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30/10/2025

Census Report 2024 - Housing Information
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Census Report 2024 - Population Information
October 30, 2025

Census Report 2024 - Population Information


Department f Census and Statistics, Ministry of Finance , Planning & Economic Development has released the Basic Population Information by District and Divisional Secretary Divisions.

SUMMARY
  • The 15th census in the series of population censuses conducted in Sri Lanka, the " Census of Population and Housing - 2024," was carried out from 7 th of October to the second week of February 2025. 
  • The starting hour of the 19th December 2024, i.e. 2024.12.19, 00:00 hours, was designated as the “Census Moment” of this census. 
  • As in the 2012 census, the enumeration of persons was carried out according to their place of usual residence, i.e., according to the de jure method. 
  • In this census, the total population of Sri Lanka was reported as 21,781,800. Of this population, 51.7 percent were females and 48.3 percent were males. 
  • In the urban sector, 51.9 percent of the population are females, while 48.1 percent are males. In the rural and estate rural sectors, the percentages of females are 51.7 percent and 51.4 percent, and the percentages of males are 48.3 percent and 48.6 percent respectively. In the estate urban sector, the percentages of females and males are reported as 50.4 percent and 49.6 percent respectively. 
  • The sex ratio in Sri Lanka is 93.3. All districts show sex ratio below hundred. The highest sex ratio is reported from Monaragala district (97.9), while the lowest sex ratio in the country is recorded in Batticaloa district (88.0). 
  • The population under 15 years of age in the country decreased by 4.5 percentage units, from 25.2 percent to 20.7 percent, during the census period from 2012 to 2024. Further, the population aged 65 and above increased from 7.9 percent to 12.6 percent, and shows an increase of 4.7 percentage points during this period. 
  • In 2024, the population aged 15-64 for 66.7 percent of the total population, compared to 66.9 percent in 2012. Accordingly, the percentage of the population aged 15–64 showed a decrease of 0.2 percentage points during the census period from 2012 to 2024. 
  • The population under the age of fifteen and those aged sixty five and above are considered dependents. The dependency ratio, which was calculated as 49.4 percent according to the 2012 census, has increased to 49.8 percent in 2024.
  • The highest dependency ratio is reported in the Matara district of the Southern Province (55.0 percent), while the lowest dependency ratio is reported in the Colombo district of the Western Province (43.0 percent). 
  • In the census, individuals declare their ethnicity. Accordingly, 74.1 percent of Sri Lanka’s total population, roughly three out of four people, are Sinhalese; 12.3 percent are Sri Lankan Tamils; 10.5 percent are Sri Lankan Moors/Muslims; 2.8 percent are Indian Tamils/ Malaiyaha Thamilar. The remaining 0.3 percent belongs to other ethnic groups such as Burgher, Malay, Sri Lankan Chetty, Bharatha, and Veddah. 
  • Census reports the religion of the individuals as how they declare. Of the total population, 69.8 percent are Buddhists; 12.6 percent Hindus; 10.7 percent Muslims (Islam); 5.6 percent Roman Catholics; and 1.3 percent other Christians. The rest do not belong to these religions and that percentage is a small value of 0.02 percent. 
  • The total migrant population reported in the census was 3,167,263. Among the migrant population 40.6 percent were migrated primarily due to marriage.

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E Takshalawa - New Website
October 30, 2025

E Takshalawa - New Website


New web layout for the E takshalawa LMS has been published.

E Thakslawa Learning Management Portal for Teachers and students for full local curriculum.
  • Data Free
  • Grade 1 - 13 full Syllabus
  • Grade 1 - 13 Model and Term Exam Papers.



Click Below for access full local curriculum Online

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Attachement Period Extended - National School Teacher Transfer
October 30, 2025

Attachement Period Extended - National School Teacher Transfer




Teachers currently serving under temporary transfers are informed that the period has been extended until 03.03.2026.

If you receive an annual transfer letter before 03.03.2026, your temporary attachment will be canceled, and you must report to the new school on the date mentioned in your transfer letter.

Letter sent to National school principals is attached Below.




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29/10/2025

Results Released - Law College Entrance Exam
October 29, 2025

Results Released - Law College Entrance Exam


Department of Examination has released the marks of all candidates who sat the exam of the general admission test for the law college entrance 2025.

Please enter the index number and get the full results of all four subjects.


Click Below to Check Law College Entrance Exam Marks Below

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28/10/2025

Supportive Seminar Paper - GCE A/L 2025 (Education Ministry)
October 28, 2025

Supportive Seminar Paper - GCE A/L 2025 (Education Ministry)


We are uploading here the Model question papers and answers prepared by the Ministry of Education for the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level students.

You can access other subject question papers by visiting this page regularly, as they will be uploaded gradually. The question papers are available in Sinhala and Tamil languages.
Please use the following links to access them.

Click Below for the A/L Supportive Seminar Papers 2025

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Cabinet Approval for 8547 Government Jobs
October 28, 2025

Cabinet Approval for 8547 Government Jobs


Cabinet approval has been granted for the recruitment of 8,547 government vacancies.

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 30.12.2024 to appoint a committee comprised of officials headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister to take necessary actions in regard to the quantities of recruitments to be made essentially after identifying requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the process of recruitment to the government service. 

Considering the requests forwarded to the said committee for filling the vacancies in the posts existing in departments and other institutions under respective Ministries, as per the recommendations made at the committee meeting held on 02-10-2025, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Hon. Prime Minister to grant approval to the relevant Departments and institutions under the each Ministry to fill the vacancies in them.




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27/10/2025

GS Application - 2025
October 27, 2025

GS Application - 2025


APPLICATIONS are invited from the individuals of both male/female parties with the following qualifications to sit for the written examination for selecting qualified individuals to be appointed as Grama Niladharies in vacant Grama Niladhari Divisions of the Divisional Secretariats across the island and it is hereby notified that the said examination will be held by the Commissioner General of Examinations in the month of December 2025.

Closing Date 24.11.2025

Click Below for the Gazette

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 ðŸ”— IN TAMIL


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Click Below for the Full Details of Grama Niladhari Service

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Nursing Selected List - Graduate Nursing Appointment
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Technical Officer Vacancy ( Civil ) - Uva Province
October 27, 2025

Technical Officer Vacancy ( Civil ) - Uva Province


Applications are invited for the Limited & Competitive Examination to recruit for the post of Technical Officer (Civil) Class III of Sri Lanka Technical Service of Uva Provincial Council Public Service – 2025

Open Vacancies - 15

Limited Vacancies - 06

Closing Date 07.11.2025

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Technical Officer - Open Vacancy Details

 ðŸ”— In Sinhala

 ðŸ”— In Tamil

 ðŸ”— In English

Technical Officer - Limited Vacancy Details

 ðŸ”— In Sinhala

 ðŸ”— In Tamil

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Academic Vacancies - UCIARS
October 27, 2025

Academic Vacancies - UCIARS


Applications are invited for filling below academic vacancies in Institute for agro technology and rural sciences, University of Colombo

Closing Date 17.11.2025

Department of Agro-Technology

Post: Lecturer (Probationary)/ Lecturer (Unconfirmed)/Senior Lecturer Grade II/I

Subject Area: Agricultural Economics

Special Note: Candidates must be qualified with a BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agriculture/ BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Resource Management and Technology/ BSc. (Hons) Degree in Green Technology/ BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agribusiness Management/ BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Management/ BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Technology and Management/ Bachelor of Agro-Technology Honours specializing in Agricultural Economics.

Preference will be given to the candidates who have postgraduate qualifications in Agricultural Economics and teaching experience in Agriculture Economics.

Department of Food Technology

Post: Lecturer (Probationary)/ Lecturer (Unconfirmed)/Senior Lecturer Grade II/I

Subject Area: Food Science and Technology

Special Note: Candidates must be qualified with a BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agriculture with specializing in Food Science and Technology / BSc. (Hons) in Food Science and Technology/ Bachelor of Biosystems Technology (Hons) in Food Technology /BSc.(Hons) Degree in Agricultural Resource Management and Technology with specializing in Food Science and technology / BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Management with specializing in food science and technology / BSc. (Hons) Degree in Agricultural Technology and Management with specializing in Food Science and technology /Bachelor of Agro-Technology (Hons)with specializing in Food Science and Technology.

Preference will be given to the candidates who have postgraduate qualifications in Food Science and Technology and teaching experience in Food Science and Technology.

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