Top Examination Dept. official interdicted

The Deputy Commissioner of Examinations, who served as the Head of the Confidential and Institutional Examination Division has been interdicted with effect from today over allegations of neglect of work and misconduct, the Education Ministry said.

Education Ministry Media Secretary Kalpa Gunaratne said in a statement that the Ministry Secretary Sunil Hettiarachchi had issued the letter of interdiction on the approval of the Education Services Committee of the Public Service Commission.

“On a directive of Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, the Examination Department has launched an investigation into the examinations held earlier, the marking of papers, the preparation of question papers, the appointment of the examination board and safeguarding the privacy related to the examinations,” Mr. Gunaratne said. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)