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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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.
OR
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.
OR
Option 03
A Degree in Science with Chemistry together with a Postgraduate
Diploma in Chemistry from a university recognised by the
University Grants Commission.
OR
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.
01
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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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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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.
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Online Application
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📱 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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