Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service III Efficiency Bar Exam 2026 – Online Application & Gazette

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📢 Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service
III Efficiency Bar Examination – 2026

For Officers Serving in National & Provincial Schools

📝 Online Application

📅 Important Details

🟢 Application Opens 25 August 2026
9.00 AM

🔴 Closing Date 14 September 2026
9.00 PM

📝 Examination December 2026

💰 Examination Fee No Fee

📱 Video Guide for Mobile Users

🇬🇧 Video Guide for Mobile Users

🇱🇰 ජංගම දුරකථන භාවිතා කරන්නන් සඳහා වීඩියෝ මාර්ගෝපදේශය

🇱🇰 மொபைல் பயனர்களுக்கான வீடியோ வழிகாட்டி

👇 Click below to watch the video guide

⚠️ Important – Online Application OPENED

The online application is scheduled to open on 25 August 2026 at 9.00 AM.

📱 If the application website does not open correctly on a mobile phone, enable Desktop Site / Desktop Mode in your browser.

💻 You may also use a desktop or laptop computer to complete the application.

🟢

Online Application Open

මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත විවෘතයි
இணையவழி விண்ணப்பம் திறக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

📝 How to Apply – English

1. Click the Online Application button given below.
2. Select the EB 3 Examination from the examination list.
3. Click Apply.
4. The login page will appear.
5. Enter your NIC number and mobile number.
6. Tick Agree and I’m not a robot.
7. Click Next.
8. You will receive an OTP on your mobile phone.
9. Enter the OTP and click Submit.
10. Your online application form will then be displayed.

📝 අයදුම් කරන ආකාරය – සිංහල

1. පහත ඇති Online Application බොත්තම ක්ලික් කරන්න.
2. විභාග ලැයිස්තුවෙන් EB 3 විභාගය තෝරන්න.
3. Apply මත ක්ලික් කරන්න.
4. පිවිසුම් පිටුව දිස්වනු ඇත.
5. ඔබගේ ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත් අංකය සහ ජංගම දුරකථන අංකය ඇතුළත් කරන්න.
6. Agree සහ I’m not a robot යන කොටු සලකුණු කරන්න.
7. Next මත ක්ලික් කරන්න.
8. ඔබගේ ජංගම දුරකථනයට OTP අංකයක් ලැබෙනු ඇත.
9. OTP අංකය ඇතුළත් කර Submit මත ක්ලික් කරන්න.
10. ඉන්පසු ඔබගේ මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත දිස්වනු ඇත.

📝 விண்ணப்பிக்கும் முறை – தமிழ்

1. கீழே வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள Online Application பொத்தானைக் கிளிக் செய்யவும்.
2. பரீட்சைப் பட்டியலில் இருந்து EB 3 பரீட்சையை தெரிவுசெய்யவும்.
3. Apply என்பதைக் கிளிக் செய்யவும்.
4. உள்நுழைவுப் பக்கம் தோன்றும்.
5. உங்கள் தேசிய அடையாள அட்டை இலக்கம் மற்றும் கையடக்கத் தொலைபேசி இலக்கத்தை உள்ளிடவும்.
6. Agree மற்றும் I’m not a robot ஆகியவற்றைத் தெரிவுசெய்யவும்.
7. Next என்பதைக் கிளிக் செய்யவும்.
8. உங்கள் கையடக்கத் தொலைபேசிக்கு OTP இலக்கம் கிடைக்கும்.
9. OTP இலக்கத்தை உள்ளிட்டு Submit என்பதைக் கிளிக் செய்யவும்.
10. அதன் பின்னர் இணையவழி விண்ணப்பப் படிவம் திரையில் தோன்றும்.

📝 Online Application | මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත | இணையவழி விண்ணப்பம்

📝 Online Application

Applications must be submitted through the online system of the Department of Examinations.

The online application must be completed in English only.

📝 Apply Online 📝 Edit Application - AFter Submission

Application Portal – Department of Examinations

🖨️ After Submitting the Online Application

• Submit the application online.
• Download the submitted application.
• Obtain two printed copies.
• Complete the relevant sections of the printed copies by hand where required.
• Have the applicant's signature certified.
• Obtain the required certification from the Zonal Director of Education.
• One copy should be placed in the officer's personal file.
• The other copy should be kept by the applicant for submission when required.

👩‍🏫 Who Should Apply?

This examination is applicable to relevant officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service and teachers serving under the Provincial Public Service.

Officers promoted to Class 2 – Grade I are required to complete the Third Efficiency Bar Examination before the completion of four years from that promotion.

In addition, teachers who have already exceeded four years after promotion to Grade 2-I but whose promotion to Grade I falls after 30 June 2025 are also required to complete the Third Efficiency Bar requirement for promotion to Grade I.

📚 Examination Structure

📘 Paper I

Multiple Choice Questions
⏱ Duration: 1 Hour
📝 40 Questions
🎯 Marks: 40

📗 Paper II

Structured / Semi-Structured Questions
⏱ Duration: 2 Hours
📝 4 Questions
🎯 Marks: 60

✅ Pass Requirement: Candidates must obtain at least 40% of the combined marks of Paper I and Paper II.

📖 Syllabus / Modules

Questions will be based on the relevant self-study modules published through the official e-Thaksalawa platform.

01. Physical and Mental Well-being

02. The 21st Century School

03. Action Research

🌐 Medium of Examination

The examination will be conducted in:

🇱🇰 Sinhala

🇱🇰 Tamil

🇬🇧 English

Candidates should answer all papers in the same selected language medium. The selected medium cannot be changed later.

🇬🇧 English Summary

Applications are invited for the Third Efficiency Bar Examination – 2026 for relevant officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service serving in National and Provincial Schools.

🟢 Online Application Opens: 25.08.2026 – 9.00 AM

🔴 Closing Date: 14.09.2026 – 9.00 PM

📝 Examination: December 2026

Applications must be submitted online.

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

දිවයිනේ ජාතික හා පළාත් පාසල්වල සේවයේ නියුතු ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ අදාළ නිලධාරීන් සඳහා වන III වන කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය – 2026 සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.

🟢 මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත් ආරම්භය: 2026.08.25 පෙ.ව. 9.00

🔴 අවසන් දිනය: 2026.09.14 ප.ව. 9.00

📝 විභාගය: 2026 දෙසැම්බර්

අයදුම්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැක්කේ මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමයට පමණි.

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

தேசிய மற்றும் மாகாண பாடசாலைகளில் சேவையாற்றும் இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் தொடர்புடைய உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கான மூன்றாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை – 2026 தொடர்பான விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.

🟢 ஒன்லைன் விண்ணப்பம் ஆரம்பம்: 25.08.2026 காலை 9.00 மணி

🔴 முடிவுத் திகதி: 14.09.2026 இரவு 9.00 மணி

📝 பரீட்சை: டிசம்பர் 2026

விண்ணப்பங்கள் ஒன்லைன் மூலமாக மட்டுமே சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.

📄 Official Gazette

Click below to read the official Gazette notice.

⚠️ If the relevant Gazette notice does not open directly: open the Gazette page and select II (A) – Advertising.

📕 Sinhala Gazette 📕 Tamil Gazette 📘 English Gazette

After opening the Gazette website, select II (A) – Advertising if the examination notice is not displayed automatically.

🔔 Important Reminder

Candidates are advised to carefully read the complete official Gazette notification before submitting the online application.

Do not wait until the closing date to submit your application.

Information based on the official Gazette notification dated 21 August 2026.