The Grade five Scholarship and GCE Advanced Level Examinations for 2021 will be postponed once again, the Parliament was informed today.
State Minister of Education Reforms Susil Premajayantha said the two examinations which were earlier postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic were scheduled to be held in November.
He said, however, the examinations cannot be held as previously scheduled and will have to be postponed once again.
State Minister Jayasundera further said the new dates assigned for the two examinations will be announced later.
He made the statements in response to a question raised by Opposition leader MP Sajith Premadasa in Parliament today.
Meanwhile, applications for the recorrection of the 2020 G.C.E Ordinary Level Examination answer scripts close on the 25th of October.
The Department of Examinations said that candidates can apply online for this purpose only through its official website www.doenets.lk. (NewsWire)