Driving Instructor Examinations 2026 – Department of Motor Traffic
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Driving Instructor Examinations 2026
රියදුරු උපදේශක ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ ලිඛිත විභාග – 2026
சாரதி பயிற்றுநர் பதிவுக்கான எழுத்துப் பரீட்சைகள் – 2026
The Department of Motor Traffic has called for applications for two separate written examinations relating to the registration of driving instructors in Sri Lanka.
Applications are available for the Assistant Driving Instructor Examination and the Driving Instructor Examination. Applicants should carefully check the qualifications applicable to the examination for which they intend to apply.
01. Written Examination for Registration of Assistant Driving Instructors – 2026
සහකාර රියදුරු උපදේශකයින් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම සඳහා වන ලිඛිත විභාගය – 2026
உதவி சாரதி பயிற்றுநர்களைப் பதிவு செய்வதற்கான எழுத்துப் பரீட்சை – 2026
English Summary
Assistant Driving Instructor Examination
- Applicants must be citizens of Sri Lanka.
- Applicants must be between 23 and 65 years of age as at the closing date.
- Applicants should have passed the Grade 8 qualifying examination or an equivalent examination.
- At least three years of experience as an employee of a driving school is required.
- Documentary evidence containing EPF and ETF details must be submitted to prove the required experience.
- Applicants must possess a valid driving licence for the relevant vehicle class, obtained at least five years before the closing date.
- A medical certificate confirming fitness to drive and train drivers is required.
- The examination may be answered in Sinhala, Tamil or English.
සිංහල සාරාංශය
සහකාර රියදුරු උපදේශක විභාගය
- අයදුම්කරු ශ්රී ලංකා පුරවැසියෙකු විය යුතුය.
- අවසන් දිනට වයස අවුරුදු 23ට නොඅඩු සහ 65ට නොවැඩි විය යුතුය.
- අටවන ශ්රේණියට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ විභාගය හෝ ඊට සමාන විභාගයක් සමත්ව තිබිය යුතුය.
- රියදුරු පාසලක සේවකයෙකු වශයෙන් අවම වශයෙන් වසර තුනක පළපුරුද්දක් තිබිය යුතුය.
- පළපුරුද්ද සනාථ කිරීම සඳහා EPF සහ ETF අංක ඇතුළත් ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය.
- අදාළ වාහන පන්තිය සඳහා අවම වශයෙන් වසර පහකට පෙර ලබාගත් වලංගු රියදුරු බලපත්රයක් තිබිය යුතුය.
- රිය පැදවීමට හා රිය පැදවීම පුහුණු කිරීමට සෞඛ්යමය සුදුසුකම සනාථ කරන වෛද්ය සහතිකයක් අවශ්ය වේ.
- විභාගය සිංහල, දෙමළ හෝ ඉංග්රීසි මාධ්යයෙන් පැවැත්වේ.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
உதவி சாரதி பயிற்றுநர் பரீட்சை
- விண்ணப்பதாரர் இலங்கைப் பிரஜையாக இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
- முடிவுத் திகதியில் வயது 23க்கு குறையாமலும் 65க்கு மேற்படாமலும் இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
- தரம் 8 தகுதிப் பரீட்சை அல்லது அதற்குச் சமமான பரீட்சையில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
- சாரதி பயிற்சிப் பாடசாலையொன்றில் பணியாளராகக் குறைந்தது மூன்று வருட அனுபவம் பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- அனுபவத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்த EPF மற்றும் ETF இலக்கங்கள் உள்ளடங்கிய ஆவணங்களைச் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்.
- சம்பந்தப்பட்ட வாகன வகைக்கான செல்லுபடியாகும் சாரதி அனுமதிப்பத்திரத்தை குறைந்தது ஐந்து வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- வாகனம் செலுத்துவதற்கும் சாரதிப் பயிற்சி வழங்குவதற்கும் உடற்தகுதியுள்ளவர் என்பதை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் மருத்துவச் சான்றிதழ் அவசியமாகும்.
- பரீட்சை சிங்களம், தமிழ் அல்லது ஆங்கில மொழியில் நடத்தப்படும்.
02. Written Examination for Registration of Driving Instructors – 2026
රියදුරු උපදේශකයින් ලියාපදිංචිය සඳහා වන ලිඛිත විභාගය – 2026
சாரதி பயிற்றுநர்களைப் பதிவு செய்வதற்கான எழுத்துப் பரீட்சை – 2026
English Summary
Driving Instructor Examination
- Applicants must be citizens of Sri Lanka.
- Applicants must be between 23 and 65 years of age as at the closing date.
- Applicants must possess one of the educational or professional qualifications specified below.
- G.C.E. O/L with six subjects, including Mathematics and Sinhala or Tamil, with two credit passes, obtained within not more than two sittings;
- Or an NVQ Level 3 qualification in motor vehicle mechanics or another field relevant to the driving profession;
- Or five years of experience as an Assistant Driving Instructor before the application date.
- A relevant valid driving licence obtained at least five years before the closing date is required.
- Applicants may apply for the appropriate Class A, B or C instructor category according to their driving licence classes.
- A medical certificate confirming fitness to drive and provide driving instruction is required.
සිංහල සාරාංශය
රියදුරු උපදේශක විභාගය
- අයදුම්කරු ශ්රී ලංකා පුරවැසියෙකු විය යුතුය.
- අවසන් දිනට වයස අවුරුදු 23ට නොඅඩු සහ 65ට නොවැඩි විය යුතුය.
- පහත සඳහන් අධ්යාපනික හෝ වෘත්තීය සුදුසුකම්වලින් එකක් සපුරා තිබිය යුතුය.
- අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්ය පෙළ විභාගයේ ගණිතය සහ සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ භාෂාව ඇතුළුව විෂයයන් හයකින් සම්මාන දෙකක් සහිතව වාර දෙකකට නොවැඩි ගණනකින් සමත්ව තිබීම;
- හෝ මෝටර් රථ යාන්ත්රික විද්යාව හෝ රියදුරු වෘත්තියට අදාළ ක්ෂේත්රයක NVQ මට්ටම 3 සහතිකයක් තිබීම;
- හෝ අයදුම් කරන දිනට පෙර සහකාර රියදුරු උපදේශකයෙකු ලෙස වසර පහක පළපුරුද්දක් තිබීම.
- අදාළ වාහන පන්තිය සඳහා අවම වශයෙන් වසර පහකට පෙර ලබාගත් වලංගු රියදුරු බලපත්රයක් තිබිය යුතුය.
- බලපත්රයේ වාහන පන්ති අනුව A, B හෝ C පන්තියේ රියදුරු උපදේශක බලපත්රය සඳහා අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.
- රිය පැදවීමට හා පුහුණුව ලබාදීමට සෞඛ්යමය සුදුසුකම සනාථ කරන වෛද්ය සහතිකයක් අවශ්ය වේ.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
சாரதி பயிற்றுநர் பரீட்சை
- விண்ணப்பதாரர் இலங்கைப் பிரஜையாக இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
- முடிவுத் திகதியில் வயது 23க்கு குறையாமலும் 65க்கு மேற்படாமலும் இருத்தல் வேண்டும்.
- கீழே குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள கல்வி அல்லது தொழில்சார் தகுதிகளில் ஒன்றைப் பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரத்தில் கணிதம் மற்றும் சிங்களம் அல்லது தமிழ் உட்பட ஆறு பாடங்களில், இரண்டு திறமைச் சித்திகளுடன், இரண்டு அமர்வுகளுக்கு மேற்படாமல் சித்தியடைந்திருத்தல்;
- அல்லது மோட்டார் வாகன இயந்திரவியல் அல்லது சாரதித் தொழிலுடன் தொடர்புடைய துறையில் NVQ மட்டம் 3 சான்றிதழைப் பெற்றிருத்தல்;
- அல்லது விண்ணப்பிக்கும் திகதிக்கு முன்பு உதவி சாரதி பயிற்றுநராக ஐந்து வருட அனுபவம் பெற்றிருத்தல்.
- சம்பந்தப்பட்ட வாகன வகைக்கான செல்லுபடியாகும் சாரதி அனுமதிப்பத்திரத்தை குறைந்தது ஐந்து வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு பெற்றிருக்க வேண்டும்.
- சாரதி அனுமதிப்பத்திரத்தில் உள்ள வாகன வகைகளுக்கு ஏற்ப A, B அல்லது C வகை பயிற்றுநர் அனுமதிப்பத்திரத்திற்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.
- வாகனம் செலுத்துவதற்கும் சாரதிப் பயிற்சி வழங்குவதற்கும் உடற்தகுதியுள்ளவர் என்பதை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் மருத்துவச் சான்றிதழ் அவசியமாகும்.
📝 Written Examination Structure
Total Marks: 100
Pass Mark: 40
Total Marks: 100
Pass Mark: 40
The syllabus includes the Motor Traffic Act, road rules, teaching and instructional methods, safe driving, ethics, first aid, mechanical and technical knowledge and road safety.
📮 How to Apply
Application Form
Prepare the application according to the specimen form published in the Gazette. The form should be prepared on both sides of A4 paper.
Language Medium
The application must be completed in the same language medium in which the applicant intends to sit the examination.
Examination Fee
Pay Rs. 3,000 in cash under Revenue Head 20-03-02-14 at a post office, District Secretariat or Divisional Secretariat.
Payment Receipt
Attach the original receipt securely to the application and retain a photocopy for future reference.
Submission Method
Applications must be sent by registered post to the address given below on or before 21 August 2026.
Signature Certification
The applicant’s signature must be certified by an authorized person specified in the Gazette notice.
📍 Application Address
Commissioner General of Motor Traffic,
Institution Division,
Department of Motor Traffic,
Elvitigala Mawatha,
Colombo 05.
Clearly write the exact name of the relevant examination on the upper left-hand corner of the envelope.
🏆 Selection Process
01. Written Examination
Candidates must obtain at least 40 marks for each paper and satisfy the required overall pass mark.
02. Interview
Successful candidates will be called for an interview to verify certificates and qualifications.
03. Practical Test
Selected candidates will undergo a practical assessment relating to driving instruction and driver training.
04. Instructor Course
Candidates selected through the practical test must successfully complete the prescribed instructor training course.
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