Rishad’s Request to Postpone G.C.E (A/L) Examination on Haj day Accepted

Rishad’s Request to Postpone G.C.E (A/L) Examination on Haj day Accepted

 Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen  has made a written request  to the Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam to postpone  and reschedule  the G.C.E (A/L) General Knowledge  Exam paper scheduled on 2nd Haj day  to another day.  Rishad made this request  in the best interest of the  Muslim students  sitting for the G.C.E (A/L) examination. Although the Department of Examination has to incur additional expenditure  to postpone the examination to Sunday  3rd September ,  the decision was taken by the Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam to postpone it to the 3rd .
 Accordingly, Commissioner of Examination has informed the Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen  that the G.C.E (A/L) exam on General Knowledge  paper will be conducted on Sunday(3)instead of on Saturday 2nd.