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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: Burkina Faso ENSOG Gendarmerie Exam

600 posts

ENSOG élèves sous-officiers cycle 2026-2028

EMGA communiqué 29 April 2026, reported by leFaso.net 8 May 2026

28 June 2026

Written papers of the 2026 sous-officier sitting

gendarmerienationale.bf / @Gendnatbf

Baccalauréat

Educational requirement for the sous-officier track

gendarmerienationale.bf/devenir-gendarme

1.70 m / 1.65 m

Minimum height for men / women

gendarmerienationale.bf; EMGA communiqué 29 April 2026

Gendarmerie emergency number, 24/7

gendarmerienationale.bf

French

Language in which the official written concours and ENSOG training are conducted

Official concours papers; Constitution art. 35 (2024) makes English and French working languages

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1ENSOG, the school that trains admitted élèves sous-officiers de gendarmerie in Burkina Faso, is the acronym for:

A.École nationale des officiers de gendarmerie at Pô

B.École nationale des sous-officiers de gendarmerie

C.École nationale des sous-officiers d'active of the armée de terre

D.École nationale d'administration et de magistrature in Ouagadougou

Explanation: ENSOG is the École nationale des sous-officiers de gendarmerie. Admitted concours candidates enter as élèves sous-officiers and train there, not as FAMA officers and not as ENAM magistrats.

2The educational requirement published for the concours direct of élèves sous-officiers de gendarmerie (ENSOG) is:

A.The Baccalauréat or a diploma recognised as equivalent by the State

B.The BEPC or a CAP only

C.A licence universitaire, the same as AMGN EOA civilian officer entry

D.A Master 2 in criminal law from a French university

Explanation: The official devenir-gendarme page requires the Baccalauréat or any State-recognised equivalent for the sous-officier track. That is a bac-level concours, not a licence-level officer concours.

3The EMGA communiqué of 29 April 2026 opened how many posts of élèves sous-officiers de gendarmerie for the ENSOG cycle 2026-2028?

A.60 officer cadet posts at AMGN

B.300 auxiliaire posts reserved for women only

C.600 élèves sous-officiers posts

D.1 200 combined officer and sous-officier posts on one paper

Explanation: The 29 April 2026 EMGA communiqué (reported via leFaso.net on 8 May 2026) opened 600 élèves sous-officiers posts for ENSOG cycle 2026-2028. That figure is a session vacancy count, not a permanent statute number.

4On the official Gendarmerie nationale recrutement page, the concours of élèves sous-officiers de gendarmerie is:

A.Open to both sexes

B.Reserved to men only, like the auxiliaires track as published

C.Reserved to widows of FDS only, with no male candidates

D.Open only to serving Police nationale officers transferring in

Explanation: The ENSOG sous-officier concours is published as open to both sexes. Priority categories exist, but they do not turn the concours into a men-only or widows-only competition.

5For male candidates on the official ENSOG recrutement page, the age and minimum-height conditions are:

A.18 to 23 years at 31 December and at least 1.65 m

B.20 to 30 years at 31 December and at least 1.65 m

C.20 to 25 years at 31 December and at least 1.65 m

D.20 to 25 years at 31 December of the year in course and at least 1.70 m

Explanation: Men must be 20 to 25 years old at 31 December of the year in course and at least 1.70 m tall. Age is not measured on the day of the written paper alone; the 31 December cut-off is the published rule.

6For female candidates on the official ENSOG recrutement page, the age and minimum-height conditions are:

A.20 to 25 years at 31 December and at least 1.70 m

B.18 to 23 years at 31 December of the year in course and at least 1.65 m

C.18 to 30 years at 31 December and at least 1.60 m

D.16 to 21 years on the day of the written papers and no height rule

Explanation: Women must be 18 to 23 years old at 31 December of the year in course and at least 1.65 m tall. The dossier also requires a non-pregnancy certificate issued by a military doctor.

7Where is ENSOG implanted, and under which command does it sit?

A.At Pô under the Académie militaire Georges Namoano (AMGN)

B.In Ouagadougou under ENAM and the Ministère de la Justice

C.In the 2e région de gendarmerie at Bobo-Dioulasso, under the Commandement des Écoles et Centres de Perfectionnement de la Gendarmerie Nationale (CECPGN)

D.At Maisons-Alfort under France's gendarmerie schools command

Explanation: ENSOG is implanted in the 2e région de gendarmerie at Bobo-Dioulasso and belongs to CECPGN. The same command also includes the Centre National de Qualification des Sous-Officiers de Gendarmerie (CNQSOG).

8The 29 April 2026 EMGA communiqué on the 600 ENSOG posts gave priority to which groups?

A.Volontaires pour la défense de la patrie (VDP) and widows and orphans of FDS and VDP

B.Only holders of a French gendarmerie diploma

C.Only serving fonctionnaires already in a State training school

D.Only candidates taller than 1.80 m regardless of other conditions

Explanation: Priority for the 2026-2028 cycle went to VDP and to widows and orphans of FDS and VDP. Priority is not a substitute for baccalauréat, nationality, age, height or morality conditions.

9The handwritten application for the ENSOG concours must carry which fiscal formality and addressee?

A.A 5 000 FCFA bank draft to the Procureur du Faso

B.No stamp, sent by SMS to @Gendnatbf

C.A 200 euro stamp to the French Ministry of the Interior

D.A 200 FCFA fiscal stamp, addressed to the Ministre d'État, Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants

Explanation: The published dossier starts with a handwritten request stamped 200 FCFA and addressed, in the wording still printed on gendarmerienationale.bf, to the Ministre d'État, Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants — a portfolio the government's own 2026 communiqués now title Ministre d'État, Ministre de la Guerre et de la Défense patriotique. Other pieces include a birth extract, nationality certificate, bulletin n°3 less than three months old, certified bac copy, legalised CNIB, medical visite/contre-visite under three months, and a CV.

10Which personal-status and career bars are published for ENSOG candidats?

A.Married candidates with children are preferred; serving fonctionnaires may sit while remaining in post

B.Unmarried and without children in charge; no public-service engagement; not currently in a State training school; élèves-fonctionnaires and active fonctionnaires may not compete

C.Only orphans may sit, and they must already hold a gendarmerie contract

D.Foreign students may sit if they hold a residence permit and a BEPC

Explanation: The official page requires unmarried status without children in charge, Burkinabè nationality, good morality, physical fitness, no public-service engagement, and that the candidate is not currently in a State training school. Élèves-fonctionnaires in training schools and active fonctionnaires are excluded.

About the Burkina Faso ENSOG Gendarmerie Exam

Burkina Faso's ENSOG concours is the direct bac-level path into the sous-officier corps of the Gendarmerie nationale, a military force of the Forces Armées Nationales under Loi n°039-2024/ALT. Candidates admitted as élèves sous-officiers train at ENSOG in Bobo-Dioulasso. The 2026-2028 cycle opened 600 posts (EMGA communiqué 29 April 2026), with written papers on 28 June 2026. Official assessment is mixed: French written papers, physical tests and medical aptitude. The gendarmerie's published missions include police judiciaire (infractions, evidence, authors, Procureur du Faso, mandats), police administrative (prevention, assistance, public-order), and défense opérationnelle du territoire with prévôts. Emergency number 16 is staffed 24/7. This free English MCQ bank trains the shared civic, mathematical and professional knowledge of the pathway; it is not an official translation or a format simulation.

Assessment

The Ministère de la Guerre et de la Défense Patriotique, through the État-major général des armées, opens a concours direct for Élèves Sous-Officiers de Gendarmerie at the École nationale des sous-officiers de gendarmerie (ENSOG), part of the Commandement des Écoles et Centres de Perfectionnement de la Gendarmerie Nationale (CECPGN) in Bobo-Dioulasso. The 29 April 2026 communiqué opened 600 posts for cycle 2026-2028. Written papers of the 2026 session ran on 28 June 2026. Official eligibility (gendarmerienationale.bf) requires Burkinabè nationality, baccalauréat or equivalent, unmarried status without children in charge, height of at least 1.70 m (men) or 1.65 m (women), and age 20-25 (men) or 18-23 (women) at 31 December. Auxiliaire (BEPC/CAP) recruitment is a separate track. Ranked recruitment fills posted vacancies. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of shared knowledge — not an official translation, not a simulation of the French papers or physical tests, and not a substitute for ENSOG training.

Time Limit

Varies by paper and stage. 2026 written papers: 28 June 2026. Duration per paper was not published on verified official pages.

Passing Score

Not published as a national percentage. Recruitment is ranked against posted vacancies.

Exam Fee

200 FCFA fiscal stamp on the handwritten application addressed to the minister of defence. A verified 2026 per-candidate sitting tariff beyond that stamp was not published on gendarmerienationale.bf. (Ministère de la Guerre et de la Défense Patriotique; État-major général des armées; Gendarmerie nationale du Burkina Faso; ENSOG / CECPGN, Bobo-Dioulasso)

Burkina Faso ENSOG Gendarmerie Exam Content Outline

~12% of this bank

ENSOG pathway and eligibility

Concours identity, ENSOG/CECPGN, bac route, height, age and 2026 posts.

~24% of this bank

Gendarmerie missions and organisation

PJ, PA, DOT, brigades, EGM, CEMGN, légion spéciale, emergency 16.

~16% of this bank

Constitution, institutions and FAMA statut

Constitution 1991 and Loi n°039-2024/ALT.

~12% of this bank

Judicial-police judgment

Constater, evidence, authors, Procureur du Faso and mandats.

~10% of this bank

French language

Grammar and register for the French written paper.

~18% of this bank

Mathematics

Timed quantitative items matching the mathematics paper.

~8% of this bank

Burkina geography and civic culture

Capital, regions, neighbours and national symbols.

How to Pass the Burkina Faso ENSOG Gendarmerie Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not published as a national percentage. Recruitment is ranked against posted vacancies.
Assessment: The Ministère de la Guerre et de la Défense Patriotique, through the État-major général des armées, opens a concours direct for Élèves Sous-Officiers de Gendarmerie at the École nationale des sous-officiers de gendarmerie (ENSOG), part of the Commandement des Écoles et Centres de Perfectionnement de la Gendarmerie Nationale (CECPGN) in Bobo-Dioulasso. The 29 April 2026 communiqué opened 600 posts for cycle 2026-2028. Written papers of the 2026 session ran on 28 June 2026. Official eligibility (gendarmerienationale.bf) requires Burkinabè nationality, baccalauréat or equivalent, unmarried status without children in charge, height of at least 1.70 m (men) or 1.65 m (women), and age 20-25 (men) or 18-23 (women) at 31 December. Auxiliaire (BEPC/CAP) recruitment is a separate track. Ranked recruitment fills posted vacancies. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of shared knowledge — not an official translation, not a simulation of the French papers or physical tests, and not a substitute for ENSOG training.
Time limit: Varies by paper and stage. 2026 written papers: 28 June 2026. Duration per paper was not published on verified official pages.
Exam fee: 200 FCFA fiscal stamp on the handwritten application addressed to the minister of defence. A verified 2026 per-candidate sitting tariff beyond that stamp was not published on gendarmerienationale.bf.

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Burkina Faso ENSOG Gendarmerie Study Tips from Top Performers

1Keep Burkina titles: Procureur du Faso, CEMGN, ENSOG, brigade territoriale. Do not import French gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr organigrams or the French number 17.

2Distinguish police judiciaire (infractions, evidence, authors, Procureur du Faso, mandats) from police administrative (prevention, assistance, public-order) from DOT/prévôté.

3Use Loi n°039-2024/ALT for FAMA composition; gendarmerie is a FAMA component, not a civilian municipal police.

4On Constitution art. 35, use the 2024 wording: national languages officialised by law are the official languages and English and French are working languages — the papers are still composed in French.

5Use the 2025 administrative map: Bobo-Dioulasso is the chef-lieu of Guiriko (ex-Hauts-Bassins) and Burkina Faso now has 17 regions and 47 provinces with endogenous names.

6Practise timed mathematics and French composition; this English bank cannot replace those papers or the physical tests.

7Age, height and post numbers are session-specific — read the communiqué rather than treating one year's figures as permanent law.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official French exam?

No. Official papers are written in French, followed by physical and medical stages and ENSOG training. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation and not a simulation of those papers or physical tests.

Does this bank cover gendarmerie officers as well as sous-officiers?

No. This ID is the bac-level ENSOG élèves sous-officiers concours documented on gendarmerienationale.bf and in the 29 April 2026 EMGA communiqué. Auxiliaires (BEPC/CAP) are a separate track. Licence-level FAMA officer entry is the AMGN EOA concours (bf-concours-armee-officier).

How many posts were opened for 2026-2028?

600 élèves sous-officiers for the ENSOG cycle 2026-2028 (EMGA communiqué 29 April 2026), with priority to VDP and widows/orphans of FDS and VDP. Written papers ran on 28 June 2026.

What are the height and age rules?

Official page: at least 1.70 m for men and 1.65 m for women. Ages at 31 December: men 20 to 25; women 18 to 23. Always re-read the session communiqué.

What is the gendarmerie emergency number in Burkina Faso?

16, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (gendarmerienationale.bf). Do not substitute France's 17.

Is the gendarmerie part of the armed forces?

Yes. Loi n°039-2024/ALT defines the Forces armées nationales as the armée de terre, armée de l'air, gendarmerie nationale and reserve forces. The gendarmerie is a military force with judicial-police, administrative-police and territorial-defence missions.