Introducing Online Exams to Issue Driving Licence From May 1

Addressing the media briefing held at the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) , its Commissioner-General A.H.K. Jagath Chandrasiri said all preparations are underway to introduce  online test papers for examination to issue driving licence from May 1.

The Commissioner-General said that the online examination process was introduced following a request made by the Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva when he made a visit to the DMT Werahera branch recently.” The candidates who are hoping to obtain the driving licence have to face online examination paper where the computer will generate instant questions to evaluate the knowledge of the applicant on theoretical part of driving skills. At the conclusion of the examination, the results will appear online automatically online” he said.

The DMT Werahera branch hopes to install 160 computer terminals for this purpose and so far 143 units had been installed.

Mr. Chandrasiri said the online examination system will be introduced to other eight district secretariats where it has connections with the DMT head office. As the third phase of the programme, the system will be implemented to link all District Secretariats without online connections. We are hoping to complete the installations island wide by 2020,” he said.

Further he said thus “We have been exploring avenues how to obtain medical reports, through online for the purpose of driving licences,” the Commissioner concluded.