Gazette No. 2504 - PDF page 38

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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –28.08.2026
3020
	
It is expected to test the candidate’s creative 
thinking power and problem solving ability in 
terms of the practice of government service as 
per the Establishments Code and the Financial 
Regulations by presenting to him a case/cases 
built up connecting one or several problems that 
may arise in different environments in the public 
service.
	
(Duration 3 hours- 100 marks. This paper will 
consist of Multiple Choice Questions, short 
Questions, questions of Structural Essays and 
Essays. All questions shall be answered)
(04)	 Case study relevant to Public Administration II 
(Relevant to the evaluation of Creative, 
Analytical and Communicative skills)
	
It is expected to test the candidate’s ability 
for reasoning and imagination in relation to 
the analyzing, collating and presenting of 
information on a topic/theme selected by the 
candidate from a given set of topics/themes; and 
the ability to comprehend a complex passage, a 
piece of writing or a memorandum and express 
the salient ideas thereof concisely, clearly and 
accurately in the candidate’s own words.
(Duration 3 hours- 100 marks. All questions 
shall be answered)
16.	 In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala, 
Tamil and English medium notifications, the Sinhala 
notification shall prevail.
On the order of Public Service Commission,
	
S. Alokabandara,	
	
Secretary.
	
Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and 
Local Government,
 On 21st of August 2026.
08-382
	
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment 
to Grade III of the Posts of National Archives 
Assistant Director (Technical), National Archives 
Assistant Director (Electronic Records & 
Digitisation) and National Archives Assistant 
Director (Film & Audiovisual) in the Executive 
Service Category of the Department of National 
Archives – 2026
APPLICATIONS are invited by order of the Public Service 
Commission for the Open Competitive Examination to 
be conducted for recruitment to the posts of National 
Archives Assistant Director (Technical) (01 vacancy), 
National Archives Assistant Director (Electronic Records & 
Digitisation) (01 vacancy), and National Archives Assistant 
Director (Film & Audiovisual) (01 vacancy) in Grade III 
of the Executive Service Category of the Department of 
National Archives under the Ministry of Buddhasasana, 
Religious and Cultural Affairs. Applications prepared in 
accordance with the specimen form attached at the end of 
this notice should be sent via Registered Post to reach the 
"Director General of National Archives, Department of 
National Archives, No. 07, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, 
Colombo 07" on or before the date mentioned below. The top 
left-hand corner of the envelope should be clearly marked as 
"Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade 
III of the Post of Assistant Director (Technical), Assistant 
Director (Electronic Records & Digitisation) and Assistant 
Director (Film & Audiovisual) in the Executive Service 
Category – 2026". Furthermore, the title of the examination 
should be written in English in addition to Sinhala in Sinhala 
applications, and in English in addition to Tamil in Tamil 
applications.
a)	 Closing Date for Acceptance of Applications is 
25th September 2026
Note: Complaints regarding applications or related 
letters lost or delayed in the post will not be 
considered. Applicants must bear any loss that 
may be incurred by delaying their applications 
until the final date.
2.	
Duties and Responsibilities Attached to the Posts:
	
I.	 National Archives Assistant Director 
(Technical)
Providing instructions on conservation and 
restoration of records; providing instructions 
on the reproduction of records; carrying 
out quality tests on material used for the 
preservation of records; introducing standards