• Cites lack of time for candidates to prepare for exams

Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) yesterday (5) criticised the Department of Examinations over its delay in releasing the re-scrutinised results of the 2022 (2023) Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination in the context of 2023 (2024) O/L examination are scheduled to start today (6).

The re-scrutinised results of the 2022 (2023) O/L Examination have been released around midnight on Saturday (4). The Examinations Department said that it received 49,312 applications in total for the re-scrutiny of exam results, and 250,311 answer sheets were re-scrutinised accordingly.

When contacted by The Daily Morning yesterday (5), CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that the Examinations Department should have released the re-scrutinised results at least a month before as the candidate could prepare for the exams. He noted that the candidates have the right to get their results before a considerable period, but the Examinations Department has seemingly disregarded their responsibility under the guise of various reasons.

Stalin noted that the candidates who applied for re-scrutinising results had to pay a certain amount of money; therefore, the Examinations Department should be more responsible towards the release of results before the exam. Stating that the candidates who do not know what their result is have no idea whether they should prepare for the exam or not, Stalin said that the Education Ministry should look into the possible grievances raised by the candidates regarding their results.

Meanwhile, speaking to the media yesterday, Commissioner General of Exams Amith Jayasundara said that there is no issue of the re-scrutinised results being delayed, as the candidates must have the ability to prepare for the exam in advance in a context where a very small number of results are changed after the process.