Gazette No. 2502 - PDF page 19

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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –14.08.2026
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mentioned and changes in the address of Catechism 
School should be informed with the contact 
number which will be convenient to contact the 
Head Teacher of the Catechism School.
5.5	 The Head Teacher or Parish Priest certifying the 
application and applicant’s qualifications will be 
responsible for the attestation in this regard.  
5.6	 The closing date of applications will be 14th of 
September, 2026. Applications should reach 
the Commissioner General of Examinations, 
Institutional Examinations Organization Branch, 
Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka, Pelawatta, 
Battaramulla on or before the closing date.
6. Examination Fee:- The prescribed examination fee for
this examination will be Rs. 200/-. Applicants appearing
for this examination for the first time are exempted from
the examination fee. The examination fee for an under
passed subject will be Rs.50/-.
6.1.	 Payment of examination fee: - Examination fees of 
all applicants of the respective Catechism School 
should be collected by the principal and should 
be paid through any Post Office on the island to 
be credited to the revenue head 20-03-02-13 of 
the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka and 
the receipt obtained for the total payment should 
be firmly affixed to the application.  (Keeping a 
photocopy of the receipt may be useful.)
6.2. Examination fee paid for this examination will not 
be refunded or transferred to any other examination.
7. Admission Card:- The Commissioner General of
Examinations will issue an Admission Card for each
candidate applied for this examination to receive
through the Head Teacher of the respective Catechism
School who has submitted applications.
7.1	 Candidates appearing for this examination should
handover their duly attested Admission Cards to 
the Supervisor of the Examination at the initial 
moment of appearing for the examination. The 
candidacy of any applicant who refrains from 
handing over the Admission Card or appearing for 
the examination in an examination center where 
the Commissioner General of Examinations has 
not assigned for the candidate will be suspended.
7.2	 The signature of the candidate in the Admission 
Card should be attested by the Head Teacher  of 
Catechism School or the Parish Priest of respective 
mission.
7.3	 If the admission card is not received before 07 days 
to the scheduled date of the examination should be 
notified in that regard to the Commissioner General 
of Examinations by the respective Head Teacher 
of the Catechism School without any delay. Such 
notices should carry the following details together 
with a photocopy of registration receipt.
1. Name of the examination
2. Name of the Catechism School
3. Address of Religious School
4.	 Computer 
number 
assigned 
for 
the
Catechism School
5. Full name of the applicant
6. Examination center/ town applied
8.
Identity:- Candidates should be in a position to prove
their identity to the Supervisor of the Examination
when appearing for each paper. Any of the following
documents would be sufficient in this regard.
•
National Identity Card
•
Valid passport
•
Valid Sri Lankan Driving License
Candidates should enter the examination hall without 
covering their face and ears in order to prove their 
identify. Further, any Candidates who refuses to assist 
for proving his/her identity will not be allowed to enter 
the examination hall. The candidates should remain the 
examination hall from the time of entering to the time of 
leaving the examination hall without covering face and 
ears enabling the examination authorities to identify the 
candidate. 
9.
Pass marks and issuing of results :-
9.1	 Number of prescribed subjects of this examination
is five and candidates should pass all five subjects 
to receive pass grade. However, if a candidate failed 
only in one subject out of the total five subjects 
will be considered as an underpass candidate. The 
underpass subject should be passed by the candidate 
within three (3) consecutive examinations from the 
initial sitting. To complete the underpass subject, 
the candidates should appear for the underpass 
subject only.
9.2	 Each question paper of each subject carries 100 
marks and the marks range, grading and relevant 
symbol given for passing stages are as follows.