Graduate Teacher Interviews 2026 (Grade 3-I (a)): Lists, Dates and What to Prepare
The Ministry of Education has published the lists of graduates who qualified for the first phase of interviews for Grade 3-I (a) of the Sri Lanka Teachers' Service, following the written examinations of 24 May 2026. Interviews are due in November 2026. If your name is on a list, the next few weeks are about finding your schedule, collecting your documents and reading the interview instructions.
Key Facts
What Was Announced
Two examinations were held on 24 May 2026: a limited examination for graduates already in the public service, and an open examination for graduates. The lists published now name the candidates who qualified for the first phase of interviews. The lists are organised by examination medium and the relevant Gazette notification, and the nine provinces have their own links.
To check whether you qualified, search the list using your examination number or National Identity Card number.
Interview Dates, Venues and Call Letters
- Interviews are scheduled for November 2026.
- Call letters stating your venue, date and time will be sent to candidates by post.
- The interview schedules, venues, dates and times are to be displayed from 15 to 30 October 2026 on the Ministry of Education website and on the websites of the relevant Provincial Public Service Commission, Provincial Ministry of Education or Provincial Chief Ministry.
- Arrangements may differ between provinces and between the two examination categories, so use the notice for your own province and category.
We have not found a single national interview timetable in the sources we reviewed, so exact dates for your interview must come from your province's notice or your call letter.
Interview Instructions and Forms
The Ministry's materials for this stage include three documents, published in Sinhala, Tamil and English: G1 (introduction and instructions), G2 (interview instructions) and F1 (interview form format). The G2 instructions are the ones that say which documents you must bring, so read it before you finalise your documents.
Applicant Guide
From the announcement
- The lists are for the first phase of interviews. Qualifying does not mean you have been appointed.
- Candidates who need documents from their universities were told to apply for them before 20 October 2026.
- Venue, date and time reach you by post, and the schedules are also published online between 15 and 30 October 2026.
- Both public service graduates and graduates outside the public service are covered, in separate examinations.
Editor's guidance (general advice, not part of the notice)
The points below are general guidance by GovInfo.lk, not part of the official notice.
- Check your name first. Look for yourself in the list for your medium and province, and note your examination number.
- Deal with university documents immediately. The 20 October date for requesting them has arrived. If you still need a document from your university, contact it now and keep proof of your request.
- Watch two channels. The call letter comes by post, and the schedule is also posted online. Check the websites between 15 and 30 October and watch for the post.
- Read G2 before you pack. It lists what you must bring. Use the general checklist below only as a starting point.
- Prepare forms early. If F1 or another form must be completed, fill it in carefully using the instructions in G1 and G2.
- Public service graduates: check whether your category has extra requirements in the instructions, and ask your head of institution early if anything is needed from your office.
- Check details. Make sure the names and details on your certificates match your NIC and your application.
General Preparation Checklist (Not a Confirmed List)
Documents that interview notices of this kind commonly involve are listed below. This is not the official list. The G2 instructions and your call letter decide what you must bring.
- National Identity Card
- Interview call letter
- Degree certificate and academic transcript
- G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Advanced Level certificates
- Birth certificate
- Completed forms, such as F1, if the instructions require them
- Any other documents named in the instructions
For a wider guide to certificates and certified copies, see our government job documents guide.
🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය
- ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ 3-I (අ) ශ්‍රේණියට උපාධිධාරීන් බඳවා ගැනීම සඳහා පළමු අදියරේ සම්මුඛ පරීක්ෂණයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ අයගේ ලැයිස්තු අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත.
- ලිඛිත විභාග 2026 මැයි 24 වන දා පැවැත්විණි.
- සම්මුඛ පරීක්ෂණ 2026 නොවැම්බර් මාසයේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. ඇමතුම් ලිපි තැපෑලෙන් එවනු ඇත.
- දිනය, වේලාව සහ ස්ථානය 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 15 සිට 30 දක්වා නිල වෙබ් අඩවිවල පළ කෙරේ.
- විශ්වවිද්‍යාලවලින් ලේඛන ලබාගත යුතු අය 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 20 ට පෙර ඉල්ලුම් කළ යුතුය.
🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
- இலங்கை ஆசிரியர் சேவையின் தரம் 3-I (அ) க்குப் பட்டதாரிகளை இணைத்துக்கொள்வதற்கான முதல் கட்ட நேர்முகப் பரீட்சைக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றவர்களின் பட்டியல்களைக் கல்வி அமைச்சு வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.
- எழுத்துப் பரீட்சைகள் 2026 மே 24 அன்று நடைபெற்றன.
- நேர்முகப் பரீட்சைகள் 2026 நவம்பரில் நடைபெறவுள்ளன. அழைப்புக் கடிதங்கள் தபாலில் அனுப்பப்படும்.
- திகதி, நேரம், இடம் ஆகியன 2026 ஒக்டோபர் 15 முதல் 30 வரை உத்தியோகபூர்வ இணையத்தளங்களில் வெளியிடப்படும்.
- பல்கலைக்கழகங்களிலிருந்து ஆவணங்கள் பெற வேண்டியவர்கள் 2026 ஒக்டோபர் 20 க்கு முன் விண்ணப்பிக்க வேண்டும்.
Official Links
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Sources: Ministry of Education announcement of 14 October 2026, as reported by Daily Mirror and Newswire. G1, G2 and F1 details are as listed by education sites that republish the Ministry's documents. [EDITOR: add the Ministry's own page link when you add it above]
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