Northern Provincial Public Service Commission MSO Open Exam 2025

Northern Provincial Public Service Commission MSO Open Exam 2025

Available Vacancies:

Applications are invited for the Management Service Officer job vacancy at the Northern Provincial Public Service Commission.

Management Service Officer (Open)

Organization: Northern Provincial Public Service Commission

Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of the Provincial Management Service Officer Service of the Northern Provincial Public Service – 2025

In accordance with the decision of the Cabinet meeting dated 2025.07.07, referred to in the letter No. CP/DEC/25 dated 2025.07.16 of the Secretary to the Cabinet Office, in accordance with the request letter No. NP/02/01/RECRUITMENT/GENERAL dated 2025.07.18 of the Deputy Chief Secretary of the Provincial Public Administration of the Northern Province, in accordance with the recommendation given in the letter No. NP/01/02/07/01/01 dated 2025.07.21 of the Chief Secretary of the Northern Province, in accordance with the approval received in the letter No. G/NPC/A14/PPSC/Req/2025 dated 2025.08.06 of the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province It is hereby announced that the Secretary of the Northern Provincial Public Service Commission will conduct an open competitive examination for the recruitment of one hundred and twenty-five (125) vacancies in the Provincial Public Management Officer Service, Grade III, of the Northern Provincial Public Service in October 2025. The last date for receipt of applications is 2025.09.19.

02. Conditions of Recruitment

The candidates selected will be appointed to the Provincial Management Service Officer Grade III post in accordance with the Service Statutes, amendments made thereto, approved by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province with effect from 2013.04.02 and the conditions mentioned in the Recruitment Scheme, the provisions of the Establishments Code, the Financial Regulations and the Procedural Rules for the Northern Provincial Public Service published in the Extraordinary Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1817/30 dated 2013.07.03 and the rules, regulations etc. issued from time to time relating to this post.
Candidates who pass this examination and fulfil the qualifications for appointment will be appointed subject to a probationary period of three (03) years as mentioned in the Service Statutes. This post is a permanent and pensionable post. As per the Service Regulations, the first Efficiency Bar Examination must be passed within 03 years from the date of recruitment to the Grade III post of Provincial Management Service Officer.
This service is a service subject to transfers. Therefore, the candidates appointed to this post must be subject to the condition that “they must serve in any part of the Northern Province”.
It is a mandatory condition that a candidate who is appointed to one service post must “serve continuously for at least 05 years” in that same service post.

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