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Key Facts: Protection Judiciaire Enfance CI Exam

EPPJEJ

École du Personnel de la Protection Judiciaire at INFJ

INFJ Côte d'Ivoire

4 written papers

Admissibility papers totalling 14 hours for the conseiller grade

INFJ — arrêté d'ouverture 2026

18 to 45 years

Age limits on 1 January of the competition year

INFJ — arrêté d'ouverture 2026

AEMO

Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert — core community programme

Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme

17,500 FCFA

Droit d'inscription, of about 50,000 FCFA in total 2026 session fees

INFJ — arrêté d'ouverture 2026

22-23 August 2026

Dates of the written papers for the 2026 session

INFJ — arrêté d'ouverture 2026

Intérêt Supérieur

Best interests of the child — supreme guiding legal standard

Convention relative aux Droits de l'Enfant

Juge des Enfants

Specialized magistrate overseeing juvenile civil and penal cases

Code de Procédure Pénale CI

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for the Côte d'Ivoire INFJ Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance entrance exam. The official assessment includes written law tests, psychological case studies, and oral defenses in French.

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1What is the guiding foundational principle enshrined in Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CIDE / UNCRC) and Ivorian child protection law that must govern all judicial and educational actions?
A.L'Intérêt Supérieur de l'Enfant (The Best Interests of the Child) as a primary consideration in all judicial, administrative, and educational decisions concerning minors
B.La primauté absolue de l'autorité maritale et paternelle sur toute décision étatique
C.L'exemplarité rétributive de la sanction pénale pour dissuader la population générale
D.La stricte rentabilité économique et budgétaire des services de protection sociale
Explanation: Article 3(1) of the UN CRC and Ivorian child protection legislation establish that in all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities, or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child (l'intérêt supérieur de l'enfant) shall be a primary consideration.
2Under the Ivorian Penal Code (Loi n° 2019-574), what is the age threshold of absolute criminal irresponsibility (irresponsabilité pénale absolue) for minors?
A.Minors under ten (10) years of age are absolutely criminally irresponsible and cannot be subjected to any penal prosecution or criminal measures
B.Minors under thirteen (13) years of age are completely irresponsible and cannot be subject to any judicial or educational measures
C.Minors under sixteen (16) years of age benefit from absolute criminal irresponsibility in all misdemeanor cases
D.Minors under eighteen (18) years of age are exempt from all judicial jurisdiction and legal oversight
Explanation: Under Article 113 of the Ivorian Penal Code (Loi n° 2019-574 as amended by Loi n° 2021-893), acts committed by a minor under 10 years of age are not capable of criminal characterisation or prosecution at all. Article 18 of the same code defines a minor as anyone under 18 at the time of the offence and fixes the reference ages at 10, 13 and 16.
3What is the legal regime applicable to minors aged between ten (10) and thirteen (13) years who commit an offense under the Ivorian Penal Code?
A.They can ONLY be subjected to educational, protective, and surveillance measures (mesures d'assistance, d'éducation et de garde); custodial prison sentences are strictly prohibited
B.They are subject to ordinary adult penal imprisonment if the offense committed is classified as a severe felony (crime)
C.They can be sentenced to short-term custodial prison terms provided the sentence is served in a communal adult detention block
D.They are automatically dismissed without any judicial examination, social inquiry, or educational oversight
Explanation: Under Article 113 of the Ivorian Penal Code, a minor under 13 benefits as of right from the excuse absolutoire de minorité where guilt is established, so no prison sentence may be imposed. The juvenile judge or court may pronounce only the protective, assistance, supervision and educational measures provided by law (admonestation, remise aux parents, liberté surveillée, placement en institution éducative).
4What is the 'Excuse Atténuante de Minorité' (mitigating excuse of minority) applicable to minors aged between thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) years?
A.When a penal sentence is exceptionally pronounced against a minor aged 13 to 18, the statutory penalty cannot exceed half (1/2) of the maximum penalty applicable to an adult
B.The judge must systematically apply the maximum adult penalty but suspend its execution for a probationary period of ten years
C.The minor is completely immune from all penal sanctions and cannot be placed under supervised liberty or institutional training
D.The excuse allows the juvenile court to convert criminal charges into administrative civil fines payable by the extended family
Explanation: Under Article 113 of the Ivorian Penal Code, a minor aged 13 or over benefits from the excuse atténuante de minorité. Where the court exceptionally imposes a penal sanction rather than an educational measure, that excuse cuts the penalties for crimes and délits in half, and life imprisonment is replaced by a fixed term.
5What is the core role and jurisdiction of the 'Juge des Enfants' (Juvenile Judge) in Côte d'Ivoire?
A.A specialized magistrate with dual jurisdiction: civil protection of endangered children (assistance éducative) and judging infractions committed by minors in conflict with the law
B.A civil status magistrate dealing exclusively with paternity disputes, inheritance claims, and birth certificate rectifications
C.An investigating magistrate (juge d'instruction) possessing sole authority over adult commercial and financial crimes
D.An administrative civil servant under the Ministry of Social Affairs responsible solely for managing orphanage logistics
Explanation: The Juge des Enfants has a unique dual mandate under Ivorian law: (1) Civil protection: hearing cases of children in moral or physical danger (enfance en danger) to order assistance éducative measures; and (2) Penal jurisdiction: instructing and judging offenses committed by minors in conflict with the law.
6What is the composition of the 'Tribunal pour Enfants' (Juvenile Court) when hearing misdemeanor and minor felony offenses in Côte d'Ivoire?
A.The Juge des Enfants presiding, assisted by two lay assessors chosen for their interest in and devotion to child welfare issues (assesseurs non magistrats), and a court clerk
B.A collegiate bench composed exclusively of three professional career magistrates from the Court of Appeal
C.A single professional magistrate sitting without assessors or clerk to expedite informal proceedings
D.A jury composed of nine randomly selected registered voters alongside a civil investigating commissioner
Explanation: Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Tribunal pour Enfants is an échevinage jurisdiction: it is presided over by the professional Juge des Enfants, assisted by two non-magistrate lay assessors (assesseurs) chosen from social workers, educators, or doctors recognized for their dedication to youth, assisted by the greffier.
7What is 'L'Assistance Éducative' (educational assistance) under Ivorian child protection law?
A.A protective civil judicial intervention ordered by the Juge des Enfants when a child's health, safety, morality, or education is endangered by family neglect, abuse, or abandonment
B.A compulsory private educational curriculum imposed on children who fail standard secondary school entrance exams
C.A repressive penal measure applied exclusively to parents convicted of abandoning their civil status declaration duties
D.An informal customary mediation procedure conducted exclusively by traditional village chiefs without judicial review
Explanation: Under the Civil Code and child protection statutes, assistance éducative is a non-criminal protective measure. When a minor's physical, moral, or psychological development is severely compromised, the Juge des Enfants intervenes to provide educational support, monitoring the family or ordering temporary placement.
8What is 'L'Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert' (AEMO / Open-Environment Educational Action) implemented by PJEJ educators?
A.An educational and social support measure where the child remains in their natural family environment while an educator provides regular counseling, schooling oversight, and family guidance
B.A custodial rehabilitation measure requiring the child to be housed permanently in a closed penitentiary establishment
C.An emergency foster placement removing the child from their family without maintaining any parental visitation rights
D.A financial stipend program transferring direct unconditional cash grants to parents without social worker follow-up
Explanation: AEMO is the primary open-environment protective measure. The minor remains with their parents (milieu naturel), while a specialized PJEJ educator (Conseiller ou Maître d'Éducation Surveillée) visits the home, monitors school attendance, provides parenting guidance, and reports periodically to the Juge des Enfants.
9What is the 'CERMICOL' (Centre de Réinsertion des Mineurs en Conflit avec la Loi) located in Dabou, Côte d'Ivoire?
A.A flagship specialized public institution under the PJEJ providing residential vocational training (carpentry, tailoring, agriculture, mechanics), literacy, and psychological rehabilitation for juvenile offenders
B.A specialized administrative registry managing civil status and birth certificates
C.A maximum-security penitentiary facility reserved exclusively for adult recidivists
D.A commercial agricultural cooperative unaffiliated with the judicial system
Explanation: The CERMICOL in Dabou is the premier specialized public rehabilitation center under the Direction de la Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (DPJEJ). It houses minors placed by judicial order, offering vocational apprenticeships, literacy classes, and social support to facilitate successful societal reintegration.
10What is the 'Projet Éducatif Individualisé' (PEI / Individualized Educational Plan) formulated by PJEJ educators for every minor in charge?
A.A tailored roadmap outlining specific educational, psychological, schooling, vocational, and family goals designed to address the minor's unique needs, strengths, and risk factors
B.A standardized disciplinary grid applied uniformly to all judicial districts regardless of individual case histories
C.A formal civil contract binding the family to repay the operational costs of court proceedings
D.A statutory sentencing chart used exclusively by prosecutors to calculate minimum custodial terms
Explanation: The Projet Éducatif Individualisé (PEI) is the foundational pedagogical tool in the PJEJ. Based on a comprehensive social and psychological evaluation, the educator drafts a personalized plan with achievable milestones (literacy, apprenticeship, family reconciliation, counseling), reviewed periodically with the judge and the youth.

About the Protection Judiciaire Enfance CI Exam

The concours direct de conseiller de la protection judiciaire de l'enfance et de la jeunesse is the entrance competition to the cycle moyen supérieur of the École du Personnel de la Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (EPPJEJ) of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire. It is open to Ivorians aged 18 to 45 holding a DEUG, a Licence, a BTS, a DUT, or an equivalent diploma. Selection is by four written admissibility papers totalling 14 hours — sujet d'ordre général, les droits de l'enfant, organisation judiciaire, and le statut et la déontologie de la fonction publique — followed by a 10-minute oral exposé and interview. Trainees at the INFJ campus in Yamoussoukro become judicial educators who work alongside juvenile judges (juges des enfants) and juvenile courts (tribunaux pour enfants), conducting social investigations (enquêtes sociales), implementing non-custodial educational supervision (Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert — AEMO), staffing juvenile observation and rehabilitation centres, and protecting minors in moral or physical danger. The EPPJEJ runs separate competitions for the inspecteur and maître grades. The official competition is conducted in French. This 100-question bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Assessment

The concours direct d'admission au cycle moyen supérieur de formation de conseiller de la protection judiciaire de l'enfance et de la jeunesse is organised by the École du Personnel de la Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (EPPJEJ) of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire under the authority of the Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme. The written admissibility phase comprises four papers: a composition on a sujet d'ordre général of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a composition on les droits de l'enfant of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a composition on organisation judiciaire of 3 hours with coefficient 3; and a composition on le statut et la déontologie de la fonction publique of 3 hours with coefficient 3 — 14 hours in total. Only candidates declared admissible sit the oral admission test: a general-culture exposé followed by an interview with the jury, prepared in 5 minutes and lasting 10 minutes, with coefficient 3, each jury member awarding a mark out of 20. For the 2026 session the written papers were sat on 22 and 23 August 2026. The EPPJEJ runs separate concours directs for inspecteur (cycle supérieur) and maître (cycle moyen); this bank targets the conseiller grade. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Time Limit

14 hours of written admissibility papers plus a 10-minute oral exposé and interview

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 50,000 FCFA for the 2026 session: 17,500 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)

Protection Judiciaire Enfance CI Exam Content Outline

28% of our practice bank

Juvenile Justice and Criminal Minority Legislation

Ivorian juvenile justice system: criminal minority thresholds under Article 113 of the Penal Code, the Juge des Enfants, the Tribunal pour Enfants, and educational versus penal responses.

24% of our practice bank

Child Protection and Endangered Minors (Enfance en Danger)

Feeds the 4-hour droits de l'enfant paper: civil protection measures (assistance éducative), reporting of vulnerable or abused children, foster and institutional placement, and social investigation (enquête sociale).

20% of our practice bank

Educational Probation, Reintegration, and Institutions

Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert (AEMO), Centres d'Observation et de Réinsertion pour Mineurs, judicial supervision, vocational training for young offenders, and restorative justice.

28% of our practice bank

Developmental Psychology, Human Rights, and Ethics

Adolescent psychology, trauma and delinquency factors, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and the professional ethics covered by the statut et déontologie de la fonction publique paper.

How to Pass the Protection Judiciaire Enfance 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 moyen supérieur de formation de conseiller de la protection judiciaire de l'enfance et de la jeunesse is organised by the École du Personnel de la Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse (EPPJEJ) of the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire under the authority of the Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme. The written admissibility phase comprises four papers: a composition on a sujet d'ordre général of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a composition on les droits de l'enfant of 4 hours with coefficient 4; a composition on organisation judiciaire of 3 hours with coefficient 3; and a composition on le statut et la déontologie de la fonction publique of 3 hours with coefficient 3 — 14 hours in total. Only candidates declared admissible sit the oral admission test: a general-culture exposé followed by an interview with the jury, prepared in 5 minutes and lasting 10 minutes, with coefficient 3, each jury member awarding a mark out of 20. For the 2026 session the written papers were sat on 22 and 23 August 2026. The EPPJEJ runs separate concours directs for inspecteur (cycle supérieur) and maître (cycle moyen); this bank targets the conseiller grade. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.
  • Time limit: 14 hours of written admissibility papers plus a 10-minute oral exposé and interview
  • Exam fee: About 50,000 FCFA for the 2026 session: 17,500 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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Protection Judiciaire Enfance CI Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master the fundamental guiding principle of juvenile justice: the primacy of educational measures (mesures éducatives) over custodial sentences (peines privatives de liberté).
2Understand the key procedural powers of the Juge des Enfants: ordering an Enquête Sociale, placing a minor under provisional liberty, and mandating educational monitoring.
3Study civil child protection (assistance éducative): criteria for declaring a child in danger (abandonment, physical/sexual abuse, exploitation, lack of parental care).
4Review the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: non-discrimination (Art. 2), best interests of the child (Art. 3), right to life and development (Art. 6), and right to express views (Art. 12).
5Familiarize yourself with adolescent psychology: risk factors in youth offending, peer influence, substance abuse, and methods of educational mediation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the mission of a Conseiller de la Protection Judiciaire de l'Enfance?

A Conseiller de la PJE is a judicial social and educational officer who evaluates minors in conflict with the law or in danger, implements educational court orders (mesures d'assistance éducative), and coordinates rehabilitation programs.

What are the age brackets for juvenile criminal responsibility in Côte d'Ivoire?

Under Article 113 of the Ivorian Penal Code as amended by Loi n° 2021-893, acts committed by a minor under 10 cannot be charged or prosecuted at all. A minor under 13 has the excuse absolutoire de minorité as of right and may receive only protective, assistance, supervision and educational measures. From 13 up to 18 the minor has the excuse atténuante de minorité, which halves the penalties incurred for crimes and délits.

What is AEMO in the Ivorian judicial context?

AEMO stands for Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert (Open Environment Educational Action), allowing a child in danger or minor offender to remain with their family under regular supervision and counseling from a PJE officer.

What is the primary international treaty governing children's rights?

The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC / CIDE), which establishes the overarching principle of the 'best interests of the child' (intérêt supérieur de l'enfant).

Is this practice test the official INFJ Protection Judiciaire exam?

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