If you have a degree from a recognized University, or a foreign degree recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) you can apply for Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of The Sri Lanka Foreign Service. You should be between 22 to 32 years of age. Public servants below 40 years of age can also apply for this examination.
Members to the foreign service are selected once in few years by an examination. The selected candidates will follow a training program at the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration. Foreign service also has similar recognition to Civil Service officers, however Foreign service officers are dealt with foreign affairs.
Sri Lanka Foreign Service
Closing date of Applications – 31 January 2014
Details and applications can be obtained from Sri Lanka Gazette of 27 November 2013.
- See more at: http://studentlanka.com/2012/03/08/sri-lanka-foreign-service-jobs-for-graduates/