The 2018 GCE Advanced Level examination commenced recently. All the schools were closed on August 3 and will reopen on September 3, Ministry of Education announced.
Commissioner General of Examinations, Sanath B. Pujitha stated that 321,469 candidates are sitting the GCE Advance Level Examination at 2,267 centres and over 325,000 students sat for the Scholarship Examination at 3,050 centres this year.
He said that a special program is being implemented this year, to curb possible exam scandals. Several signal jammers were fixed at certain GCE Advance Level examination centres, to prevent digital devices being used to cheat. According to him a further ten minutes of additional reading time for the three-hour GCE Advanced Level question papers will be provided.
The Department noted any irregularities with regard to the examination could be informed via the hotline 1911.