Education

SC verdict on Gr. 5 scholarship exam petition, on Dec. 31st The Supreme Court has concluded the hearing of petitions seeking the re-conduct of the Grade Five Scholarship Examination held on September 15 with the verdict scheduled for December 31st.…

Cabinet recommends not to re-conduct Grade 5 Schol exam The Attorney General yesterday informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet of Ministers has recommended not to re-conduct the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination taking into consideration the mental stress students would…

Grade 05 Exam : AG informs Supreme Court of Cabinet decision The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet has decided to award free marks for three contested questions in the Grade 05 scholarship exam. Citing the…

SLAF airlifts A/L exam papers in North The Sri Lanka Air Force has bought back question papers of the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination, which were previously distributed to exam centres in the Northern region. The measure was taken in view…

2024 A/L exam to recommence on Dec. 04 The Examinations Department has announced that the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, will re-commence next Wednesday (Dec. 04). The announcement was made during a special media briefing held this morning (Nov. 28).…

Ongoing A/L exam suspended for 3 days The Examinations Department announces that the ongoing 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be temporarily suspended for the next 03 days due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. Speaking at a special press…

Prof. Rathnayake appointed competent authority for Ruhuna University An extraordinary Gazette notification has appointed Senior Prof. R.M.U.S.K. Rathnayake as the competent authority of the University of Ruhuna, effective Nov. 25, 2024. The decision was made by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya,…

TWO departments issue special notices The Department of Examinations has issued a special notice regarding the issuance of exam certificates. Accordingly, the department announces that the issuing of exam certificates will not be carried out on November 14 due to…

Probe over political questions in school exam paper The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that an immediate investigation has been launched at the ministerial level regarding questions of a political nature being included in a school term exam paper.…

Principal arrested over bribery charge, remanded The principal of a school in Ragama who was arrested over allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 for a Grade 01 admission, has been remanded. She was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina…