Police Constable

Sri Lanka Police

Designation of Post:- Police Constable

APPLICATIONS are invited from the citizens of Sri Lanka for the Post of Recruit Police Constable in the Sri Lanka Police.

The application should be sent by registered post to the below mentioned address to reach on or before 01.08.2016 and the post applied for should be marked on the top left hand corner of the envelope enclosing the application. Delayed applications will be rejected and no applications will be issued by Sri Lanka Police.

Salary Scale.– Rs. 354,480 - 7 x 3,600 - 27 x 4,440 - Rs. 499,560.00.

Qualifications

* Should have passed 06 subjects including Mathematics and Medium Language in not more than two

attempts at the G. C. E. (O/L) Examination.

* Applicants who are qualified within two attempts should have passed at least 05 subjects at the first attempt.

Note 01:– According to the classification of subjects by the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka number of subjects passed at the examination will be decided by considering the two science subjects bearing numbers 41, 44 as one subject and the two mathematics subjects bearing numbers 42 and 45 as one subject.

Note 02:– Failure in the Technical subjects at written test of G. C. E. (O/L) Examination will be considered as failure in the same subject although a pass has been obtained for the same subject in the Practical Test.

Note 03:– Since optional subjects of Tamil, English and Sinhala have not been included in the stream of G. C. E. (O/L), passes in any of these subjects will not be computed as a pass in the G. C. E. (O/L) Examination.

Physical Requirements

* Height 05 feet 04 inches (minimum).

* Chest 30 inches (minimum/in exhalation).

Visual Requirement.– Vision should not be less than 6/12 with each eye, if the vision is of 6/6 with one eye and 6/18 with the other eye it will be accepted. Colour vision should be normal. Applicants wearing spectacles or contact lenses will not be eligible.

Other Qualifications

* Applicants should be unmarried (Divorcees will be considered as married). Only this condition will not apply for the Police Officers presently serving in the Sri Lanka Police and who have fulfilled the other qualifications.

Method of Recruitment:– Selected applicants will have to pass in the Basic Qualification Test conducted by the Department of Police. Only those who have passed this test must also get through the physical fitness test such as endurance test.

1,000 meters – 03 minutes 44 seconds Only those who are successful in the physical fitness such as endurance test will be called for final interview. Only those who score 40% or more will be called for the written test.

* The written test consists of two question papers :

* An essay paper; not less than 500 words within 45 minutes.

* General knowledge and intelligence test paper - 1 hour.

Basic Qualifications :

(a) Age Limits.– The age should be between 18 and 28 years as at closing date of the applications as per the Gazette Notification. However Police officers currently serving in the Sri Lanka Police are eligible to apply up to the age of 30 years at age as at the closing date of applications.

Closing Date: before 01.08.2016

Director/Recruitment,

Recruitment Division,

No. 375,

Sri Sambuddathwa Jayanthi Mawatha,

Colombo 06.

More Information please refer 01.07.2016 Gazette