G.C.E. (O/L) Examination 2025 (2026) – Ban on Conducting Private Classes

The G.C.E. (O/L) Examination 2025 (2026) is scheduled to be held islandwide from 17.02.2026 to 26.02.2026 at 3,545 examination centres. 

In terms of the Public Examinations Act No. 25 of 1968 and the Gazette Notification No. 1816 dated 21.06.2013 issued under Section 22 of the Act, all activities such as 

• conducting or organizing private tuition classes for examination candidates
• holding lectures, seminars or workshops related to the examination,
• printing or distributing predicted question papers, and publishing or possessing examination questions or similar questions through printed, electronic or other media 

are strictly prohibited from 12.00 midnight on 11.02.2026 until the conclusion of the examination. Any individual, institution or group acting in violation of this order will be deemed to have committed an offence under the law, and complaints regarding such violations may be made to the nearest police station, the Police Headquarters or the Department of Examinations.