2025 O/L examination to begin tomorrow at over 3,500 centres

February 16, 2026 07:01 am

The 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination is scheduled to commence tomorrow (17).

According to the Department of Examinations, a total of 451,463 candidates are set to sit for the examination at 3,545 centres island wide.

The examination will be held from tomorrow (17) until 26 February 2026.

Commissioner General of Examinations A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage stated that candidates must report to their respective examination centres at least one hour before the scheduled start of the exam.

Meanwhile, Professor and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Miyuru Chandradasa of the Faculty of Medicine, Ragama, advised students appearing for the examination to remain calm and maintain a relaxed state of mind today in preparation for the exams.

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