The Department of Examinations has announced that applications for the 2026 General Information Technology (GIT) Examination for Grade 12 students of government and private schools will be accepted online from June 22 to July 16, 2026.

Commissioner General of Examinations Indika Kumari Liyanage said all applications must be submitted through school principals or heads, with candidates unable to apply individually. 

Principals are required to log into the official websites www.doenets.lk or www.onlinexams.gov.lk/eic, read the instructions carefully, and submit applications via the online system only.

Government and private school principals must use the usernames and passwords already provided to them. A printed copy of the application should be obtained and kept securely for future reference.

Applications are restricted to Grade 12 students in 2026, who are scheduled to sit the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination for the first time in 2027. 

For private school students, all details must be entered into the data system and payments completed; once payments are made, students cannot be re‑entered.

Further inquiries can be made from the Exams Department via the hotline 1911, or telephone numbers 0112784537, 0112786616, or 0112784208, and fax 0112784422. (Newswire)

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The Department of Examinations has announced that the Practical Exams of the GCE Ordinary Level Examinations 2024 (2025) will be held in May 2025.

According to the Commissioner General of Examinations, the Practical Exams will be held from 21-31 May at 1,228 examination centres nationwide for 171,100 candidates.

The Exam Department states it is mandatory for students to appear for both the written and practical tests, as the marks from both tests will be used to determine the final results of the subjects.

It is reported that the admission forms and timetables of school applicants have been sent to the relevant principals, and the admission forms of private applicants have been sent to the residential address they have mentioned in their application.

The Exam Department further states that admission cards can be downloaded from 19 May 2025 from the department’s official website, www.doenets.lk, by entering the examination index number. 

For further inquiries, candidates can contact the Exam Department via the telephone numbers 011-2784537, 2786616, 2784208, 011-2786200, 2784201 or hotline 1911. (Newswire)

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The Department of Examinations has announced the suspension of certain services related to the issuance of education certificates in view of the 2024 General Election.

The Exam Department said the one-day service counter and online issuance of education certificates will not be in operation on election day, 14 November 2024. 

The department added that this was due to the relevant staff being deployed for election duty. (Newswire)

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The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has called for a complete overhaul of the Department of Examinations, citing fraud.

Speaking to the media, CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin revealed a list issued by the department in 2024 consisting of the names of 473 persons involved in exam-related fraud.

“The list consists of 473 persons who were involved in various exam-related fraud. They have been prohibited from being engaged in any exams. Divisional Director Generals and senior officials are among those named in the list,” he said. 

Joseph Stalin pointed out that it was necessary to completely restructure the Department of Examinations due to the current circumstances. (Newswire)

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A group of parents have engaged in a protest against the Department of Examination’s decision to provide the results of the Grade 05 Scholarship exam, exempting the marks of the first three questions in paper one due to it being leaked before the exam. 

The protest was staged in front of the Department of Examination today with the parents urging for the examination to be annulled.  

The Department of Examination had allowed a group of parents to hand over a written petition to the authorities in this regard. The Police and Anti-riot unit personnel have been summoned in view of the ongoing protest.

Speaking to the media, the parents claimed that the Commissioner General of Examinations has taken the matter lightly, and hence, must resign.

The Grade 05 Scholarship Examination was held last Sunday with 323,879 students sitting for the exam.

However, a practice paper with questions similar to some of the questions in the first paper of the scholarship exam was circulated by a tuition teacher in the Alawwa area prior to the exam. 

The Department of Examinations launched an investigation into the matter following complaints filed by various parties.

Accordingly, with the agreement of the panel of experts who prepared the question paper, the Examination Department decided yesterday to give the final marks after removing the relevant 03 questions. (Newswire)

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