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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA – 11.09.2026
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04.	 This examination will consist of two parts, a written 
examination, and a general interview. The marks and 
time given for each subject in the written examination 
are given as follows:
Part 1- Written Examination
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
Total marks	
Pass marks
Case Study (02 Hours)  	
100 	
50	
Part 2 - General Interview (Marks are not given).
Candidates similar to the number of vacancies are called 
for a general interview on a merit order to examine 
whether they have fulfilled the basic qualifications required 
for appointment to the post and are recruited after their 
qualifications have been confirmed. 
This examination will be conducted in all three mediums; 
Sinhala, Tamil, and English. Applicants should sit for the 
whole examination in the same medium. It is not permitted 
to change the applied medium later. The applicants can 
apply for the examination medium in which they passed the 
qualifying examination to enter their present service. 
05.	 The syllabus of the case study subjects of the 
examination is given below: 
	
Knowledge will be tested through a written examination 
consisting case studies, based on procedures related 
to the duties of Inspectors of Customs with special 
attention towards the following duties. 
1.	 Inspection of the movement of inward and outward 
vehicles, persons, passengers and baggage from 
gates of other customs premises of harbour, Export 
Processing Zones and Airports for imports and 
exports.    
2.	 Storing and releasing of goods, brought to store 
in Customs Offices, harbours, airports, export 
processing zones and other customs premises, 
custom 
warehouses 
and 
customs 
bonded 
warehouses and releasing after customs clearance 
and documentation and securing of relevant 
documents.         
3.	 Key duties
4.	 Operations, raids and arrestments 
5.	 Goods and containers retained, arrested, and 
forfeited at Customs and related documents. 
6.	 Carrying and handing over of goods for which 
duties and other customs levies have not been paid 
under their supervision on behalf of Sri Lanka 
Customs. 
                                  
 06.	 6.1	 Applicants who have scored 50% or more marks 
for the Case Study subject will be eligible for 
calling for interview. 
	
	
Applicants who have passed the written 
examination and qualified at the interview will be 
selected to be appointed subject to the approved 
number of vacancies for the relevant recruitment 
and 10% of approved vacancies for recruitment 
will be allocated for female officers.   	
	
6.2  Release of results 
	
	
The results sheets including the names of applicants 
who are eligible as per above 6.1 paragraph will 
be forwarded to the Director General of Customs. 
Thereafter, the Department of Examinations will 
inform the results to all the applicants who sat for 
the examination, via the post or official website of 
the department www.results.exams.gov.lk
	
6.3	 The Commissioner General of Examinations will 
issue admissions online only, to the applicants 
who have paid the prescribed examination fee 
and submitted the duly completed applications 
on or before the closing date, on the assumption 
that only the applicants who have fulfilled the 
qualifications referred to in this notification have 
forwarded the applications. The Department of 
Examinations will notify it by a web notice/ SMS 
to the applicants immediately after the issuance 
of admissions to applicants. If admissions have 
not been received, they should inquire about it 
from the Institutional Examination Organization 
Branch of the Department of Examinations, Sri 
Lanka as mentioned in the Notice. When making 
such an inquiry, it will be more effective to forward 
a request letter clearly mentioning the name of the 
examination applied for, the applicant's full name, 
National Identity Card number and address, to 
the email address mentioned in the web notice. 
When making such an inquiry, it will be useful 
to keep a photocopy of the completed application 
and if payment is applicable a photocopy of 
the receipt obtained for the payment, in order 
to verify any information inquired by the 
Department of Examinations. The admission card 
should be carefully examined and if there are any