Ministry of Fisheries Officer Job Vacancies 2025
Available Vacancies:
Applications are invited for the Junior Radio Officer job vacancy at the Ministry of Fisheries Auatic and Ocean Resources.
- Junior Radio Officer
Organization: Ministry of Fisheries Aquatic and Ocean Resources
Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Post of Junior Radio Officer Grade III of the
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources -2024/2025
APPLICATIONS are invited to fill the vacancies in the post of Junior Radio Officer Grade III of the Department of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Recruitment will be made based on the results of the Competitive Examination which will be conducted by the Commissioner General of Examinations in October, 2025 in Colombo.
The application has been published through “Online Applications – Recruitment Exams” under “Our Services” in the website of the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka www.doenets.lk and the applications can only be submitted via online. Acceptance of online applications will be open on 27th of June, 2025 at 9.00 a.m.
Closing date of application will be 25th of July, 2025.
Applications are hereby invited from eligible applicants to fill 27 vacancies in the post of Junior Radio Officers remaining in 15 Coastal Districts of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources around the Island. The duties of the post encompass the dealing with distress situations caused to fishermen and fishing vessels at sea, providing weather reports relevant to fishermen on a daily basis, connecting to the radio communication of the fisheries regional offices, receiving and transmitting messages with the fishing vessels, providing information to their vessel owners and those who need it, maintaining the systems arranged for providing information to fishers properly by means of modern vessels and providing information to fishermen throughout 24 hours. (Night shifts are compulsory.)
01. Terms of Service:
Applicants to be selected will be appointed to the Post of Junior Radio Officer Gr. III subject to the general conditions governing the appointments in the Public Service and the conditions specified in the Scheme of Recruitment approved by the Public Service Commission. This post is permanent and pensionable.
02. Salary Group and Salary Scale:
Salary Code No: MT1-2016
Salary Scale: Rs. 29,840 – 10 × 300 – 11 x 350 – 10 x 560 – 10 x 660 – 48,890/-
03. Educational Qualifications:
Should have passed the G.C.E. (O/L) Examination in six (06) subjects in one and the same sitting with credit passes for Sinhala/Tamil/English Language, Mathematics and another two more subjects.
and Should have passed the G.C.E.(A/L) Examination in three (03) subjects other than the Common General Test belonging to Science/ Mathematics/ Technology Streams in one and the same sitting. Be adequate to have passed three (03) subjects in one and the same sitting from old syllabus.
04. Professional Qualifications:
05. Experience:
Not applicable
06. Physical Requirements: –
Every applicant should be physically and mentally fit to serve in any part of Sri Lanka (including the Islands belonging to the territory of Sri Lanka) and perform the duties in the post.
07. Other Requirements:
- Every applicant should be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
- Should be of excellent character.
- The qualifications required for recruitment to the post should have been complied with all respects before the
closing date mentioned in the notice inviting applications. - Should be a holder of pensionable post in the Public / Provincial Public Service as on the date of calling for
applications. - Should not have been subject to disciplinary punishment in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Commission Circular No. 01/2020.
08. Age Limit:
Age should not be less than 18 years and not more than 35 years as on the closing date of applications. (Accordingly,
the eligibility regarding the age is satisfied only if the date of birth falls on or before 25.07.2007 and on or after
25.07.1990.)
09. Method of Recruitment:
Recruitment will be made by calling a number of applicants equal to the number of vacancies from amongst the
applicants who secure the highest marks, based on the results of a written examination to a general interview.
- The competitive examination for recruitment will be conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.
- Applicant shall answer all the papers in the medium of language applied for the examination and no any
applicant is permitted to change the medium of language mentioned in the application later.
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| Closing Date | 2025-07-25 |
| Source | Gazette (2025-06-27) |
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