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18/09/2026

September 18, 2026

Teachers’ Efficiency Bar Relief Circular 31/2023 (I) – Ministry of Education

Teachers’ Efficiency Bar Relief Circular 31/2023 (I) issued by the Ministry of Education Sri Lanka in 2026


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Relief for Teachers' Efficiency Bar Examinations

ගුරුවරුන්ගේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් සඳහා සහන ලබා දීම

ஆசிரியர்களின் வினைத்திறன் காண் தடைப் பரீட்சைகளுக்கான சலுகை

Circular No: 31/2023 (I) Date: 18.09.2026
Important: The Ministry of Education has issued this amendment concerning relief related to Efficiency Bar requirements in the Sri Lanka Teachers' Service. Teachers and education officers should read the official Sinhala circular for the full conditions and administrative instructions.

English

Subject: Granting relief to teachers regarding Efficiency Bar requirements.

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued Circular No. 31/2023 (I), dated 18 September 2026. It sets out amended provisions relating to the completion of Efficiency Bar requirements by officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers' Service.

  • The circular refers to teachers promoted to Grade I during the period from 23 October 2022 to 30 June 2025 and the relevant Grade III Efficiency Bar requirement.
  • It also covers officers promoted to the next grade before completing the prescribed Efficiency Bar within the normal period.
  • Relevant provincial and national education authorities are instructed to take action in accordance with the conditions stated in the circular.
  • Teachers should consult the official circular to confirm eligibility, applicable dates and the action required from their education authority.

සිංහල

විෂය: ගුරුවරුන්ගේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් සඳහා සහන ලබා දීම.

අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන සහ වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 18 දිනැති 31/2023 (I) චක්‍රලේඛය නිකුත් කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සංශෝධිත විධිවිධාන මෙහි දක්වා ඇත.

  • 2022.10.23 සිට 2025.06.30 දක්වා කාලය තුළ ගුරු සේවයේ I ශ්‍රේණියට උසස්වීම් ලැබූ ගුරුවරුන් හා III කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම සම්බන්ධ කරුණු මෙයට ඇතුළත් වේ.
  • නියමිත කාලය තුළ කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමට පෙර ඊළඟ ශ්‍රේණියට උසස්වීම් ලැබූ නිලධාරීන් පිළිබඳ උපදෙස් ද සඳහන් වේ.
  • සුදුසුකම්, අදාළ දිනයන් සහ ගත යුතු පියවර තහවුරු කර ගැනීමට පහත නිල චක්‍රලේඛය සම්පූර්ණයෙන් කියවන්න.

தமிழ்

விடயம்: ஆசிரியர்களின் வினைத்திறன் காண் தடை தேவைகள் தொடர்பாக சலுகை வழங்குதல்.

கல்வி, உயர்கல்வி மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி அமைச்சினால் 18 செப்டம்பர் 2026 திகதியிடப்பட்ட 31/2023 (I) ஆம் இலக்க சுற்றறிக்கை வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர்களின் வினைத்திறன் காண் தடை தேவைகளைப் பூர்த்தி செய்வது தொடர்பான திருத்தப்பட்ட ஏற்பாடுகள் இதில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளன.

  • 23.10.2022 முதல் 30.06.2025 வரையான காலத்தில் ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் தரம் I இற்கு பதவி உயர்வு பெற்ற ஆசிரியர்கள் மற்றும் தரம் III வினைத்திறன் காண் தடை தொடர்பான விடயங்கள் இதில் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
  • நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட காலத்திற்குள் வினைத்திறன் காண் தடை தேவையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்வதற்கு முன்னர் அடுத்த தரத்திற்குப் பதவி உயர்வு பெற்ற உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் தொடர்பான அறிவுறுத்தல்களும் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
  • தகுதி, பொருந்தும் திகதிகள் மற்றும் மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டிய நடவடிக்கைகளை உறுதிப்படுத்த கீழேயுள்ள உத்தியோகபூர்வ சிங்கள சுற்றறிக்கையை முழுமையாகப் பார்வையிடவும்.
Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

21/08/2026

August 21, 2026

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

Sri Lanka Teachers Service Third Efficiency Bar Examination 2026 Online Application and 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.
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19/06/2026

June 19, 2026

Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service First Efficiency Bar Examination 2026 – Online Application

Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service First Efficiency Bar Examination 2026 online application dates and exam details


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Official Teacher Examination Update – 2026

First Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service – 2026

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් සඳහා පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය – 2026

இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவை அதிகாரிகளுக்கான முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை – 2026

For officers serving in national and provincial schools throughout Sri Lanka

📅 Important Dates

Gazette Notice Published 19 June 2026
Online Applications Open 22 June 2026
Closing Date 17 July 2026
Expected Examination Month September 2026

First Efficiency Bar Examination – Main Information

The Gazette notification relating to the First Efficiency Bar Examination for officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service serving in national and provincial schools is published on 19 June 2026.

The examination is scheduled to be held in September 2026. Eligible teachers may submit their applications online through the official website of the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka.

Online applications will be accepted from 22 June 2026 to 17 July 2026.

👩‍🏫 Who Should Sit the First Efficiency Bar Examination?

The First Efficiency Bar Examination is applicable to teachers appointed or directly recruited to the following grades of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service:

  • Class 3 – Grade II
  • Class 3 – Grade I
  • Teachers directly recruited to Class 2 – Grade II
Required study components: Candidates appearing for the First Efficiency Bar Examination are required to study four modules.

📚 Three Efficiency Bar Examinations for Teachers

Teachers are required to complete three Efficiency Bar Examinations for their relevant grade promotions. The three examinations cover a total of 10 modules.

First Efficiency Bar

Applicable to Class 3 Grade II, Class 3 Grade I and eligible teachers directly recruited to Class 2 Grade II.

4 Modules

Second Efficiency Bar

Applicable to teachers appointed to Class 2 Grade II, Step 1 and Class 2 Grade II, Step 3.

3 Modules

Third Efficiency Bar

Applicable to teachers serving in Class 2 Grade I of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service.

3 Modules
⚠ Important:

The Gazette notification published on 19 June 2026 applies only to the First Efficiency Bar Examination.

Gazette notifications for the Second and Third Efficiency Bar Examinations are expected to be published separately in the future.

📝 Examination Paper Structure

According to the amended Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute, the written examination for each Efficiency Bar will consist of the following two papers:

Paper I Multiple Choice Questions
Duration: 1 Hour
Marks: 40
Paper II Structured or Semi-Structured Questions
Duration: 2 Hours
Marks: 60

💻 Syllabus and Self-Study Materials

As these Efficiency Bar Examinations are being conducted for the first time under the revised arrangement, the relevant syllabus and learning materials will be uploaded to the official e-thaksalawa website of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.

Candidates are advised to study independently and regularly check the e-thaksalawa platform for modules, lessons and other examination-related learning resources that may be published.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

ජාතික හා පළාත් පාසල්වල සේවය කරන ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් සඳහා වන පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් මාසයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.

අදාළ ගැසට් නිවේදනය 2026 ජූනි 19 දින නිකුත් කරන අතර, මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පත් 2026 ජූනි 22 සිට 2026 ජූලි 17 දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකා විභාග දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිල වෙබ් අඩවිය හරහා ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැකිය.

මෙම පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ 3 පන්තියේ II ශ්‍රේණිය, 3 පන්තියේ I ශ්‍රේණිය සහ 2 පන්තියේ II ශ්‍රේණියට සෘජුව බඳවාගත් අදාළ ගුරුවරුන්ට අදාළ වේ. ඔවුන් මොඩියුල හතරක් අධ්‍යයනය කළ යුතුය.

2026 ජූනි 19 දින නිකුත් වන ගැසට් නිවේදනය පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගයට පමණක් අදාළ වේ. දෙවන හා තෙවන විභාග සඳහා නිවේදන පසුව නිකුත් කිරීමට නියමිතය.

தமிழ்ச் சுருக்கம்

தேசிய மற்றும் மாகாண பாடசாலைகளில் கடமையாற்றும் இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவை அதிகாரிகளுக்கான முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை 2026 செப்டம்பர் மாதம் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

இதற்கான வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தல் 2026 ஜூன் 19 அன்று வெளியிடப்படுகிறது. விண்ணப்பங்களை 2026 ஜூன் 22 முதல் 2026 ஜூலை 17 வரை இலங்கைப் பரீட்சைகள் திணைக்களத்தின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ இணையத்தளம் ஊடாக ஆன்லைனில் சமர்ப்பிக்கலாம்.

ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் 3 ஆம் வகுப்பு II ஆம் தரம், 3 ஆம் வகுப்பு I ஆம் தரம் மற்றும் 2 ஆம் வகுப்பு II ஆம் தரத்திற்கு நேரடியாக ஆட்சேர்ப்பு செய்யப்பட்ட தகுதியான ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சை பொருந்தும். இவர்கள் நான்கு தொகுதிகளைக் கற்க வேண்டும்.

2026 ஜூன் 19 அன்று வெளியாகும் வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தல் முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைதாண்டல் பரீட்சைக்கு மட்டுமே பொருந்தும். இரண்டாவது மற்றும் மூன்றாவது பரீட்சைகளுக்கான அறிவித்தல்கள் எதிர்காலத்தில் தனியாக வெளியிடப்படும்.

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June 19, 2026

SLTS Service Minute Amendment No. 04 – 2026 Official Gazette

Image ALT Text: Sri Lanka Teachers Service Minute Amendment No. 04 Official Gazette 2026


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Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute Amendment No. 04 – 2026

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවා ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 04 වන සංශෝධනය – 2026
இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவைப் பிரமாணக் குறிப்பின் 04ஆம் திருத்தம் – 2026
Official Gazette Extraordinary No. 2493/61

Official Announcement

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has published Amendment No. 04 to the Service Minute of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service.

The amendment was published through Gazette Extraordinary No. 2493/61, dated 19 June 2026.

Service Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service
Amendment Amendment No. 04
Gazette Number 2493/61
Gazette Date 19 June 2026

Revised Efficiency Bar Examination Structure

According to the amendment, the written tests for each Efficiency Bar must be prepared to cover the relevant modules under the following structure.

Paper I

Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions

Duration: 01 Hour

Marks: 40 Marks

Paper II

Question Type: Structured Questions or Semi-Structured Questions

Duration: 02 Hours

Marks: 60 Marks

The other particulars and conditions contained in the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute remain unchanged.

Download SLTS Service Minute Amendment No. 04

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12/05/2026

May 12, 2026

Graduate Teachers’ Service Exam Admission Cards Released 2026

Graduate Teachers Service Competitive Examination Admission Card Released 2026 Sri Lanka

 

Admission Cards Released for Graduate Teachers’ Service Competitive Examination 2026
National & Provincial Schools Teacher Recruitment Examination – 2026
Please Note- Seperate Download option for Graduates in Public Service and Graduates. Graduates in Public Service select First Option and Graduates select Second option to download Admission Card
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ උපාධිධාරී ගුරු බඳවා ගැනීමේ තරඟ විභාගයේ විභාග ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍ර නිකුත් කරයි – 2026

இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவைக்கான பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு போட்டித் தேர்வு அனுமதி அட்டைகள் வெளியீடு – 2026
Admission Cards for the Competitive Examination for the Recruitment of Graduates to the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service in Sinhala, Tamil & English Medium Schools have now been released.
Exam Date : 24 May 2026

Important Instructions

  • Download your admission card immediately.
  • Check your name, NIC number and examination centre carefully.
  • Bring your Admission Card and valid NIC to the examination hall.
  • Keep multiple printed copies of the admission card for safety.
  • Follow all instructions mentioned on the admission card.
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විභාග ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍රය බාගත කිරීමට පහත බොත්තම ක්ලික් කරන්න

அனுமதி அட்டையை பதிவிறக்கம் செய்ய கீழே கிளிக் செய்யவும்
Graduate Teaching Exam 2026
Examination Timetable
📅 Exam Date : 24 May 2026 | Sunday
Paper 01
APTITUDE
📅 Date : 2026-05-24 Sunday
⏰ Time : 09.00 AM - 10.00 AM
Paper 02
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
📅 Date : 2026-05-24 Sunday
⏰ Time : 11.00 AM - 12.00 Noon
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