Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- The 2025 Grade Five Scholarship Examination will be held today at 2,787 examination centres across the country, a spokesman for the Examinations Department said.

Paper II will take place from 9.30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m., followed by Paper I from 11.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.

Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari said all candidates must arrive at their examination centres by 8.45 a.m. and be seated in the examination hall by 9.00 a.m.

Special arrangements have been made for differently-abled students.

The Commissioner General said that in the event of any emergencies during the examination, candidates, parents or supervisors may contact the hotline number 117. Meanwhile, the deadline to submit applica...