2026 AL Timetable

The G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination for the year 2026 will be held from August 10 to September 05, and the timetable issued by the Department of Examinations is shown below.

2026 A/L Timetable 

1. Monday, August 10

08:30 – 11:40

• Combined Mathematics I
• Buddhism I
• Hinduism I
• Christianity I
• Islam I
• Buddhist Civilization I
• Hindu Civilization I
• Islamic Civilization I
• Christian Civilization I

13:00 – 15:00

• Biology I
• Economics I

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2. Tuesday, August 11

08:30 – 11:40

• Buddhism II
• Hinduism II
• Christianity II
• Islam II
• Buddhist Civilization II
• Hindu Civilization II
• Islamic Civilization II
• Christian Civilization II

13:00 – 16:10

• Biology II
• Economics II

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3. Wednesday, August 12

08:30 – 11:40

• Combined Mathematics II
• Art I
• Dancing — Indigenous I
• Dancing — Bharatha I
• Oriental Music I
• Carnatic Music I
• Western Music I

13:00 – 15:00

• Logic & Scientific Method I
• Engineering Technology I
• Bio Systems Technology I

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4. Thursday, August 13

08:30 – 10:30

• Business Studies I

10:30 – 11:40

• Art II
• Dancing — Indigenous II
• Dancing — Bharatha II
• Oriental Music II
• Carnatic Music II
• Western Music II

13:00 – 15:00

• Agricultural Science I
• German I

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5. Friday, August 14

08:30 – 11:40

• Logic & Scientific Method II
• Engineering Technology II
• Bio Systems Technology II

14:00 – 16:00

• Physics I
• Pali I

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6. Saturday, August 15

08:30 – 11:40

• Sinhala I
• Tamil I

13:00 – 16:10

• Agricultural Science II
• German II

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7. Monday, August 17

08:30 – 11:40

• Physics II
• Art III

13:00 – 16:10

• Business Studies II
• Pali II

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8. Tuesday, August 18

08:30 – 11:40

• Sinhala II
• Tamil II

13:00 – 15:00

• Civil Technology I
• Mechanical Technology I
• Electrical, Electronic & Information Technology I
• Food Technology I
• Agro Technology I
• Bio Resource Technology I
• Business Statistics I
• Sanskrit I

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9. Wednesday, August 19

08:30 – 10:30

• Chemistry I
• Science for Technology I

10:30 – 11:40

• Drama & Theatre — Sinhala I
• Drama & Theatre — Tamil I
• Drama & Theatre — English I

13:00 – 15:00

• Political Science I

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10. Thursday, August 20

08:30 – 11:40

• Business Statistics II
• Drama & Theatre — Sinhala II
• Drama & Theatre — Tamil II
• Drama & Theatre — English II
• Sanskrit II

13:00 – 15:00 / 16:10

• Civil Technology II
• Mechanical Technology II
• Electrical, Electronic & Information Technology II
• Food Technology II
• Agro Technology II
• Bio Resource Technology II
• French I

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11. Friday, August 21

08:30 – 10:30

• Common General Test

14:00 – 17:10

• English I

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12. Saturday, August 22

08:30 – 11:40

• General English II

13:00 – 14:00

• General English I

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13. Monday, August 24

08:30 – 11:40

• Chemistry II
• Science for Technology II
• French II

13:00 – 16:10

• Political Science II

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14. Tuesday, August 25

08:30 – 11:30

• Home Economics I
• Accounting I

13:00 – 15:10

• English II

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15. Friday, August 28

08:30 – 11:40

• History of India II
• History of Europe II
• History of Modern World II

14:00 – 16:00

• Arabic I
• Malay I
• Chinese I

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16. Saturday, August 29

08:30 – 11:40

• Home Economics II

13:00 – 15:00

• Information & Communication Technology I

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17. Monday, August 31

08:30 – 11:40

• Accounting II
• Arabic II
• Chinese II

13:00 – 16:10

• History of Sri Lanka I
• Malay II

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18. Tuesday, September 01

08:30 – 11:40

• Information & Communication Technology II

13:00 – 15:00

• Hindi I
• Korean I

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19. Wednesday, September 02

08:30 – 11:40

• Mathematics I
• Higher Mathematics I

13:00 – 16:10

• Geography I

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20. Thursday, September 03

08:30 – 11:40

• Mathematics II
• Russian II
• Japanese II

13:00 – 16:10

• Geography II

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21. Friday, September 04

08:30 – 11:40

• Hindi II
• Korean II

14:00 – 16:00

• Communication & Media Studies I

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22. Saturday, September 05

08:30 – 11:40

• Higher Mathematics II
• Greek & Roman Civilization II

13:00 – 16:10

• Communication & Media Studies II