ENSTMO Ebolowa 2026/2027 Entrance Examinations: A Complete Guide for Cameroonian Students
If you’ve been hearing whispers about the ENSTMO Ebolowa concours in your school corridors or on education WhatsApp groups, you’re not imagining things. The competitive entrance examinations into the National Advanced School of Maritime and Ocean Science and Technology (École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques Maritimes et Océaniques) (ENSTMO / NASMOST) at the University of Ebolowa, for entry into the first year and for direct entry into the third year has been launched.
Why Cameroonian Students Pay Attention to ENSTMO?
ENSTMO trains engineers specifically for Cameroon’s maritime and ocean economy: ports, shipping, naval construction, marine energy, fisheries, and coastal security. With Cameroon’s long Atlantic coastline and the growing importance of ports like Kribi and Douala, this is a fairly specialized — and increasingly strategic — engineering pathway.
Two exams are open Into ENSTMO: Which One Is Yours?
Before anything else, figure out which entrance examination actually applies to you:
- First-year entry — for students who currently hold, or are finishing, a Baccalauréat or GCE A-Level. This is the standard entry point most secondary school leavers will use.
- Third-year direct entry — for candidates who already hold a BAC+2 level qualification (a Licence, DUT, DEUG, or equivalent). This lets you skip straight into the third year of the engineering cycle if your background fits one of ENSTMO’s specialty domains.
Exam One: ENSTMO First-Year Entrance Exam (350 places)
This is the bigger of the two competitions, with 350 seats split across two training domains:
| Training Area | Required Diploma | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Sciences et Technologies Maritimes et Océaniques (STMO). | Baccalauréat C, D, E, F, BT, TI — or GCE A-Level in Sciences and Technology. | 200 |
| Sciences et Gestion Maritime et Portuaire (SGMP). kamerpower.com | Any type of Baccalauréat, or GCE A-Level in three papers (excluding Religious Knowledge). | 150 |
A few practical things worth knowing before you register:
- Age limit: you must be 29 years old at most as of 1 January 2026.
- No oral exam — it’s entirely written.
- The exam carries real weight beyond just the test papers: it’s made up of two written papers (75%) plus a school record score (25%), which factors in your age, academic performance, and how many years it took you to obtain your Baccalauréat.
Here’s how the written papers break down by domain:
| Domain | Subject 1 (08h–11h, coef. 3) | Subject 2 (12h–15h, coef. 3) |
|---|---|---|
| STMO | Mathematics. | Physics. |
| SGMP | Mathematics. | General Knowledge and Bilingualism. |
So if you’re aiming for STMO, your revision priority is clear: Mathematics and Physics. If SGMP is your target, mathematics still matters, but you’ll want to pair it with strong general knowledge and genuine bilingual competence — this isn’t a track where you can coast in just one of Cameroon’s two official languages.
One more detail that matters if you’re a working candidate: civil servants or salaried workers who succeed in the competition are expected to contribute to training costs, with the exact amount fixed separately. Candidates with foreign diplomas also need to present either an official equivalence decree or proof that they’ve applied for one.
Exam Two: Third-Year Direct Entry (70 places)
This second competition is more specialized and considerably smaller — 70 places spread across nine engineering specialties:
| Specialty kamerpower.com | Seats |
|---|---|
| Naval Architecture, Construction, and Ship Maintenance | 7 |
| Coastal Engineering | 7 |
| Marine Energy Engineering | 7 |
| Marine Mechanical Engineering | 8 |
| Oceanography, Hydrography and Meteorology | 7 |
| Port and Maritime Management | 10 |
| Maritime Navigation and Information Systems | 10 |
| Fisheries and Mariculture | 7 |
| Safety and Security of Port Facilities and Oil Platforms | 7 |
Eligibility
Eligibility here works a little differently depending on your target specialty:
- For Port and Maritime Management: any type of Licence, DUT, or DEUG (or any diploma the Ministry of Higher Education considers equivalent) qualifies.
- Candidates still completing one of these diplomas during the 2025/2026 academic year may also apply, though final admission depends on producing the actual diploma (or a certificate of success) at registration.
- For all other specialties: you’ll need a Licence in Science, an Engineering Technician diploma, a Technology Licence, a scientific DUT, a scientific DEUG, or an equivalent recognized diploma.
For this Exam:
- Age limit: candidates must be 32 years old at most, per the official decision.
- The exam format is leaner: a single 3-hour written test in your specialty area, based on the curriculum for classes preparing BAC+2-level diplomas. Again, no oral component.
The Document Checklist For Building Your Application File
Whichever exam you’re on, you’ll need to assemble a fairly thorough file. Here’s what’s common to both competitions:
- An individual application form, completed online at www.enstmo-ueb.cm, then downloaded and stamped (1,500 FCFA, paid by the candidate).
- A medical certificate, dated no more than three months prior, issued by a public medical practitioner.
- A stamped A4 envelope (1,000 FCFA stamp) bearing your own address.
- Four 4×4 passport photos, with your name written on the back.
- A certified true copy of your National Identity Card.
- A certified true copy of your birth certificate, dated no more than three months prior.
- A certified true copy of the diploma giving you the right to compete (or an attestation of success, signed by a competent administrative authority).
- Proof of payment of the 20,000 FCFA registration fee (non-refundable — more on this below).
Where the two exams diverge slightly:
- First-year applicants additionally need certified transcripts of the Probatoire/GCE O-Level and Baccalauréat/GCE A-Level (less than three months old), and working candidates must justify their professional experience.
- Third-year applicants additionally need certified transcripts from their last two or three years at the university that awarded their diploma, plus certified copies of their original Baccalauréat or GCE A-Level. Salaried candidates must also provide a letter of release from their employer, to be used only if they succeed in the competition.
Fees, Deadlines, and Where to Submit Your File
The registration fee is 20,000 FCFA, payable into a CCA Bank account (the decisions list the account as N° 100391001200272769801-29). It’s worth confirming it directly on the ENSTMO portal before transferring any money. The payment receipt must be joined to your file — no other payment method is accepted.
Key dates to circle on your calendar:
- Application deadline: Friday, 11 September 2026, by 3:30 p.m.
- Submission location: the ENSTMO administrative building (Block A) in Kribi, or the relevant departmental/regional delegation of the Ministry of Secondary Education.
- Exam date: Sunday, 20 September 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m.
Only candidates with a complete, regulation-compliant file will be authorized to sit the exam — so don’t leave any document until the last week.
Exam Centers Across the National Territory
Both competitions are organized simultaneously in the following cities, so you can usually sit the exam without traveling far from home: Kribi, Bafoussam, Bertoua, Buea, Douala, Ebolowa, Garoua, Yaoundé.
A Final Thought
What stands out about ENSTMO’s admissions process is how deliberately it tries to widen access — separate entry points for fresh Baccalauréat holders and for BAC+2 graduates, exam centers spread across both Francophone and Anglophone regions, and a scoring system for first-year candidates that rewards consistent academic effort, not just exam-day performance. kamerpower.com
For Cameroon’s educational community — students, parents, and counselors alike — that’s worth knowing as you weigh ENSTMO against other engineering options.
If maritime and ocean engineering genuinely interests you, the practical next step is simple: visit www.enstmo-ueb.cm, start your file early, and treat the documentation checklist with the same seriousness as your exam revision. In competitive entrance exams, a complete file is often the first test you have to pass.
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