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September 12, 2026

Relief Measures for Teachers’ Efficiency Bar Examinations

Relief measures for Sri Lanka teachers’ Efficiency Bar Examinations and grade promotions 2026


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Relief Measures for Teachers’ Efficiency Bar Examinations

ගුරුවරුන්ගේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාග සඳහා සහන ලබා දීම

ஆசிரியர்களின் வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சைகளுக்கான சலுகைகள்

Important Announcement for Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Officers
Applicable to teachers serving in National and Provincial Schools

English Details

According to the amended Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2444/21 dated 08 July 2025, an Efficiency Bar Examination system was introduced for teachers.

As a result, officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service employed in National and Provincial Schools are no longer able to complete their Efficiency Bar requirements through the previously implemented module-based system.

Taking this situation into consideration, the Public Service Commission has decided to grant the following relief measures. This decision was communicated to the Ministry of Education on 07 September 2026.

1 Exemption from the Third Efficiency Bar

Teachers whose promotions to Grade I of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service fall within the period from 23 October 2022 to 30 June 2025 will be exempted from the requirement to complete the Third Efficiency Bar.

2 Exemption relating to a previous grade

Officers who were promoted subject to the condition that they must complete the Efficiency Bar applicable to their previous grade before the date of their next promotion will be exempted from the requirement to complete that previous grade’s Efficiency Bar.

3 Promotions falling between 30 June 2025 and the relevant examination date

Officers whose grade promotions fall within the period from 30 June 2025 up to the date on which the relevant Efficiency Bar Examination for their grade is held will be granted promotions without considering whether they have completed the module programme or Efficiency Bar Examination.

Relevant Efficiency Bar Examination Gazette notifications
  • First Efficiency Bar Examination: Gazette No. 2494 dated 19 June 2026
  • Second Efficiency Bar Examination: Gazette No. 2498 dated 17 July 2026
  • Third Efficiency Bar Examination: Gazette No. 2503 dated 21 August 2026
The Ministry of Education will issue a circular in due course to inform all relevant parties regarding these relief measures.

ගුරුවරුන්ගේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාග සඳහා සහන ලබා දීම

අංක 2444/21 හා 2025/07/08 දිනැති අති විශේෂ ගැසට් පත්‍රයේ පළ කරන ලද සංශෝධිත ගුරු සේවා ව්‍යවස්ථාව ප්‍රකාරව කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාග ක්‍රමය හඳුන්වා දීම හේතුවෙන්, ජාතික හා පළාත් පාසල්වල සේවය කරන ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් හට පෙර පැවති මොඩියුල ක්‍රමයට අදාළව කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමට තවදුරටත් නොහැකි වීම සලකා, රාජ්‍ය සේවා කොමිෂන් සභාව විසින් පහත පරිදි සහන ලබා දීමට තීරණය කර ඇති බව 2026.09.07 දිනැතිව අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය වෙත දන්වා ඇත.

1 තෙවන කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉමෙන් නිදහස් කිරීම

2022/10/23 දින සිට 2025/06/30 දින දක්වා කාලය තුළ ගුරු සේවයේ I ශ්‍රේණියට උසස්වීම යෙදෙන ගුරුවරුන්, කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම III සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමේ අවශ්‍යතාවයෙන් නිදහස් කිරීම.

2 පූර්ව ශ්‍රේණියේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉමෙන් නිදහස් කිරීම

තමා උසස් වූ ශ්‍රේණියට පූර්වයෙන් සම්පූර්ණ කළ යුතු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම, ඊළඟ උසස්වීම් දිනට පෙර සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමේ කොන්දේසිය මත උසස්වීම් ලද නිලධාරීන්, එකී පූර්ව ශ්‍රේණියේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමේ අවශ්‍යතාවයෙන් නිදහස් කිරීම.

3 කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් නොසලකා ශ්‍රේණි උසස්වීම් ලබා දීම

2025/06/30 දින සිට පහත පරිදි තමන් අයත් ශ්‍රේණියට අදාළ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාග පැවැත්වෙන දින දක්වා කාලය තුළ ශ්‍රේණි උසස්වීම් යෙදෙන නිලධාරීන්ට ද, මොඩියුල හෝ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාග සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම නොසලකා ශ්‍රේණි උසස්වීම් ලබා දීමට කටයුතු කිරීම.

  • පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය: අංක 2494 හා 2026/06/19 දිනැති ගැසට් පත්‍රය අනුව
  • දෙවන කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය: අංක 2498 හා 2026/07/17 දිනැති ගැසට් පත්‍රය අනුව
  • තෙවන කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය: අංක 2503 හා 2026/08/21 දිනැති ගැසට් පත්‍රය අනුව
මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් සියලු පාර්ශ්ව දැනුවත් කරමින් අධ්‍යාපන චක්‍රලේඛයක් ඉදිරියේදී නිකුත් කිරීමට කටයුතු කරනු ලැබේ.

ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சைகளுக்கான சலுகைகளை வழங்குதல்

இலக்கம் 2444/21 மற்றும் 2025.07.08 திகதிய அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட திருத்தம் செய்யப்பட்ட ஆசிரியர் சேவைப் பிரமாணக் குறிப்பின் பிரகாரம் வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை முறை அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதன் காரணமாக, தேசிய மற்றும் மாகாணப் பாடசாலைகளில் பணியாற்றும் ஆசிரியர் சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கு முன்னர் நடைமுறையில் இருந்த இதவடிவ (Module) நிகழ்ச்சித்திட்டத்தின் கீழ் வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல்களை நிறைவு செய்வதற்கு இனியும் வாய்ப்பில்லாத நிலைமை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்நிலைமையைக் கருத்திற்கொண்டு, அரச சேவை ஆணைக்குழுவினால் பின்வரும் சலுகைகளை வழங்கத் தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக 2026.09.07 திகதிய கடிதம் மூலம் கல்வி அமைச்சுக்கு அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

1 மூன்றாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டலிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல்

2022.10.23 முதல் 2025.06.30 வரையான காலப்பகுதியில் ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் தரம் I இற்குப் பதவி உயர்வு பெறும் ஆசிரியர்களை, III ஆம் வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டலை நிறைவு செய்ய வேண்டிய தேவையிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல்.

2 முன்னைய தரத்திற்குரிய தடைதாண்டலிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல்

தாம் பதவி உயர்வு பெற்ற தரத்திற்கு முன்னைய தரத்தில் நிறைவு செய்ய வேண்டிய வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டலை, அடுத்த பதவி உயர்வு திகதிக்கு முன்னர் நிறைவு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்ற நிபந்தனையின் அடிப்படையில் பதவி உயர்வு பெற்ற உத்தியோகத்தர்களை, குறித்த முன்னைய தரத்திற்கான வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டலை நிறைவு செய்ய வேண்டிய தேவையிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல்.

3 தடைதாண்டல் நிறைவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதா என்பதைக் கருத்திற்கொள்ளாமல் பதவி உயர்வு வழங்குதல்

2025.06.30 முதல், கீழே குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளவாறு தாம் சார்ந்த தரத்திற்குரிய வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சைகள் நடைபெறும் திகதிகளுக்கு இடைப்பட்ட காலப்பகுதியில் பதவி உயர்வுக்குத் தகுதி பெறும் உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கும், இதவடிவம் அல்லது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சைகளை நிறைவு செய்துள்ளார்களா என்பதைக் கருத்திற்கொள்ளாமல் தரப் பதவி உயர்வுகளை வழங்குவதற்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.

  • முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை: இலக்கம் 2494, 2026.06.19 திகதிய வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலின் பிரகாரம்
  • இரண்டாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை: இலக்கம் 2498, 2026.07.17 திகதிய வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலின் பிரகாரம்
  • மூன்றாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை: இலக்கம் 2503, 2026.08.21 திகதிய வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலின் பிரகாரம்
இது தொடர்பாக அனைத்து தரப்பினருக்கும் அறிவிக்கும் வகையில் கல்வி அமைச்சின் சுற்றறிக்கை ஒன்று எதிர்வரும் காலத்தில் வெளியிடுவதற்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.

08/09/2026

September 08, 2026

National Energy Education Media Project – NEEM Project Circular 28/2026

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}  @media(max-width:650px){   #neem28 .hero{padding:27px 15px}   #neem28 .hero h1{font-size:24px}   #neem28 .hero .tri-title{font-size:16px}   #neem28 .card{padding:18px 15px}   #neem28 .grid,   #neem28 .marks,   #neem28 .prize-grid{     grid-template-columns:1fr;   }   #neem28 .btn{     width:100%;     min-width:0;   } } </style>  <div id="neem28">    <div class="hero">     <div class="hero-icon">⚡🌱</div>     <h1>National Energy Education Media Project</h1>     <div class="tri-title">ජාතික බලශක්ති අධ්‍යාපන මාධ්‍ය ව්‍යාපෘතිය</div>     <div class="tri-title">தேசிய வலுசக்தி கல்வி ஊடக செயற்திட்டம்</div>     <span class="badge">NEEM Project</span>     <span class="badge">Circular No. 28/2026</span>     <span class="badge">Circular Date: 12.08.2026</span>   </div>    <div class="notice">     <strong>Official Ministry of Education Circular:</strong>     This programme introduces a national competition through school, zonal,     provincial and national levels to promote energy efficiency, renewable     energy, innovation and responsible energy consumption among students.   </div>    <div class="theme">     <small>OFFICIAL THEME</small>     <strong>“Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Refuelling the Economy”</strong>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>📘 About the NEEM Project</h2>      <p>       The National Energy Education Media Project is implemented jointly by       the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat of the Presidential Secretariat, the       Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, and       the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority.     </p>      <p>       It is conducted under the <strong>“Surakimu Lanka” National Energy       Security Mission</strong>. The project aims to involve school students       in Sri Lanka’s transition towards socially, economically and       environmentally sustainable energy use.     </p>      <p>       The programme also supports Sri Lanka’s national objective of achieving       <strong>Carbon Neutrality by 2050</strong> by increasing awareness of       energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.     </p>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>🎯 Main Objectives</h2>      <ul>       <li>Improve students’ knowledge of emerging technologies in the energy sector.</li>       <li>Encourage student participation in energy-related innovations and creative projects.</li>       <li>Promote activity-based teaching and learning under the new education reforms.</li>       <li>Increase public awareness of sustainable energy and mindful energy consumption.</li>       <li>Encourage public participation in Sri Lanka’s sustainable energy transition.</li>     </ul>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>🏫 Who Can Participate?</h2>      <p>       Students from <strong>government schools and government-approved private       schools</strong> are eligible to participate. The principal is responsible       for conducting the selection process at school level.     </p>      <p>The competition covers the following grade categories:</p>      <div class="grid">       <div class="mini">         <h3>Category 01</h3>         <p>Grades 6 and 7</p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Category 02</h3>         <p>Grades 8 and 9</p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Category 03</h3>         <p>Grades 10 and 11</p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Language Medium</h3>         <p>Sinhala, Tamil or English</p>       </div>     </div>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>📝 School-Level Selection</h2>      <p>Students will be selected based on two assessment components:</p>      <div class="marks">       <div class="mark-box">         <b>40%</b>         Individual Household Energy Management Project       </div>        <div class="mark-box">         <b>60%</b>         School-Level Written Examination       </div>     </div>      <h3>Household Energy Management Project</h3>      <p>       Each student must identify energy wastage within the household and       implement practical, creative and innovative measures to reduce energy       consumption. A daily journal or logbook must be maintained.     </p>      <ul>       <li>Identifying energy wastage and implementing energy-saving measures – 15 marks</li>       <li>Participation of family members – 5 marks</li>       <li>Clear reporting with supporting evidence – 10 marks</li>       <li>Measurable reduction in household electricity consumption – 10 marks</li>     </ul>      <h3>Written Examination</h3>      <p>       The examination will be based on energy management and renewable energy       concepts included in the Science curriculum for Grades 6–11.     </p>      <ul>       <li>20 multiple-choice questions – 20 marks</li>       <li>20 short written questions – 40 marks</li>       <li><strong>Total – 60 marks</strong></li>     </ul>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>👥 Maximum Number Selected from Each School</h2>      <div class="grid">       <div class="selection-card">         <strong>Fewer than 200 students</strong><br>         Maximum 6 students: 2 from each grade category.       </div>        <div class="selection-card">         <strong>200–800 students</strong><br>         Maximum 12 students: 4 from each grade category.       </div>        <div class="selection-card">         <strong>801–1,500 students</strong><br>         Maximum 18 students: 6 from each grade category.       </div>        <div class="selection-card">         <strong>More than 1,500 students</strong><br>         Maximum 24 students: 8 from each grade category.       </div>     </div>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>🏆 Competition Stages</h2>      <div class="grid">       <div class="mini">         <h3>1. School Level</h3>         <p>           Household Energy Management Project – 40%<br>           Written Examination – 60%         </p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>2. Zonal Level</h3>         <p>           A written examination will select two students from each grade           category. Each zonal team will consist of six students.         </p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>3. Provincial Level</h3>         <p>           Live radio quiz competition – 60%<br>           Group project – 40%         </p>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>4. National Level</h3>         <p>           Television quiz competition – 60%<br>           Group project – 40%         </p>       </div>     </div>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>💡 Zonal Group Project Categories</h2>      <p>       Each zonal team may submit up to three project proposals. Only the       proposal selected by the evaluation panel may be implemented. The       approved project must be completed within two months from the date of       approval.     </p>      <ul>       <li>Short films</li>       <li>Street drama, stage drama or radio drama</li>       <li>Traditional or digital artwork and poster design</li>       <li>Websites and blogs</li>       <li>Electronic games and mobile applications</li>       <li>Animated cartoons and other ICT-based creations</li>     </ul>   </div>    <div class="card">     <h2>📻 Provincial and National Quiz Structure</h2>      <div class="grid">       <div class="mini">         <h3>Round One</h3>         <p>Direct Question Round</p>         <strong>Maximum: 90 marks</strong>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Round Two</h3>         <p>Smart Technology-Based Information Search</p>         <strong>Maximum: 120 marks</strong>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Round Three</h3>         <p>Topic Analysis and Presentation</p>         <strong>Maximum: 30 marks</strong>       </div>        <div class="mini">         <h3>Total Quiz Marks</h3>         <p>Three competition rounds</p>         <strong>Maximum: 240 marks</strong>       </div>     </div>      <p>       The smart technology round assesses digital literacy, ICT skills,       information analysis using AI tools, teamwork, rapid decision-making       and energy literacy.     </p>   </div>    <div class="card prizes">     <h2>🥇 Certificates, Allowances and Prizes</h2>      <ul>       <li>Certificates will be awarded to all students participating at zonal level.</li>       <li>The nine teams selected for the national competition will receive participation certificates and commemorative mementos.</li>       <li>Each student selected for the national competition will receive a Rs. 10,000 attendance and travel allowance.</li>       <li>Teachers who guide and support participating students will also be recognized.</li>     </ul>      <div class="prize-grid">       <div class="prize">         <span>🥇</span>         <b>First Place</b>         Gold-plated medals<br>         Rs. 600,000 per team<br>         Rs. 100,000 per student       </div>        <div class="prize">         <span>🥈</span>         <b>Second Place</b>         Silver-plated medals<br>         Rs. 300,000 per team<br>         Rs. 50,000 per student       </div>     </div>   </div>    <div class="card summary-si" lang="si">     <h2>🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය</h2>      <p>       අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශයේ චක්‍රලේඛ අංක 28/2026 අනුව       <strong>ජාතික බලශක්ති අධ්‍යාපන මාධ්‍ය ව්‍යාපෘතිය</strong>       පාසල් සිසුන් අතර බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතාව, පුනර්ජනනීය බලශක්තිය,       නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය සහ වගකීම් සහිත බලශක්ති පරිභෝජනය ප්‍රවර්ධනය       කිරීම සඳහා ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු ලැබේ.     </p>      <ul>       <li>රජයේ පාසල් හා රජයේ අනුමත පෞද්ගලික පාසල්වල සිසුන්ට සහභාගී විය හැක.</li>       <li>6–7, 8–9 සහ 10–11 ශ්‍රේණි කාණ්ඩ යටතේ තරග පැවැත්වේ.</li>       <li>පාසල් මට්ටමේ ගෘහස්ථ බලශක්ති කළමනාකරණ ව්‍යාපෘතියට ලකුණු 40%කි.</li>       <li>පාසල් මට්ටමේ ලිඛිත තරගයට ලකුණු 60%කි.</li>       <li>තරගය පාසල්, කලාප, පළාත් සහ ජාතික මට්ටමින් පැවැත්වේ.</li>       <li>ජාතික මට්ටමේ පළමු ස්ථානයට රු. 600,000ක් සහ දෙවන ස්ථානයට රු. 300,000ක් පිරිනැමේ.</li>     </ul>      <p>       සම්පූර්ණ ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේ ක්‍රමවේදය, ලකුණු ලබාදීමේ නිර්ණායක,       ව්‍යාපෘති උපදෙස් සහ අදාළ ආකෘති සඳහා පහත සිංහල චක්‍රලේඛය       බාගත කර කියවන්න.     </p>   </div>    <div class="card summary-ta" lang="ta">     <h2>🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்</h2>      <p>       கல்வி அமைச்சின் சுற்றறிக்கை இலக்கம் 28/2026 இன்படி,       <strong>தேசிய வலுசக்தி கல்வி ஊடக செயற்திட்டம்</strong>       மாணவர்களிடையே வலுசக்தி வினைத்திறன், புதுப்பிக்கத்தக்க       வலுசக்தி, புத்தாக்கம் மற்றும் பொறுப்பான வலுசக்தி நுகர்வை       ஊக்குவிப்பதற்காக நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.     </p>      <ul>       <li>அரச பாடசாலைகள் மற்றும் அரச அங்கீகாரம் பெற்ற தனியார் பாடசாலைகளின் மாணவர்கள் பங்குபற்றலாம்.</li>       <li>தரம் 6–7, தரம் 8–9 மற்றும் தரம் 10–11 ஆகிய பிரிவுகளில் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறும்.</li>       <li>பாடசாலை மட்ட தனிப்பட்ட வீட்டுவலுசக்தி முகாமைத்துவ செயற்திட்டத்திற்கு 40% புள்ளிகள் வழங்கப்படும்.</li>       <li>பாடசாலை மட்ட எழுத்துப் பரீட்சைக்கு 60% புள்ளிகள் வழங்கப்படும்.</li>       <li>போட்டி பாடசாலை, வலய, மாகாண மற்றும் தேசிய மட்டங்களில் நடைபெறும்.</li>       <li>தேசிய மட்ட முதலாம் இடத்திற்கு ரூ. 600,000 மற்றும் இரண்டாம் இடத்திற்கு ரூ. 300,000 வழங்கப்படும்.</li>     </ul>      <p>       நடைமுறைப்படுத்தல் முறை, புள்ளி வழங்கும் அளவுகோல்கள்,       செயற்திட்ட வழிகாட்டல்கள் மற்றும் இணைப்புகளைப் பார்வையிட       கீழே வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள தமிழ் சுற்றறிக்கையைப் பதிவிறக்கம் செய்யவும்.     </p>   </div>    <div class="downloads">     <h2>📥 Click Below for the Official Circular</h2>      <div class="btn-wrap">       <a class="btn en-btn"          href="https://moe.gov.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/28-2026-En.pdf"          target="_blank" rel="noopener">         English Circular       </a>        <a class="btn si-btn"          href="https://moe.gov.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/28-2026-Si.pdf"          target="_blank" rel="noopener">         සිංහල චක්‍රලේඛය       </a>        <a class="btn ta-btn"          href="https://moe.gov.lk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/28-2026-Ta.pdf"          target="_blank" rel="noopener">         தமிழ் சுற்றறிக்கை       </a>     </div>   </div>    <div class="source">     Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education –     Circular No. 28/2026. Readers are advised to refer to the official circular     for complete instructions, annexes and any subsequent updates.   </div>  </div>


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தேசிய வலுசக்தி கல்வி ஊடக செயற்திட்டம்
NEEM Project Circular No. 28/2026 Circular Date: 12.08.2026
Official Ministry of Education Circular: This programme introduces a national competition through school, zonal, provincial and national levels to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovation and responsible energy consumption among students.
OFFICIAL THEME “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Refuelling the Economy”

📘 About the NEEM Project

The National Energy Education Media Project is implemented jointly by the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat of the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, and the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority.

It is conducted under the “Surakimu Lanka” National Energy Security Mission. The project aims to involve school students in Sri Lanka’s transition towards socially, economically and environmentally sustainable energy use.

The programme also supports Sri Lanka’s national objective of achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050 by increasing awareness of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

🎯 Main Objectives

  • Improve students’ knowledge of emerging technologies in the energy sector.
  • Encourage student participation in energy-related innovations and creative projects.
  • Promote activity-based teaching and learning under the new education reforms.
  • Increase public awareness of sustainable energy and mindful energy consumption.
  • Encourage public participation in Sri Lanka’s sustainable energy transition.

🏫 Who Can Participate?

Students from government schools and government-approved private schools are eligible to participate. The principal is responsible for conducting the selection process at school level.

The competition covers the following grade categories:

Category 01

Grades 6 and 7

Category 02

Grades 8 and 9

Category 03

Grades 10 and 11

Language Medium

Sinhala, Tamil or English

📝 School-Level Selection

Students will be selected based on two assessment components:

40% Individual Household Energy Management Project
60% School-Level Written Examination

Household Energy Management Project

Each student must identify energy wastage within the household and implement practical, creative and innovative measures to reduce energy consumption. A daily journal or logbook must be maintained.

  • Identifying energy wastage and implementing energy-saving measures – 15 marks
  • Participation of family members – 5 marks
  • Clear reporting with supporting evidence – 10 marks
  • Measurable reduction in household electricity consumption – 10 marks

Written Examination

The examination will be based on energy management and renewable energy concepts included in the Science curriculum for Grades 6–11.

  • 20 multiple-choice questions – 20 marks
  • 20 short written questions – 40 marks
  • Total – 60 marks

👥 Maximum Number Selected from Each School

Fewer than 200 students
Maximum 6 students: 2 from each grade category.
200–800 students
Maximum 12 students: 4 from each grade category.
801–1,500 students
Maximum 18 students: 6 from each grade category.
More than 1,500 students
Maximum 24 students: 8 from each grade category.

🏆 Competition Stages

1. School Level

Household Energy Management Project – 40%
Written Examination – 60%

2. Zonal Level

A written examination will select two students from each grade category. Each zonal team will consist of six students.

3. Provincial Level

Live radio quiz competition – 60%
Group project – 40%

4. National Level

Television quiz competition – 60%
Group project – 40%

💡 Zonal Group Project Categories

Each zonal team may submit up to three project proposals. Only the proposal selected by the evaluation panel may be implemented. The approved project must be completed within two months from the date of approval.

  • Short films
  • Street drama, stage drama or radio drama
  • Traditional or digital artwork and poster design
  • Websites and blogs
  • Electronic games and mobile applications
  • Animated cartoons and other ICT-based creations

📻 Provincial and National Quiz Structure

Round One

Direct Question Round

Maximum: 90 marks

Round Two

Smart Technology-Based Information Search

Maximum: 120 marks

Round Three

Topic Analysis and Presentation

Maximum: 30 marks

Total Quiz Marks

Three competition rounds

Maximum: 240 marks

The smart technology round assesses digital literacy, ICT skills, information analysis using AI tools, teamwork, rapid decision-making and energy literacy.

🥇 Certificates, Allowances and Prizes

  • Certificates will be awarded to all students participating at zonal level.
  • The nine teams selected for the national competition will receive participation certificates and commemorative mementos.
  • Each student selected for the national competition will receive a Rs. 10,000 attendance and travel allowance.
  • Teachers who guide and support participating students will also be recognized.
🥇 First Place Gold-plated medals
Rs. 600,000 per team
Rs. 100,000 per student
🥈 Second Place Silver-plated medals
Rs. 300,000 per team
Rs. 50,000 per student

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශයේ චක්‍රලේඛ අංක 28/2026 අනුව ජාතික බලශක්ති අධ්‍යාපන මාධ්‍ය ව්‍යාපෘතිය පාසල් සිසුන් අතර බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතාව, පුනර්ජනනීය බලශක්තිය, නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය සහ වගකීම් සහිත බලශක්ති පරිභෝජනය ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු ලැබේ.

  • රජයේ පාසල් හා රජයේ අනුමත පෞද්ගලික පාසල්වල සිසුන්ට සහභාගී විය හැක.
  • 6–7, 8–9 සහ 10–11 ශ්‍රේණි කාණ්ඩ යටතේ තරග පැවැත්වේ.
  • පාසල් මට්ටමේ ගෘහස්ථ බලශක්ති කළමනාකරණ ව්‍යාපෘතියට ලකුණු 40%කි.
  • පාසල් මට්ටමේ ලිඛිත තරගයට ලකුණු 60%කි.
  • තරගය පාසල්, කලාප, පළාත් සහ ජාතික මට්ටමින් පැවැත්වේ.
  • ජාතික මට්ටමේ පළමු ස්ථානයට රු. 600,000ක් සහ දෙවන ස්ථානයට රු. 300,000ක් පිරිනැමේ.

සම්පූර්ණ ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේ ක්‍රමවේදය, ලකුණු ලබාදීමේ නිර්ණායක, ව්‍යාපෘති උපදෙස් සහ අදාළ ආකෘති සඳහා පහත සිංහල චක්‍රලේඛය බාගත කර කියවන්න.

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

கல்வி அமைச்சின் சுற்றறிக்கை இலக்கம் 28/2026 இன்படி, தேசிய வலுசக்தி கல்வி ஊடக செயற்திட்டம் மாணவர்களிடையே வலுசக்தி வினைத்திறன், புதுப்பிக்கத்தக்க வலுசக்தி, புத்தாக்கம் மற்றும் பொறுப்பான வலுசக்தி நுகர்வை ஊக்குவிப்பதற்காக நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.

  • அரச பாடசாலைகள் மற்றும் அரச அங்கீகாரம் பெற்ற தனியார் பாடசாலைகளின் மாணவர்கள் பங்குபற்றலாம்.
  • தரம் 6–7, தரம் 8–9 மற்றும் தரம் 10–11 ஆகிய பிரிவுகளில் போட்டிகள் நடைபெறும்.
  • பாடசாலை மட்ட தனிப்பட்ட வீட்டுவலுசக்தி முகாமைத்துவ செயற்திட்டத்திற்கு 40% புள்ளிகள் வழங்கப்படும்.
  • பாடசாலை மட்ட எழுத்துப் பரீட்சைக்கு 60% புள்ளிகள் வழங்கப்படும்.
  • போட்டி பாடசாலை, வலய, மாகாண மற்றும் தேசிய மட்டங்களில் நடைபெறும்.
  • தேசிய மட்ட முதலாம் இடத்திற்கு ரூ. 600,000 மற்றும் இரண்டாம் இடத்திற்கு ரூ. 300,000 வழங்கப்படும்.

நடைமுறைப்படுத்தல் முறை, புள்ளி வழங்கும் அளவுகோல்கள், செயற்திட்ட வழிகாட்டல்கள் மற்றும் இணைப்புகளைப் பார்வையிட கீழே வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள தமிழ் சுற்றறிக்கையைப் பதிவிறக்கம் செய்யவும்.

Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – Circular No. 28/2026. Readers are advised to refer to the official circular for complete instructions, annexes and any subsequent updates.

07/07/2026

July 07, 2026

Maintaining Healthy Canteens in Schools Circular 03/2026 – Ministry of Education

Maintaining Healthy Canteens in Schools Circular 03/2026 Ministry of Education Sri Lanka


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Maintaining Healthy Canteens in Schools

School Canteen Circular 2026

පාසල් තුළ සෞඛ්‍යාරක්ෂිත ආපනශාලා පවත්වා ගෙන යාම

பாடசாலைகளில் சுகாதாரப் பாதுகாப்பான முறையில் சிற்றுண்டிச்சாலைகளைப் பராமரித்தல்

Circular No: 03/2026 | Date: 23.02.2026

Main Details

Circular Number: 03/2026
Date: 23 February 2026
Issued by: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Subject: Maintaining Healthy Canteens in Schools

About the Circular

The Ministry of Education has issued this circular regarding the maintenance of healthy canteens in schools. This circular supersedes the previous Circular No. 35/2015 dated 31.12.2015.

The circular highlights the importance of providing nutritious, clean and safe food to school students, promoting healthy eating habits, maintaining hygiene standards, and preventing the sale and promotion of unhealthy food items within school canteens and school premises.

Expected Outcomes

  • Providing nutritious and clean food to school students.
  • Promoting healthy eating habits and behaviours among students.
  • Increasing the percentage of students with proper nutritional status.
  • Reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases among school students.
  • Sharing correct eating habit messages through the school community.

Four Main Areas Mentioned

  • Maintaining the school canteen and premises to the required standards.
  • Proper management and supervision.
  • Human resource management.
  • Providing healthy and nutritious food.

Canteen and Premises Standards

  • The canteen should be safe, clean, well-lit and ventilated.
  • Food prices should be clearly displayed.
  • Clean drinking water and hand washing facilities should be available.
  • Waste bins should be covered and properly colour-coded.
  • Food should be purchased, transported, stored, prepared and served hygienically.
  • Expired food or ingredients should not be stored or sold.
  • Cooked food and raw food should be stored separately.

Proper Management and Supervision

The circular explains that the School Development Society, Principal, School Food Committee, teachers, students, school community and education authorities are responsible for maintaining healthy school canteens.

  • The School Food Committee should monitor canteen activities.
  • Canteen monitoring reports should be submitted to relevant authorities.
  • The committee should meet once every two months.
  • Inspections and follow-up actions should be carried out regularly.
  • Non-compliant canteens may be warned, corrected or closed according to instructions.

Canteen Rating According to H1306

  • Grade A: Exemplary canteen – 75 points or more.
  • Grade B: Conditions must be improved within 3 months – 61 to 74 points.
  • Grade C: Relevant officials will take steps to close the school canteen – 60 points and below.

Human Resource Management

  • Canteen staff should receive proper training and awareness.
  • Medical examinations and health certification are required.
  • Food handlers should maintain personal hygiene.
  • Clean clothes, aprons, head coverings and face masks should be used.
  • Jewellery, rings, watches and bandages should not be worn while handling food.
  • Use of betel, cigarettes, alcohol or other drugs is prohibited within the canteen premises.

Foods to Promote Daily

  • Rice, milk rice, pongal rice, pittu, string hoppers, hoppers and roti.
  • Vegetable stew, upma, boiled pulses, vegetable curry and salads.
  • Egg, tuna, vegetable sandwiches and healthy wraps.
  • Fruits, fruit kebabs and mixed fruit cups without added sugar or salt.
  • Chickpeas, fermented milk, low-sugar waffles and natural drinks.
  • Water, fresh liquid milk, soups and fresh fruit juice with low sugar or no added salt.

Foods Prohibited in School Canteens and School Premises

  • Highly processed meats and fish such as sausages, meatballs, bacon and ham.
  • Fast food items such as burgers, hotdogs, submarines and pizza.
  • Sugary buns, pastries, deep-fried snacks and salty chips.
  • Instant noodles, soup cubes, seasoning powders and instant soups.
  • Ice packs, ice palms, jellies, cakes, puddings and high-sugar desserts.
  • Carbonated drinks, energy drinks, flavoured milk/yogurt drinks and artificial fruit drinks.
  • Ultra-processed foods and foods with little nutritional value.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් පාසල් ආපනශාලා සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්නව පවත්වාගෙන යාම පිළිබඳ චක්‍රලේඛ අංක 03/2026 නිකුත් කර ඇත. මෙම චක්‍රලේඛය මඟින් පාසල් සිසුන්ට පිරිසිදු, ආරක්ෂිත සහ පෝෂණීය ආහාර ලබාදීම, සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න ආහාර පුරුදු ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම, ආපනශාලා පිරිසිදුකම, කළමනාකරණය, අධීක්ෂණය සහ අහිතකර ආහාර අලෙවිය තහනම් කිරීම පිළිබඳ උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇත.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

கல்வி அமைச்சினால் பாடசாலை உணவகங்களை ஆரோக்கியமாக பராமரிப்பதற்கான சுற்றறிக்கை இலக்கம் 03/2026 வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. மாணவர்களுக்கு சுத்தமான, பாதுகாப்பான மற்றும் சத்தான உணவுகளை வழங்குதல், ஆரோக்கியமான உணவுப் பழக்கங்களை மேம்படுத்துதல், உணவக சுகாதாரம், முகாமைத்துவம், கண்காணிப்பு மற்றும் ஆரோக்கியமற்ற உணவுப் பொருட்களின் விற்பனையைத் தடைசெய்தல் தொடர்பான வழிகாட்டல்கள் இதில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளன.

Click Below for Circular and Guide Book

පාසල් ආපනශාලා චක්‍රලේඛය සහ මාර්ගෝපදේශ පොත

பாடசாலை உணவக சுற்றறிக்கை மற்றும் வழிகாட்டி நூல்

Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Circular No. 03/2026

15/06/2026

June 15, 2026

Annual Transfer Scheme 2027 – SLEAS Grades I, II & III | Circular 23/2026

Annual Transfer Scheme 2027 Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Grades I II III Circular 23 2026


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Annual Transfer Scheme 2027

Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service

Grades I, II and III

Circular No. 23/2026

Official Circular Released

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has released Circular No. 23/2026 regarding the Annual Transfer Scheme of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service – 2027.

This circular is applicable for officers in Grade I, Grade II and Grade III of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service.

Post Details

Circular No:
23/2026
Service:
Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service
Year:
Annual Transfers 2027
Grades:
Grade I, Grade II and Grade III

Who Should Refer This Circular?

  • Officers of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service
  • Officers in Grade I, Grade II and Grade III
  • Provincial, Zonal and Divisional Education Offices
  • Heads of Institutions and relevant administrative officers
  • Officers expecting annual transfers for 2027

Important Areas Included

  • Annual transfer procedure and transfer committee details
  • Officers subject to compulsory annual transfers
  • Calculation of service period
  • Submission of annual transfer applications
  • Appeal procedure against transfer decisions
  • Responsibilities of Heads of Departments and Institutions
  • Annexures and application formats

Important Dates Mentioned in the Circular

  • Submission of annual transfer applications: Before 31 July 2026
  • Submission of applications to Transfer Committee: Before 10 August 2026
  • Transfer proposals: Before 31 August 2026
  • Proposed transfer notice: Before 15 September 2026
  • Appeals closing date: Before 30 September 2026
  • Final transfer orders: Before 01 November 2026
  • Giving effect to transfer orders: Before 30 November 2026
Please read the official circular carefully before submitting applications or appeals.

Click Below for Full Details

Download the official circular in Sinhala, Tamil and English.

Sinhala Circular PDF Tamil Circular PDF English Circular PDF

21/05/2026

May 21, 2026

Development Officer Transfers to 53 New National Schools 2026 – Ministry of Education

 

Development Officer Transfers to Newly Approved National Schools 2026 Sri Lanka Ministry of Education Circular and School List

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has informed National Schools and National Colleges of Education regarding the attachment of Development Officer staff to 53 newly approved National Schools. Development Officers who are willing to transfer should submit their request letters with recommendations before 22.06.2026.


Development Officer Transfers to 53 New National Schools 2026

Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Notice

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has informed all Principals of National Schools and all Presidents of National Colleges of Education regarding the attachment of Development Officer staff to newly approved National Schools.

Important Details

Applicable Staff

Development Officer Staff

Institutions

National Schools / National Colleges of Education

New National Schools

53 Schools

Closing Date

22.06.2026

Application Submission

Development Officers who are willing to transfer to the said National Schools should submit their application/request letters through their respective Principals or Presidents with recommendation.

Applications should be forwarded before 22.06.2026.

Address

Senior Assistant Secretary (Combined Services)
Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Isurupaya, Battaramulla

Email: moecombinedservice@gmail.com

Special Notice

Vacancies will be filled by giving priority based on the order in which the requests are received by the Ministry of Education. Therefore, interested officers are advised to submit their requests as early as possible.

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May 05, 2026

Difficult School Allowance Increased 2026 – Principals & Teachers Circular

Difficult School Allowance Circular 2026 for Principals and Teachers Sri Lanka


Ministry of Education has issued Circular No. 2006/44(i) regarding the financial incentive for principals and teachers serving in difficult and very difficult schools. According to the circular, the revised monthly allowance will be paid with effect from 01 April 2026.

Difficult School Allowance Increased 2026

දුෂ්කර පාසල් දීමනාව වැඩි කිරීම 2026
கடினப் பாடசாலை கொடுப்பனவு அதிகரிப்பு 2026

Circular Details

Circular No: 2006/44 (i)

Issued By: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Date: 04.05.2026

Subject: Providing a Financial Incentive for Principals and Teachers serving in difficult schools

Effective Date: 01 April 2026

Revised Monthly Allowance

Very Difficult Service
ඉතා දුෂ්කර සේවය
மிகவும் கடின சேவை Rs. 4,000 Monthly
Difficult Service
දුෂ්කර සේවය
கடின சேவை Rs. 3,000 Monthly

Who Can Receive This Allowance?

This allowance is for principals and teachers serving in National and Provincial Schools identified as difficult and very difficult schools, subject to Education Circular 01/2024(I) and future amendments.

Important Notice

The revised allowance should be paid from 01 April 2026. School heads, principals and teachers should read the full circular for official details.

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