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Key Facts: Administrateur Greffes CI Exam

Maîtrise / Master

Minimum diploma for the cycle supérieur, accepted in any discipline

INFJ — arrêté d'ouverture 2026

18 to 40 years

Age limits on 1 January of the competition year

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5 written papers

Admissibility papers totalling 14 hours, from 4 hours down to 2 hours

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Coefficient 3

Weight of the 5-minute oral general-culture exposé before the admission jury

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22,500 FCFA

Droit d'inscription, of about 55,000 FCFA in total 2026 session fees

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11-12 July 2026

Dates of the written papers for the 2026 session

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Greffier en Chef

Operational leadership role in trial and appellate court registries

Institut National de Formation Judiciaire

Yamoussoukro

Seat of the INFJ initial-training campus

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Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for the Côte d'Ivoire INFJ Administrateur des Greffes entrance exam. The official assessment includes written law papers, registry case studies, and oral defenses in French.

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1Under the Ivorian Code of Civil Procedure, what is the mandatory consequence if a judgment or court decision is rendered without the signature of the Greffier who attended the hearing?
A.The judgment is tainted by absolute nullity (nullité absolue d'ordre public) for lack of essential authentic certification
B.The judgment remains valid and can be cured by an ex post administrative certificate signed by the presiding judge alone
C.The judgment is subject only to relative nullity, which must strictly be raised by the defendant in limine litis
D.The judgment is suspended and automatically converted into an administrative arbitral recommendation without binding force
Explanation: Under the Code of Civil Procedure and established jurisprudence of the Cour de Cassation, a judicial decision must be signed by both the presiding judge and the court clerk (greffier d'audience) who attended the pronouncement. The absence of the greffier's signature deprives the decision of its authentic character, resulting in absolute procedural nullity (nullité absolue d'ordre public) that can be raised at any stage or declared ex officio.
2What civil service rank and category is held by an Administrateur des Greffes et Parquets graduating from the Cycle Supérieur of the INFJ École des Greffes in Côte d'Ivoire?
A.Category A, Grade A4 (Senior Executive Officer / Greffier en Chef)
B.Category A, Grade A3 (Attaché des Greffes et Parquets / Section Supervisor)
C.Category B, Grade B3 (Secrétaire des Greffes et Parquets / Clerical Officer)
D.Category C, Grade C1 (Adjoint Administratif / Auxiliary Registry Clerk)
Explanation: Under the Statut Particulier des Greffiers in Côte d'Ivoire, graduates of the Cycle Supérieur de l'École des Greffes of the INFJ are appointed as Administrateurs des Greffes et Parquets, which is the highest tier of the court clerk hierarchy classified as Category A, Grade A4 civil servants, serving as Chief Court Clerks (Greffiers en Chef) and directors of judicial registry services.
3What is the 'Plumitif d'Audience' maintained by the Greffier during court sessions?
A.The authentic manual or electronic register kept contemporaneously by the clerk recording the roll call, appearances of parties and counsel, witness oaths, procedural incidents, and operative verdicts
B.An informal preparatory bench memo drafted by the reporting judge summarizing legal doctrine before oral arguments
C.The internal financial cashbook tracking the daily collection and liquidation of civil registry stamp duties
D.The public statistical bulletin published monthly by the Ministry of Justice summarizing case clearance rates
Explanation: The plumitif is the foundational authentic hearing record maintained directly by the greffier d'audience. It records minute by minute the opening of the session, the names of presiding magistrates and prosecutor, party appearances, lawyer arguments, exhibits presented, incidents raised, and the verbal delivery of judgments.
4What is the 'Répertoire Général des Affaires Civiles et Commerciales' managed by the Greffier en Chef?
A.The master court register in which every lawsuit filed with the court is registered sequentially upon payment of fees, assigned an official docket number (Numéro RG), and tracked until final judgment
B.The specialized register recording only criminal detention warrants and custody extensions issued by examining magistrates
C.The annual fiscal inventory listing taxable physical real estate assets owned by registered commercial companies
D.The confidential archive index tracking judicial disciplinary proceedings before the Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature
Explanation: The Répertoire Général (RG) is the central master register of the court registry. Every introductory writ (assignation, requête) is enrolled in it chronologically, receiving a unique annual docket number (e.g. RG N° 1234/2026), recording party names, subject matter, chamber assignment, and procedural outcomes.
5What is the legal status and accounting responsibility of a Greffier en Chef acting as a 'Régisseur d'Avances et de Recettes' in a Tribunal de Première Instance?
A.They are personal and financially accountable public accounting officers (comptables publics / régisseurs) responsible for collecting court fees, managing consignations, and disbursing criminal justice expenses
B.They act as simple administrative proxies whose personal financial liability is fully assumed by the Presiding Judge of the Court
C.They are autonomous commercial fiduciaries operating under private banking regulations exempt from public financial audit
D.They manage funds exclusively on behalf of the National Bar Association without reporting to the Public Treasury
Explanation: In court administration, the Greffier en Chef acts as an appointed public accounting officer (régisseur). Under public accounting regulations (Règlement Général sur la Comptabilité Publique), they are personally and pecuniarily liable (responsabilité personnelle et pécuniaire) for all court consignments, judicial fees, stamp duties, and advance funds entrusted to them, subjected to regular inspection by the Cour des Comptes and Ministry of Finance.
6What is a 'Consignation Judiciaire' deposited at the court registry during civil or criminal proceedings?
A.A provisional monetary sum deposited by a party at the greffe to cover upcoming procedural costs, expert fees, or the civil party complaint deposit (consignation de partie civile)
B.A final punitive monetary fine imposed by the court on a party found guilty of procedural bad faith (amende civile)
C.A mandatory registration duty paid definitively to the Directorate General of Taxation upon enrolling a lawsuit
D.An irrevocable indemnity paid directly to the opposing counsel as provisional damages prior to judgment on the merits
Explanation: A consignation judiciaire is a provisional financial deposit ordered by law or the court, deposited into the registry's escrow account by a litigant (for example an advance on expert fees under the Code de procédure civile, or the security deposit required from a victim filing a plainte avec constitution de partie civile under the Code de procédure pénale) to guarantee payment of proceedings.
7What is the 'Grosse' (executory copy) of a judgment delivered by the Greffier en Chef to the prevailing party?
A.An official certified copy of the judgment stamped with the statutory Formula of Execution (Formule Exécutoire) allowing forced execution by a commissaire de justice
B.An uncertified informational photocopy delivered to third parties for academic or archival consultation
C.The original master text of the decision signed by the bench and permanently retained in the court registry archives (la minute)
D.A provisional summary draft prepared by the reporting judge prior to the formal signing of the decision
Explanation: La Grosse is the primary authentic copy of a judgment or notarial deed delivered by the Greffier en Chef (or Notaire) bearing the solemn Formule Exécutoire in the name of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ('La République de Côte d'Ivoire mande et ordonne...'). It serves as the sole instrument enabling a bailiff to initiate forced execution.
8How many copies of 'La Grosse' can the Greffier en Chef deliver to the winning party as a matter of standard procedure?
A.Only a single initial Grosse (première grosse) is issued; delivering a second Grosse requires a specific presidential judicial authorization order (ordonnance pour délivrance de seconde grosse)
B.Up to three identical Grosses may be delivered automatically upon written request by the creditor's attorney
C.An unlimited number of Grosses can be issued upon payment of standard registry stamp duties without judicial intervention
D.No Grosse can ever be issued in civil litigation, as forced execution proceeds exclusively upon oral presentation of the minute
Explanation: To prevent fraudulent multiple forced executions for the same debt, the Greffier en Chef is strictly authorized to issue only ONE single Grosse (première grosse) to the creditor, noted in the margin of the original minute. If the first Grosse is lost or destroyed, a second Grosse can ONLY be issued pursuant to a formal judicial order from the President of the court.
9What is an 'Expédition' of a judgment compared to a 'Grosse' in court registry operations?
A.An Expédition is a certified true copy (copie conforme) of the judgment without the Formule Exécutoire, delivered for informational, archival, or appeal purposes
B.An Expédition is the unique original master text signed by the judges and kept permanently in the court archives
C.An Expédition is a summary notification letter issued by the Public Prosecutor to inform prison authorities of a release order
D.An Expédition is an emergency injunction issued by the Juge des Référés before any formal hearing takes place
Explanation: An Expédition is an exact certified copy of the judgment signed and sealed by the Greffier en Chef, certifying that it conforms to the original minute kept in the registry archives. Unlike the Grosse, an ordinary expédition does not contain the executory formula and cannot be used for forced bailiff execution.
10What is a 'Certificat de Non-Appel' or 'Certificat de Non-Pourvoi' issued by the Greffier en Chef?
A.An authentic certificate issued by the clerk certifying that after searching the registry dockets, no notice of appeal or pourvoi was filed against a judgment within statutory deadlines
B.An interlocutory judicial ruling declaring an appeal inadmissible due to untimely filing by the appellant
C.An administrative waiver signed by the winning party agreeing not to pursue forced bailiff execution against the debtor
D.A prosecutorial attestation confirming that no criminal charges are pending against the judgment creditor
Explanation: When a judgment is served and the statutory appeal period expires, the Greffier en Chef of the trial court (or appellate court for cassation) conducts a search of the appeal dockets (registre des appels). If no recourse was registered, the clerk delivers an authentic Certificat de non-appel, proving that the decision has acquired the authority of final res judicata.

About the Administrateur Greffes CI Exam

The concours direct d'administrateur des greffes et parquets is the entrance competition to the cycle supérieur of the École des Greffes of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire, recruiting the senior court registry administrators who serve as Greffiers en Chef and direct registry services across trial courts, appellate courts, and the higher jurisdictions of Côte d'Ivoire. It is open to Ivorians aged 18 to 40 holding a Maîtrise, a Master, or an equivalent diploma in any discipline. Selection is by five written admissibility papers totalling 14 hours — general essay, administrative law, civil or general commercial law, judicial organisation, and office computing — followed by a 5-minute oral general-culture exposé before the admission jury. Successful candidates train at the INFJ initial-training campus in Yamoussoukro in registry leadership, management of judicial fees, judicial archiving, enforcement follow-up, and the supervision of registry personnel. The official competition is conducted in French. This 100-question bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation focused on the court-registry and judicial-organisation knowledge the role requires.

Assessment

The concours direct d'admission au cycle de formation des administrateurs des greffes et parquets is organised by the École des Greffes of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire (INFJ) under the authority of the Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme. It has two stages. The written admissibility phase comprises five papers: a sujet d'ordre général of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a droit administratif paper of 3 hours with coefficient 3; a paper on droit civil or droit commercial général of 3 hours with coefficient 3; a paper on organisation judiciaire of 2 hours with coefficient 2; and a paper on informatique et bureautique of 2 hours with coefficient 2 — 14 hours in total. Only candidates declared admissible sit the oral admission test, a 5-minute exposé on a general-culture topic before the admission jury with coefficient 3. For the 2026 session the written papers were sat on 11 and 12 July 2026. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation whose questions concentrate on the court-registry and judicial-organisation knowledge required of an administrateur des greffes rather than mirroring the paper-by-paper split of the concours.

Time Limit

14 hours of written admissibility papers plus a 5-minute oral admission test

Passing Score

Jury ranking on the weighted written and oral marks within the number of places set by the opening arrêté; only admissible candidates sit the oral test

Exam Fee

About 55,000 FCFA for the 2026 session: 22,500 FCFA droit d'inscription, 5,000 FCFA pochette, 2,500 FCFA prise de vue, 25,000 FCFA visite médicale (Institut National de Formation Judiciaire (INFJ) / Ministère de la Justice)

Administrateur Greffes CI Exam Content Outline

50% of our practice bank

Court Registry Management and Practice

Registry administration (tenue des registres, plumitifs, répertoires), judicial accounting (frais de justice, consignations, régies d'avances), custody of exhibits (scellés), and issuance of certified copies (grosses, expéditions, certificats de non-appel).

30% of our practice bank

Civil and Criminal Procedural Implementation

Procedural workflows in civil, commercial, social, and criminal chambers: hearing attendance (assistance à l'audience), drafting of minute books (procès-verbaux d'audience), detention warrants, and sentencing notification.

10% of our practice bank

Judicial Organisation and Court Structure

Architecture of the Ivorian judicial system (Tribunaux de Première Instance, Sections Détachées, Cours d'Appel, Cour de Cassation, Conseil d'État, Cour des Comptes), jurisdictions, and court inspection.

10% of our practice bank

Public Law, Civil Service Statute, and Ethics

Administrative law, Statut Général de la Fonction Publique, specific statute of court clerks (statut particulier des greffiers), professional secrecy, clerk ethics, and criminal liability for breach of duty.

How to Pass the Administrateur Greffes CI Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Jury ranking on the weighted written and oral marks within the number of places set by the opening arrêté; only admissible candidates sit the oral test
  • Assessment: The concours direct d'admission au cycle de formation des administrateurs des greffes et parquets is organised by the École des Greffes of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire (INFJ) under the authority of the Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme. It has two stages. The written admissibility phase comprises five papers: a sujet d'ordre général of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a droit administratif paper of 3 hours with coefficient 3; a paper on droit civil or droit commercial général of 3 hours with coefficient 3; a paper on organisation judiciaire of 2 hours with coefficient 2; and a paper on informatique et bureautique of 2 hours with coefficient 2 — 14 hours in total. Only candidates declared admissible sit the oral admission test, a 5-minute exposé on a general-culture topic before the admission jury with coefficient 3. For the 2026 session the written papers were sat on 11 and 12 July 2026. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation whose questions concentrate on the court-registry and judicial-organisation knowledge required of an administrateur des greffes rather than mirroring the paper-by-paper split of the concours.
  • Time limit: 14 hours of written admissibility papers plus a 5-minute oral admission test
  • Exam fee: About 55,000 FCFA for the 2026 session: 22,500 FCFA droit d'inscription, 5,000 FCFA pochette, 2,500 FCFA prise de vue, 25,000 FCFA visite médicale

Keys to Passing

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Administrateur Greffes CI Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master the rules governing the authentication of court decisions: mandatory signature of the presiding judge and the court clerk under penalty of absolute procedural nullity.
2Understand the mechanics of judicial accounting: management of consignations, court fee recovery, legal aid (assistance judiciaire), and the accounting liabilities of the Greffier en Chef as a public accounting officer.
3Study the lifecycle of physical and digital court records: from initial filing (enrôlement) and fee payment to hearing minute books (plumitifs), entry into the general register (répertoire général), and archival conservation.
4Review the specific civil and criminal procedural steps: notification of judgments, appeal registration deadlines, issuance of the certificat de non-appel, and forwarding of case files to the Cour d'Appel.
5Familiarize yourself with the specific statute and ethics of Ivorian court clerks: duty of confidentiality, professional secrecy, impartiality, and the prohibition of accepting unauthorized gratifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the role of an Administrateur des Greffes in Côte d'Ivoire?

An Administrateur des Greffes is the senior registry officer trained by the cycle supérieur of the INFJ École des Greffes. They direct court registry operations as a Greffier en Chef, managing registry staff, authenticating court decisions, supervising judicial accounts, and maintaining public legal records.

What academic level is required to register for this competition?

Candidates must hold a Maîtrise, a Master, or an equivalent diploma recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education, and be aged 18 to 40 on 1 January of the competition year. The cycle supérieur judiciaire accepts a Master in any discipline, not only law.

What is the difference between a Greffier en Chef and a Magistrat?

Magistrates adjudicate legal disputes and render judgments, whereas the Greffier en Chef (Administrateur des Greffes) authenticates the proceedings, manages the court administration, maintains registry records, and certifies the validity of judicial acts.

How long is the training at the INFJ École des Greffes?

Admitted candidates train at the INFJ initial-training campus in Yamoussoukro, combining theory with placements in court registries and prosecution secretariats.

Is this practice test the official INFJ Administrateur des Greffes exam?

No. The official exam is administered in French by the INFJ. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.