Ministry issues recruitment examination schedule

Shirley WIJESINGHE

The Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry has issued a schedule of all recruitment examinations to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service for 2010, Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister and Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said.

Minister Dr. Amunugama added that it has also been decided to conduct other examinations including Efficiency Bar and for inter-grade promotions at Ministry level under the supervision of Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.

He was addressing a special media conference at the Ministry auditorium yesterday.

Dr. Amunugama said the decision would help overcome the difficulties faced by the Ministry, Examinations Department and the candidates.

Commenting on restoring civil administration in the North, Dr. Amunugama said about 700 vacancies have to be filled by officers proficient in Tamil to provide an efficient public service to the North.

The required staff will be provided shortly to support the 180 acceleration programs launched by the Government to achieve the targets of Uthuru Vasanthaya, Dr. Amunugama said.

Following are the examinations and the months they will be held.

01. Sri Lanka Administrative Service

1.1 Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class III of SLAS - 2009 in February.

1.2 Efficiency Bar Examination for officers in SLAS and other parallel services - 2010 in March.

1.3 Efficiency Bar Examination for officers in SLAS and other parallel services - 2010 in September.

1.4. Examination for Promotion of Officers in Class III of SLAS to Class II of the Service in April.

1.5 Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class III of SLAS - 2010 in September.

1.6. Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class III of SLAS - 2010 in June.

02. Sri Lanka Engineering Service

2.1. Competitive Examination scheduled to be held for Recruitment (Direct) to Grade II/II of Sri Lanka Engineering Service - 2010 in September.

03. Sri Lanka Scientific Service

3.1. Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class II Grade II of Sri Lanka Scientific Service - 2010 - September.

04. Sri Lanka Architects' Service

4.1 Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class II Grade II of Sri Lanka Architects' Service - 2010 - September.

4.2 Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class II Grade II of Sri Lanka Architects' Service - 2010 - August.

05. Translators' Service

5.1 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Class I of Government Translators' Service - 2010 - April.

5.2. Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class I of Government Translators' Service - 2010 - June.

5.3 Limited Competitive Examination for Promotion to Special Class of Government Translators' Service - 2010 - July.

06. Librarians' Service

6.1 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Grade II and III of Sri Lanka Librarians' Service - 2010 - April.

6.2 Open and Limited Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of Sri Lanka Librarians' Service - 2010 - August.

6.3 Open and Limited Competitive Examinations for Recruitment to Grade II of Sri Lanka Librarians' Service - 2010 - September.

6.4 Competitive Examination for Promotion of Officers in Class II of Sri Lanka Librarians' Service to Class I of the Service - 2010 - October.

07 Sri Lanka Technological Service

7.1 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Class II Segment 'B' of the Sri Lanka Technological Service - 2010 - March/August.

7.2 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Class II Segment 'A' of the Sri Lanka Technological Service -2010 - March/August.

7.3 Examination for Promotion of Officers in Class I of Sri Lanka Technological Service to Special Class of the Service - July.

08 Public Management Assistants' Service

8.11 Competitive Examination for Promotion to Supra Class of Public Management Assistants' Service on Merit - 2009 (2010) - January.

8.12 Limited Competitive Examination for Promotion to Supra Class of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2009 (2010) - March.

8.13 Efficiency Bar Examination and Written Test on Computer Literacy for Officers in Class III of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 (I) - March.

8.14 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Class II of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 (I) - April.

8.15 Examination for Promotion of Officers in Class III of Public Management Assistants' Service to Class II of the Service - 2010 - May.

8.16 Examination for Promotion of Officers in Class II of Public Management Assistants' Service to Class I of the Service - 2010 - June.

8.17 Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Class III of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 - July.

8.18 Efficiency Bar Examination and Written Test on Computer Literacy for Officers in Class III Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 (II) - August.

8.19 Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers in Class II of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 (II) - September.

8.20 Limited Competitive Examination for Appointment of Minor Employees of Public Service to Class III of Public Management Assistants' Service - 2010 - December.