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August 13, 2026

Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited Vacancies 2026 – Accounts Officer

Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited Accounts Officer Vacancy 2026 Sri Lanka


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Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited Vacancies 2026

Accounts Officer – JM 1-1

01 Vacancy

Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited, under the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Accounts Officer (JM 1-1).

Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited is a fully state-owned organisation engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals in Sri Lanka.

Post Accounts Officer
Grade JM 1-1
Number of Vacancies 01
Closing Date 02.09.2026

External Candidates – Qualifications

  • A degree recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in one of the following areas:
    • Commerce
    • Accountancy
    • Finance
    • Business Administration – Finance / Accounts
    • Business Management – Finance / Accounts
  • Applicants should have passed the Intermediate Examination of a recognized professional chartered institute in a subject area relevant to the post.

Internal Candidates – Qualifications

  • Should possess the qualifications required for external candidates.
  • Should have completed a minimum of five (05) years of satisfactory service in the post of Management Assistant – Non-Technological (MA1-2), Grade II in a subject area relevant to the post.

Age Limit

Applicants should be not less than 22 years and not more than 45 years.

The upper age limit will not apply to internal candidates.

Salary Scale

JM 1-1

Rs. 72,650/- – 1,360 × 10 – 2,040 × 18 – Rs. 122,970/-

Monthly salary will be paid according to the provisions of Management Services Circular No. 01/2025.

  • Company contribution to Employees' Provident Fund (EPF): 15%
  • Company contribution to Employees' Trust Fund (ETF): 3%

General Terms & Conditions

  • Applicants should have fulfilled all required qualifications by the closing date.
  • Applicants employed in the State Service or Semi-Government institutions should forward their applications through their respective Heads of Institutions.
  • Applicants should prepare a CV containing bio-data and attach copies of relevant qualification certificates.
  • Names and details of two non-related referees should be included.
  • Only shortlisted eligible candidates will be called for the interview.

Application Procedure

Qualified applicants should prepare their own Curriculum Vitae (CV) and submit it together with copies of relevant qualification certificates.

Applications should be sent by registered post to the address below on or before the closing date.

Closing Date: 02 September 2026
Clearly mention the post applied for on the top left-hand corner of the envelope.
Chairman,
Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited,
No. 446, Galle Road,
Ratmalana.

☎️ Telephone: 0112 324466 / 0112 324465
🌐 Website: pccl.lk

සිංහල සාරාංශය

පරන්තන් කෙමිකල්ස් කම්පැනි ලිමිටඩ් ආයතනයේ ගිණුම් නිලධාරී (Accounts Officer – JM 1-1) තනතුර සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවා ඇත.

🎓 වාණිජ, ගණකාධිකරණ, මූල්‍ය, මූල්‍ය/ගිණුම් සම්බන්ධ ව්‍යාපාර පරිපාලන හෝ ව්‍යාපාර කළමනාකරණ උපාධියක් ඇති අයට අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.

අදාළ වෘත්තීය Chartered ආයතනයක Intermediate Examination සමත් වී තිබිය යුතුය.

👤 වයස: අවුරුදු 22 – 45
💼 පුරප්පාඩු: 01
📮 අයදුම් කිරීම: ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන්
📅 අවසන් දිනය: 02.09.2026

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited நிறுவனத்தில் கணக்கு உத்தியோகத்தர் (Accounts Officer – JM 1-1) பதவிக்கு விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.

🎓 வர்த்தகம், கணக்கியல், நிதி, நிதி/கணக்கியல் தொடர்பான வணிக நிர்வாகம் அல்லது வணிக முகாமைத்துவம் ஆகிய துறைகளில் UGC அங்கீகரித்த பட்டம் பெற்றவர்கள் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.

பதவிக்கு தொடர்புடைய அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தொழில்முறை Chartered நிறுவனமொன்றின் Intermediate Examination இல் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும்.

👤 வயது: 22 – 45
💼 வெற்றிடங்கள்: 01
📮 விண்ணப்ப முறை: பதிவு அஞ்சல்
📅 முடிவுத் திகதி: 02.09.2026

Important

Applicants are advised to carefully check the official vacancy advertisement before submitting their applications.

Information in this post has been prepared based on the official vacancy notice issued by Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited.

August 13, 2026

School Census 2026 – Teacher & Principal Information Portal, Census Forms and User Guides

School Census 2026 Teacher and Principal Information Collection Online Portal Sri Lanka


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🏫 SCHOOL CENSUS 2026

Teacher & Principal Information Collection Portal

Census Forms • Academic Staff Data • User Guides • Online Portal

Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

📢 School Census 2026 – Teacher / Principal Information

The official School Census 2026 online portal is available for collecting and updating information relating to Teachers and Principals / Academic Staff.

Teachers, Principals and School Data Officers can use the links below to access the official online portal, census data forms, code lists and instructions required for entering academic staff information.

ℹ️ The official portal requests the academic staff member's NIC Number and Mobile Number to continue.

✅ Before Entering Information Online

  1. Identify the correct Academic Staff census form according to your type of school.
  2. Check the relevant AS-P1 / AS-P3 / AS-P4 form and the CL1 Code List.
  3. Read the relevant user guide before updating information.
  4. Open the official online portal and enter your NIC Number and Mobile Number.
  5. Follow the instructions displayed on the portal and the official user guide when checking or updating your information.
  6. Carefully verify the information before completing the process.
⚠️ Teachers and Principals should use the correct information and codes applicable to their school and follow instructions issued by their School Data Officer / relevant education authority.
📝 Teacher / Principal Census Forms 2026

AS-P1 – Government Schools

Academic Staff Data Format for Government Schools – 2026.

AS-P3 – Government Assisted Private Schools

Academic Staff Data Format for Government Assisted Private Schools – 2026.

AS-P4 – Government Assisted Special Schools

Academic Staff Data Format for Government Assisted Special Schools – 2026.

🔢 CL1 – Code Lists for All Schools 2026

Use the official code list when completing information requested in the School Census forms.

📘 Online Portal User Guides

👨‍💼 Guide for School Data Officers

Teacher (AS-P1) User Guide for School Data Officers.

📊 PowerPoint Version

👩‍🏫 Guide for Individual Academic Staff

Instructions for individual Teachers / Academic Staff Members to update AS-P1 data through the portal.

📊 PowerPoint Version

❓ Examples for Questions 24 – 29

The official resources also provide examples to help users answer Question Numbers 24 to 29.

📊 Examples – PowerPoint
📂 Other School Census 2026 Resources

The official School Census Resources page also contains additional formats required for collecting school and classroom-level information.

📚 Classroom Level Data Formats
Available classroom data formats include:
  • Grades 1 – 5
  • Grades 6 – 9
  • Grades 10 – 11
  • Advanced Level Grades
Excel and PDF versions are available through the official resources page.
🎓 School Level Student Data Formats
  • ST1-2026 – Schools with A/L Grades
  • ST1-OL-2026 – Schools up to Grade 11
  • ST1-P-2026 – Primary Schools
🏫 Classroom Level Model Formats
Classroom Level Model Formats are available for Grades 1 to 8.
📁 View All School Census Resources
🔗 Quick Access

🌐 Online Portal

Teacher / Principal information collection portal.

Open Online Portal

📚 All Resources

Official forms, data sheets, guides and code lists.

Open Resources Page

📖 User Guide

Guide for individual Teachers / Academic Staff.

🇱🇰 පාසල් සංගණනය 2026

ගුරු / විදුහල්පති තොරතුරු එක්රැස් කිරීමේ මාර්ගගත පද්ධතිය

2026 පාසල් සංගණනය සඳහා ගුරුවරුන්, විදුහල්පතිවරුන් සහ අධ්‍යයන කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයේ තොරතුරු යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම සඳහා නිල මාර්ගගත පද්ධතිය භාවිතා කළ හැක.

පද්ධතියට පිවිසීම සඳහා ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත් අංකය (NIC) සහ ජංගම දුරකථන අංකය අවශ්‍ය වේ.

✅ දත්ත ඇතුළත් කිරීමට පෙර ඔබගේ පාසල් වර්ගයට අදාළ AS-P1 / AS-P3 / AS-P4 ආකෘතිය, CL1 කේත ලැයිස්තුව සහ අදාළ User Guide පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

AS-P1 – රජයේ පාසල්
AS-P3 – රජයේ ආධාර ලබන පෞද්ගලික පාසල්
AS-P4 – රජයේ ආධාර ලබන විශේෂ පාසල්

🌐 මාර්ගගත පද්ධතියට පිවිසෙන්න

🇱🇰 பாடசாலை கணக்கெடுப்பு 2026

ஆசிரியர் / அதிபர் தகவல் சேகரிப்பு இணையத் தளம்

2026 பாடசாலை கணக்கெடுப்பிற்காக ஆசிரியர்கள், அதிபர்கள் மற்றும் கல்விசார் பணியாளர்களின் தகவல்களை புதுப்பிப்பதற்கான உத்தியோகபூர்வ இணையத் தளம் பயன்படுத்தப்படலாம்.

இணையத் தளத்தில் தொடர்வதற்கு தேசிய அடையாள அட்டை இலக்கம் (NIC) மற்றும் கையடக்கத் தொலைபேசி இலக்கம் தேவைப்படுகிறது.

✅ தகவல்களை உள்ளிடுவதற்கு முன்னர் உங்கள் பாடசாலை வகைக்கு பொருத்தமான AS-P1 / AS-P3 / AS-P4 படிவம், CL1 குறியீட்டுப் பட்டியல் மற்றும் தொடர்புடைய User Guide ஆகியவற்றைப் பார்க்கவும்.

AS-P1 – அரச பாடசாலைகள்
AS-P3 – அரச உதவி பெறும் தனியார் பாடசாலைகள்
AS-P4 – அரச உதவி பெறும் விசேட பாடசாலைகள்

🌐 இணையத் தளத்தை திறக்க

🔗 Important Official Links

Please refer to the official School Census portal and instructions issued by the relevant education authorities for the latest operational instructions.

School Census 2026

12/08/2026

August 12, 2026

University of Tsukuba PEPP Master's Programme 2027–2029 | Scholarships & Admissions

University of Tsukuba PEPP Master's Programme 2027-2029 Japan Scholarships and Admissions


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🎓 Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) 2027–2029

Master of Arts in International Public Policy

🇯🇵 University of Tsukuba, Japan
Graduate School of Business Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
📅 APPLICATION PERIOD 01 October – 15 November 2026 WB/ADB Scholarship Admission & General Admission
🎓 Degree MA in International Public Policy
Duration 24 Months
🌐 Medium English
📍 Country Japan

📘 About the Programme

The University of Tsukuba, Japan has invited applications for its Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) for the 2027–2029 intake.

PEPP is an English-taught postgraduate programme leading to a Master of Arts in International Public Policy. The programme is designed to develop professionals capable of designing, analysing and implementing economic and public policies.

The programme gives particular emphasis to economics, econometrics, quantitative policy analysis and modern data-driven approaches.

📚 Main Areas of Study

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
  • International Trade
  • Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
  • Public Finance and Taxation
  • Health Economics and Health Policy
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Microfinance and Mobile Money
  • Environmental Economics and Policy
  • Human Capital Development and Education
  • Data Management and Data Science
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Satellite Imagery Analysis
  • AI-based Policy Analysis

👨‍🎓 Academic Background

Many PEPP students have an undergraduate background in economics. However, the programme also admits suitable applicants from other disciplines who demonstrate a strong commitment to postgraduate study in economics.

Examples mentioned in the programme information include:

  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Science
  • Statistics
  • Law
  • Business
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

⚠️ Applicants must check the official admission guidelines for the exact academic, professional and scholarship eligibility requirements applicable to their chosen admission track.

💰 Scholarship & Admission Routes

🏦 Scholarship Track

  • Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
  • Joint Japan / World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

🌏 General Track

  • Self-funded applicants
  • MEXT-supported applicants
  • JICA-supported applicants

Applicants should carefully check the separate eligibility requirements and conditions of each scholarship programme.

📝 Academic Requirements During the Programme

Students undertake advanced coursework and research in economics and public policy and are required to prepare a master's thesis based on rigorous quantitative analysis.

Students who successfully complete the required coursework (at least 30 credits) and pass the thesis oral examination will be awarded the MA in International Public Policy.

⚠️ Important Instructions for Sri Lankan Applicants

Applications must be submitted directly to the University of Tsukuba / programme authorities according to the official Application Guidelines.

The Sri Lankan Department of External Resources (ERD) does not receive or process applications for this programme.

Government officers applying through their respective institutions should also follow any nomination and documentation requirements communicated by the Department of External Resources.

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

ජපානයේ Tsukuba විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ 2027–2029 Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) ශාස්ත්‍රපති පාඨමාලාව සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවා ඇත.

මෙම පාඨමාලාව සාර්ථකව සම්පූර්ණ කරන සිසුන්ට International Public Policy පිළිබඳ Master of Arts උපාධිය පිරිනැමේ.

💰 World Bank / ADB ශිෂ්‍යත්ව අවස්ථා මෙන්ම JICA, MEXT සහ ස්වයං මූල්‍ය පදනම යටතේ ද අයදුම් කළ හැක.

📅 අයදුම් කාලය: 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 01 සිට නොවැම්බර් 15 දක්වා

⚠️ අයදුම්පත් Tsukuba විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයට සෘජුවම ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතු අතර විදේශ සම්පත් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (ERD) විසින් අයදුම්පත් භාර ගැනීම හෝ සැකසීම සිදු නොකරයි.

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

ஜப்பானின் Tsukuba பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் 2027–2029 Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) முதுமாணி கற்கைநெறிக்கு விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இக்கற்கைநெறியை வெற்றிகரமாக நிறைவு செய்பவர்களுக்கு Master of Arts in International Public Policy பட்டம் வழங்கப்படும்.

💰 World Bank / ADB புலமைப்பரிசில் வாய்ப்புகளுடன் JICA, MEXT மற்றும் சுயநிதி அடிப்படையிலும் விண்ணப்பிக்க முடியும்.

📅 விண்ணப்ப காலம்: 01 அக்டோபர் முதல் 15 நவம்பர் 2026 வரை

⚠️ விண்ணப்பங்கள் Tsukuba பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் உரிய அதிகாரிகளிடம் நேரடியாக சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும். இலங்கையின் External Resources Department (ERD) இக்கற்கைநெறிக்கான விண்ணப்பங்களை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளவோ செயற்படுத்தவோ மாட்டாது.

📅 Important Dates

🟢 Applications Open: 01 October 2026

🔴 Closing Date: 15 November 2026

🎓 Programme: PEPP 2027–2029

📌 Applicants are strongly advised to read the official admission guidelines, scholarship eligibility criteria and conditions carefully before submitting an application.

August 12, 2026

Income Tax Payment 2026/2027 – First Instalment Deadline 15 August 2026 | Sri Lanka IRD

Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department Income Tax Payment 2026 2027 First Instalment Notice


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Income Tax Payment for the Year of Assessment 2026/2027

Inland Revenue Department – Sri Lanka

📅 First Instalment Deadline: 15 August 2026

🇬🇧 Income Tax Payment 2026/2027

The Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka has reminded taxpayers that the deadline for payment of the first instalment of Income Tax for the Year of Assessment 2026/2027 is 15 August 2026.

⚠️ Taxpayers are advised to make the relevant payment on or before 15 August 2026 to avoid interest and penalties applicable to late or non-payment.
📅 Deadline 15.08.2026
🧾 Payment Period Code 26271
💳 Payment Category S

Tax Type Codes

Tax Type
Code
Period Code
Category
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
02
26271
S
Individual Income Tax (IIT)
05
26271
S
Partnership Income Tax (PIT)
09
26271
S

Important Payment Information

  • Taxpayers are encouraged to make payments through the Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP).
  • Payments relating to CIT, PIT and IIT can also be made at any branch of the Bank of Ceylon.
  • If a pre-printed paying-in-slip is not used at a bank branch, taxpayers should correctly enter the relevant DIN on the paying-in-slip.
  • Interest and penalties may be imposed for non-payment or late payment of taxes.
  • Realisation of a bank draft or pay order after the due date will also be treated as a late payment.
  • For assistance or inquiries, contact the Inland Revenue Department hotline on 1944.
📌 The procedure for computing quarterly instalments of income tax payable is provided in Inland Revenue Circular SEC/2026/E/06 (Revised), dated 6 August 2026.

🇱🇰 2026/2027 තක්සේරු වර්ෂය සඳහා ආදායම් බදු ගෙවීම

2026/2027 තක්සේරු වර්ෂය සඳහා පළමු ආදායම් බදු වාරිකය ගෙවිය යුතු අවසාන දිනය 2026 අගෝස්තු 15 බව දේශීය ආදායම් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව බදු ගෙවන්නන්ට දැනුම් දී ඇත.

⚠️ ප්‍රමාද ගෙවීම් සඳහා අදාළ පොලී සහ දඩ මුදල් වළක්වා ගැනීම සඳහා නියමිත බදු මුදල 2026 අගෝස්තු 15 දින හෝ ඊට පෙර ගෙවන ලෙස දැනුම් දී ඇත.
📅 අවසාන දිනය 15.08.2026
🧾 ගෙවීම් කාල කේතය 26271
💳 ගෙවීම් වර්ගය S

බදු වර්ග සහ කේත

බදු වර්ගය
කේතය
කාල කේතය
වර්ගය
සංස්ථාපිත ආදායම් බද්ද (CIT)
02
26271
S
තනි පුද්ගල ආදායම් බද්ද (IIT)
05
26271
S
හවුල් ව්‍යාපාර ආදායම් බද්ද (PIT)
09
26271
S

වැදගත් කරුණු

  • නියමිත බදු මුදල් Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP) මගින් මාර්ගගතව ගෙවිය හැක.
  • CIT / PIT / IIT සඳහා ගෙවීම් ලංකා බැංකුවේ ඕනෑම ශාඛාවකින්ද සිදු කළ හැක.
  • පෙර මුද්‍රිත ගෙවීම් පත්‍රිකාව භාවිතා නොකරන්නේ නම් අදාළ DIN අංකය නිවැරදිව සඳහන් කළ යුතුය.
  • බදු නොගෙවීම හෝ ප්‍රමාද වී ගෙවීම සඳහා පොලී සහ දඩ මුදල් අය කළ හැක.
  • වැඩිදුර විස්තර සඳහා දේශීය ආදායම් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ 1944 ක්ෂණික ඇමතුම් අංකය අමතන්න.
📌 කාර්තුමය ආදායම් බදු වාරික ගණනය කිරීමේ ක්‍රමවේදය 2026 අගෝස්තු 06 දිනැති SEC/2026/E/06 (සංශෝධිත) චක්‍රලේඛයේ දක්වා ඇත.

🇱🇰 2026/2027 மதிப்பீட்டு ஆண்டிற்கான வருமான வரி செலுத்துதல்

2026/2027 மதிப்பீட்டு ஆண்டிற்கான வருமான வரியின் முதலாவது தவணையை செலுத்த வேண்டிய இறுதித் திகதி 15 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026 என உள்நாட்டு இறைவரி திணைக்களம் வரி செலுத்துநர்களுக்கு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

⚠️ தாமதமான அல்லது செலுத்தப்படாத வரிகளுக்கான வட்டி மற்றும் தண்டப்பணத்தை தவிர்ப்பதற்காக, செலுத்த வேண்டிய வரியை 15 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026 அன்று அல்லது அதற்கு முன்னர் செலுத்துமாறு அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.
📅 இறுதித் திகதி 15.08.2026
🧾 கொடுப்பனவு காலக் குறியீடு 26271
💳 கொடுப்பனவு வகை S

வரி வகைகள் மற்றும் குறியீடுகள்

வரி வகை
குறியீடு
காலக் குறியீடு
வகை
கூட்டிணைந்த வருமான வரி (CIT)
02
26271
S
தனியாள் வருமான வரி (IIT)
05
26271
S
பங்குடமை வருமான வரி (PIT)
09
26271
S

முக்கிய தகவல்கள்

  • செலுத்த வேண்டிய வரிகளை Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP) ஊடாக இணையவழியில் செலுத்தலாம்.
  • CIT / PIT / IIT வரிக் கொடுப்பனவுகளை இலங்கை வங்கியின் எந்தவொரு கிளையிலும் செலுத்தலாம்.
  • முன் அச்சிடப்பட்ட Paying-in-Slip பயன்படுத்தப்படாவிட்டால் உரிய DIN இலக்கத்தை சரியாக குறிப்பிட வேண்டும்.
  • வரி செலுத்தாமை அல்லது தாமதமாக செலுத்துதல் தொடர்பாக வட்டி மற்றும் தண்டப்பணம் விதிக்கப்படலாம்.
  • உதவி அல்லது மேலதிக தகவல்களுக்கு 1944 என்ற உள்நாட்டு இறைவரி திணைக்களத்தின் அவசர அழைப்பு இலக்கத்தை தொடர்புகொள்ளலாம்.
📌 காலாண்டு வருமான வரித் தவணைகளை கணக்கிடும் நடைமுறை 06 ஆகஸ்ட் 2026 திகதியிட்ட SEC/2026/E/06 (Revised) சுற்றறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
📢 Source: Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka
⚠️ Taxpayers are advised to refer to the official IRD notice and website for the latest instructions.

11/08/2026

August 11, 2026

NIE External Resource Persons for Curriculum Development 2026 – Application & Subject List

National Institute of Education NIE External Resource Persons 2026 for Primary and Junior Secondary Education Curriculum Development Grades 6 to 9


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National Institute of Education (NIE)

Call for External Resource Persons 2026

Curriculum Development Activities
Primary and Junior Secondary Education (Grades 6–9)

Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

The National Institute of Education (NIE) invites applications from qualified, experienced and dynamic professionals, academics and practitioners to serve as External Resource Persons (ERPs) for upcoming curriculum development activities.

📚 Curriculum Development Activities

Selected Resource Persons will be engaged in curriculum development activities depending on their subject expertise.

✍️ Writing Panels
📝 Editing Panels
🔎 Review Committees
🎓 Training of Trainers (ToT) Programmes
🌐 Translation Services
📖 Language Editing

👥 Who Can Apply?

Applications are open to professionals from the following sectors:

🎓 Senior Professors, Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and other academics from recognized universities
🏫 Sri Lanka Teacher Educators’ Service (SLTES)
🏫 National Colleges of Education, Teacher Training Colleges and Teacher Development Centres
👨‍💼 Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service (SLEAS)
🏫 Sri Lanka Principals’ Service (SLPS)
👩‍🏫 Sri Lanka Teacher Advisory Service (SLTAS)
👨‍🏫 Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service (SLTS)
💻 Technical Experts and ICT Specialists
📖 Language Editors
📊 Assessment Specialists

📚 Complete List of Departments & Subject Areas

Applicants may apply according to their qualifications, professional experience and subject expertise. The complete Annex 1 subject list is given below.

1. Faculty of Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Early Childhood Development and Primary Education
  • Mother Tongue (Sinhala)
  • Mother Tongue (Tamil)
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Buddhism
  • Saivaneri
  • Catholicism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Second National Language (Sinhala/Tamil)
  • Physical Education
  • English
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Aesthetic
  • Environment Related Activities
  • Sports and Physical Education
  • Assessment
Department of Sinhala Language
  • Sinhala Language and Literature
  • Appreciation of Sinhala Literature
  • Second National Language (Sinhala)
  • Communication and Media Studies
Department of Tamil
  • Tamil Language and Literature
  • Appreciation of Tamil Literature
  • Second National Language (Tamil)
Department of English
  • English Language
  • English Language and Literature
Department of Aesthetic Education
  • Art
  • Drama and Theater
  • Oriental Music
  • Dancing
  • Carnatic Music
  • Baratha Natyam
  • Western Music
Department of Religion and Value Education
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Catholicism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
Department of Social Science
  • History
  • Geography
  • Civic Education
Department of Classical Languages, Foreign Languages and Bilingual Education
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Arabic
  • Pali
  • Sanskrit
2. Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Science
  • Science
Department of Mathematics
  • Mathematics
Department of Technology Education
  • Practical and Technical Skills (Agriculture, Food Technology, Home Economics, Construction Technology, Mechanical Technology, Electrical & Electronic Technology)
  • Plantation Crops (Tea, Coconut)
  • Gem & Jewelry
  • Electrical and Electronic Technology
  • Aquatic Resources
Department of Commerce
  • Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy
  • Entrepreneurship Studies
  • Business and Accounting Studies
  • Accountancy
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Business Statistics
Department of Information Technology
  • Computer Systems and Hardware
  • Computer Architecture
  • Digital Logic and Data Representation
  • Operating Systems and System Software
  • Application Software and Office Productivity
  • Computer Assembly, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  • Computer Networking and Resource Sharing
  • Internet and Web Technologies
  • Information Security and Cybersecurity
  • Digital Communication Technologies
  • Digital Citizenship, Ethics, Privacy and Legal Practices
  • Computational Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Algorithm Design, Flowcharts and Pseudocode
  • Computer Programming
  • Software Engineering
  • Database Systems and Data Management
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Data Processing and Information Management
  • Business Information Systems
  • ICT Project Management
  • Graphic Design and Digital Media
  • Image Processing and Editing
  • Audio and Video Production
  • Animation and Interactive Media
  • Multimedia Design and Authoring
  • User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
  • Web Design and Development
  • E-Learning and Digital Learning Technologies
  • Learning Management Systems (LMS)
  • Online Communication and Collaboration Technologies
  • Cloud Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning
  • Data Science and Data Analytics
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Robotics and Intelligent Systems
  • Automation and Smart Technologies
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR)
  • E-Commerce and Digital Business
  • Emerging Digital Technologies
  • Green Computing and Sustainable ICT
  • Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Technologies

📋 Selection Criteria

✅ Relevant academic degrees and professional certifications
✅ Curriculum development experience
✅ Teaching experience
✅ Research and publication experience
✅ Training or capacity-development experience
✅ Professional standing and recognition
✅ Seniority and leadership experience

📌 Key Terms & Conditions

💰 Selected External Resource Persons will be paid according to approved Government and NIE rates.
🔎 Review Committee members must not have participated in writing, editing or training panels for the same curriculum product.
📄 Selected applicants will receive an official appointment letter.
🔐 Resource Persons must maintain confidentiality.
⏱️ Appointed persons must meet specified project timelines.
⚖️ Applicants must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.

📮 How to Apply

Submit the completed application together with the following documents:

📄 Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
🎓 Copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications
📑 Evidence of experience records and areas of expertise
✍️ Preferences regarding contribution roles – Writing, Editing, Review, Training or Translation

The completed hard-copy application should be sent by registered post to:

Director General
P.O. Box 21
National Institute of Education
Maharagama

📧 A scanned copy should also be emailed to: cdc@nie.edu.lk

Applicants should indicate:

EOI – External Resource Person – [Subject Area]

as the subject of the email or on the top-left-hand corner of the envelope.
📅 Published: 29 July 2026
🔄 Last Updated: 11 August 2026

⚠️ Closing Date: A specific closing date is not stated in the supplied EOI advertisement.

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

ජාතික අධ්‍යාපන ආයතනය – බාහිර සම්පත් පුද්ගලයන් සඳහා අයදුම්පත් 2026

ප්‍රාථමික හා කනිෂ්ඨ ද්විතීයික අධ්‍යාපනය සඳහා විෂයමාලා සංවර්ධන කටයුතුවලට සහභාගී වීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් සහ පළපුරුද්ද සහිත වෘත්තීයවේදීන්, විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ආචාර්යවරුන්, අධ්‍යාපන නිලධාරීන්, ගුරුවරුන් සහ විශේෂඥයන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.

ලිවීම, සංස්කරණය, සමාලෝචනය, පුහුණු කිරීම් සහ පරිවර්තන කටයුතු සඳහා බාහිර සම්පත් පුද්ගලයන් තෝරාගනු ලැබේ.

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தேசிய கல்வி நிறுவகம் – வெளிவாரி வளவாளர்களுக்கான விண்ணப்பங்கள் 2026

ஆரம்ப மற்றும் கனிஷ்ட இடைநிலைக் கல்விக்கான பாடத்திட்ட அபிவிருத்தி நடவடிக்கைகளில் பங்களிப்பதற்காக தகுதியும் அனுபவமும் கொண்ட தொழில்வல்லுநர்கள், பல்கலைக்கழக கல்வியாளர்கள், கல்வி அதிகாரிகள், ஆசிரியர்கள் மற்றும் நிபுணர்களிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன.

பாடத்திட்ட எழுத்து, தொகுப்பு, மீளாய்வு, பயிற்சி மற்றும் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடவடிக்கைகளுக்காக வெளிவாரி வளவாளர்கள் தெரிவு செய்யப்படுவர்.

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August 11, 2026

Master of Energy Management 2026 – Open University of Sri Lanka | Online Application

Master of Energy Management 2026 Open University of Sri Lanka OUSL


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Master of Energy Management 2026

Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)

The Open University of Sri Lanka invites applications for the Master of Energy Management programme conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Graduates and professionals with suitable academic qualifications and experience related to engineering, physical science, technology and the energy sector may apply.

🎓 Programme Master of Energy Management
📍 Centre Colombo
🌐 Medium English
💻 Application Online

Entry Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 90 SLQF credits in engineering, physical science, technology, or any other discipline related to the field of energy, and passing an aptitude test and/or interview conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
  • Any other equivalent or higher academic and professional qualifications, together with experience related to the field of energy acceptable to the Senate of the Open University of Sri Lanka, and passing an aptitude test and/or interview conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Programme Information

📍 Available Centre Colombo
🗣 Medium English
⏰ Application Closing Date
10 September 2026

Application & Full Details

Click the buttons below to view the official programme details and submit your online application.

⚠️ Applicants are advised to carefully check the official entry requirements and programme information before submitting the online application.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

🎓 ශ්‍රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ බලශක්ති කළමනාකරණ ශාස්ත්‍රපති පාඨමාලාව – 2026

ඉංජිනේරු, භෞතික විද්‍යා, තාක්ෂණ හෝ බලශක්ති ක්ෂේත්‍රයට අදාළ උපාධියක් සහිත අයදුම්කරුවන්ට අයදුම් කළ හැකිය.

📍 මධ්‍යස්ථානය: කොළඹ
🗣 මාධ්‍යය: ඉංග්‍රීසි
💻 අයදුම් කිරීම: මාර්ගගතව
⏰ අවසන් දිනය: 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 10

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

🎓 இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் சக்தி முகாமைத்துவ முதுமாணி கற்கைநெறி – 2026

பொறியியல், பௌதிக விஞ்ஞானம், தொழில்நுட்பம் அல்லது சக்தித் துறையுடன் தொடர்புடைய பட்டப்படிப்பைக் கொண்ட விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.

📍 நிலையம்: கொழும்பு
🗣 மொழி: ஆங்கிலம்
💻 விண்ணப்ப முறை: இணையவழி
⏰ முடிவுத் திகதி: 10 செப்டம்பர் 2026

August 11, 2026

Open University Selection Test Results 2026 – Pharmacy & Medical Laboratory Sciences

Open University of Sri Lanka Selection Test Results 2026 Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Sciences


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🎓 Open University Selection Test Results 2026

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)

✅ The Open University of Sri Lanka has released the Selection Test Results 2026 for the following degree programmes.
💊
Bachelor of Pharmacy Honours
Selection Test 2026
🔬
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences Honours Degree Programme
Selection Test 2026

🔎 How to Check Your Result

1
Click the Check Results button below.
2
Select the relevant examination from the Select an Exam list.
3
Enter your NIC Number as requested.
4
Click Search to view your result.
Official Examination Results Portal – The Open University of Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

ශ්‍රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය විසින් පහත උපාධි පාඨමාලා සඳහා පැවැත්වූ 2026 තේරීම් පරීක්ෂණයේ ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් කර ඇත.

💊 ඖෂධවේදී ගෞරව උපාධිය
🔬 වෛද්‍ය රසායනාගාර විද්‍යා ගෞරව උපාධිය

ඉහත Result Link එකට පිවිස අදාළ විභාගය තෝරා, ඔබගේ ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත් අංකය (NIC) ඇතුළත් කර ප්‍රතිඵල පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம் கீழ்வரும் பட்டப்படிப்புகளுக்கான 2026 தெரிவுப் பரீட்சை பெறுபேறுகளை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.

💊 மருந்தியல் கௌரவ பட்டப்படிப்பு
🔬 மருத்துவ ஆய்வுகூட விஞ்ஞான கௌரவ பட்டப்படிப்பு

மேலுள்ள Result Link ஐ திறந்து, உரிய பரீட்சையைத் தெரிவுசெய்து, உங்கள் தேசிய அடையாள அட்டை இலக்கத்தை (NIC) உள்ளிட்டு பெறுபேற்றை பார்வையிடவும்.

📌 Source: Official Website of the Open University of Sri Lanka
August 11, 2026

Soba Chalana Short Video & Soba Seya Photography Competition 2026

Soba Chalana Short Video and Soba Seya Environmental Photography Competition 2026 Sri Lanka


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📷🎥 Soba Chalana & Soba Seya Competitions 2026

Ministry of Environment – Sri Lanka

Short Video Competition & Environmental Photography Competition

📅 Closing Date: 10 October 2026

🎥 “Soba Chalana” Short Video Competition 2026

The Ministry of Environment invites creative individuals and school students to participate in the “Soba Chalana” Short Video Competition 2026. Participants can create videos focusing on environmental subjects and issues.

🌿 Themes / Subject Areas

  • Environmental events
  • Climate change
  • Biodiversity
  • Environmental pollution
  • Other environment-related topics

👥 Competition Categories

  • 🏫 School Category
  • 🌍 Open Category

📌 Important Competition Guidelines

  • Maximum video duration: 2 minutes.
  • Videos may be submitted in Sinhala, Tamil or English.
  • Sinhala and Tamil videos containing dialogue should have English subtitles.
  • The subtitle condition does not apply to videos without dialogue.
  • Any suitable recording device, including a mobile phone, may be used.
  • The final video should be high resolution and suitable for projection on a large screen.
  • An applicant may submit more than one video.
  • Submitted creations must be original.
🏆 Winners will be selected for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and will receive awards, certificates and cash prizes according to the competition conditions.

📤 Submission

Videos may be submitted on DVD as separate data files or via email to: sobachalanashortvideos@gmail.com

🏫 School Category applicants should submit their entries with the official School Application Form and the recommendation of the School Principal. Open Category participants should use the designated Open Category Application Form.

👇 Click Below for Details & Applications

📷 “Soba Seya” Environmental Photography Competition 2026

The Ministry of Environment is organizing the “Soba Seya” Environmental Photography Competition 2026 to promote environmental awareness and conservation in Sri Lanka.

🎯 Competition Theme

📸 “The Nature with an Artistic Eye”

Photographs can feature nature, environmental conservation and environmental issues found within Sri Lanka.

📌 Important Photography Rules

  • All photographs must have been captured within Sri Lanka.
  • One competitor may submit a maximum of 3 photographs.
  • Entries must be original digital colour or black-and-white photographs.
  • Images should be submitted in JPG/JPEG format.
  • The shortest side of the image should be at least 2000 pixels.
  • No borders, watermarks or signatures should appear on submitted images.
  • Only limited digital adjustments permitted under the official competition rules should be made.
  • Photographs must be the entrant's own original work.

📤 How to Submit

Send photographs together with the entrant's name, address, contact number and date of birth to:

📧 sobaseyaphotography@gmail.com

🏆 Prizes

  • 🥇 1st Place – Cash Prize & Certificate
  • 🥈 2nd Place – Cash Prize & Certificate
  • 🥉 3rd Place – Cash Prize & Certificate
  • 🏅 10 Special Merit Award winners – Cash Prizes & Certificates
  • 🎖️ An additional 30 Merit Awards

👇 Click Below for Details & Application

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

🎥 “සොබා චලන” කෙටි වීඩියෝ තරගාවලිය – 2026

පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන මෙම තරගාවලිය සඳහා විවෘත හා පාසල් කාණ්ඩ යටතේ නිර්මාණ ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැක.

  • ⏱️ උපරිම වීඩියෝ කාලය – විනාඩි 2යි
  • 🌿 පරිසර සිදුවීම්, දේශගුණික විපර්යාස, ජෛව විවිධත්වය, පරිසර දූෂණය ආදී මාතෘකා
  • 🗣️ සිංහල, දෙමළ හෝ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් නිර්මාණ කළ හැක
  • 🔤 සංවාද සහිත සිංහල හා දෙමළ වීඩියෝ සඳහා ඉංග්‍රීසි උපසිරැසි අවශ්‍ය වේ
  • 📱 ජංගම දුරකථනයක් ඇතුළු සුදුසු ඕනෑම පටිගත කිරීමේ උපකරණයක් භාවිත කළ හැක
  • 📧 Email: sobachalanashortvideos@gmail.com

📷 “සොබා සේයා” පාරිසරික ඡායාරූප තරගාවලිය – 2026

  • 🎯 තේමාව – “The Nature with an Artistic Eye”
  • 🇱🇰 ඡායාරූප ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුළ ගත් ඒවා විය යුතුය
  • 📸 එක් අයෙකුට උපරිම ඡායාරූප 3ක්
  • 🖼️ JPG/JPEG ආකෘතියෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය
  • 📐 කෙටි පැත්ත අවම වශයෙන් pixels 2000ක් විය යුතුය
  • 🚫 Watermark හෝ අත්සන් ඇතුළත් නොකළ යුතුය
  • 📧 Email: sobaseyaphotography@gmail.com
📅 නිර්මාණ භාරගැනීමේ අවසන් දිනය: 10.10.2026

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

🎥 “சொபா சலன” குறு வீடியோ போட்டி – 2026

சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சினால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இப்போட்டிக்கு திறந்த மற்றும் பாடசாலை பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் படைப்புகளை சமர்ப்பிக்க முடியும்.

  • ⏱️ வீடியோவின் அதிகபட்ச நேரம் – 2 நிமிடங்கள்
  • 🌿 சுற்றாடல் நிகழ்வுகள், காலநிலை மாற்றம், உயிர்ப் பல்வகைமை, சுற்றாடல் மாசடைதல் உள்ளிட்ட தலைப்புகள்
  • 🗣️ தமிழ், சிங்களம் அல்லது ஆங்கில மொழியில் படைப்புகளை சமர்ப்பிக்கலாம்
  • 🔤 உரையாடல் உள்ள தமிழ் மற்றும் சிங்கள வீடியோக்களுக்கு ஆங்கில உபதலைப்புகள் தேவை
  • 📱 கையடக்கத் தொலைபேசி உள்ளிட்ட பொருத்தமான பதிவு சாதனங்களை பயன்படுத்தலாம்
  • 📧 Email: sobachalanashortvideos@gmail.com

📷 “சொபா சேயா” சுற்றாடல் புகைப்படப் போட்டி – 2026

  • 🎯 போட்டித் தலைப்பு – “The Nature with an Artistic Eye”
  • 🇱🇰 அனைத்து புகைப்படங்களும் இலங்கைக்குள் எடுக்கப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும்
  • 📸 ஒருவரால் அதிகபட்சம் 3 புகைப்படங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்கலாம்
  • 🖼️ JPG/JPEG வடிவத்தில் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்
  • 📐 புகைப்படத்தின் குறுகிய பக்கம் குறைந்தது 2000 pixels ஆக இருக்க வேண்டும்
  • 🚫 Watermark அல்லது கையொப்பம் இடம்பெறக்கூடாது
  • 📧 Email: sobaseyaphotography@gmail.com
📅 படைப்புகளை சமர்ப்பிப்பதற்கான இறுதி திகதி: 10.10.2026

📢 Official Full Details

Applicants are strongly advised to read the complete official competition conditions before preparing and submitting their entries.

🌐 Click Here for Official Full Details

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