Prison Guard in Department of Prisons Job Vacancies 2025

Prison Guard in Department of Prisons Job Vacancies 2025

Available Vacancies:

Applications are invited for the Prison Guard (Open Exam) job vacancy at the Prison Department.

Prison Guard (Open Exam)

Organization: Department of Prisons

OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF PRISON GUARD – 2025

APPLICATIONS are called from qualified Sri Lankan citizens for the Open Competitive Examination to Recruitment for vacant positions of Prison Guard (Female/Male) in the Department of Prisons- Sri Lanka.

This examination is to recruit for the Post of Prison Guard under Police and Other Regulatory Services in the Department of Prisons-Sri Lanka

Note: Applicants who pass the written examination will have to appear for a physical fitness test as stated in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of Clause 12 of this notice and a suitability assessment interview. Therefore, only applicants with qualifications mentioned in those clauses are expected to apply.

02. Examination Date and Conducting Examination:

This examination will be held in November, 2025 in main cities across the island mentioned in Schedule – 1. The city
you wish to appear for the examination must be clearly indicated with its number from the provided schedule. You will not be allowed to change the city later. However, if there are not enough applicants to set up an examination center in a particular city, applicants will be directed to a center established in the city mentioned as their second choice on the application or a nearby city. If there are not enough applicants to establish examination centers in all or most of the proposed cities, the Commissioner General of Examinations will arrange the examination to be held only in Colombo.

03. Total number of vacancies to be filled is 479. [Prison Guard (Male) – 409, Prison Guard (Female) -70]. In the event that candidates with equal marks exceed the number of vacancies for the final vacancy or for a few vacancies, the decision to fill those vacancies will be made, as per Article 92 of the Procedural Rules, by the Public Service Commission. The date on which the appointment will take effect will be decided by the Commissioner General of Prisons.

04. Service Conditions:

A candidate is appointed to the relevant position of Prison Guard subject to the general conditions governing
appointments in the public service, the provisions of the Establishments Code and Financial Regulations, and the procedural rules of the Public Service Commission published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2310/29 dated 14.12.2022.
This appointment is permanent and pensionable. You are subject to any policy decisions made by the government in the future regarding the pension scheme you are entitled to. Also, you must contribute to the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Scheme / Widowers’ and Orphans’ Pension Scheme. You must pay contributions for this as prescribed by the government from time to time.
This appointment is subject to a three-year probationary period. You must pass the first efficiency bar examination within 03 years of being recruited as a Prison Guard.
The required proficiency in the official language must be obtained according to Public Administration Circular
No. 18/2020 and its ancillary circulars.
The Commissioner General of Prisons has the authority to annul the appointment of applicants who fail to assume duties on the specified date for the position offered to them and/or refuse to assume duties in the appointed position or area. Those appointed to the position of Prison Guard must agree to serve in prisons outside their permanent place of residence for the first 05 years, staying in a single officers’ quarters.