Sri Lanka, March 16 -- The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara, stated that 474,147 candidates have applied for the 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination.

He made this statement while participating in a special press conference held today (16) regarding the G.C.E. O/L examination, which is scheduled to take place from tomorrow (17). He mentioned that among the applicants, there are 398,182 school candidates and 75,968 private candidates.

The Commissioner General of Examinations also made a special request to candidates to arrive at the examination hall early and to refrain from bringing unnecessary materials. He emphasized that any violation of these instructions will be considered an examination offens...