📜 Department of National Archives

Open Competitive Examination – 2026

Supervisory Management Assistant (Technical Services Category) – Training Grade

📌 Available Posts & Vacancies

• Archival Conservator – 19 Vacancies
• Audio Visual Records Conservator – 06 Vacancies
• Film Conservator – 04 Vacancies

70% Open Stream | 30% Departmental Quota

💰 Salary Scale (MN 3 – 2025)

Training Year 1: Rs. 43,274/=

Training Year 2: Rs. 45,770/=

Grade III: Rs. 52,250 – 100,040

(As per Public Administration Circular 10/2025)

🎓 Educational Qualifications

• G.C.E O/L – 6 subjects in one sitting (including Sinhala/Tamil, Mathematics, Science + pass in English)
• G.C.E A/L – 3 subjects in one sitting (excluding General Test) including TWO of the following: Biology, Physics, Chemistry

📅 Age Limit

18 – 30 Years (as at 27.02.2026)

📝 Examination Structure

🏦 Examination Fee

Rs. 1,200/= (Non-refundable)

Pay to: Director General, National Archives

People's Bank – Thimbirigasyaya Branch
Account No: 086-1001-3902-6218

📬 Application Submission

Send via Registered Post to:

Director General,
Department of National Archives,
Philip Gunawardena Mawatha,
Colombo 07.

Write on top left corner of envelope:
"Open Competitive Examination – Training Grade 2026"

⏳ Closing Date

27 February 2026