Gazette No. 2504 - PDF page 36

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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –28.08.2026
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12.	 Matters not provided for in these regulations shall be determined by the Public Service Commission.
13.	 Scheme of examination and Language medium of examination
(a) 	 The examination will be held in the language medium of Sinhala, Tamil and English.	
(b)	 The language medium of examination shall be considered as the language medium in which the appointment is 
made.
Note:	 (1)	 A candidate must sit for all the papers of the examination in one and the same language.
	
(2)	 Candidates will not be permitted to change the language medium indicated in the application form.
14.	 Method of Recruitment 
14.1	 Written Examination 
A written examination consisting of four (04) question papers on the following subjects will be held. The minimum 
marks to be obtained to pass each subject are as follows:- 
Subject
Marks
Minimum pass marks
1
General Intelligence
100
50
2
Social, Economic and Political Background in 
Sri Lanka and Global Trends
100
50
3
Case study relating to Public Administration I 
(Relevant to Establishments Code, Procedural 
Rules of Public Services Commission and 
Financial regulations)
100
50
4
Case study relating to Public Administration 
II (Relevant to the evaluation of creative, 
analytical and communication skills) 
100
50
 
	
Candidates must sit for all question papers 
14.2	 General and Structured Interview 
(i)	
The interview consists of two parts i.e. General interview and Structured interview 
(a)	 General Interview 
 (i)	 The general interview will be conducted to ascertain whether the qualifications for 
recruitment stipulated in No. 06 above have been fulfilled and whether the applicants 
conform to the restrictions on eligibility. 
(ii)	 The General Interview Board will be appointed by the Public Service Commission. 
(b)	 Structured Interview 
The structured interview will be conducted by an interview board appointed by the Public Service 
Commission in line with the following procedure to measure the managerial skills, leadership 
qualities, communication skills and personality of candidates. The maximum marks that can be 
obtained at this interview is twenty five (25)