*ENAM CONCOURS…(Registration Details, Exam Format and Sylabus in English): competitive examination for the recruitment of twenty (20) students into Cycle “B” of the Financial Regulations Division of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) for the academic year 2025/2026*

MINISTRY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

DECREE No. /001187 / MINFOPRA / OF 15 APR 2025
Concerning the opening of a competitive examination for the recruitment of twenty (20) students into Cycle “B” of the Financial Regulations 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. 75/776 of 18 December 1975 on the special statute of civil servants of the Financial Regulations Corps and its subsequent amendments;
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. 2011/408 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 twenty (20) students into Cycle “B” of the Financial Regulations 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.
(4) The choice of sections will be made by candidates at the time of submitting their application files.

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, 6 June 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, 18 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) Tests common to all sections:

• General Culture:
  • Date: Saturday, 21 June 2025, from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Coefficient: 04
• Constitutional Law:
  • Date: Saturday, 21 June 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Coefficient: 02
• General Economics:
  • Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025, from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Coefficient: 03
    b) Specialty Tests:
  • Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Coefficient: 05
  • Accounting-Materials Section: General Accounting Test
  • Price, Weights, and Measures Section: Statistics Test

(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,
JOSEPH LE

PROGRAM OF THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO ENAM CYCLE “B” OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS DIVISION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026

I- WRITTEN ELIGIBILITY TESTS:

A- GENERAL CULTURE:

• Literature, philosophy, contemporary history;
• Scientific and technological evolution;
• Arts and culture;
• Gender and development;
• Regional integration;
• Geopolitics and geostrategy;
• ICT and their impact on society.

B- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW:

• Fundamental Public Law;
• The State, its role, and organization;
• Parliamentarism;
• Parliamentary sovereignty;
• The principle of separation of powers;
• Legislative power;
• Judicial power;
• Executive power;
• The Constitutional Charter;
• Constitutional amendment procedures;
• Political regimes;
• The history of Cameroon’s institutions.

C- GENERAL ECONOMICS:

• Major contemporary systems;
• Production;
• Consumption;
• Investment;
• Economic functions;
• Money and financing;
• National and international monetary phenomena;
• Exchanges.

D- GENERAL ACCOUNTING:

1. Generalities:

• Concepts of enterprise and assets;
• Generalities on the OHADA accounting system;
• Major accounting principles.

2. Accounting analysis of operations:

• The concept of flow;
• Investment cycle operations;
• Operating cycle operations;
• Financing cycle operations;
• Cash flow cycle operations.

3. Accounting for industrial enterprises:
4. Personnel expenses:
5. Management accounting:

• Ordinary and non-ordinary activities;
• Management accounts;
• Significant management balances.

6. Treatment of specific operations:

• Foreign currency operations;
• Off-balance sheet commitments;
• Balance sheet revaluation.

7. Year-end operations:

• Depreciation and provisions;
• Disposal of fixed assets;
• Regularization of expenses and income;
• Preparation of financial statements.

E- STATISTICS:

• Elements of combinatorial analysis;
• Generalities on the concept of probability;
• One-dimensional random variable;
• Two-dimensional random variable;
• Functions of one-dimensional random variables;
• Characteristics of a random variable;
• Some commonly used laws;
• Sampling;
• Estimation;
• Test theory.

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.