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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA –04.06.2026
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02.	 Required Qualifications
	
I.	
Educational/ Professional qualifications:
	
	
A degree obtained from a foreign or state university recognized by the University Grants Commission 
(UGC);
	
	
or
	
	
A degree awarded by a university established by an Act of Parliament of Sri Lanka;
	
	
or
	
	
A degree recognized under Section 25A of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978.
	
II.	
Physical Qualifications:
	
	
All candidates should be physically and mentally fit for serving in Sri Lanka or any part of the world and 
perform duties of the post.
	
III.	
Other:
	
	
(a)	
Should be a citizen of Sri Lanka. (Those who have dual citizenship should rescind their foreign 
nationality in the event they are selected to Sri Lanka Foreign Service and should not acquire the 
citizenship of any other country during the period of service.)
	
(b)	
Applicants must be of excellent character. (Each applicant must submit a police report regarding 
themselves to the interview panel at the time of interview).
	
(c)	
Have fulfilled all the requirements to be recruited to this post by the closing date of    applications.
	
(d)	
No person ordained in any religious order shall be eligible to apply or sit for the Examination for 
recruitment to Sri Lanka Foreign Service.   
	
(e)	
No person shall be eligible to sit for this examination for more than three occasions.
03.	 Terms of engagement in the service and Conditions of the service
	
I.	 The selected candidates for the service shall be subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Sri Lanka 
Foreign Service Minute of 06.12.2016 and amendments thereto made or those that may be made hereafter, in 
terms of the general conditions governing appointments in the Public Service.
	
II.	 This post is permanent. Pensionable. Furthermore, you will be required to contribute to the Widows and 
Orphans Pension Scheme/Widowers and Orphans Pension Scheme. You will be required to pay contributions 
therefor as prescribed by the Government from time to time.
	
III.	 The appointment shall be subjected to a 03-year probation period. Following recruitment to Grade III of the 
Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the officer is required to pass the 1st Efficiency Bar Examination within 03 years in 
terms of the Service Minute.
	
IV.	 Proficiency in the relevant official language/languages ​should be obtained in accordance with the provisions 
of Public Administration Circular 18/2020 dated 16.10.2020. 
	
V.	 The appointment is subjected to the Procedural Rules of the Public Service Commission, Establishments Code 
of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Government Financial Regulations as well as the other 
Departmental orders. 
	
VI.	 The Public Service Commission reserves the right to dismiss any candidate from the service if it is established 
that he /she had not fulfilled any of the required qualifications or conditions stipulated in this Gazette Notification 
or Sri Lanka Foreign Service Minute, or that any fact presented incorrect, even after the recruitment to the 
post.