Last updated: November 07, 2026
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Issuing Body
Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka
Schedule Month
December 2026 Examination Calendar
Total Scheduled Exams
22 Government & Professional Examinations
Authority
A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage, Commissioner General of Examinations
Department of Examinations Sri Lanka: December 2026 Examination Calendar
The Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka, has released the official Examination Calendar for December 2026, signed by the Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage. The timetable outlines the scheduled dates and venues for 22 competitive recruitment, promotion, efficiency bar (EB), and religious/pirivena examinations conducted across the island throughout December 2026.
Crucial fixtures in this schedule include the Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of the Management Service Officers’ Service (MSOS) and multiple Provincial Public Management Service (PMSOS) examinations scheduled concurrently on 30 December 2026, alongside Teacher Service 3rd EB examinations on 20 December 2026 and SLEAS Grade II 2nd EB on 27 December 2026.
Complete December 2026 Examination Timetable
| # | Name of Examination | Date(s) of Examination | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Written Competitive Examination for Promotion to the Grade of Senior Confidential Secretary of People’s Bank – 2026 | 05 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 02 | Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Technology Faculty Assistant (Bio-Systems Technology) Management Assistant (Non-Technical) Segment – 02 Service Category – 2025 (2026) | 05 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 03 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Technical Officer (Civil) (Sri Lanka Technological Service) of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – 2026 | 06 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 04 | Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Technology Faculty Assistant (Engineering Technology) Management Assistant (Non-Technical) Segment – 02 Service Category – 2025 (2026) | 06 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 05 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Sri Lanka Government Librarians’ Service – 2025 (2026) | 12 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 06 | Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Grade III Assistant Superintendent of Hostel in the Management Assistant (Non-Technical) Segment II Service Category of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education on Limited Basis – 2026 | 13 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 07 | Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Grade I of Management Service Officers’ Service of the Southern Province – 2026 | 13 December 2026 | Matara |
| 08 | Limited Competitive Examination for the Promotion to the Post of Inspector of Customs, Grade II – 2026 | 13 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 09 | Islam Dheeniyath (Dharmacharya) Certificate Examination – 2026 | 19, 20, 21 December 2026 | All Island |
| 10 | Hindu Dharmacharya Certificate Examination – 2026 | 19, 20, 21 December 2026 | All Island |
| 11 | Piriven Ordinary Level Examination – 2026 | 19 – 30 December 2026 | All Island |
| 12 | 3rd Efficiency Bar Examination for the Officers of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Serving in National and Provincial Schools – 2026 | 20 December 2026 | All Island |
| 13 | 3rd Efficiency Bar Examination for the Pirivena Teachers, Appointed Teachers Approved under the Private Schools Accredited by the Government and Appointed Teachers Approved under the Assisted Special Schools – 2026 | 20 December 2026 | All Island |
| 14 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Trainee Grade of the Posts of Inspector of Measurement Services and Devices of the Sri Lanka Technological Service in the Department of Measurement Units, Standards and Services – 2025 (2026) | 20 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 15 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Sub Works Inspector – Grade III in the Management Assistant Technical Segment – 3 Service Category of the Department of Prisons – 2026 | 22 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 16 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Meteorological Observer / Communicator (Training Grade) of the Sri Lanka Technological Service – 2026 | 27 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 17 | Second Efficiency Bar Examination for the Grade II Officers of Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service (SLEAS) – 2026 | 27 December 2026 | Colombo |
| 18 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Management Service Officers’ Service – 2026 | 30 December 2026 | All Island |
| 19 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Public Management Service Officers’ Service – 2026 | 30 December 2026 | Ratnapura, Kegalle |
| 20 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Central Provincial Management Service Officers’ Service – 2026 | 30 December 2026 | Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya |
| 21 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Western Provincial Management Service Officers’ Service – 2026 | 30 December 2026 | Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara |
| 22 | Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of North Western Provincial Management Service Officers’ Service – 2026 | 30 December 2026 | Kurunegala, Puttalam |
2026 දෙසැම්බර් මස විභාග කාලසටහන – ශ්රී ලංකා විභාග දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව
ශ්රී ලංකා විභාග දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව මඟින් 2026 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත තරග විභාග, බඳවා ගැනීමේ විභාග සහ සේවා ප්රවීණතා විභාග 22ක් සඳහා වන නිල විභාග දින දර්ශනය ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත.
- කළමනාකරණ සේවා නිලධාරි (රාජ්ය සහ පළාත් සභා) විභාග: රාජ්ය කළමනාකරණ සේවා නිලධාරි III ශ්රේණියට බඳවා ගැනීමේ විවෘත විභාගය මෙන්ම සබරගමුව, මධ්යම, බස්නාහිර සහ වයඹ පළාත් රාජ්ය කළමනාකරණ සේවා විභාග සියල්ල 2026 දෙසැම්බර් 30 වන දින පැවැත්වේ.
- ගුරු සේවා විභාග: ශ්රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ (ජාතික හා පළාත් පාසල්) 3 වන ප්රවීණතා කඩඉම් විභාගය 2026 දෙසැම්බර් 20 දින දිවයින පුරා පැවැත්වේ.
- අධ්යාපන පරිපාලන සේවා (SLEAS) විභාග: අධ්යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ II ශ්රේණියේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ දෙවන ප්රවීණතා කඩඉම් විභාගය 2026 දෙසැම්බර් 27 දින කොළඹදී පැවැත්වේ.
- පිරිවෙන් සාමාන්ය පෙළ විභාගය: 2026 දෙසැම්බර් 19 සිට 30 දක්වා දිවයින පුරා පැවැත්වේ.
பரீட்சைத் திணைக்களத்தின் 2026 டிசம்பர் மாத பரீட்சை நாட்காட்டி
இலங்கை பரீட்சைத் திணைக்களத்தினால் 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டு டிசம்பர் மாதத்தில் நடாத்தப்படவுள்ள 22 போட்டிப் பரீட்சைகள், ஆட்சேர்ப்புப் பரீட்சைகள் மற்றும் வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைத்தாண்டல் (EB) பரீட்சைகளுக்கான உத்தியோகபூர்வ கால அட்டவணை வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
- முகாமைத்துவ சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர் (மத்திய மற்றும் மாகாண) பரீட்சைகள்: மத்திய அரசு மற்றும் சப்ரகமுவ, மத்திய, மேல், வடமேல் மாகாண முகாமைத்துவ சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர் தரம் III ஆட்சேர்ப்புக்கான திறந்த போட்டிப் பரீட்சைகள் யாவும் 2026 டிசம்பர் 30 ஆம் திகதி நடைபெறும்.
- ஆசிரியர் சேவை பரீட்சை: தேசிய மற்றும் மாகாணப் பாடசாலைகளில் கடமையாற்றும் இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கான 3வது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைத்தாண்டல் பரீட்சை 2026 டிசம்பர் 20 ஆம் திகதி நாடளாவிய ரீதியில் நடைபெறும்.
- கல்வி நிருவாக சேவை (SLEAS) பரீட்சை: இலங்கை கல்வி நிருவாக சேவையின் தரம் II உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கான 2வது வினைத்திறன்காண் பரீட்சை 2026 டிசம்பர் 27 அன்று கொழும்பில் நடைபெறும்.
⚠️ Candidate Advisory & Admission Cards
- Admission cards for all above examinations will be dispatched by post to eligible candidates or hosted for online download on the official DoENets portal.
- Candidates appearing for examinations in Colombo or other provincial capitals are advised to arrange their travel and accommodation early.
- Candidates must produce a valid National Identity Card (NIC), Postal Identity Card, Valid Passport, or Valid Driving License at the examination hall.
🏛️ Official Calendar Downloads
Issuing Authority: Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka (Pelawatta, Battaramulla)
Official Web Portal: www.doenets.lk
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