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
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