The Ministry of Education has published the lists of graduates who have qualified for the first phase of interviews for recruitment to 23,006 vacancies in the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service.The recruitment is for Grade 3-I (a) of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service to fill Sinhala, Tamil and English medium teacher vacancies in national and provincial schools. Applications were invited from graduates in both the public and non-public sectors.

The lists were published on the Ministry’s official website today, following the written examination conducted by the Department of Examinations on May 24, 2026.Applicants can check their eligibility by visiting the relevant provincial webpage and accessing the list corresponding to their province of residence. The lists are organised according to the examination medium and the relevant Gazette notification. Candidates can search for their examination number or National Identity Card number to verify whether they have qualified for the interview stage.

The provincial lists are available through the following links:

Western Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/western-province/

Central Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/central-province/

Southern Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/southern-province/

Northern Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/northern-province/

Eastern Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/eastern-province/

North-Western Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/north-western-province/

North-Central Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/north-central/

Uva Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/uva-province/

Sabaragamuwa Province: https://moe.gov.lk/en/sabaragamuwa-province/

The Ministry has advised eligible applicants to carefully read all the instructions and accompanying documents published with the lists.

Candidates who need to obtain documents from their respective universities have been instructed to apply for the required documents before October 20, 2026.

The interviews are scheduled to be held in November 2026. Interview letters specifying the venue, date and time will be sent to candidates by post in due course.

The interview schedules and further details are also expected to be published at the end of October on the Ministry of Education’s website and the websites of the respective Provincial Public Service Commissions or Provincial Ministries of Education.