Sri Lanka State Audit Service – Audit Officer Recruitment 2026 | 244 Vacancies
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Audit Officer Grade II Recruitment 2026
Recruitment Overview
Applications are invited from qualified Sri Lankan citizens for the Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Audit Officer, Grade II of Class III in the Field/Office-Based Service Category of the Sri Lanka State Audit Service.
The Gazette notification states that there are 244 vacancies. The actual number of appointments and the effective date of appointment will be determined by the Audit Service Commission according to the vacancies available at the time of recruitment.
The examination is expected to be conducted by the Commissioner General of Examinations in Colombo during December 2026.
Educational Qualifications
Applicants must possess one of the qualifications specified under the relevant category in the official Gazette notification.
Category A – Accounting, Auditing, Commerce and Management
Applicants may qualify through an accepted degree or professional qualification such as:
- A recognized degree with Accounting or Auditing as a principal subject in a relevant field such as Accounting, Commerce, Business, Trade or Public Management;
- An accepted professional qualification in accounting, auditing or management accounting;
- An accepted Higher Diploma or National Higher Diploma related to Accounting, Commerce or Management; or
- Another qualification specifically recognized under Section 7.2.1.1.1 (A) of the Sri Lanka State Audit Service Minute.
Category B – Taxation and Information Technology
A degree awarded by a university recognized by the University Grants Commission, or by an institution recognized as a degree-awarding institution, in a relevant field such as:
- Taxation;
- Information Technology;
- Computer Science;
- Computer Engineering;
- Computer Technology; or
- Another closely related discipline accepted under the Service Minute.
Important: Recruitment under Category B is limited to a maximum of 10% of the officers recruited.
Applicants should carefully check the complete qualification requirements in the official Gazette before submitting the application.
Age Limit
General Applicants
- Minimum age: 22 years
- Maximum age: 28 years
- Age will be calculated as at 12 October 2026.
- Eligible dates of birth are from 12.10.1998 to 12.10.2004, including both dates.
Applicants Already in Government Service
The age of an applicant already serving in the government service should not exceed 45 years, subject to the requirements stated in the Gazette.
Salary and Service Conditions
- Salary code: AS 01-2025
- Monthly salary scale: Rs. 64,610 – 10 × 1,190 – 11 × 1,360 – 15 × 1,670 – Rs. 116,520
- Initial salary point: Rs. 64,610
- The post is permanent and pensionable.
- Selected officers may be required to serve in any part of Sri Lanka.
- Appointment will be subject to the probationary period and other conditions specified in the Service Minute.
- Officers must obtain the required proficiency in the other official language in accordance with the applicable public administration circulars.
Examination and Selection
The examination will be conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English. Applicants must answer all papers in the same approved examination medium.
Applicants will be required to sit three written papers according to the qualification category selected in the online application. Subjects referred to in the Gazette include:
- General Intelligence;
- Creative, Analytical and Communication Skills;
- Financial Accounting;
- Auditing;
- Information and Communication Technology Knowledge; and
- Aptitude for Information and Communication Technology Management.
The applicable three papers depend on whether the applicant applies under Category A or Category B.
- A minimum of 40% must be obtained for each written paper.
- A minimum overall average of 50% is required.
- Qualified applicants will be called for an interview to verify educational qualifications and relevant records.
- No marks will be awarded for the interview.
- Selection will be based on the aggregate marks obtained in the three written papers, subject to the number of vacancies and the relevant recruitment category.
Important Notices
- Applications must be submitted online only.
- The online application must be completed in English.
- The examination fee is Rs. 1,200.
- The examination fee will not be refunded or transferred to another examination.
- Applicants must select the correct qualification category when applying. The selected category cannot be changed later.
- All required qualifications must have been completed by the closing date, 12.10.2026.
- Applicants should retain a printed or saved copy of the completed online application.
- Admission to the examination does not by itself confirm that the applicant satisfies all recruitment qualifications.
- Applicants should not wait until the closing date to submit the application.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා රාජ්‍ය විගණන සේවයේ විගණන නිලධාරී II ශ්‍රේණියට බඳවා ගැනීම 2026
ශ්‍රී ලංකා රාජ්‍ය විගණන සේවයේ ක්ෂේත්‍රගත/කාර්යාලගත සේවා ගණයේ III පන්තියේ II ශ්‍රේණියේ විගණන නිලධාරී තනතුරු සඳහා සුදුසුකම්ලත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකික පුරවැසියන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.
- පුරප්පාඩු සංඛ්‍යාව: 244
- අයදුම්පත් ආරම්භය: 14.09.2026 පෙ.ව. 9.00
- අයදුම්පත් අවසන් කිරීම: 12.10.2026 ප.ව. 9.00
- විභාග ගාස්තුව: රු. 1,200
- විභාගය: 2026 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේ කොළඹදී
- සාමාන්‍ය වයස් සීමාව: අවුරුදු 22 සිට 28 දක්වා
- සුදුසු උපන් දින පරාසය: 12.10.1998 සිට 12.10.2004 දක්වා
- රාජ්‍ය සේවයේ නියුතු අයදුම්කරුවෙකුගේ වයස අවුරුදු 45 නොඉක්මවිය යුතුය.
- අයදුම්පත ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් මාර්ගගතව පමණක් ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය.
අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය සුදුසුකම් කාණ්ඩ කිහිපයක් යටතේ දක්වා ඇති බැවින්, අයදුම් කිරීමට පෙර නිල ගැසට් නිවේදනය සම්පූර්ණයෙන් කියවන්න.
இலங்கை அரச கணக்காய்வுச் சேவையின் கணக்காய்வு உத்தியோகத்தர் தரம் II ஆட்சேர்ப்பு 2026
இலங்கை அரச கணக்காய்வுச் சேவையின் களவேலை/அலுவலக வேலை சேவைப் பிரிவின் III ஆம் வகுப்பின் II ஆம் தர கணக்காய்வு உத்தியோகத்தர் பதவிக்கு தகைமையுடைய இலங்கைப் பிரஜைகளிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன.
- பதவி வெற்றிடங்கள்: 244
- விண்ணப்ப ஆரம்பம்: 14.09.2026 முற்பகல் 9.00
- விண்ணப்ப முடிவு: 12.10.2026 பிற்பகல் 9.00
- பரீட்சைக் கட்டணம்: ரூ. 1,200
- பரீட்சை: 2026 டிசம்பர் மாதம் கொழும்பில்
- பொதுவான வயதெல்லை: 22 முதல் 28 வயது வரை
- தகுதியான பிறந்த திகதி வரம்பு: 12.10.1998 முதல் 12.10.2004 வரை
- அரசாங்க சேவையில் உள்ள விண்ணப்பதாரியின் வயது 45 இற்கு மேற்படக் கூடாது.
- விண்ணப்பம் ஆங்கில மொழியில் நிகழ்நிலை ஊடாக மாத்திரம் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
கல்வி மற்றும் தொழில்முறைத் தகைமைகள் பல பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளதால் விண்ணப்பிப்பதற்கு முன்னர் உத்தியோகபூர்வ வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலை முழுமையாக வாசிக்கவும்.
