Over 542,000 sit O-Ls

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The GCE Ordinary Level (O-L) examination 2012 will commence today. It will be held in 4,048 centres islandwide, including two special examination centres at the Colombo Prisons and Young Offenders Training School in Ambepussa, Examinations Commissioner W M J Pushpakumara said.

Over 542,200 candidates will sit this year’s exam. Of this, 387,593 are school applicants. Carrying hand phones into exam halls are banned for candidates and teachers on supervision. Only examiners are allowed to carry hand phones to examination centres, he said.

The Examinations Department said it is compulsory for candidates to carry a National Identity Card or a valid passport to prove their identity. Only candidates who have not reached 16 years by October 31 could produce Postal Identity Cards issued by the Postal Department at the examination.

A candidate with Postal Identity Cards should forward two photocopies of page number one and two of the Postal Identity Card to supervisors at the Examination Hall, the Examinations Commissioner said.