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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –28.08.2026
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hall without covering their faces, so that their identity can be verified, and without covering their ears, so it can be 
confirmed that they are not wearing any electronic communication devices. Applicants who do not agree to this shall 
not be admitted to the examination hall. Furthermore, from the moment of entering the examination hall until leaving 
after the examination is over, the candidates must keep their face and ears uncovered.   
 
10.0	 Heads of Departments must approve duty leave to officers to whom admission cards have been issued by the 
Commissioner General of Examinations to enable them to appear for the examination. Traveling expenses shall not 
be paid.
	
11.0	 Penalty for Furnishing False Information – Candidates must take care to furnish correct information when filling 
out the application form.  As per the rules and regulations of the examination, the candidature of any applicant may 
be cancelled prior to, during or after the examination, if his/her ineligibility to sit for the examination is disclosed.  If 
any of the particulars furnished by a candidate is found to be false at any stage he/she shall be liable to dismissal from 
the public service.  
12.0	 Examination procedure and method of selection for appointment- 
The subjects of the examination and the marks assigned to each subject are given below:
Subject
Maximum 
Marks 
Pass Mark
Duration
Language Proficiency and Aptitude
Test for Management Service Officers’ 
Service
100
40
2 ½  hours
Aptitude 
100
40
1 hour	
Marks shall be deducted for illegible hand writing and spelling mistakes in every written answer paper. Candidates 
may sit for the examination strictly in one language medium of their preference. At least fifty percent (50%) should 
be obtained from the total marks of the examination to be selected for an appointment. 
In relation to this competitive examination, only a number of candidates equal to 30% of vacancies, as of the date 
vacancies are calculated as per the service minute, will be called for the interview, strictly following the order of 
merit achieved in the written examination. It is emphasized that no candidate shall be entitled to be called for an 
interview or qualify for an appointment simply by achieving the minimum pass marks in the limited competitive 
examination mentioned in the above paragraph. 
13.0	 Syllabus –
Language Proficiency and Aptitude Test of Management Service Officers Service (duration 2 ½ hours) 
The question paper shall consist of subject related questions designed to test the candidates’ ability of expression, 
comprehension, spellings, language and essay, drafting a given letter, summarizing passages, expressing the idea of 
several given sentences in one sentence making graph based on the given data, and use of simple grammar.
Questions designed to test the knowledge of the candidate on basic rules and regulations applied in taking action 
regarding the documents of an office and Management Service Officer’s knowledge on duties such as action to be 
taken on a letter containing matters on which the officer should take action.
Questions to test candidate’s knowledge on the items used in the office such as call-up diary, voucher, moving registers, 
attendance registers, day stamp, official stamp and mail bag and their use. All questions should be answered.
Part I - Structured questions on comprehension in order to test the language skills, summarization and essay writing 
(1 hour 15 minutes – 50 marks)