10 November 2017 04:25 pm
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)