Examination for Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service - 2014

Open/Limited – Competitive Examination for Recruitment

to Class III of the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service - 2014

IN this notice "Service" means the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service

(S.L. Ac. S.)

1. Date of Examination.– Examination will be held in June, 2014

in Colombo and in Jaffna by the Commissioner General of

Examinations. The Public Service Commission reserves the right to

postpone/cancel the Examination.

2. Number of vacancies to be filled through this examination is

as follows :

Open - 62

Limited - 43

3. Method of Recruitment.– Candidates who have scored 40% of

marks or above in each subject at the written examination shall be

called for the interview in order of merit of the aggregate marks and

the selection for appointment will be made by the Board of Interview

appointed by the Public Service Commission on perusal of their

qualifications.

3.1 Number of persons to be appointed to the said post and

the effective date of appointment to be determined by

the order of the Public Service Commission. The Public

Service Commission has authority to fill any number of

vacancies or all the vacancies.

4. Qualifications :-

4.1 Open Competitive Examination :

(a) Educational Qualifications :

(i) Should possess a Degree in Commerce, Management,

Accountancy or Economics from a University

recognized by the University Grants Commission

or

(ii) Should be a holder of a Higher Diploma in Accountancy

or Commerce from the Sri Lanka Technical College or

Sri Lanka Institute of Higher Technical Education;

or

(iii) Should have passed the Intermediate or Licentiate or

Higher Examination of the Institute of Chartered

Accountants of Sri Lanka or an Institute of Chartered

Accountants in any other commonwealth country;

or

(iv) Should have passed the Parts I and II of costs and

management Examination or Higher Examination

conducted by the Chartered Institute of Management

Accountants of the United Kingdom or in any other

Commonwealth Country;

or