Assistant Director of Commerce

Ministry of Industry and Commerce Vacancies

Applications are hereby invited from the candidates who have the necessary qualifications stipulated in this notice for the post of Assistant Director of Commerce (11 vacancies) in the Department of Commerce coming under the purview of Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Designation of Post:- Assistant Director of Commerce

Educational Qualifications :

* A first class or second class (Hons.) special degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Marketing, Statistics, Accountancy, Public Administration or Management obtained from a university recognized by the University Grant Commission or from an institution recognized by the University Grant Commission as an institution for as awarding degrees.

* A first class or second class general degree with Economics or Commerce obtained from a university recognized by the University Grant Commission or from an institution recognized by the University Grant Commission as an institution for awarding degrees.

* A degree in law obtained from a university recognized by the University Grant Commission or from an institution recognized by the University Grant Commission as an institution for awarding degrees.

Professional Qualification :

* Candidates who fulfill the educational qualifications stipulated in 4.1. iii above should have sworn in as an Attorney-at-law in the Supreme Court (of Sri Lanka).

Professional Experience :

* Candidates who fulfill the educational qualifications stipulated in 4.1. iii above should have a minimum of 3 years service as a practicing lawyer in the field of Commerce or International Trade Law.

Written examination will consist of following papers:

Subject	Duration	Marks	Pass Marks
Intelligence Test	01 hour	100	40%
General Paper (Commerce andEconomics)	02 hours	100	40%
English	02 hours	100	40%
Essay and Summary	02 hours	100	40%

Syllabus of Written Examination :

(a) Intelligence Test : Consists of multiple questions to determine the candidate's ability of logical reasoning, analytical thinking and decision, making.

(b) General Paper (Commerce and Economics) : Consists of questions to examine the candidate's knowledge on commercial and economic background of Sri Lanka and overseas.

(c) English : Consists of questions to determine the candidate's knowledge in grammar, vocabulary and comprehension of English language. Candidates must answer all the questions.

(d) Essay and Summary : Should write essay/essays on one or several given subjects. Subjects are selected which are not related to the field of study but to examine candidate's ability of expression, imagination, thinking capacity, general knowledge and language skills. Comprehension is meant to examine the candidate's ability to understand the meaning of the given passage and express it clearly in a summarize form.

Age limit.– 21 - 35 years

Closing date:- 20.05.2016.

The Commissioner General of Examinations,
Organizations and Foreign examinations Branch,
Department of Examination of Sri Lanka,
P. O. Box 1503,
Colombo

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