent.

Required Experience

A minimum of five years of active and satisfactory service in a permanent departmental post in the relevant field within the Primary Non-Skilled category or a higher service category.

Route B

Grade III – Direct Recruitment

Educational Qualifications

Must have passed six subjects at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in not more than two sittings, with credit passes in:

Language or Literature Science Mathematics

Applicants must also possess one of the following:

  • Relevant National Vocational Qualification – NVQ Level 6;
  • National Diploma in Technology – NDT awarded by the University of Moratuwa or Hardy Advanced Technological Institute, Ampara;
  • National Diploma in Engineering Sciences – NDES awarded by NAITA;
  • Higher National Diploma in Engineering – HNDE;
  • Diploma in Technology awarded by the Open University;
  • Successful completion of Part I of the Engineering Examination conducted by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka; or
  • Another technical qualification recognized as equivalent by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission.

Required Experience

A minimum of five years of active and satisfactory service in a permanent departmental post in the relevant field within the Primary category or a higher service category.

Age Limit: Not applicable for the Limited Competitive Examination.

Limited Examination Papers

01

Basic Mathematics Paper

Duration: 2 Hours

Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40%
02

Subject-Related Technical Paper

Duration: 2 Hours

Marks: 100

Pass Mark: 40%

Examination Areas

The mathematics paper covers Ordinary Level concepts in algebra, geometry and trigonometry. The technical paper covers electrical principles, semiconductors, digital technology, communication methods and data transmission.

සිංහල

කෙටි සාරාංශය

විවෘත තරග විභාගය

  • පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව: 04
  • ශ්‍රී ලාංකික පුරවැසියන්ට අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.
  • වයස අවුරුදු 18ට නොඅඩු හා 30ට නොවැඩි විය යුතුය.
  • අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගයෙන් එකම වාරයකදී විෂයයන් 06ක් සමත්ව, භාෂාව, විද්‍යාව, ගණිතය සහ තවත් විෂයක් සඳහා සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ ලබා තිබිය යුතුය.
  • භෞතික විද්‍යාව ඇතුළත් පිළිගත් අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ විද්‍යා විෂය සංයෝජනයක් හෝ අදාළ NVQ 6, NDT, NDES, HNDE, තාක්ෂණ ඩිප්ලෝමා වැනි පිළිගත් තාක්ෂණික සුදුසුකමක් තිබිය යුතුය.

සීමිත තරග විභාගය

  • පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව: 02
  • කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ සුදුසුකම් සපුරා ඇති අභ්‍යන්තර නිලධාරීන්ට පමණක් අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.
  • සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගයෙන් භාෂාව හෝ සාහිත්‍යය, විද්‍යාව සහ ගණිතය සඳහා සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ තිබිය යුතුය.
  • පුහුණු ශ්‍රේණිය සඳහා NCT, කාර්මික සහතිකයක් හෝ ඒ හා සමාන පිළිගත් තාක්ෂණික සුදුසුකමක් තිබිය යුතුය.
  • III ශ්‍රේණිය සඳහා අදාළ NVQ 6, NDT, NDES, HNDE හෝ පිළිගත් තාක්ෂණ ඩිප්ලෝමාවක් තිබිය යුතුය.
  • අදාළ ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ස්ථිර දෙපාර්තමේන්තු තනතුරක අවම වශයෙන් වසර 05ක සක්‍රීය හා සතුටුදායක සේවා කාලයක් තිබිය යුතුය.
  • සීමිත විභාගය සඳහා වයස් සීමාවක් අදාළ නොවේ.
අවසන් දිනය: 2026 අගෝස්තු 13 රාත්‍රී 9.00
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சுருக்கமான விபரங்கள்

திறந்த போட்டிப் பரீட்சை

  • வெற்றிடங்கள்: 04
  • தகுதியுடைய இலங்கைப் பிரஜைகள் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.
  • வயது 18 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு குறையாமலும் 30 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேற்படாமலும் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சையில் ஒரே அமர்வில் ஆறு பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்து, மொழி, விஞ்ஞானம், கணிதம் மற்றும் மற்றுமொரு பாடத்தில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • பௌதிகவியல் உள்ளடங்கிய அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட உயர்தர விஞ்ஞானப் பாடச் சேர்க்கை அல்லது சம்பந்தப்பட்ட NVQ 6, NDT, NDES, HNDE அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தொழில்நுட்ப டிப்ளோமா தகுதியைக் கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.

வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட போட்டிப் பரீட்சை

  • வெற்றிடங்கள்: 02
  • வளிமண்டலவியல் திணைக்களத்தில் சேவையாற்றும் தகுதியுடைய உள்ளக உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் மாத்திரம் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.
  • சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சையில் மொழி அல்லது இலக்கியம், விஞ்ஞானம் மற்றும் கணிதத்தில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • பயிற்சித் தரத்திற்கு NCT அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட சம்பந்தப்பட்ட தொழில்நுட்பச் சான்றிதழைக் கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • தரம் IIIக்கு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட NVQ 6, NDT, NDES, HNDE அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தொழில்நுட்ப டிப்ளோமாவைக் கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • சம்பந்தப்பட்ட துறையில் நிரந்தர திணைக்களப் பதவியில் குறைந்தது 05 வருட செயற்பாட்டுடனான திருப்திகரமான சேவையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட பரீட்சைக்கு வயதெல்லை பொருந்தாது.
முடிவுத் திகதி: 13 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026, இரவு 9.00 மணி

Important Application Instructions

  • The application must be submitted through the online system only.
  • The online application must be completed in English.
  • Applicants must download and carefully read the instruction sheet before completing the application.
  • Incomplete applications and applications submitted without the correct examination fee will be rejected.
  • Public or Provincial Public Service officers must submit a copy of the application to their Head of Institution.
  • Keep a printed or downloaded copy of the completed application for future reference.
  • Applicants are advised not to wait until the closing date to submit the application.

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ජංගම දුරකථනයකින් අයදුම් කරන්නේ නම් Desktop Mode භාවිත කරන්න. නැතහොත් පරිගණකයක් භාවිතයෙන් අයදුම්පත සම්පූර්ණ කරන්න.

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August 05, 2026

Meteorological Observer / Communicator Recruitment 2026 – Open & Limited Exams

Department of Meteorology Meteorological Observer Communicator Open and Limited Competitive Examinations 2026


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Meteorological Observer / Communicator Recruitment 2026

Open and Limited Competitive Examinations

Department of Meteorology – Ministry of Defence

Closing Date: 13 August 2026 – 9.00 PM

Applications are invited for the Open and Limited Competitive Examinations for recruitment to the post of Meteorological Observer / Communicator – Training Grade of the Sri Lanka Technological Service in the Department of Meteorology.

Candidates selected on merit will undergo a two-year training programme. Officers who successfully complete the training and pass the prescribed proficiency examination will be appointed to Grade III of the post.

47 Open Examination Vacancies
19 Limited Examination Vacancies
Rs. 600 Examination Fee
October 2026 Examination

Open Competitive Examination

For qualified Sri Lankan citizens

Number of Vacancies

A total of 47 vacancies are expected to be filled through the Open Competitive Examination.

Any remaining vacancies from the Limited Competitive Examination may also be filled by qualified candidates from the Open Examination when eligible internal candidates are unavailable.

General Qualifications

  • Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
  • Must possess excellent character.
  • Must have sufficient physical and mental fitness to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
  • Persons holding ordination in any religious sect are not eligible to apply.

G.C.E. Ordinary Level Qualifications

Applicants must have passed six subjects at one and the same sitting, including credit passes in:

  • Sinhala, Tamil or English Language
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • One other subject

G.C.E. Advanced Level Qualifications

Applicants must have passed three subjects at one and the same sitting under one of the following subject combinations:

  • Physics, Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
  • Physics and one subject from Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics or Combined Mathematics, together with one subject from Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Information Technology or Computer Science.

Age Limit

  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Maximum age: 30 years
  • Eligible dates of birth: On or before 13 August 2008 and on or after 13 August 1996.

Written Examination

  • Intelligence Test – 2 hours – 100 marks
  • Subject-Related Technical Question Paper – 2 hours – 100 marks
  • Minimum pass mark for each paper: 40%
  • Examination mediums: Sinhala and Tamil

The technical paper will test knowledge of Physics and Electronics up to G.C.E. Advanced Level standard, including mechanics, waves, heat, electricity, semiconductors, digital technology and communication methods.

Training Allowance

  • First year: Rs. 43,274 per month from 2026 and Rs. 45,230 from 2027.
  • Second year: Rs. 43,730 per month from 2026 and Rs. 45,770 from 2027.

Limited Competitive Examination

For eligible employees of the Department of Meteorology

Number of Vacancies

A total of 19 vacancies are expected to be filled through the Limited Competitive Examination.

Who Can Apply?

This examination is limited to qualified employees currently serving in the Department of Meteorology.

Educational Qualifications

Applicants must have passed the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in not more than two sittings in six subjects, including credit passes in:

  • Language or Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Service and Experience Qualifications

  • Must have at least ten years of active and satisfactory service in a permanent departmental post in the relevant field within the Primary Non-Skilled or a higher service category.
  • The applicant's appointment must have been confirmed.
  • Must have completed at least five years of active and satisfactory service in a permanent departmental post immediately before the prescribed date.
  • The required service must be certified by the Head of the Department.

Physical and Mental Fitness

Every applicant must possess adequate physical and mental fitness to serve in any part of Sri Lanka and perform the duties assigned to the post.

Written Examination

  • Basic Mathematical Knowledge – 2 hours – 100 marks
  • Basic Knowledge Relevant to the Post – 2 hours – 100 marks
  • Minimum pass mark for each paper: 40%
  • Examination mediums: Sinhala, Tamil and English

Salary During Training

Officers recruited through the Limited stream will continue to receive the salary attached to their existing post. They will also receive the allowance specified for the Training Grade in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Important Notes for Both Examinations

  • Applications must be submitted online through the Department of Examinations website.
  • Online applications opened at 9.00 AM on 13 July 2026.
  • Applications close at 9.00 PM on 13 August 2026.
  • The online application must be completed in English.
  • The examination fee is Rs. 600.
  • The examinations are scheduled to be held in Colombo in October 2026.
  • Selected candidates must complete two years of training.
  • Candidates may be required to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
  • Duties may include day and night shifts, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays according to a roster.
  • Selected candidates must enter into an agreement to complete the training and serve the Department for five years after training.
  • Candidates who leave the training or fail to complete the agreed service may be required to repay the training expenses together with a sum of Rs. 250,000.
  • All required qualifications must have been completed on or before the closing date.
Important: Applicants should carefully read the official Gazette notification before submitting an application. Incomplete applications and applications with incorrect examination fee payments may be rejected.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

විවෘත තරග විභාගය

  • ශ්‍රී ලාංකික පුරවැසියන්ට අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.
  • පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව 47කි.
  • අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගයෙන් එකම වාරයකදී විෂයන් 6ක් සමත් වී සිංහල, දෙමළ හෝ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාව, විද්‍යාව, ගණිතය සහ තවත් එක් විෂයකට සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ තිබිය යුතුය.
  • අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ විභාගයෙන් එකම වාරයකදී භෞතික විද්‍යාව සහ ගැසට් නිවේදනයේ සඳහන් ගණිත හෝ තාක්ෂණික විෂය සංයෝජනයක් යටතේ විෂයන් තුනක් සමත් වී තිබිය යුතුය.
  • වයස් සීමාව අවුරුදු 18 සිට 30 දක්වා වේ.

සීමිත තරග විභාගය

  • කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ සුදුසුකම් ලත් සේවකයන්ට පමණි.
  • පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව 19කි.
  • අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගයෙන් වාර දෙකකට නොවැඩි වාර ගණනකදී විෂයන් 6ක් සමත් වී භාෂාව හෝ සාහිත්‍යය, ගණිතය සහ විද්‍යාව සඳහා සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ තිබිය යුතුය.
  • අදාළ ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ස්ථිර දෙපාර්තමේන්තු තනතුරක අවම වශයෙන් වසර 10ක සක්‍රීය හා සතුටුදායක සේවා කාලයක් තිබිය යුතුය.
  • පත්වීම ස්ථිර කර තිබිය යුතු අතර නියමිත දිනට පෙර අඛණ්ඩව අවම වශයෙන් වසර 5ක සතුටුදායක සේවා කාලයක් සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබිය යුතුය.

අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා අවසන් දිනය: 2026 අගෝස්තු 13 දින රාත්‍රී 9.00

විභාග ගාස්තුව: රු. 600

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

திறந்த போட்டிப் பரீட்சை

  • தகுதியுள்ள இலங்கைப் பிரஜைகள் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.
  • எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் வெற்றிடங்கள் 47 ஆகும்.
  • க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சையில் ஒரே அமர்வில் ஆறு பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்து, சிங்களம், தமிழ் அல்லது ஆங்கில மொழி, விஞ்ஞானம், கணிதம் மற்றும் மற்றுமொரு பாடத்தில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • க.பொ.த. உயர்தரப் பரீட்சையில் ஒரே அமர்வில் பௌதிகவியல் மற்றும் வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்ட கணித அல்லது தொழில்நுட்ப பாடச் சேர்க்கையின் கீழ் மூன்று பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • வயதெல்லை 18 முதல் 30 வயது வரை ஆகும்.

மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்ட போட்டிப் பரீட்சை

  • வளிமண்டலவியல் திணைக்களத்தின் தகுதியுள்ள ஊழியர்கள் மாத்திரம் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.
  • எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் வெற்றிடங்கள் 19 ஆகும்.
  • க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சையில் இரண்டு அமர்வுகளுக்கு மேற்படாத வகையில் ஆறு பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்து, மொழி அல்லது இலக்கியம், கணிதம் மற்றும் விஞ்ஞானத்தில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • சம்பந்தப்பட்ட துறையில் நிரந்தர திணைக்களப் பதவியொன்றில் குறைந்தது 10 வருட செயற்பாட்டுடனான திருப்திகரமான சேவையைக் கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • நியமனம் உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும். அத்துடன் நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட திகதிக்கு உடனடியாக முன்னர் குறைந்தது 5 வருட செயற்பாட்டுடனான திருப்திகரமான சேவையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்திருக்க வேண்டும்.

விண்ணப்ப முடிவுத் திகதி: 13 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026, இரவு 9.00 மணி

பரீட்சைக் கட்டணம்: ரூ. 600

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August 05, 2026

Immigration Department Efficiency Bar Examination 2026 – Grade I & II

Immigration and Emigration Department Efficiency Bar Examination 2026 for Grade I and Grade II Authorized Officers


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Efficiency Bar Examination 2026

Authorized Officers – Grade I and Grade II

Department of Immigration and Emigration

Closing Date: 10 August 2026
Department Immigration and Emigration
Examination Venue Colombo
Conducted By Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration

About the Examination

Applications are invited for the Efficiency Bar Examinations for Authorized Officers serving in Grade I and Grade II of the Department of Immigration and Emigration.

The examinations will be conducted in Colombo during 2026 by the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, commonly known as SLIDA.

Eligible officers may sit all prescribed subjects at one sitting or sit individual subjects separately.

Grade II Efficiency Bar Examination

Examination Subjects

Subject 01:
Immigrants and Emigrants Statutory Provisions I
Duration: 2 Hours | Marks: 100 | Pass Mark: 40%
Subject 02:
Immigrants and Emigrants Statutory Provisions II
Duration: 2 Hours | Marks: 100 | Pass Mark: 40%
Subject 03:
Establishments Code and Financial Regulations
Duration: 2 Hours | Marks: 100 | Pass Mark: 40%

Examination Fees

  • No examination fee is charged for the first attempt.
  • Subsequent attempt for one subject: Rs. 500.
  • Subsequent attempt for the entire examination: Rs. 1,500.

Envelope Heading

Clearly write the following on the top left-hand corner of the envelope:

Efficiency Bar Examination for Authorized Officers of Grade II – 2026

Grade I Efficiency Bar Examination

Examination Subjects

Subject 01:
Case Study – Border Control, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling
Duration: 2 Hours | Marks: 100 | Pass Mark: 40%
Subject 02:
Establishments Code, Procedural Rules and Financial Regulations
Duration: 2 Hours | Marks: 100 | Pass Mark: 40%

Examination Fees

  • No examination fee is charged for the first attempt.
  • Subsequent attempt for one subject: Rs. 500.
  • Subsequent attempt for the entire examination: Rs. 1,000.

Envelope Heading

Clearly write the following on the top left-hand corner of the envelope:

Efficiency Bar Examination for Authorized Officers of Grade I – 2026

Application Procedure

  • Prepare the application according to the specimen form included in the Gazette notification.
  • The application must be prepared using both sides of an A4-size paper.
  • Sections 01 to 07 should appear on the first page, with the remaining sections on the second page.
  • Applications may be typed or clearly completed in the applicant’s own handwriting.
  • Applications must be forwarded through the relevant Sectional Head.
  • Applications must be sent by registered post or handed over directly to the relevant officer at the Administration Branch.

Application Address

Controller General of Immigration and Emigration
Department of Immigration and Emigration
“Suhurupaya”
Battaramulla
Incomplete applications and applications received after 10 August 2026 will be rejected.

Payment Information

Applicants who are required to pay the examination fee must deposit the applicable amount at any branch of the Bank of Ceylon.

Bank: Bank of Ceylon
Branch: Battaramulla
Account Number: 7041443
Account: Department of Immigration and Emigration

The original payment receipt must be affixed to the relevant place in the application. Applicants are advised to retain a photocopy.

Examination fees will not be refunded or transferred to another examination under any circumstances.

Language Medium and Identification

Examination Medium

The examination will be conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English. All prescribed subjects must be answered in the same language medium. Changing the selected language medium after submitting the application will not be permitted.

Accepted Identity Documents

  • National Identity Card
  • Valid Passport
  • Valid Sri Lankan Driving Licence

Important Contact Numbers

  • Department of Immigration and Emigration – Controller, Administration: 011 210 1553
  • SLIDA Examination Division: 011 598 0252
  • SLIDA Examination Division: 011 598 0236

SLIDA inquiries may be made on weekdays between 8.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ බලයලත් නිලධාරීන්ගේ I සහ II ශ්‍රේණි සඳහා වන කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය 2026 වර්ෂයේ කොළඹදී ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංවර්ධන පරිපාලන ආයතනය විසින් පවත්වනු ලැබේ.

නිසි ආකෘතියට සකස් කළ අයදුම්පත් අදාළ අංශ ප්‍රධානියා මාර්ගයෙන් ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් හෝ පරිපාලන ශාඛාවට භාරදිය යුතුය.

අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා අවසන් දිනය: 2026.08.10

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

குடிவரவு மற்றும் குடியகல்வு திணைக்களத்தின் அதிகாரமளிக்கப்பட்ட உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கான தரம் I மற்றும் தரம் II வினைத்திறன் காண் தடைப் பரீட்சைகள் 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டு கொழும்பில் இலங்கை அபிவிருத்தி நிர்வாக நிறுவகத்தினால் நடத்தப்படும்.

மாதிரி விண்ணப்பப்படிவத்திற்கு அமைவாக தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பங்கள் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட பிரிவுத் தலைவரின் ஊடாக பதிவுத் தபாலில் அனுப்பப்படலாம் அல்லது நிர்வாகக் கிளையில் நேரடியாக ஒப்படைக்கப்படலாம்.

விண்ணப்ப முடிவுத் திகதி: 10.08.2026

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