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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –28.08.2026
3019
Subject Area
Maximum Marks
01
Managerial Skills
10
02
Leadership Qualities 
05
03
Communication Skills
05
04
Personality 
05
Total 
25
	
(ii) 	 Out of the candidates who have scored a minimum of fifty (50%) marks or above for each subject, those 
who score the highest marks in the aggregate for all the subjects will qualify to appear for the general 
interview. Out of the qualified applicants, only a number equal to the total of the number of vacancies 
expected to be filled and 25% of the said number of vacancies shall be called for the general interview. If 
the number of qualified applicants does not amount to the number mentioned above, only such numbers 
of candidates who are so qualified will be called for the general interview. 
	
(iii) 	
The general interview will be held prior to the structured interview to examine qualifications and no 
marks will be allocated there. Applicants confirmed to have fulfilled all qualifications for recruitment at 
the general interview shall qualify to be called for the structured interview. Even if a certain number of 
candidates are not qualified to be called for the structured interview, other candidates shall not be called 
again for the general interview in place of those who are not so qualified.   
	
(iv) 	
Recruitment to Grade III of the Service shall be made on the basis of merit, starting from the applicant 
obtaining the highest marks, based on the total marks obtained in the written examination and the 
structured interview, to fill the expected number of vacancies.
N.B.  –	 Participation in the interviews shall not be considered as fulfilling the qualifications for the 
grant of appointment.
14.3	 Once the Appointing Authority notifies the appropriate date for issuing the results, the Department of 
Examinations, Sri Lanka, will take steps to send a results sheet indicating the marks obtained for each subject/ 
total marks to all the candidates who sat for the examination by post or to issue the results through the website 
www.results.exams.gov.lk.
15. 	 Syllabus of the Written Examination:
(01)	 General Intelligence:
It is expected to assess the capacity of the candidate in analytical skills, logical comprehension, interpretative 
ability, ability in application to other situations and arriving at conclusions, in response to problems presented to 
the candidate in relation to numerical, lingual and figurative structure and inter- relations.
(Duration: 1 ½  hrs. - 100 marks. This paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions. All questions shall be 
answered) 
	
(02)	 Social, Economic, Political background in Sri Lanka and Global Trends
It is expected to test the candidate’s knowledge of the social, economic, political, cultural, scientific and 
technological conditions in Sri Lanka and Global or his ability to think creatively, analytically and critically, 
and the ability to decide priority and strategic projection in response to a situation presented to the candidate.
(Duration: 3 hrs.- 100 marks. This paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions, short Questions, questions 
on Structured Essays and Essays. All questions shall be answered).
(03)	 Case study relevant to Public Administration I (Relating to the Establishments Code Public Services Commission 
Procedural rules  and Financial Regulations)