NASTEC

National Science & Technology Commission (NASTEC) is an apex body to advice the government on policies and plans for the development of Science and Technology (S & T). One of the mandated functions of the Commission is to evaluate the progress of the S & T institutions in relation to objects set out in Section 2 of the Science and Technology Development Act no. 11/1994 (available at the NASTEC website NASTEC Act). The Commission will appoint a number of review panels to assist in this task with respective to the institutes to be reviewed in 2026. The list of the institutions to be reviewed (Schedule 1) is available at List of the Institutions

For this purpose, the Commission will maintain a pool of reviewers who will be appointed in turn to conduct such reviews listed by the Commission for 2026. Each review panel will be composed of 3 to 5 members with adequate multidisciplinary representation. The “Terms of Reference” and “Expression of Interest Information Form” are now available at ToR and Application of Informantion EOI

The NASTEC invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from professionals in Engineering, Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Social Sciences, Medicine & Allied Health Sciences, IP Law, Business Administration-Finance/HR/Management, Economics, Applied Sciences and any other related disciplines from academia, administrative, industry, public and private sector entities who are willing to join the panel of reviewers. The Commission expects reviewers to have a broad knowledge of S&T institutions and their mandatory functions, general understandings of the review process, detailed working knowledge of and commitment to principles and other aspects of disciplines in S&T.

The EOI must include requested information as specified in the “EOI Information/Application Form” along with documentary evidence in support of professional experiences.

Interested parties may obtain further information from the relevant officers by contacting via;

Phone: 011-2 186 719 / 077-39 38 949 (Senior Scientist)

Fax: 011–2 186 713

Email: recruitment.nastec@gmail.com EOI including all requested information must be delivered on or before 31st of October 2025 either:

  1. Electronically to recruitment.nastec@gmail.com by copying to info@nastec.gov.lk . Please mention the e mail subject as “EOI to serve the Science & Technology Institutions’ Review in 2026.”
  2. Hand delivered in a sealed envelope or
  3. By register post to the address: National Science & Technology Commission, Wing D, 6th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla. Please mention as “EOI to serve the Science & Technology Institutions’ Review in 2026” on the top left corner of the envelope.