Aug 20, Sri Lanka Examination Commissioner Anura Edirisinghe said that all arrangements are ready for the Grade Five Scholarship examination scheduled to be held on August 22.

The Examination Commissioner said that 313,000 candidates are sitting for the examination.

The examination is held in 2,744 examination centers country wide and 511 coordinating centers have been established.

Grade Five scholarship examination is a highly competitive aptitude test since the results of the test are used to determine the applicant's eligibility to get admission to the Grade Six classes of popular schools.