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COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Department of Examinations has confirmed that the question papers for the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination have been distributed to examination centers.
The O/L exams are set to begin tomorrow and will run until the 26th March.
According to the department, the question papers have been delivered to the 534 examination coordination centers established for the exams.
This year, the examinations will be held at 3,663 centers across the country, with a total of 478,182 candidates registered to take part.
Among them, 398,182 are school candidates.
A special security program is in place at the examination centers, with police officers being deployed as needed.
Additionally, only examination supervisors and additional supervisors will be permitted to carry mobile phones into the centers during the exams.