Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has requested that underemployed graduates and archaeology graduates be granted the opportunity to enter the teaching service.

He made this appeal while participating in the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education.

Regarding the open recruitment process for the teaching service, the validity date for degrees was initially set as June 30, 2025.

Premadasa noted that those aspiring to join the service had requested a revision of this deadline. Following his representations to the government, he welcomed the decision to extend the validity date to March 5, 2026.

However, the Opposition Leader pointed out that the validity date for recruitment under the limited competitive basis re...