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Sri Lanka Railway Engine Driver Assistant Vacancies 2026 – 80 Posts

Sri Lanka Railway Engine Driver Assistant Grade III Vacancies 2026 – 80 Posts


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Sri Lanka Railway Engine Driver Assistant Vacancies 2026

ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය එන්ජින් රියදුරු සහායක පුරප්පාඩු 2026

இலங்கை புகையிரத எஞ்சின் சாரதி உதவியாளர் வெற்றிடங்கள் 2026

80 Vacancies Male Applicants Government Permanent Post
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE 28 SEPTEMBER 2026

English Details

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Sri Lankan male citizens for 80 vacancies in the post of Railway Engine Driver Assistant, Grade III, in the Sri Lanka Railway Department.
Position Railway Engine Driver Assistant – Grade III
Number of Vacancies 80 vacancies
Salary Scale MT 1-2025: Rs. 50,090–84,420
Closing Date 28 September 2026
Age Limit 18–35 years as at 28 September 2026
Application Method Registered post

Educational Qualifications

  • Passed the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in six subjects in one sitting.
  • Credit passes must have been obtained for Sinhala, Tamil or English Language, Mathematics, Science and one other subject.

Professional Qualification

  • Successfully completed a 2½-year technical course recognized by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission.

Physical and Other Requirements

  • Only male applicants are eligible to apply.
  • Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka and possess good character.
  • Minimum height: 5 feet 4 inches.
  • Must pass the required 6/6 vision test for both eyes.
  • Must be physically and mentally fit to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
  • Applicants must be born on or after 28 September 1991 and on or before 28 September 2008.

Competitive Examination

  • Examination medium: Sinhala or Tamil.
  • Subject: Technical Knowledge.
  • Duration: 2 hours.
  • Total marks: 100.
  • Pass mark: 50.
  • The paper will test basic knowledge of machinery and its uses relevant to the duties of a Railway Engine Driver Assistant.

Examination Fee

The examination fee is Rs. 1,200. It should be credited through any People’s Bank branch to:

Account: General Manager of Railways
Branch: People’s Bank, City Office Branch
Account Number: 176-100129027-313

The original receipt must be securely attached to the application. Keep a photocopy of the receipt for future reference. The examination fee will not be refunded.

How to Submit the Application

  1. Prepare the application on both sides of A4 paper according to the specimen application published in the notice.
  2. Complete the application in the language medium selected for the examination.
  3. Attach the bank receipt and obtain the required signature certification.
  4. Send the completed application by registered post to the address below to arrive on or before 28 September 2026.
General Manager of Railways,
Office of the General Manager of Railways,
Appointments Branch,
P.O. Box 355,
Olcott Mawatha,
Colombo 10.

Write the following clearly on the top-left corner of the envelope:

“Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Railway Engine Driver Assistant – 2026”

සිංහල සාරාංශය

ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ දුම්රිය එන්ජින් රියදුරු සහායක III ශ්‍රේණියේ පුරප්පාඩු 80ක් සඳහා සුදුසුකම්ලත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකික පිරිමි අයදුම්කරුවන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.

  • පුරප්පාඩු: 80
  • වැටුප් පරිමාණය: රු. 50,090 – 84,420
  • වයස් සීමාව: අවුරුදු 18–35
  • අයදුම් කළ හැක්කේ: පිරිමි අයදුම්කරුවන්ට පමණි
  • අවම උස: අඩි 5 අඟල් 4
  • අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම්: එක් වරකදී අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විෂයන් 6ක් සමත් වී භාෂාව, ගණිතය, විද්‍යාව සහ තවත් විෂයකට සම්මාන සාමාර්ථ ලබා තිබිය යුතුය.
  • වෘත්තීය සුදුසුකම්: තෘතීයික හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන කොමිෂන් සභාව පිළිගත් වසර 2½ක කාර්මික පාඨමාලාවක් සම්පූර්ණ කර තිබිය යුතුය.
  • විභාග ගාස්තුව: රු. 1,200
  • අයදුම් කිරීම: ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන්
  • අවසන් දිනය: 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 28

අයදුම් කිරීමට පෙර ගැසට් නිවේදනයේ සඳහන් සියලු සුදුසුකම්, විභාග ගාස්තු ගෙවීමේ උපදෙස් සහ අයදුම්පත සකස් කරන ආකාරය හොඳින් කියවන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

இலங்கை புகையிரதத் திணைக்களத்தின் புகையிரத எஞ்சின் சாரதி உதவியாளர் தரம் III பதவியில் காணப்படும் 80 வெற்றிடங்களுக்குத் தகுதியான இலங்கை ஆண் பிரஜைகளிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன.

  • வெற்றிடங்கள்: 80
  • சம்பள அளவு: ரூ. 50,090 – 84,420
  • வயதெல்லை: 18–35 வயது
  • விண்ணப்பிக்கக்கூடியவர்கள்: ஆண் விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள் மட்டும்
  • குறைந்தபட்ச உயரம்: 5 அடி 4 அங்குலம்
  • கல்வித் தகைமை: க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சையில் ஒரே அமர்வில் ஆறு பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்து, மொழி, கணிதம், விஞ்ஞானம் மற்றும் மேலும் ஒரு பாடத்தில் திறமைச் சித்தி பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • தொழில்சார் தகைமை: மூன்றாம் நிலை மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி ஆணைக்குழுவினால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட 2½ வருட தொழில்நுட்பப் பாடநெறியை நிறைவு செய்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
  • பரீட்சைக் கட்டணம்: ரூ. 1,200
  • விண்ணப்பிக்கும் முறை: பதிவுத் தபால்
  • முடிவுத் திகதி: 28 செப்டம்பர் 2026

விண்ணப்பிப்பதற்கு முன்னர் வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள முழுமையான தகைமைகள், கட்டணம் செலுத்தும் முறை மற்றும் விண்ணப்பத்தைத் தயாரிக்கும் அறிவுறுத்தல்களை கவனமாக வாசிக்கவும்.

Important Notice | වැදගත් දැනුම්දීම | முக்கிய அறிவித்தல்

  • All required qualifications must be completed by 28 September 2026.
  • Late, incomplete or incorrectly prepared applications may be rejected.
  • Keep copies of the completed application, bank receipt and registered postal receipt.
  • Issuing an examination admission card does not confirm that the applicant has satisfied the required qualifications.
  • Please refer to the official Gazette notice before submitting the application.

Application and Full Gazette Notice

⬇ Download PDF
Please read the complete official notice before applying.
Source: Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – 28 August 2026
Application & Gazette – Railway Vacancies 2026

📑 Gazette

📜 Official Gazette – 28 August 2026
🔍 How to find the notice in the Gazette:
Open the official Gazette page and select “II (A) – Advertising” under the Gazette dated 28 August 2026.

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