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The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 7 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Bachelor's Degree Requirement for NIE Recruitment (Q.8/2025)

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Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that, under Department of Management Services guidance, making a degree class a recruitment requirement would require corresponding salary-grade alignment. She said discussions are ongoing, recommendations have been made, and approval is still pending. She clarified that teaching experience has not been removed as a criterion and affirmed the need to maintain quality.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under DMS guidelines, a class-based requirement mismatches the salary grade. If recruitment is based on class, salary placement should vary accordingly. Discussions are ongoing. There is no bar to recruiting those with a class, but if made a condition, salary placement must align. We have made recommendations per DMS guidance; no final decision yet. Teaching experience has not been removed; it remains. We fully agree quality must be maintained. We are bound by DMS guidance; approval is pending.

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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24244