Sri Lanka Engineering Service

Cadre

As at 01.07.2024, the actual cadre in the Sri Lanka Engineering Service is 1125.

Recruitment

Recruitments are made to the Sri Lanka Engineering Service under two categories as per the new Service Minute of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1836/6 dated 11.11.2013 and the amendments made to the same.

Recruitment under the Open Stream (Only for engineers who have possessed professional qualifications) - 75% of the existing vacancies
Recruitment under the Limited Stream - 25% of the existing vacancies

Recruitment under the open stream

Educational Qualifications

Shall have successfully completed and possessed the full-time BSc degree in Engineering (4 years) recognized by the University Grants Commission and the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, under a stream determined for recruitment from a university recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Shall have completed educational and all other requirements, which have been recognized by the University Grants Commission and the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka as a qualification equivalent to the degree mentioned above, under a stream determined for recruitment, and obtained a valid certificate.

Professional Qualifications

Shall have registered as an Associate Engineer or a Chartered Engineer under the relevant service category in the Engineering Council, Sri Lanka established by the Act, No. 04 of 2017 and obtained the associate membership or full membership (Status of Chartered Engineer) of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

Recruitment under Limited Stream

Shall have completed a service of not less than 15 years as an officer belonging to the Engineering Assistants' Service of the Department of Irrigation and at least 5 years from the above shall be after promotion to Grade I and further shall have passed the Senior Technical Examination conducted by the Commissioner General of Examinations.
An officer serving in a post of Supervising Manager of the Department of Railways shall have completed a service of not less than 15 years in the Department. A period of at least 5 years of the above shall be after promotion to Grade I of the service. .
Shall have served as a Technical Officer in the Sri Lanka Technological Service with a period of service of not less than 15 years out of which at least 05 years should be in Grade I after being promoted to the same and have completed the third examination for Government Technical Officers conducted by the Commissioner General of Examinations (Minute of 1979).
Shall have possessed an active and satisfactory service of not less than 21 years as an officer belonging to the Engineering Assistants' Service of the Department of Irrigation, a Technical Officer in the Sri Lanka Technological Service or an officer serving in a post of Supervising Manager of the Department of Railways and been promoted to the Special Grade of that service.
Shall have completed an active and satisfactory service of not less than 15 years as an officer belonging to the Engineering Assistant's Service of the Department of Irrigation, a Technical Officer in the Sri Lanka Technological Service or an officer serving in a post of Supervising Manager of the Department of Railways; and

(a) Shall have successfully completed and possessed an Engineering degree of 4 years from a university recognized by the University Grants Commission under a stream of recruitment recognized by that Commission and the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

(b) Shall have completed educational and all other requirements, which have been recognized by the University Grants Commission and the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka as a qualification equivalent to the degree mentioned above, under a stream determined for recruitment, and obtained a valid certificate.

Shall have been registered as a corporate or associate engineer in the Sri Lanka Engineering Council established under the Act, No. 04 of 2017, along with one of the above qualifications.

New Consolidate Salary Scales

The revised salary scales relevant to each Class / Grade are given below.

Special Grade (SL-3-2016) - Rs.88,000.00 (Step 1)
Grade I (SL-1 – 2016) - Rs.76,175.00 (Step 20)
Grade II (SL-1 – 2016) - Rs.62,595.00 (Step 12)
Grade III (SL-1 – 2016) - Rs.47,615.00 (Step 1)

When an officer has possessed full professional qualifications (Status of Chartered Engineer) at the time of recruitment to Grade III of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service or when such officer possesses full professional qualifications after the recruitment, he/she shall be placed on the sixth (06) salary step in Grade III. .

Efficiency Bar Examination

Promotions

If an officer has completed an active and satisfactory service of six years in Grade III of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service, passed the efficiency bar examination and satisfied the requirement of acquiring competency in the other official language, he /she will be promoted to Grade II with effect from the date on which he/she satisfies all the qualifications.
If an officer has satisfied an active and satisfactory service of six years in Grade II of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service, has earned the prescribed six salary increments, has acquired the full professional qualification (Chartered Engineer’s Status) and has satisfied the requirement of maintaining that status continuously, he /she will be promoted to Grade I with effect from the date on which he/she satisfies all the qualifications.
The officers who have completed an active and satisfactory service of 05 years in Grade I of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service and a total period of active service of not less than 18 years and have obtained fellow membership of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka or obtained a similar fellow membership of an institution of engineers recognized by the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka or have completed a postgraduate diploma / postgraduate degree that contains a course duration of not less than 09 months in the field of Engineering or obtained a postgraduate degree certificate in the field of Management/ Business Administration/ Information Technology will be promoted to Special Grade based on their seniority and as per the recommendations of an interview board.

Service Minutes and Related Circulars

Current Service Minute and Revisions

No.	Date	Pdf	Size
Minute of the Sri Lanka Engineering Service The Gazette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 509/7	1988.06.07		[2.12 MB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 1836/06	2013.11.11		[223 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 01 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 1887/21	2014.11.05		[30 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services- Revision No 02 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 1905/07	2015.03.09		[28 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 03 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2006/53	2017.02.17		[81 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 04 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2049/14	2017.12.12		[110 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 05 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2138/27	2019.08.28		[37 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 06 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2190/26	2020.08.25		[34 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 07 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2233/27	2021.06.23		[38 KB]
Service Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Services - Revision No 08 Gazette Extraordinary of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No 2303/04	2022.10.25		[296 KB]

Background of Sri Lanka Engineering Service (SLES)

Before the Sri Lanka Engineering Service was centrally established on 01.10.1971, Engineers required for the Public Service were recruited by the respective Departments according to their needs. Engineers so recruited found themselves subject to varying conditions of employment, and as a result, around 1970 there was a considerable agitation among Engineers in the four Engineering disciplines of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering that promotional prospects were limited, facilities for postgraduates training and practical experience required for Engineers to obtain full professional qualifications were restricted and that the disciplinary procedures in the different Departments were not uniform. As such, the Public Service Engineers suggested the formation of a separate service for Engineers.

The minute on the Ceylon Engineering Service was published in the Ceylon Government Gazette (Extra Ordinary) No. 15001/8 of March 14, 1972 (By the Secretary, Public Service Commission) and the Ceylon Engineering Service was established on 1^st October 1971. This minute was replaced by the Minute published in the Gazette (Extra Ordinary) of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 327/1 dated 25-07-1978.

The Sri Lanka Engineering Service minute was further revised to incorporate certain administrative procedures adopted after the promulgation of the new Constitution and revised Minute was published in the Gazette (Extra Ordinary) of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 296/2 dated 7-5-1984.

All amendments inclusive of the new salary scales for Engineers have been incorporated in the service Minute published in the Gazette (Extra Ordinary) of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 509/7 dated 07-06-1988.

As a result of Public Administration Circular No.06/2006, the Minutes of Sri Lanka Engineering Services was revised and published in the Gazette (Extra Ordinary) of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1836/6 dated 11-11-2013 and No 1840/2 dated 09-12-2013.

Contact Details

Eng. P.A.T.N. Ponnamperuma
Director

Tel	:	+94 11 2698268 (Ext - 158)
Fax	:	+94 11 2698268
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Mrs. W.N. Priyadarshini
Assistant Director

Tel	:	+94 11 2694035 (Ext - 140)
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Head of the Branch
Mr. K.B.C.J. De Silva

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Fax	:	+94 11 2698268

Circuler No.	Name	Date	Pdf
39/2019	Implementation of the revisions made to the Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Service by the Gazette extraordinary No. 2138/27 dated 28.08.2019	2019.12.31
39/2019(I)	Implementation of the revisions made to the Minute of Sri Lanka Engineering Service by the Gazette extraordinary No. 2138/27 dated 28.08.2019	2020.11.03

Hon. Minister

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