The Head Office and selected regional offices of the Department for Registration of Persons will be open tomorrow (February 26) to issue National Identity Cards (NIC) for candidates facing the 2020 Ordinary Level Examination. The 2020 O/L examination is scheduled to be held from 01st to 10th of March, 2021 after being postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, candidates who have not received their Admission Cards for the examination can download the same from the official website of the Department of Examinations (www.doenets.lk). A total of 622,305 candidates are to face the 2020 Ordinary Level examination at 4,513 centers from 1st to 10th of March. A total of 423,746 school candidates and 198,606 private candidates are scheduled to appear for the exam this year.

Source: The Nation February 25, 2021 07:18 UTC