*ENAM CONCOURS…competitive examination for the recruitment of fifteen (15) student-clerks into Cycle “B” of the Magistracy and Clerks Division of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) for the academic year 2025/2026.(Reg. Details, Exam Format and Sylabus in English)*

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace – Work – Fatherland
MINISTRY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

DECREE No. /001217 / MINFOPRA / OF 15 APR 2025
Concerning the opening of a competitive examination for the recruitment of fifteen (15) student-clerks into Cycle “B” of the Magistracy and Clerks Division of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) for the academic year 2025/2026.

THE MINISTER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM,

HAVING REGARD TO the Constitution;
HAVING REGARD TO Law No. 2017/010 of 12 July 2017 on the General Statute of Public Establishments;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 94/199 of 7 October 1994 on the General Statute of the State Public Service, together with its subsequent amendments;

HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2011/020 of 4 February 2011 on the special statute of civil servants of the Clerks Corps;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 on the organization of the Government, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2012/537 of 19 November 2012 on the organization of the Ministry of the Public Service and Administrative Reform;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2018/191 of 2 March 2018 on the reorganization of the Government;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2018/240 of 9 April 2018 on the reorganization of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM);
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 040/PM of 19 May 2022 setting the modalities for granting age exemptions to persons with disabilities during administrative examinations and recruitments in the State Public Service;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 2000/696/PM of 13 September 2000 establishing the general regime for administrative examinations;
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 0004831/MINFOPRA of 10 October 2012 on the regime of studies and schooling in the Administrative and Financial Regulations Divisions of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM);
HAVING REGARD TO Decree No. 00000490/MINFI of 21 December 2022 specifying the practical modalities for implementing administrative examination fees,

DECREES:

Article 1:
(1) A competitive examination for the recruitment of fifteen (15) student-clerks into Cycle “B” of the Magistracy and Clerks Division of ENAM is open for the academic year 2025/2026.
(2) The available places are distributed as follows: [Details not provided in the text].
(3) The related program is attached as an annex.

Article 2:
Eligible candidates must meet the following conditions:
(1) Fulfill the general conditions required for access to public employment.
(2) Hold a Baccalaureate from secondary education, a GCE “A” Level in at least two subjects excluding “Religious Knowledge” obtained in the same session, a Capacity in Law, or any other foreign qualification recognized as equivalent by the Minister in charge of Higher Education.
(3) Be at least seventeen (17) years old and no older than thirty-two (32) years as of 1 January 2025.
(4) However, persons with disabilities holding a National Disability Card issued by the competent authorities may benefit from an age exemption of up to five (5) years above the age limit specified above, in accordance with Decree No. 040/PM of 19 May 2022 mentioned above.

Note: Permanent civil servants are not authorized to apply.

Article 3:
(1) Application forms can be downloaded from the ENAM website (www.enam.cm).
(2) The examination registration fee is twenty-five thousand (25,000) CFA francs.
(3) Candidates shall pay their registration fees in cash against a receipt at BICEC agencies.
(4) Candidates may submit their application files directly to ENAM or to the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform, except for the Central Region Delegation.
(5) Applications must reach ENAM or the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform no later than Friday, 30 May 2025, which is the strict deadline.
(6) The required documents are as follows:

• A stamped envelope at one thousand five hundred (1,500) CFA francs;
• An application form stamped at one thousand five hundred (1,500) CFA francs, previously downloaded from the ENAM website (www.enam.cm);
• A certified true copy of the required diploma;
• A certificate of presentation of the original diploma signed by the Regional Governor, Prefect, or Sub-Prefect;
• A receipt of payment of the examination registration fee issued by BICEC;
• A criminal record bulletin (Bulletin No. 3) dated less than three (3) months from the date of file submission, issued by the competent judicial authorities;
• A medical certificate dated less than three (3) months from the date of file submission, signed by a doctor from the Administration;
• A certified true copy of the birth certificate, handwritten or typed, signed by an administrative or municipal authority.

Note: Any incomplete file or containing documents deemed false or forged will be rejected.
(7) The lists of candidates authorized to take the examination will be posted at ENAM no later than Wednesday, 11 June 2025.

Note: The publication of these lists serves as an individual summons.

Article 4:
(1) The written eligibility tests, which will take place at the sole center in Yaoundé (ENAM), will be held on the following dates and times:
a) General Culture:

• Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025, from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Duration: 4 hours
• Coefficient: 02
  b) Judicial and Administrative Organization of Jurisdictions:
• Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Duration: 4 hours
• Coefficient: 03
  c) Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure:
• Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025, from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• Duration: 4 hours
• Coefficient: 04
  d) Civil Law and Civil Procedure:
• Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Duration: 4 hours
• Coefficient: 05

(2) The latest time for accessing the examination rooms is set at 7:00 AM for morning tests and 12:30 PM for afternoon tests.

Article 5:
The oral admission tests will take place in Yaoundé (ENAM). They include:

• A grand oral: Coefficient 1
• A language oral: Coefficient 1

Article 6:
Receipts for applications for national identity cards dated less than three (3) months from the closing date of examination registrations will not be accepted.

Article 7:
Any fraud detected before, during, or after the examination will be sanctioned in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.

Article 8:
This decree shall be registered and published wherever necessary.

YAOUNDE, 15 APR 2025
THE MINISTER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

PROGRAM OF THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO ENAM, CLERKS SECTION, CYCLE “B” OF THE MAGISTRACY AND CLERKS DIVISION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026

I- WRITTEN TESTS:

A- GENERAL CULTURE:

• Literature, philosophy, arts, and culture;
• Political, economic, and social history of the contemporary world;
• Concepts of constitutional law and political science;
• World geography with emphasis on Cameroon and Africa;
• Scientific and technological developments;
• Current issues.

B- JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF JURISDICTIONS:

1. Judicial Organization:

• Creation, organization, competence:
  • Traditional law jurisdictions (customary courts, first-degree courts, alkali courts, and customary courts);
  • Courts of First Instance (TPI);
  • High Courts (TGI);
  • Military Courts (TM);
  • Special Criminal Court (TCS);
  • Courts of Appeal (CA);
  • State Security Court (CSE);
  • Supreme Court (CS);
  • High Court of Justice (HCJ);
  • Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA).
• Evolution of judicial organization;
• Positive and negative conflicts of jurisdiction competence.

2. Administrative Organization of Jurisdictions:

• Organization of registries;
• Administrative organization of prosecutors’ offices.

C- CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE:

1. Criminal Law:

• General principles;
• Main values protected by criminal law;
• The offense: constituent elements, classifications, attempt, aggravating circumstances;
• Participation in the offense: co-action and complicity;
• Criminal liability: conditions, exemptions;
• The regime of criminal sanctions: nomenclature, purposes, determination, and execution of penalties;
• Mitigating circumstances and suspended sentences.

2. Criminal Procedure:

• Guiding principles of the criminal trial;
• Actors in the criminal trial;
• Police investigation;
• Judicial investigation;
• Public action;
• Civil action;
• Custody and provisional detention;
• Repressive jurisdictions and their competences;
• Judgment;
• Evidence regime;
• Appeals and the authority of res judicata;
• Execution of criminal decisions.

D- CIVIL LAW AND CIVIL PROCEDURE:

1. General Notions:

• Guiding principles;
• Actors;
• Legal action: the claim, the defense;
• The instance;
• The subject of the dispute;
• The debates;
• Evidence.

2. The Procedure:

• Referral to traditional jurisdictions;
• Referral to the Court of First Instance;
• Referral to the High Court;
• Competence of jurisdictions in civil matters;
• Procedural acts and deadlines;
• Conduct of the civil instance;
• Outcome of the civil instance;
• Appeals;
• Execution of civil judgments.

II- ORAL ADMISSION TESTS:

A- GRAND ORAL:
An interview with a jury aimed at assessing the candidate’s personality and suitability for serving the State and citizens.

B- LANGUAGE ORAL:
An interview with a jury, in French for English-speaking candidates and in English for French-speaking candidates.