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14/06/2025

School Essay Competition
June 14, 2025

School Essay Competition

Topic 
"LET IT SPROUT"

Medium - (Sinhala / Tamil / English)

Category
  • Grades 6,7,8,9 - Junior Division (750 - 1000 words)
  • Grades 10,11,12,13 - Senior Division (1000 to 1750 words)
Conditions of the Competition 
  • Only the children studying in Government and International Schools are eligible for this competition
  • In the rear side of the Essay, the Principal of the School should certify the essay to be of the relevant student after placing the official seal
  • All essays should be hand written on one side of A4 size paper
  • The attached coupon should be filled and pasted on the rear side of the essay
Prizes
  1. Rs. 50,000.00
  2. Rs. 30,000.00
  3. Rs. 20,000.00

Cash Prizes and valuable Certificate for the winners

"Environment Day Essay Competition - 2025" should be mention on the left hand corner of the envelope and it should be receive before 30th June 2025

The entries should be sent to -

Government Relations Department, 
Lake House, No. 35, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, 
Colombo 10.


Click Below for Full Details











02/06/2025

National Level ICT Championship Competition 2025
June 02, 2025

National Level ICT Championship Competition 2025

 


Applications are invited for the National Level ICT Championship Competition 2025

• Closing Date of the registration – 15.07.2025
• Closing Date of the project submission – 15.08.2025

Important: 
All participants should register for the competition by only using the online form.

Competition Type
  • National level School Software
  • Young Computer Scientist
  • Creative Teacher
  • Creative Teacher Trainee
Application PDF and Online Forms for the Competition

Click Below for Full Details




 

25/05/2025

Art Competition from Central Bank
May 25, 2025

Art Competition from Central Bank




Central Bank of Sri Lanka has organized Art Competition for Students from Grade 10 - 13 and , persons from 18+ of Age.

Closing Date 25.06.2025

Eligibility
School Students: Students currently enrolled in Grades 10, 11, 12, or 13
Open Category: Individuals aged 18 years and above


Submissions may use any of the following hand-created medium
  • Pencil, charcoal, pen & ink
  • Watercolor, acrylic, or oil paints
  • Pastel or mixed media (provided it is entirely hand-drawn or hand-painted) or any other media
  • Note: Digital tools, AI enhancements, or computer-generated art will not be accepted.
  • Size - A3
Click Below for Full Detail and Application



12/05/2025

State Children’s Art Competition 2025
May 12, 2025

State Children’s Art Competition 2025



State Children's Art Festival is held annually with a view to develop and evaluate the creative abilities of children representing all the Divisional Secretary's Divisions island wide. This festival enables the children to gain skills to become a creative individual with imaginative thinking.

This festival is organized by the Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the State Panel of Visual Arts.

Out of the drawings so received, 150 drawings, as 30 drawings from each category will be selected from each district. The relevant winners will be brought up for the second round.
Competitions in the second round will be conducted with a special workshop at district level. All the winners selected for the second round will be presented with a certificate. Drawings selected from the second round will be presented to the final round of "State Children's Art Festival - 2025" and the winners therein will be presented with the awards, certificates and cash prizes.

Conditions
  1. Drawings could be on any theme, topic or subject of your choice.
  2. You could use any medium of your choice for the drawing.
  3. Each drawing should measure 11.7 x 16.5 inches (A3 paper) or 18x14 inches.
  4. Each applicant will be entitled to submit only one drawing
  5. Drawing should be forwarded only from the district of your permanent residence.
  6. Applicants should get their drawings attested as their own by placing the signature and the official frank of the Chief Incumbent of the Temple, the Higher Priest, the Principal of their school, a Justice of Peace, Head of the Arts Institution (Kalayathana) or the Grama Niladhari of their residential area.
  7. Duly filled application should be pasted undetached on the reverse of your drawing.
  8. Any drawing in which the conditions are not fulfilled and the particulars required are not correctly mentioned will be removed from the competition.
  9. Drawings once sent will not be returned.
  10. Drawings received will be evaluated by a proficient Panel of Judges. The winners so selected will participate in the relevant district competition and the venue, date and the time will be notified later.
  11. The decision of the Panel of Judges will be the final.
  12. Drawings should be sent by registered post or handed over to "Officer in Charge", National Art Gallery, Ananda Coomaraswami Mawatha, Colombo 07. "State Children's Art Festival - 2025", should be clearly written on the top left hand corner of the envelop/ parcel in which you send the drawing.
Click Below for More Details and Application

30/04/2025

Photography Competition 2025 - World Environment Day
April 30, 2025

Photography Competition 2025 - World Environment Day


Central Environmental Authority has organized a photography Competition targeting the World Environment Day.

Theme of the Competition:

“The Environment Protects Us; Let Us Protect the Environment”

Objectives:
To raise awareness among the general public and school children about the importance of conserving Sri Lanka’s environment.

Competition Themes:
  • Scenic Beauty of Sri Lanka
  • Hidden Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
  • The Relationship Between Humans and the Environment

Competition Categories:

School Category
Open to all school students (from government, semi-government, and private schools) in Grades 9 to 12.


Open Category
Open to all Sri Lankan citizens.

Competition Rules and Regulations:

Submission Deadline: 23rd May 2025
  • Each participant may submit up to three (03) photographs — one per theme.
  • All photographs must be taken within Sri Lanka.

Disqualified Content:
  • Entries must NOT include
    • Farm animals, zoo animals, pets, or cultivated plants
    • Captive or restrained animals, animal models, or animals exploited for commercial gain
    • Images involving live bait
    • Previously published photographs
Submission Requirements:
Only original color or black-and-white digital images in JPG/JPEG format, max file size 10MB

If selected as a finalist or winner, the entrant must provide the original RAW file (e.g., CR2, CRW, or native DNG), or the original unedited JPEG

Finalists must also provide complete information about the photograph (location, date, camera settings, equipment used, etc.)

Digital Guidelines:
  • Images must be submitted as high-quality JPEGs without interpolation
  • Only minimal digital adjustments are allowed: dust spot removal, levels, curves, color balance, contrast, saturation, and sharpening
  • Cropping is allowed, but excessive cropping that significantly reduces image quality is discouraged
  • The integrity of the original scene must be maintained; no compositing, sandwiching, or multiple exposures
  • No adding or removing of elements such as animals, plants, people, or backgrounds
  • File names should include the participant’s name, title of the photograph, and main subject
  • No watermarks or visible names on images (photos with watermarks will be disqualified)



Submission Links



Click Below for Full Details

23/04/2025

All  Island School Drawing Competition - 2025

22/04/2025

All Island Art, Poster & Cartoon Competition - 2025
April 22, 2025

All Island Art, Poster & Cartoon Competition - 2025


Applications are invited for the Sithuvili Siththam - 2025, All island Poster, Art and Cartoon Competition from National Child Protection Authority.

Closing Date 30.05.2025

  • For school Students from grade 1 to grade 5, only Arts can be submitted. 
  • Students studying from grade 6 to grade 13 can send both Arts& Posters. 
  • Students represent category (7) children with special needs can send only Arts.
  • Contestant of open section can send paintings from all three categories of Arts, Posters & Cartoons. 
  • Arts, Poster & Cartoons must be done in an A4 size paper using any medium (Pastel, Water Colors etc…) 
  • Deadline for the submission is 30th of May 2025 & paintings should be sent us on or before 30th of May 2025 by registered post or should handover to National Child Protection Authority by hand. 
  • (1.) Name of the competition, (2.) Section (3.) Category & (4.) Type of Painting(Art /Poster/Cartoon) should be mentioned on the top left corner of the envelop.  
  • Contestants can send only one painting from each category relevant to them. The decision taken by judges will be the final decision & the candidates who do not fulfill the requirements will be disqualified.(All final decisions will be taken by National Child Protection Authority) 
  • For all Island Winners First place - Awards, Medals, Gifts & Certificates Second place & Third place - Medals, Gifts & Certificates will be presented 
  • For District Winners First place - Medals, Gifts & Certificates Second place & Third place – Medals, Gifts & Certificates will be presented 
  • The paintings of winners & few selected paintings will be used for the publications of National Child Protection Authority & list of Winners will also be published on NCPA official website(www.childprotection.gov.lk) 
  • For further details, please contact below contact persons on weekdays from 9.00 am - 4.00 pm 
    • Sinhala medium Inquiries - Dhanushka Senarathna - 0715 789775 
    • Tamil medium Inquiries - R. Raviraj - 0779 231 583 ‍
    • For more information - NCPA Media Unit – 011 277 89 11 – (Extension -181) 
  • All the contestants who are representing school section and open section should send us final painting with self-made application according to the below format. 
  • It is compulsory to complete the application from both Mother Language (Sinhala/Tamil) & English language.

Click below for the Details and Application


16/04/2025

State Literary Awards Ceremony - 2025
April 16, 2025

State Literary Awards Ceremony - 2025


Notice to the Writers and the Book Publishers on the State Literary Awards Ceremony organized by the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the State Panel of Literature.

Children's Books of more than 16 pages and other books of more than 49 pages, first published in Sinhala, Tamil or English languages during the period of 01st January 2024 to 31st December 2024 will be reviewed in this awards ceremony. 

Among these books, the State Panel of Literature itself will receive books registered with the Department of National Archives for reviewing. Click Below for The list of these books 

Received & Registered books - Click Below

With a view to streamlining the process of reviewing, opportunity is available for the writers and the publishers from 08th April 2025 to hand over their books directly to the Department of Cultural Affairs, which have not been included in this book list.

Three (03) printed copies of each book could be sent by registered post or could be handed over along with the duly filled application prepared as per the specimen application given below to, the Director, Department of Cultural Affairs, 8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla before 10th May 2025.

For further details please contact: Secretary, State Panel of Literature on 011- 2872030.

Click below for The Details

27/03/2025

Short Film & Photography Competition
March 27, 2025

Short Film & Photography Competition


Applications are invited for the Short Film and Photography Competition form ministry of Environment.

Closing Date 31.07.2025

Phtography Competition

Theme  
The Nature with an artistic eye

Conditions of the Competition
  • All photos must be captured within Sri Lanka. A maximum number of photos submitted by a person will be three (03)
  • Your details such as Name, Address, Telephone Number, Date of Birth along with the photographs should be sent to Email address - sobaseya2025@gmail.com
  • Photographs in colour/ Black and White should submitted as original, unedited copy either in JPG or JPGs formats.
  • Photographs should be minimum of 1000 pixels.
Prizes
  • 1st Place - Rs. 20,000.00
  • 2nd Place - Rs. 15,000.00 - with souvenirs and certificate
  • 3rd Place - Rs. 10,000.00
  • 10 Special Merit Awards - Rs. 5,000.00 with certificate
  • In addition, 30 Merit Awards will be awarded.


Short Film Competition

Theme 
Any topic relevant to the environment

Competition conducted in two groups 
1. Schools 
2. Open

Conditions of the Competition
  • Duration - Maximum 5 minutes
  • Competition Sections : Fiction, Documentary, Anima
  • Medium - Can submit creations in Sinhala, Tamil, English Languages and Sinhala and Tamil creations should be subtitled in English (This is not applicable for creations without dialogues)
  • Creations can either be forwarded by Email - sobachalana2025@gmail.com or by a DVD.


Awards & Prizes

Open Category
  • 1st Place: Rs. 50,000
  • 2nd Place: Rs. 40,000
  • 3rd Place: Rs. 30,000
  • 5 Merit Awards: Rs. 10,000 each
School Category
  • 1st Place: Rs. 40,000
  • 2nd Place: Rs. 30,000
  • 3rd Place: Rs. 25,000
  • Winning schools will also receive special awards.
Free
A one day free awareness workshop on short films production will be conducted by the field experts for the competitors. Please confirm your participation via Tel. 011- 2034175 on or before 30.04.2025

Click Below for More Details





25/03/2025

Global IT Olympiad for School Students
March 25, 2025

Global IT Olympiad for School Students


School students from Russia and other countries aged 14 to 18 (inclusive), regardless of experience and knowledge in programming, are invited to take part in the Global IT Olympiad.

The key selection criteria: the participant must not be younger than 14 or older than 18 years old on the starting date of Stage I of the Olympiad; the participant must be a student of a comprehensive school.


Stages and Timing

The Global IT Olympiad consists of three stages
  1. Individual qualifications (online)
  2. Team qualifications (online)
  3. Finals (in-person).
Registration for the Olympiad: March 5 to April 10, 2025 (inclusive).

Upon completion of the registration form, all participants will be offered tests to check the level of their knowledge in IT. An e-certificate will be awarded to participants according to the test results.


Online individual qualifications: from April 2 to April 15, 2025 (inclusive).
The participant can set the challenge deadline that works best for them. At the first stage, participants will be given 15 exercises which are divided into three complexity levels (basic, medium, advanced) and cover key aspects of cybersecurity, including both

theoretical and practical challenges in Information Security, Mathematical Logic, Basics

of Programming and Algorithm Development, Artificial Intelligence, including data analysis, text processing, generation of simple models.

Capture The Flag online team contest: from April 21 to April 25 2025 (inclusive).

The teams for the Olympiad will consist of five participants. They will be chosen from the best performers in Stage I. During the CTF contests, challenges will cover AI and Machine Learning, Cryptanalysis, Reverse Engineering, Web Vulnerabilities, Forensics, Algorithmic Programming.


Click Below for More Details


06/03/2025

Presidential Environment Awards - 2025
March 06, 2025

Presidential Environment Awards - 2025


Applications are invited for the Presidential Environment Awards 2025 From Central Environmental Authority, Ministry of Environment.

Objectives
  • Offering state respect admiring the industries, businesses and institutions have offered special service for conservation of environment.
  • Building a culture of environment friendly industries, businesses and services
  • Encouraging the society for environment friendly actions
  • Building people's participation in sustainable development


Subject areas where applications can be submitted for the Presidential Awards 2025

A. Industries, Businesses and Project Category (1-17)
  1. Common Waste Treatment & Management Facilities/ Waste Recovery/ Recycling/ Disposal or Processing Plants
  2. Chemical Industries
  3. Vehicle Servicing Centers
  4. Food & Beverages Industries
  5. Hotels
  6. Textile Processing Industries
  7. Pharmaceutical Products and Personal Care Products Industries
  8. Hospitals
  9. Rubber Based Products Industries
  10. Animal Farms
  11. Apparel Industries
  12. Tea Processing industries or Tea Factories
  13. Packaging Industries with Printing
  14. Mineral related manufacturing industries
  15. Timber and Wood Related manufacturing Industry
  16. Metal nonferrous/ Machinery/ Electronic / Electrical goods and equipment related manufacturing or assembling industries
  17. Renewable Energy Generating Projects  

B. Institutions, Social and Mass Media Category (1-7)

  1. Schools–1AB,1C,Type 2&3
  2. Environment Friendly Government Institutions
  3. Environment Friendly Private Institutions
  4. The best NGO that are committed to Environment Conservation and Promotion
  5. Eco Friendly Innovations (School / Universities and Tertiary Educational Institutions / Open Section)
  6. Individual (TV/Radio/Newspaper)  
  7. Channel(TV/Radio) and Newspaper  
Closing Date 30 April 2025

Click below for the Notice





Click Below for the Guidelines and Application


22/02/2025

All Island School Statistics Competition - 2025
February 22, 2025

All Island School Statistics Competition - 2025


Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka (IASS) has organized all island school Statistics Competition 2025

Who can apply:

Junior Level: Grade 10, 11 students (Government schools) or Grade 9, 10 Students (International schools).


Senior Level: Grade 12, 13 students (Government schools) or Grade 11, 12 students (International schools).

Medium : Sinhala / Tamil / English

Exam Mode: Online proctored exam


Application Due date: 28 February 2025

Tentative Exam Date: 16 March 2025





Shortlisted Candidates will be directed to the National Statistics Olympiad Competition

Click Below for the Online Application


26/01/2025

Art Competition for School Children
January 26, 2025

Art Competition for School Children


Applications are invited for the Art Competition for the School Children from University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Category & Topics

Grade 6 - 8
Humans and Microorganisms

Grade 9- 11
The Wonder of Vaccines

Grade 12 - 13
Living with Allergies
Autoimmune Disorders and Challenge

Closing Date 18 Feb 2025


Rule for Art Competition
Artwork should be 12 x 16 inch or A3 size paper Medium-any (Charcoal, digital, canvas, water colour, oil paint or any other)

Please mention your name, school name grade, and ensure it is certified
with your principal's signature and seal

Should be submitted to
Allergy, Immunology Cell Biology Unit,
(Faculty of Medical Science)
University of Sri Jayawardenapura,
Nugegoda.

Click Below for More Details

21/12/2024

All Island Art Competition 2025
December 21, 2024

All Island Art Competition 2025


Applications are invited for the All Island Art Competition organized by EDEX, as a CSR Initiative of the Royal College Union.

Entry Category

Primary - Grade 1 - 3

Junior - Grade 4-6

Intermediate - Grade 7-9

Senior - Grade 10 - 13


Information to be furnished on the reverse of the drawing

  • Full Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Age
  • Personal Address
  • Telephone Number
  • Entry Category
  • School
  • Grade
  • Rubber Stamp of the Principal

Drawing should be sent to below address

EDEX Secretariat,

Royal College Union

Rajakeeya Mawatha

Colombo 07



Click below for More Details



06/12/2024

All Island School Drama Competition - 2024/2025

30/10/2024

Islandwide School Competition (Art/Essay/Short Drama(S))
October 30, 2024

Islandwide School Competition (Art/Essay/Short Drama(S))



Applications are invited for the All Island Art and Essay and Short Drama Competition (Sinhala Medium) from National water Supply and drainage Board.

Closing Date 15.01.2025

Essay competition
Submissions can be made in Sinhala, Tamil, or English. Essays should not exceed 350 words in length. Participants can compete in two categories: Junior and Senior sections..

Art Competition
Art work should be 17 x 23 inches in size, and any coloring medium may be used. Participants can compete in two categories: Junior and Senior sections.

Students from Grades 4 to 7 will be considered the Junior Section, while those from Grade 8 and above will be in the Senior Section.  

Short Drama Competition
Students from Grade 8 and above are eligible to participate. The competition will be held in the Sinhala medium only. A maximum of 10 students can participate in one drama. The drama duration  should not exceed 10 minutes. The script, complying with the  rules and regulations, should be submitted by 15th January 2025


More Details are attached Below



20/10/2024

Art & Animation Video Competition - 2024
October 20, 2024

Art & Animation Video Competition - 2024


Applications are invited for the All Island Art and Animation Video Competition from he Task Force to combat the use of poisonous and dangerous drugs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

Theme
Empowering Children and Youth for Bright Future without Drugs

Closing Date 
31.10.2024

Art Competition Categories
Cat 1 - Grade 6-8
Cat 2 - Grade 9-11

Animation Video Competition Categories
Cat 1 - Grade 10-13
Cat 2 - Age 19-30

Prizes for winners

Art Competition
Category I & II
1st Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 50,000/=
2nd Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 35,000/=
3rd Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 20,000/=
Twenty winners (Ten winners from each category) are presented
certificates of merit.

Animation Video Competition

Category I & II
1st Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 200,000/=
2nd Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 150,000/=
3rd Place (A winner from each category) Rs. 100,000/=
Ten winners (Five winners from each category)  are presented certificates of merit.

  • 50% of cash prize for Category I will be awarded to the school
  • Mobile Phone Devices worth equivalent to prize money will be awarded to category II

Click below for More Details and Application







11/09/2024

Short Film Competition for School Students
September 11, 2024

Short Film Competition for School Students



Applications are invited for the Short Film Competition for school students from Ministry of Education.

Application Closing Date - 18.09.2024

Submission - 23.09.2024
  • To participate in the competition - the application ( Google Form) should be completed before 18.09.2024. 
  • Last date for submission of films - 2024.09. 23 
  • Theme to be Filmed - Benefits of the Right to Information Act Act No.12 of 2016 
  • Movie Running Time – More than 4 minutes, not more than 10 minutes
  • Movie quality - 720 pixel or higher 
  • Imaging media - cameras / mobile phone cameras 
  • The format of the film should be Live . Should not be an animated one

(Two online workshops have been organized for the applicants on two occasions related to the preparation of the short film. The first workshop is on the artistry of the film and the technology used and the second workshop is on to make aware the applicants over the Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016. ) 

Prizes and Certificates 
Short films submitted for the first round and second round will be awarded certificates of participation and prizes and certificates for the first , second and third places will be awarded at the event of International Day for Universal Access to Information - 2024 scheduled to be held on 10.10.2024.

More Details are attached Below

Click Below for the Online Registration Link


Click Below for the Details


19/08/2024

Art Competition - Arunalu Siththam -  2024

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