General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination - 2026 schedule

The Department of Examinations has officially published the timetable for the 2026 General Certificate of Education (A/L) Examination. Spanning 22 days, this year's exams will kick off on Monday, August 10, 2026, and wrap up on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

To help candidates finalize their revision schedules, here is a breakdown of how the exam period will unfold.

📅 The 2026 Exams at a Glance

Start Date: August 10, 2026
End Date: September 5, 2026
Duration: 22 Examination Days
Daily Sessions: Morning (typically 8:30 AM) and Afternoon (typically 1:00 PM or 2:00 PM)

Day 1: Monday, 10th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Combined Mathematics I
08:30 - 10:30: Buddhism I, Hinduism I, Christianity I, Islam I, Buddhist Civilization I, Hindu Civilization I, Islamic Civilization I, Christian Civilization I

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Biology I, Economics I

Day 2: Tuesday, 11th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Buddhism II, Hinduism II, Christianity II, Islam II, Buddhist Civilization II, Hindu Civilization II, Islamic Civilization II, Christian Civilization II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Biology II, Economics II

Day 3: Wednesday, 12th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Combined Mathematics II, Art I
08:30 - 10:30: Dancing (Indigenous) I, Dancing (Bharatha) I, Oriental Music I, Carnatic Music I, Western Music I

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Logic & Scientific Method I, Engineering Technology I, Bio Systems Technology I

Day 4: Thursday, 13th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 10:30: Business Studies I
08:30 - 11:40: Art II, Dancing (Indigenous) II, Dancing (Bharatha) II, Oriental Music II, Carnatic Music II, Western Music II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Agricultural Science I, German I

Day 5: Friday, 14th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Logic & Scientific Method II, Engineering Technology II, Bio Systems Technology II

Afternoon Session
14:00 - 16:00: Physics I, Pali I

Day 6: Saturday, 15th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Sinhala I, Tamil I

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Agricultural Science II, German II

Day 7: Monday, 17th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Physics II, Art III

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Business Studies II, Pali II

Day 8: Tuesday, 18th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Sinhala II, Tamil II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Civil Technology I, Mechanical Technology I, Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology I, Food Technology I, Agro Technology I, Bio Resource Technology I, Business Statistics I, Sanskrit I

Day 9: Wednesday, 19th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 10:30: Chemistry I, Science for Technology I
08:30 - 11:40: Drama & Theatre (Sinhala) I, Drama & Theatre (Tamil) I, Drama & Theatre (English) I
Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Political Science I

Day 10: Thursday, 20th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Business Statistics II, Drama & Theatre (Sinhala) II, Drama & Theatre (Tamil) II, Drama & Theatre (English) II, Sanskrit II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Civil Technology II, Mechanical Technology II, Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology II, Food Technology II, Agro Technology II, Bio Resource Technology II
13:00 - 15:00: French I

Day 11: Friday, 21st August

Morning Session
08:30 - 10:30: Common General Test

Afternoon Session
14:00 - 17:10: English I

Day 12: Saturday, 22nd August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: General English II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 14:00: General English I

Day 13: Monday, 24th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Chemistry II, Science for Technology II, French II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Political Science II

Day 14: Tuesday, 25th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 10:30: Home Economics I, Accounting I

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: English II

Day 15: Friday, 28th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: History of India II, History of Europe II, History of Modern World II

Afternoon Session
14:00 - 16:00: Arabic I, Malay I, Chinese I

Day 16: Saturday, 29th August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Home Economics II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Information & Communication Technology I

Day 17: Monday, 31st August

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Accounting II, Arabic II, Chinese II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: History of Sri Lanka I, Malay II

Day 18: Tuesday, 01st September

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Information & Communication Technology II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 15:00: Hindi I, Korean I

Day 19: Wednesday, 02nd September

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Mathematics I, Higher Mathematics I
08:30 - 10:30: Greek and Roman Civilization I, Russian I, Japanese I

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Geography I

Day 20: Thursday, 03rd September

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Mathematics II, Russian II, Japanese II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Geography II

Day 21: Friday, 04th September

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Hindi II, Korean II

Afternoon Session
14:00 - 16:00: Communication & Media Studies I

Day 22: Saturday, 05th September

Morning Session
08:30 - 11:40: Higher Mathematics II, Greek and Roman Civilization II

Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:10: Communication & Media Studies II

A.K.S. INDIKA KUMARI LIYANAGE
COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF EXAMINATIONS