Grade 5 Scholarship Exam Tomorrow at 2,787 Centers

Grade 5 Scholarship Examination To Be Held Tomorrow At 2,787 Centers Across The Island

by Staff Writer 09-08-2025 | 6:20 PM

COLOMBO(News 1st)The Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will be held tomorrow.

The Department of Examinations says that all arrangements for conducting the exam are now complete.

Preparations for setting up examination centers for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination were carried out today.

The examination will be held at 2,787 centers across the island.

Indika Liyanage, Commissioner General of Examinations, announced the exam schedule: students must be seated by 9:00 a.m., and the exam will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., with a 30-minute break during which students cannot leave or meet parents. Students must bring essential stationery in a transparent case, and only official answer sheets will be allowed. Smartwatches and digital devices are banned, but normal watches can be used to track time.