Examination Timetables and Official Links
Timetables, results and applications come from one place: the Department of Examinations. These links go straight there.
Go to the source for anything that matters
Every link on this page was tested and returned a working page before publication, and all of them open on official government sites.
Never rely on a forwarded screenshot for a date. Timetables are revised, and an out-of-date image circulating on social media is the commonest reason candidates arrive on the wrong day. Check the Department's own page.
RCF English is not connected to the Department of Examinations and cannot answer questions about your index number, application or results.
The pages you will need most
Examination timetables
The official timetable for each examination, including O/L, A/L and Grade 5 Scholarship. Always check here rather than relying on a forwarded image.
Examination calendar
The year's examinations at a glance, useful for planning revision months rather than days.
Results
Official results releases. Results appear here first, before any other site republishes them.
All official examination links
| What you need | Official page |
|---|---|
| Department of Examinations - the main site | doenets.lk |
| Examination timetables | Timetables |
| Examination calendar | Calendar |
| Results | Results |
| Applications - including private candidates | Applications |
| Online applications and services | onlineexams.gov.lk |
| Examinations information | Examinations |
| School examinations | School examinations |
| Official past papers | Past papers |
| Textbooks | Educational Publications Department |
| Syllabuses and teachers' guides | National Institute of Education |
| Ministry of Education | moe.gov.lk |
| Government services portal | gov.lk |
Four things worth doing early
Check the timetable the week it is released, not the week before the examination. Subjects occasionally move, and knowing early is what lets you plan revision around the actual gaps between papers.
Private candidates: watch the application closing date. It falls months before the examination, and it is not extended. The applications page is the only place that matters.
Print or save your admission card as soon as it is issued. Do not rely on being able to download it the night before.
Note the gaps between your papers. A three-day gap before Literature is worth more than any amount of revision planned in advance without knowing it exists.
Related pages
Past paper library
Papers, marking schemes and model answers by grade and subject.
How to use past papers
Getting more out of a paper than a mark.
Important links for teachers
Service, promotions, training and syllabus sources.
Government circulars
Where circulars live and how to read them.