A/L ICT 2027: everything for the 2027 exam

When is the 2027 A/L exam?

The A/L ICT 2027 papers

A/L ICT is assessed in two papers. This is the format of the current papers; if the Department of Examinations or the NIE announce a change for 2027, it will be added here.

Sit the free 2026 Paper I to feel the pace of Paper I, and read the command words before you write a Paper II answer. How to work through a paper so it changes your mark is in the past papers guide.

The 2027 syllabus, unit by unit

These units follow the current National Institute of Education (NIE) A/L ICT syllabus, which the Grade 12 and 13 Teachers' Guides are written to. If the NIE publishes a revised syllabus, this page will say so. Period counts are the syllabus's own, and more periods generally means more marks. Tap a unit for its lessons and exam focus, or open the full syllabus.

Unit 14, the school project, is assessed in school rather than in the written papers.

Where the marks are likely to be in 2027

This is a pattern analysis by Dr. Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe: past papers and the syllabus's own period weighting, scored for pattern, recency and syllabus weight. It is not a leaked paper and not a guarantee of what will be asked. Here is every examined unit in the order the analysis ranks it.

The reason behind each ranking, and sample questions, are free on the A/L ICT 2027 predicted paper page.

A month-by-month plan to the 2027 exam

A free, general plan from November 2026. It is an estimate: the months are worked back from an exam around August 2027, because no date is announced. Skip what you have already mastered, and spend the time on the units your own tests show are weak.

1. Find your starting point

   November 2026

   Take the free test for every unit you have covered, and sit the free 2026 Paper I. Write down the three units that cost you the most marks: they decide the order of everything below.

   Free unit tests2026 Paper I, free

2. Start a daily habit, and learn the command words

   December 2026

   One MCQ a day keeps the facts moving. Give one evening to the command words (state, explain, distinguish), because a mark lost to the wrong command word has nothing to do with what you know.

   MCQ of the dayCommand words

3. The heaviest units first

   January 2027

   Start with the units that carry the most periods on the syllabus: Programming (Unit 9), System Analysis and Design (Unit 7) and Web Development (Unit 10). For each, read the syllabus unit, then its short notes, then take its test.

   The syllabus, unit by unitShort notes

4. The next heaviest units

   February 2027

   Next come Data Communication and Networking (Unit 6) and Database Management (Unit 8), the next two largest by period count. Finish each unit with its test, and note every question you missed.

   Free unit testsFree ICT notes

5. The rest of the syllabus

   March 2027

   Cover Concept of ICT (Unit 1), Introduction to Computer (Unit 2), Data Representation (Unit 3), Fundamentals of Digital Circuits (Unit 4) and Computer Operating System (Unit 5). Number systems and logic gates are practice units: do the conversions and truth tables by hand until they are quick.

   Number systemsLogic gates

6. The small units, then your weak spots again

   April 2027

   Cover Internet of Things (Unit 11), ICT in Business (Unit 12) and New Trends and Future Directions of ICT (Unit 13). They carry few periods, but our pattern analysis marks business and new trends as possible Paper II essay topics. Then retake the unit tests you did worst in November: the gap between then and now is your progress.

   Retake the unit tests2027 focus areas

7. Write Paper II answers in full

   May 2027

   Take past Paper II questions and write complete answers, in full sentences, then mark them against the scheme. This is where command words decide the mark, and a mark lost to the wrong command word is one you can win back without learning anything new.

   Worked 'distinguish between' answersPast papers

8. Full timed papers begin

   June 2027

   With the syllabus covered, sit a full Paper I every week: two hours, closed-book, phone away. Mark it, trace every lost mark to its unit, and fix that unit. Every few weeks, re-sit a paper you did badly: if the same marks are still lost, the fix did not take.

   How to use a past paper2027 predicted paper

9. The last month: papers, weak units, nothing new

   July 2027

   Alternate a timed Paper I with a timed Paper II. Revise only the weak units your own marks show, from the short notes. Stop learning new topics about two weeks before the exam, and get your admission card, index number and exam-day plan in order.

   Revision planMCQ of the day

Measure the real date against August: if the exam turns out later, spend the extra months between March and June on more full papers. If it is earlier, start full papers a month sooner and keep only your weakest units between February and April. Short on time, or repeating? The revision plan works by weeks left instead of months.

Free A/L ICT 2027 resources

Everything here is free. Start with the unit tests: they show you which units to fix first.

• Free unit tests10 MCQs for each of the 13 units, marked with the reason for every answer. Sign in with your phone number.
• A/L ICT 2027 predicted paperThe focus-areas briefing and sample questions, free. A pattern analysis, not a leak.
• 2026 Paper I, all 50 questionsTimed and scored instantly, with every answer shown. No sign-in.
• MCQ of the dayOne real exam question a day, in Sinhala and English, with a streak to keep.
• Past papers, used the right wayWhat each paper contains, which unit each question comes from, and where the official papers are.
• Short notesEvery unit's exam objectives, one line each. Read online or save as a PDF.
• Command wordsWhat state, explain, distinguish and every other command word actually require, in English and Sinhala.
• Revision planA plan by weeks left, made for repeat candidates and anyone unsure of their marks.

If you want more: A/L ICT classes online, one-to-one

Live group classes haven't started yet. A one-to-one class is available: a private 30-minute Google Meet with Dr. Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe, PhD, who has read your results before you join. It comes with the Exam Pack.