Statistician Recruitment 2026 – 28 Government Vacancies
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Statistician Recruitment 2026
සංඛ්යාලේඛනඥ බඳවා ගැනීම – 2026
புள்ளிவிபரவியலாளர் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு – 2026
Department of Census and Statistics
Public Service Commission
About the Recruitment
Applications are invited under the direction of the Public Service Commission to recruit suitable candidates to the post of Statistician, Grade III, in the Executive Service Category of the Department of Census and Statistics.
The recruitment is intended to fill 28 vacancies. Selection will be made through a written competitive examination followed by a general interview for verification of qualifications.
- The appointment is pensionable, subject to applicable government policies.
- Selected officers will be subject to a three-year probationary period.
- The first Efficiency Bar Examination must be passed within three years.
- Required proficiency in the other official language must be obtained within the specified period.
Monthly Salary Scale
Rs. 82,150 – 10 × 2,400 – 8 × 2,940 – 17 × 3,900 – Rs. 195,970 per month.
Required Educational Qualifications
Applicants must possess a recognized degree containing at least one of the following subjects as a major subject:
A recognized Special Degree with First Class, containing at least one of the listed subjects as a major subject.
A recognized General Degree with First Class or Second Class Upper Division, containing at least one of the listed subjects as a major subject.
For a Special Degree, a subject representing at least two-thirds of the relevant total credits may be treated as the major subject. For a General Degree, a subject representing at least one-third of the relevant total credits may be treated as the major subject.
Age and Other Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be between 21 and 35 years of age.
- Eligible date of birth: from 10 August 1991 to 10 August 2005, inclusive.
- Applicants must be citizens of Sri Lanka.
- Applicants must possess excellent character.
- Applicants must be physically fit to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
- All required qualifications must be completed by the closing date.
Selection Method and Examination
Candidates who pass the written examination will be considered according to merit and the number of vacancies. Selected candidates will be called for a general interview to verify their educational qualifications, eligibility and physical fitness.
Paper 01 – Subject-Related General Knowledge
- Local and international statistics
- Statistics and community development
- New trends related to statistics
- Socioeconomic information
- Environment and society
- Geographical factors and the community
- Information Technology
Paper 02 – Aptitude
This paper will assess management and aptitude skills, including:
- Identifying problems and their causes
- Decision-making ability
- Interpersonal relationships
- Communication skills
- Self-discipline
- Developing policies and strategies
Examination Fee and Medium
- Examination fee: Rs. 1,200.
- The examination will be conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
- Candidates must answer both papers in the selected language medium.
- The selected examination medium cannot be changed later.
Available Payment Methods
- Bank credit card
- Debit card enabled for internet transactions
- Online banking or Bank of Ceylon Flex App
- Payment through a Bank of Ceylon branch
සිංහල සාරාංශය සහ අවශ්ය සුදුසුකම්
ජනලේඛන හා සංඛ්යාලේඛන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ විධායක සේවා ගණයේ III ශ්රේණියේ සංඛ්යාලේඛනඥ තනතුර සඳහා පුරප්පාඩු 28ක් පිරවීමට අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.
සංඛ්යානය, ගණිතය, ආර්ථික විද්යාව, ප්රජා විද්යාව, ජනගහන අධ්යයනය, පරිගණක විද්යාව, තොරතුරු තාක්ෂණය, භූගෝල විද්යාව, සමාජ විද්යාව හෝ සිතියම් විද්යාව යන විෂයයන්ගෙන් අවම වශයෙන් එක් විෂයක් ප්රධාන විෂයක් ලෙස ඇතුළත් විය යුතුය.
- පළමු පන්ති සාමාර්ථයක් සහිත පිළිගත් විශේෂ උපාධියක්; හෝ
- පළමු පන්ති හෝ දෙවන පන්ති ඉහළ සාමාර්ථයක් සහිත පිළිගත් සාමාන්ය උපාධියක් තිබිය යුතුය.
- වයස අවුරුදු 21ත් 35ත් අතර විය යුතුය.
- ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරවැසියකු සහ විශිෂ්ට චරිතයකින් යුතු අයකු විය යුතුය.
- අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා අවසාන දිනය 2026 අගෝස්තු 10 රාත්රී 9.00 වේ.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம் மற்றும் தேவையான தகைமைகள்
தொகைமதிப்பு மற்றும் புள்ளிவிபரத் திணைக்களத்தின் நிறைவேற்றுச் சேவை வகுதி III ஆம் தர புள்ளிவிபரவியலாளர் பதவிக்கான 28 வெற்றிடங்களை நிரப்புவதற்கு விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.
புள்ளிவிபரம், கணிதம், பொருளாதாரம், மக்களியல், சனத்தொகை ஆய்வு, கணினி விஞ்ஞானம், தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பம், புவியியல், சமூக விஞ்ஞானம் அல்லது வரைபடவியல் ஆகியவற்றில் குறைந்தது ஒரு பாடம் பிரதான பாடமாக இடம்பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- முதலாம் வகுப்பு தரத்துடன் கூடிய அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட சிறப்பு பட்டம்; அல்லது
- முதலாம் வகுப்பு அல்லது இரண்டாம் வகுப்பு உயர் பிரிவு தரத்துடன் கூடிய அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பொதுப் பட்டம் பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- வயது 21 முதல் 35 வரை இருக்க வேண்டும்.
- இலங்கைப் பிரசையாகவும் சிறந்த ஒழுக்கநெறி கொண்டவராகவும் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
- விண்ணப்ப முடிவுத் திகதி 10 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026 இரவு 9.00 மணி.
💻 Important Online Application Instructions
The application must be submitted online through the Department of Examinations application portal.
The online application form must be completed in English only. Download and read the official application instructions before completing the form.
🖥️ Using a computer is recommended for completing the application.
Click Below for the Online Application and Official Details
Notice for Government Officers
Officers currently serving in the Public Service or Provincial Public Service should submit a copy of the online application to the Head of their Institution for inclusion in the personal file.
When called for the interview, they should submit a certified copy of the application and a letter confirming their service.
