“Application Called” Open Competitive Examination for
Recruitment to Class 2 Grade 2 Of Sri Lanka Information And Communication
Technology
Open Competitive examination for recruitment
to Grade II of Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Service
– 2018
APPLICATIONS are hereby
called from qualified citizens of Sri Lanka for the open competitive
examination for recruitment to the posts in Grade II of Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information
and Communication Technology Service, which will be held by the Commissioner
General of Examinations in Colombo in the month of August 2018.
2.0 Candidates who
satisfy the prescribed qualifications will be selected on merit for appointment
to the posts in Grade II of Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information and Communication
Technology Service on the results of a written examination to be conducted by
the Commissioner General of Examination.
3.0 Number of vacancies
expected to be filled is 102. Effective date of appointments will be determined
by the appointing authority. Further, the appointing authority reserves the
right to refrain from filling any or all of the vacancies.
4.0 Three percent (3%)
of the number of vacancies filled by this examination will be reserved for
persons with disabilities. Only 3% of the persons with disabilities who secure
highest marks in the examination and qualify will be selected for appointments.
The minimum level of marks candidates should score to be selected for
appointment is 50%. A candidate selected for an appointment will be referred to
a Special Medical Board and, by a report obtained from a medical specialist;
he/she should establish the disablement and the fact that, it does not hinder
performance of duties of the respective post.
5.0 Salary.- In terms
of Public Administration Circular No. 03/2016 (MN-06-2016) dated 25.02.2016,
monthly salary scale entitled to Grade 2-II and 2-I of Sri Lanka Information
and Communication Technology Service is Rs. 36,585-10x660 - 11x755 -15x930 -
Rs. 65,440.
Note.-
You will be entitled to the said salary from 01.01.2020. Until such time salary
will be paid in terms of the provisions of Schedule II of the above circular.
6.0 This post is
permanent. The pension, to which the officers who are selected from this
examination to Grade II of Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information and Communication. Technology
Service are entitled, will be determined as per the policy decisions taken by
the Government with regard to the pension scheme in future.
7.0 Qualifications.-
Following qualifications are applicable for the recruitment to the posts in
Grade II of Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology
Service :
(a) Shall be a citizen
of Sri Lanka,
(b) Shall be not less
than 21 years and not more than 35 years of age on the closing date of applications.
(Accordingly, only the persons whose birthdays fall on or before 11.06.1997 and
on or after 11.06.1983 are qualified to apply for this examination.)
Note.–
When the officers in permanent posts of the Public Service are recruited
through this examination, maximum age limit is considered as 45 years only at
this instance. Therefore, only the officers who are serving at a permanent post
in the Public Service and whose birthday is on 11.06.1997 or before or
11.06.1973 or later can apply for this.
(c) Shall have an
excellent character,
(d) A ll the candidates
shall have the physical and mental fitness to serve in any part of Sri Lanka and
to perform the duties of the post.
(e) Educational
qualifications :
01. Shall have obtained
a degree in Computer Science/Information Technology from a University
recognized by the University Grants Commission or a Degree Awarding Institution
recognized by the University Grants Commission ;
Or
02. (i) Shall have
obtained a degree with Computer Science/Information Technology as a major
subject from a University recognized by the University Grants Commission or a
Degree Awarding Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission (at
least 1/3 of the degree should be comprised of Computer Science/Information Technology)
;
And
(ii) Shall have
obtained a post graduate diploma in Computer Science/ Information Technology
from aUniversity recognized by the University Grants Commission or a Degree Awarding
Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission;
Or
03. (i) Shall have
obtained a degree from a University recognized by the University Grants
Commission or a Degree Awarding Institution recognized by the University Grants
Commission;
And
(ii) Shall have
obtained a post graduate degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology
from a University recognized by the University Grants Commission or a Degree Awarding
Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission;
Or
04. (i) Shall have
obtained the certificate of NVQ which is equivalent to level seven (7) or above
NVQ certificate on Information Technology recognized by the Tertiary and
Vocational Education Commission.
And
(ii) Shall have
professional experience of two (02) years in the relevant field.
Note
:
(i) Original copies of
the relevant certificates should be produced at the interview in order to prove
the professional experience mentioned in 7.0( e)
(ii). Professional experience obtained when
engaged in a certain employment in private sector should be proved by a letter
containing the business registration number of the institution and EPF number
of the employee and the relevant letters of appointment.
I f professional
experience has been obtained when engaged in an employment in public sector, it
should be proved by the letters certified by the respective Head of the
Department and the duty lists.
(ii) It is compulsory
for every applicant to have satisfied all the relevant qualifications on or
before the closing date of applications.
8.0
Scheme of the examination and syllabus:–
8.1 T he examination
will consist of three papers. This examination will be held in Sinhala, Tamil
and English medium. Candidates will not be allowed to change the language
medium applied once it is selected.
8.2 Subjects and the
marks allocated for each subject are mentioned below :
Subjects
|
Duration
|
Maximum Marks
|
Pass Marks
|
01.
Information and Communication Technology
|
2 hours
|
100
|
40
|
02.
Aptitude
|
1 hour
|
100
|
40
|
03.
General Intelligence
|
1 hour
|
100
|
40
|
8.3 01. Information and
Communication Technology : T his paper shall consist to thoroughly measure the
knowledge and ability on supervision in the fields such as principles on
Information and Communication Technology, Computer architecture and operating
systems/software, hardware, knowledge on Information and Communication
Technology for the productive implementation of the e-government concept,
knowledge on system analysis, design, testing, implementation and maintenance, knowledge
on creating and maintaining data base, hardware, data communication and
computer network, Internet, designing websites and new Internet services,
e-mail, life cycle of the projects of Information and Communication Technology.
This paper shall consist with multiple choice questions, questions with short
answers and structured questions. All the questions should be answered 6.
02. Aptitude test :
T his paper shall
consist of questions to measure the ability on statistics and critical reasoning.
The question paper shall consist of fifty (50) questions of multiple choice and
short answers and all the questions should be answered.
03. General
Intelligence :
I t is expected to
assess the level of intelligence of the candidate in analytical skills, logical
comprehension, interpretative ability, ability in application to other
situations and arriving at conclusions, in response to problems presented in
relation to numerical, lingual and figurative structure and inter-relations. Question
paper shall consist of questions of multiple choice and short answers and all
the questions should be answered.
Note.- These question
paper has been designed to test the competency and skills of the candidatefor
the duties of the service. Even though this is a competitive examination, a
candidate is required to obtain at least 40% of marks allocated for each subject
whilst obtaining at least 50% of the total marks. Marks shall be deducted in
every answer sheet for illegible handwriting and spelling mistakes. Appointments
shall strictly be made on the order of the marks scored in order to fill the number
of vacancies allocated for the competitive examination.
8.4 T he result sheet
containing the name list of applicants, who have passed the examination and
equivalent to the number of vacancies expected to be filled, will be issued to
the Director General of Combined Services by the Commissioner General of
Examination. In addition to the above, action will be taken by the Department
of Examinations to issue results personally to all the applicants or to publish
the results on the web site of the Sri Lanka Department of Examinations. www.results.exams.gov.lk
Interview
–
An interview for verification of qualifications will be conducted in respect of
the candidates who have secured the highest level of aggregate marks determined
by the Director General of Combined Services out of the candidates who have sat
for all the question papers of the written examination. The date of the
interview will be determined the Director General of Combined Services.
9.0 Penalty for
furnishing false information.– The candidates should be very careful to include
the correct particulars in the application. If it is found that any candidate is
not eligible according to the rules and regulations of this examination his/her
candidature can be canceled at any time before, during or after the
examination. Further, if it is found that any information furnished by a
candidate is false he/she is liable to dismissal at any time from the Public Service.
10.0 Examination Fees.–
Examination fee is Rs. 500. This fee can be paid to any post/sub post office
under the Revenue Head 2003-02-13 of the Commissioner General of Examination.
The receipt obtained thus should be pasted in relevant cage of the application
form so as not to be detached. (A photo copy of the receipt should be kept for further
reference). Under no circumstances the examination fee will be refunded and
money orders and stamps are not accepted.
12.0 On the assumption
that only those who possess the qualifications mentioned in the Gazette notification
have sent applications. the Commissioner General of Examinations will issue
Admission cards to all candidates who have paid the relevant fees, whose
complete applications have been received on or before the closing date.
Issuance of an admission card to a candidate does not necessarily mean that the
candidate has satisfied all the qualifications required for this post. If it is
found at the interview that the applicant does not possess the required
qualifications as per the Gazette Notification, his or her candidature shall be
canceled.
13.0 The words
"Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the Posts in Grade II of
Class 2 of Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Service - 2018"
should be written on the top left-hand corner of the envelope in which the
application is enclosed.
14.0 The signature of
the applicant must have been attested both on the application and the admission
card for the examination. A person applying for the examination through a
certain institute, must get his/her signature attested by the respective head
of the institution or by an officer authorized by the head of the institution
and the other applicants must get their signatures attested by a Principal of a
Government School/retired officer, the Grama Niladhari of the relevant
division, a Justice of the Peace, a Commissioner of Oath, a Lawyer, a Notary
Public, a Commissioned Officer of the Tri-forces, an officer holding a
permanent Staff Grade post in the Public Service or in the Provincial Public
Service
15. Applications duly perfected should be sent by registered post to reach the following address on or before 11th of June 2018 :
Commissioner
General of Examinations,
Organization
and Foreign Examinations Branch,
Department
of Examinations, Sri Lanka,
P.
O. Box 1503,
Colombo.
16. Sitting the
Examination.- A notification will be published in newspapers by the Department
of Examinations as soon as the admission cards are issued to the candidates. If
the admission card is not received even after 2 or 3 days of such
advertisement, steps should be taken to notify the Department of examinations
in the manner specified in the advertisement. Name of the examination, full
name of the applicant, address and national identity card number should be
mentioned when making such inquiry. In case of applicants outside Colombo, it
would be advisable to send a letter of request furnishing a fax number to which
the admission card should be sent, along with the above details to the fax
number mentioned in the notification and further to keep the following in hand
at the time of calling the Department of Examinations : i. e. Copy of the
application form and the receipt kept at your possession relevant to payment of
examination fee, receipt of registration.
16.1 T he candidate
should produce the admission card containing the attested signature to the Supervisor
of the examination hall on the first day of the examination.
17. Candidates should
furnish one of the following documents to the Supervisor of the examination
hall to prove their identity :
(i) National Identity Card issued
by the Department for Registration of Persons,
(ii) A valid Passport.
18.0 Issuance of an
admission card to a candidate does not necessarily mean that the candidate has
satisfied the qualifications required for sitting the examination. Candidates
shall be bound by the rules and regulations imposed by the Commissioner General
of Examination on conducting the examination and issuing the results. They shall
be liable to be subjected to any punishment imposed
19.0 Any matter not
referred to herein will be decided by Director General of Combined Services.
All candidates are bound to comply with the general examination rules published
in this Gazette.
20.0 In case of any
inconsistency among Sinhala, Tamil and English texts of this notification, the
Sinhala notification shall prevail.
K.
V. P. M. J. Gamage,
D
irector General of Combined Services,
Ministry
of Public Administration and
Management.
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Closing Date : 11 / June / 2018