ENS Maroua Concours 2026-2027: First year of the second cycle Entrance.

ENS Maroua Concours 2026-2027: First year of the second cycle Entrance.

ENS Maroua Concours 2026-2027 Concours ENS Maroua: To launch the competitive entrance examination into the first year of the second cycle of the Higher Teachers’ Training College (ENS Maroua) of the University of Maroua for the 2026-2027 academic year. kamerpower.com

ORDER N° 26/00039/ MINESUP OF 13 JANUARY 2026. 

THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION,

Mindful of the Constitution.
Mindful of law n° 2001/005 of 16 April 2001 on the orientation of Higher Education.
Mindful of decree n° 2008/280 of 09 August 2008 to create the University of Maroua.
Mindful of decree n° 2008/281 of 09 August 2008 on the administrative and academic organization of the University of Maroua. kamerpower.com
Mindful of decree n° 2008/282 of 09 August 2008 on the administrative and academic organization of the Higher Teachers’ Training College (ENS) Maroua.
Mindful of decree n° 2011/408 of 09 December 2011 to organize the Government.
Mindful of decree n° 2011/410 of 09 December 2011 to appoint members Government.
Mindful of decree n° 2012/433 of 01 October 2012 to organize the Ministry of Higher Education.
Mindful of order n°24/0054/ MINESUP/ SG/ DAUQ/ SDEAC/SE of 07 April 2025 to organize the calendar of competitive entrance examinations into Faculties, Schools and Institutions of Cameroon State Universities for 2026-2027 academic year. 
Mindful of circular n° 004/CAB/PM of 10 February 2000 relating to admission into national training schools and recruitment into the Public Service.

ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1: A competitive written examination for admission into the first year of the second cycle of the section for Student-Teachers of Secondary General Education in the Higher Teacher’s Training College (ENS Maroua) of the University of Maroua is launched, for the 2026-2027 academic year, in the following series: kamerpower.com

Series kamerpower.com	Number
Mathematics-Computer Science	30
Physics-Chemistry-Technology.	15
Biology-Chemistry-Geology-Environment	15
French-Art Education-National Languages and Cultures-One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian)	10
English-Art Education-National Languages and Cultures- One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian).	10
One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian)-One Official Language (French or English)-Art Education- National Languages and Cultures.	10
Philosophy-One Official Language (French or English)-Citizenship and Moral Education.	05
Bilingual Letters	05
History-Geography-Citizenship and Moral Education- Information and Communication Technology.	10
Economics-Citizenship and Moral Education-Information and Communication Technology-Entrepreneurship.	10
Guidance Counseling – Inclusive (Special Need) Education.	05
Total	125

Article 2:

Requirements into ENS Maroua Concours

(1) The competitive entrance examination is organized in a single session for Cameroonians of both sexes who fulfill the following conditions: kamerpower.com

For the section of Student-Teachers of Secondary General Education:

• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence corresponding to the series solicited or an equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher education.
• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence in Science of Education, Social Sciences, Economics, Legal and Political Sciences or in Letters or an equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education.

For the Computer Science series – Option: Information and Communication Technology:

• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence in Arts and Letters, Bachelor’s Degree or Licence in Human sciences (History, Geography, Psychology…), Bachelor’s Degree or Licence in Social sciences (Law, Economics, Management…) or any equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education.

For the Computer Science Series – Option: Fundamental Computer Science:

• Be holder of Bachelor’s Degree or Licence in mathematical sciences (Mathematics or computer science), Bachelor’s Degree or Licence in experimental sciences (Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics…) or any equivalent diploma recognized by the Minister or Higher Education. kamerpower.com

For the Philosophy series:

• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence in Philosophy, in Sociology, in Anthropology or in Psychology or an equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education.

For the Guidance Counselling section:

• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence in the Sciences, Science of Education, Social Sciences, Economics, Legal and Political Sciences or in Letters or an equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education.

For the section of Student-Teachers for Teacher’s Training schools:

• Be a civil servant in Primary and Teacher Training Education and holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence or an equivalent diploma/certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education and show proof of an authorization to sit for the examination issued by the Minister of Basic Education.
• Be holder of a Bachelor’s degree or Licence in Sociology, Psychology, Science of Education or an equivalent diploma/ certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education.

(2) Foreign candidates may be authorized to sit for the examination under the same academic conditions and based on the number of places available, in conformity with the regulation in force.

(3) Candidates who are not civil servants must not be more than 32 years old as from 1st January 2026. Age waivers will not be granted.

Application files For ENS Maroua Concours

Article 3: Candidates’ files shall comprise the following documents:

For the sections of Student-Teachers of Secondary General Education and the Guidance Counselling:

• An application form to sit for the examination, obtainable from the Higher Teacher’s Training College (ENS), the examination centres and the regional delegations for Secondary Education. It can be also downloaded from the following MINESUP Internet website: www.minesup.gov.cm and ENS Maroua website or kamerpower.com
• A certified photocopy of birth certificate, dated not more than six (6) months ago.
• Results transcripts of the GCE/OL or the Probatoire and the GCE/AL or the Baccalaureat signed or certified by the competent Examination Boards.
• A certified photocopy of the Bachelor’s degree or Licence or any other equivalent
  diploma / certificate recognized by the Minister of Higher Education, dated not more than six (6) months ago, the sucess Testimonial signed or certified by the competent school authority.
• A medical certificate issued by a medical doctor working with the Administration, testifying that the candidate is physically and medically apt to work as a teacher. Notably that he/she has no physiological impairments especially concerning speech, hearing, sight or movement.
• A certificate of non-conviction (bulletin n°3) dated not more than three (03) months ago.
• A receipt showing payment of the sum of twenty thousand francs (20 000) CFA F as examination fees, issued by COMMERCIAL BANK-CAMEROON, Account Number 37160229701-44. No other mode of payment shall be accepted.
• A large envelop bearing postal stamps respecting current rates and carrying the exact address of the candidate.
• Two (2) passport size (4×4) photographs.
• An authorization from the Minister of Basic Education, the Minister of Secondary Education or the Minister of Higher Education, as the case may be, for candidates who are civil servants currently working in Ministries.

Article 4: Candidates who are holders of foreign diplomas/ certificates have to present the decision of equivalence issued by the Minister of Higher Education.

5: Application deadline for ENS Maroua Concours

Complete applications must be uploaded to the website concours.ens.univ-imaroua.cm or submitted to the Higher Teacher Training College of the University of Maroua (Admissions Service) no later than friday, February 13, 2026 and to the Regional Delegations of MINESEC where the candidate has choosen to write the examination (except for Yaounde where a Filling center shall be et up at the branch of the University of Maroua on the University of Yaounde I Campus near Advanced School of Engeneering of Yaounde) against receipt, no later than Friday, February 13, 2026.

Article 6: (1) The examination papers will comprise the following:

• a mark for school attendance which will account for 30% in the overall assessment.
• two written tests which will account for 60% in the overall assessment.
• an oral test which will account for 10% in the overall assessment.

(2) The mark for school attendance shall be taken into account only at the end of the oral test for the final admission.

Date for written Entrance Exams Into ENS Maroua

Article 7: The written examination shall be conducted on Saturday 14th March 2026 in the following centres: Bertoua, Douala, Dschang, Garoua, Maroua, Ngaoundere and Yaounde. kamerpower.com

Article 8: (1) The written examination is organized as follows: ENS Maroua Concours 2026-2027.

Series kamerpower.com	First Paper (3h)(coef.4)	Second Paper (2h )(coef.2)
French-Art Education-National Languages and Cultures-One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian).	French Language and one Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian).	General knowledge.
English-Art Education- National Languages and Cultures-One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian).	English Language and One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian).	General knowledge
One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian)- One Official Language (French or English)-Art Education- National Languages and Cultures.	One Foreign Language (German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Italian) and One Official Language (French or English).	General knowledge
Philosophy- One Official Language (French or English)-Citizenship and Moral Education.	Philosophy and One Official Language (French or English).	General knowledge
Mathematics- Computer Science	Mathematics and Computer Science	General knowledge
Physics-Chemistry-Technology.	Physics and Chemistry	General knowledge
Biology-Chemistry-Geology-Environment. kamerpower.com	Biology-Chemistry-Geology	General knowledge
History-Geography-Citizenship and Moral Education-Information and Communication Technology.	History-Geography and Information Communication Technology.	General knowledge.
Economics-Citizenship and Moral Education-Information and Communication Technology- Entrepreneurship.	Economics–Information and Communication Technology-Entrepreneurship.	General knowledge
Guidance Counseling – Inclusive (Special Need) Education.	General Psychology.	General knowledge

(2) The examination programmes are those of the GCE/AL or the Baccalauréat… each specialty.

(3) Each examination paper written has a mark range from zero to twenty and is allocated the coefficients indicated above. Any mark below five on twenty shall automatically eliminate the candidate.

(4) At the end of the written examination, the jury shall establish and publish the list of candidates admitted to sit for the orals. The lists shall be drawn up according to the series and in an alphabetical order.

Article 9: The oral test for final admission, reserved only to candidates who succeeded in the written examination, will take place in the Maroua unique Centre. It shall be centred on general knowledge and bilingual training. It has as objective to assess the candidate’s ability to carry out communication in English and French in general and pedagogic communication as well. kamerpower.com

Article 10 : The mark for school attendance shall be allocated based on the following criteria the

• candidate’s age.
• the number of years spent in secondary education.
• marks obtained at the GCE/OL or the Probatoire and the GCE/AL or the Baccalauréat.

Article 12: Announcement of Results of successful candidates into ENS Maroua concours

1. At the end of the oral test, the jury shall establish, according to series and in order of merit, the tentative list of candidates for final admission.
2. The candidate’s performance in the written examination or in the final admission cannot be carried forward from one academic year to another.
3. The final results will be published by the Minister of Higher Education.

Article 11: The composition of the jury for the written examination and the orals cited in articles 9 and 12 above shall be established in a special text by the Minister of Higher Education in conformity with the regulation in force.

Article 12: The examination fees mentioned in article 4 above are non-refundable.

Article 13 : The Rector of the University of Maroua, the Director for University Accreditations and Quality and the Director of the Higher Teachers’ Training College (ENS) Maroua are, each in his sphere, charged with the implementation of this order which shall be recorded and published in English and in French wherever need arises./-

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