Sri Lanka, March 23 -- The Ministry of Education (MOE) states that a fake announcement misusing the names of the Ministry of Education and the Department of Examinations is presently circulating on social media.

It said that this false statement claims the 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) science question paper has been designed with a change in the question pattern, going beyond the syllabus. It also claims that all students who have sat for the Science subject exam will receive 8 additional marks and that the grade boundaries have been reduced by 10 points, with a Distinction is to be awarded to anyone who scores more than 65 points.

The Ministry of Education clarified that this information is completely false and has only been...