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Key Facts: ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Exam

25,000 FCFA

Non-refundable registration fee, payable in cash at BICEC branches

MINFOPRA Cycle B arrêtés of 4 June 2026, Article 3

80 places

Total Cycle B places opened for 2026/2027 — 50 Division Administrative, 20 Régies Financières, 10 Élèves-Greffiers

MINFOPRA Cycle B arrêtés of 4 June 2026, Article 1

17 to 32 years

Age range on 1 January of the concours year, with a waiver of up to five years for invalidity card holders

MINFOPRA Cycle B arrêtés of 4 June 2026, Article 2

4 hours

Duration of each of the four written admissibility papers, sat at the single Yaoundé centre

MINFOPRA Cycle B arrêtés of 4 June 2026, Article 4

Baccalauréat / GCE A-Level

Minimum qualification for Cycle B; the GCE route requires at least two subjects other than Religious Knowledge from the same session

MINFOPRA Cycle B arrêtés of 4 June 2026, Article 2

12/20

Overall average required for final admission, after admissibility at 10/20 with no eliminatory mark

Décret n° 2000/696/PM of 13 September 2000, Articles 53 and 54

The ENAM Cycle B concours is Cameroon's civil service competition for Baccalauréat and GCE Advanced Level holders entering the public administration, the financial services, and the court registries. MINFOPRA opens each division separately: for 2026/2027 that meant 50 places in the Division Administrative, 20 in the Régies Financières, and 10 Élèves-Greffiers, all with a 25,000 FCFA fee, an age limit of 17 to 32, four 4-hour written papers at the single Yaoundé centre, and oral tests at ENAM. This free bank provides 101 English-language multiple-choice practice questions on the subject matter shared across those routes; it is a study aid, not a simulation of the essay-and-oral format.

Sample ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Practice Questions

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1On which date was the Germano-Douala Treaty signed between German representatives (Eduard Schmidt and Johannes Voss) and Kings Ndumb'a Lobe (King Bell) and Ngamb'a Dika (King Akwa), establishing the German protectorate over Cameroon (*Kamerun*)?
A.12 July 1884
B.1 January 1960
C.1 October 1961
D.20 May 1972
Explanation: The Germano-Douala Treaty was signed on 12 July 1884 on the banks of the Wouri River in Douala, followed by the raising of the German imperial flag by Gustav Nachtigal on 14 July 1884, establishing the German protectorate of *Kamerun*.
2What is the official national motto of the Republic of Cameroon, inscribed on the national coat of arms and official public documents?
A.Peace - Work - Fatherland (*Paix - Travail - Patrie*)
B.Liberty - Equality - Fraternity (*Liberté - Égalité - Fraternité*)
C.Unity - Work - Progress (*Unité - Travail - Progrès*)
D.Justice - Peace - Solidarity (*Justice - Paix - Solidarité*)
Explanation: Article 1(4) of the Constitution of Cameroon defines the national motto as: *Paix - Travail - Patrie* in French, and *Peace - Work - Fatherland* in English.
3What is the official design of the National Flag of Cameroon pursuant to Article 1(5) of the Constitution?
A.Three equal vertical stripes of green, red, and yellow, charged with one gold star of five points in the centre of the red stripe
B.Three horizontal stripes of blue, white, and red with two yellow stars
C.A green field with a red diagonal cross and three gold stars
D.Three equal vertical stripes of yellow, green, and red without any star
Explanation: Article 1(5) of the Constitution specifies that the flag shall be green, red, and yellow in three equal vertical stripes, charged with one gold star in the centre of the red stripe. Green symbolizes the lush vegetation of the south; red symbolizes unity, authority, and sovereignty; yellow symbolizes the sun and the northern savannas; the gold star symbolizes the unity of the nation.
4Where and when was the Cameroonian National Anthem (*Chant de Ralliement* / *O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers*) created, and when was it officially adopted?
A.Created in 1928 by students of the École Normale de Foulassi, near Sangmélima, and officially adopted in 1957
B.Written in Yaoundé in 1960 to mark the proclamation of independence and adopted the same year
C.Composed in Foumban during the 1961 constitutional conference and adopted at Reunification
D.Commissioned in Buea in 1972 and adopted after the referendum establishing the unitary State
Explanation: The *Chant de Ralliement* was created in 1928 at the École Normale de Foulassi, near Sangmélima, and is credited to René Jam Afane, Samuel Minkio Bamba and Moïse Nyatte Nko'o. It circulated unofficially from the late 1940s and was officially adopted in 1957, before independence; the French lyrics were revised in 1978.
5Why is Cameroon frequently described by geographers and international observers as 'Africa in Miniature' (*L'Afrique en miniature*)?
A.It contains all the major geographic, ecological, linguistic, and cultural zones of the African continent: Sahel savannas, equatorial rainforests, highlands, volcanic mountains, mangroves, and over 250 ethnic groups
B.It is the smallest country on the African continent in land area
C.It was the first country in Africa to build a miniature scale railway
D.It has only one single climate throughout the entire year
Explanation: Cameroon is nicknamed 'Africa in miniature' because its 475,650 km² territory contains all the diversity of Africa: Sahelian desert climate in the Far North, tropical savannas in the Adamawa, dense equatorial rainforests in the East and South, coastal mangroves, Mount Cameroon (4,095m), both French and English official languages, and over 250 ethnic and linguistic communities.
6Which is the highest mountain peak in Cameroon and West/Central Africa, standing at an altitude of 4,095 metres (13,435 feet) in the South-West Region?
A.Mount Cameroon (Fako / Mount Fako)
B.Mount Manengouba
C.Mount Bamboutos
D.Mount Oku
Explanation: Mount Cameroon (locally called *Fako* or *Mongo ma Ndemi* / Mountain of the Greatness) is an active stratovolcano standing at 4,095 metres above sea level near Buea and Limbe in the South-West Region. It is the highest peak in West and Central Africa and the site of the famous annual Mount Cameroon Race of Hope.
7What is the longest river entirely within the borders of Cameroon, stretching over 918 kilometres and hosting major hydroelectric dams (Edéa, Song Loulou, Nachtigal)?
A.Sanaga River (*La Sanaga*)
B.Benue River (*La Bénoué*)
C.Nyong River (*Le Nyong*)
D.Wouri River (*Le Wouri*)
Explanation: The Sanaga River is Cameroon's longest and most economically significant river (918 km). It drains a basin of 135,000 km² into the Gulf of Guinea and generates the vast majority of the country's electricity through major dams at Edéa, Song Loulou, and Nachtigal.
8Which historic conference held in July 1961 brought together delegations led by President Ahmadou Ahidjo of the Republic of Cameroon and Premier John Ngu Foncha of Southern Cameroons to draft the federal constitution for reunified Cameroon?
A.Foumban Constitutional Conference (Conférence de Foumban)
B.Yaoundé Tripartite Conference
C.Bamenda All-Anglophone Conference
D.Mamfe Plebiscite Conference
Explanation: The Foumban Conference was held from 17 to 21 July 1961 in Foumban (West Region). Ahmadou Ahidjo and John Ngu Foncha negotiated the institutional framework that established the Federal Republic of Cameroon on 1 October 1961, consisting of East Cameroon (*Cameroun oriental*) and West Cameroon (*Cameroun occidental*).
9Which nationalist political party, founded on 10 April 1948 in a café in Douala (Bassa) under the leadership of Ruben Um Nyobè, Charles Assalé, and Félix Moumié, spearheaded the anti-colonial struggle for the independence and reunification of Cameroon?
A.Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC)
B.Union Camerounaise (UC)
C.Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP)
D.Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC)
Explanation: The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948 in Douala. Led by Ruben Um Nyobè (*Mpodol* / Spokesperson), it was the first political movement to demand immediate national independence and the reunification of British and French Cameroons.
10On which date did President Ahmadou Ahidjo resign from the Presidency of the United Republic of Cameroon, paving the way for Prime Minister Paul Biya to become the second President of Cameroon pursuant to the Constitution?
A.4 November 1982 (resignation) and 6 November 1982 (swearing-in)
B.1 January 1960
C.20 May 1975
D.18 January 1996
Explanation: On 4 November 1982, President Ahmadou Ahidjo announced his surprise resignation in a radio broadcast. On 6 November 1982, Prime Minister Paul Biya took the constitutional oath of office before the National Assembly as the second President of the Republic of Cameroon.

About the ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Exam

Competitive national entrance examination for Baccalauréat and GCE Advanced Level holders seeking admission into Cycle B at the École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM) in Yaoundé. Cycle B trains Category B executive-level civil servants for the public administration, the financial services (*Régies Financières*), and the court registries (*Greffes*). Each division is opened by its own MINFOPRA arrêté, with its own papers, coefficients, deadline and examination dates.

Assessment

Cycle B is opened each year by separate MINFOPRA arrêtés, one per division, all sat at the single Yaoundé centre with four written papers of 4 hours followed by oral admission tests at ENAM (a grand oral and an oral de langue, coefficient 1 each). The Division Administrative sits Culture Générale (coefficient 4), Droit Constitutionnel (3), Économie Générale (2) and a speciality paper (5): Droit Administratif for Administration Générale, Droit du Travail for Administration du Travail, Psychologie for Administration des Affaires Sociales. The Division des Régies Financières sits Culture Générale (4), Droit Constitutionnel (2), Économie Générale (3) and a speciality paper (5): Comptabilité Générale for Comptabilité-Matières, Statistiques for Prix, Poids et Mesures. The Élèves-Greffiers route at the Division de la Magistrature et des Greffes sits an entirely different set: Culture Générale (2), Organisation Judiciaire et Administrative des Juridictions (3), Droit Pénal et Procédure Pénale (4) and Droit Civil et Procédure Civile (5). Access to the rooms closes at 07:00 for morning papers and 12:30 for afternoon papers.

Time Limit

4 hours per written paper (four papers over two days), plus the oral admission tests

Passing Score

Ranked in order of merit against the places opened by each arrêté (2026/2027: 50 Division Administrative, 20 Régies Financières, 10 Élèves-Greffiers). Under décret n° 2000/696/PM, admissibility requires an average of at least 10/20 with no eliminatory mark (Article 53) and final admission an overall average of at least 12/20 (Article 54)

Exam Fee

25,000 FCFA (XAF) (Ministère de la Fonction Publique et de la Réforme Administrative (MINFOPRA) & ENAM)

ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Exam Content Outline

coefficient 4 (Administrative and Régies Financières) / 2 (Greffes)

Culture Générale & Cameroonian Civic History

Literature, philosophy and contemporary history; scientific and technological evolution; arts and culture; gender and development; regional integration; geopolitics and geostrategy; and ICT and its impact on society — plus the Cameroonian civic history, national symbols and bilingualism these themes are argued through.

coefficient 3 (Administrative) / 2 (Régies Financières)

Droit Constitutionnel et Institutions Publiques

The State, its role and organisation; parliamentarism and the sovereignty of Parliament; separation of powers and the legislative, judicial and executive branches; the constitutional charter and the procedures for amending it, including the April 2026 revision; political regimes; and the history of Cameroon's institutions.

inside the Droit Constitutionnel paper, and the Droit Administratif speciality (coefficient 5)

Organisation Administrative & Rédaction Administrative

Fundamental principles of administrative law; centralisation, deconcentration and decentralisation; identification of the Administration; the unilateral administrative act; public service and public order; sources of administrative law; equality and liability — together with the administrative drafting Category B officers practise daily.

coefficient 2–3 (Économie) and coefficient 3–5 (judicial papers, Greffes)

Économie, Finances Publiques & Organisation Judiciaire

Markets and market mechanisms, market structures, consumption and saving, the production function, investment, growth, State intervention in Cameroon since independence, inflation and unemployment, the Cameroonian financial system, international trade and import substitution; public budgeting; and, for the Greffes route, the organisation of the courts and criminal and civil procedure.

How to Pass the ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Ranked in order of merit against the places opened by each arrêté (2026/2027: 50 Division Administrative, 20 Régies Financières, 10 Élèves-Greffiers). Under décret n° 2000/696/PM, admissibility requires an average of at least 10/20 with no eliminatory mark (Article 53) and final admission an overall average of at least 12/20 (Article 54)
  • Assessment: Cycle B is opened each year by separate MINFOPRA arrêtés, one per division, all sat at the single Yaoundé centre with four written papers of 4 hours followed by oral admission tests at ENAM (a grand oral and an oral de langue, coefficient 1 each). The Division Administrative sits Culture Générale (coefficient 4), Droit Constitutionnel (3), Économie Générale (2) and a speciality paper (5): Droit Administratif for Administration Générale, Droit du Travail for Administration du Travail, Psychologie for Administration des Affaires Sociales. The Division des Régies Financières sits Culture Générale (4), Droit Constitutionnel (2), Économie Générale (3) and a speciality paper (5): Comptabilité Générale for Comptabilité-Matières, Statistiques for Prix, Poids et Mesures. The Élèves-Greffiers route at the Division de la Magistrature et des Greffes sits an entirely different set: Culture Générale (2), Organisation Judiciaire et Administrative des Juridictions (3), Droit Pénal et Procédure Pénale (4) and Droit Civil et Procédure Civile (5). Access to the rooms closes at 07:00 for morning papers and 12:30 for afternoon papers.
  • Time limit: 4 hours per written paper (four papers over two days), plus the oral admission tests
  • Exam fee: 25,000 FCFA (XAF)

Keys to Passing

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ENAM Cycle B Cameroon Study Tips from Top Performers

1Work from the arrêté for your own division: the Greffes route replaces Économie and the speciality with criminal and civil law and procedure, and even weights Culture Générale at coefficient 2 instead of 4.
2Master Cameroonian territorial administration: 10 Regions, 58 Divisions and 360 Subdivisions, and the roles of Governors, Senior Divisional Officers (*Préfets*) and Sub-divisional Officers (*Sous-préfets*) against the decentralized Regions and Councils.
3Drill administrative drafting until the forms are automatic: the *timbre*, the *suscription*, the body, the *ampliations*, and the difference between a *note de service*, a *compte rendu* and a *procès-verbal*.
4Know the court hierarchy and who does what in a registry: Customary Courts, TPI, TGI, Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Special Criminal Court, and the registrar's role in issuing *expéditions* and *grosses*.
5Keep your constitutional history current: the 1996 Constitution as revised in 2008 and again by Law No. 2026/002 of 14 April 2026, which recreated the Vice-Presidency and rewrote presidential succession.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the official examination format of the ENAM Cycle B concours?

Four written papers of 4 hours each at the single Yaoundé centre, followed by a grand oral and an oral de langue at ENAM (coefficient 1 each). The papers differ by division: the Division Administrative sits Culture Générale (4), Droit Constitutionnel (3), Économie Générale (2) and a speciality paper (5); the Régies Financières sits Culture Générale (4), Droit Constitutionnel (2), Économie Générale (3) and a speciality paper (5); the Élèves-Greffiers sit Culture Générale (2), Organisation Judiciaire (3), Droit Pénal et Procédure Pénale (4) and Droit Civil et Procédure Civile (5).

Is ENAM Cycle B one competition or several?

Several. MINFOPRA signs a separate arrêté for each Cycle B division, each with its own places, papers, coefficients, deadline and examination dates. For 2026/2027 the arrêtés opened 50 places in the Division Administrative (30 Administration Générale, 10 Administration du Travail, 10 Affaires Sociales), 20 in the Division des Régies Financières (10 Comptabilité-Matières, 10 Prix, Poids et Mesures), and 10 Élèves-Greffiers. You must apply to one of them and follow its calendar.

What qualifications and age limits are required for ENAM Cycle B?

A Baccalauréat of secondary education, or the GCE Advanced Level in at least two subjects other than Religious Knowledge obtained in the same session, or the Capacité en Droit, or a foreign qualification recognised as equivalent by the Minister of Higher Education. Candidates must be aged 17 to 32 on 1 January of the concours year, with a waiver of up to five years for national invalidity card holders. Established civil servants may not apply.

What mark is needed to pass?

The arrêtés fix places, not a pass mark. Under décret n° 2000/696/PM of 13 September 2000, admissibility is acquired without any eliminatory mark for an average of at least 10/20 (Article 53), and a candidate must reach an overall average of at least 12/20 across all papers to be finally admitted, within the limit of the places offered (Article 54).

How does this practice question bank relate to the real ENAM Cycle B concours?

The official concours is written in French or English as dissertations and case papers and finishes with oral tests; it contains no multiple-choice questions. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of the real format. It concentrates on the material common across the three Cycle B routes — general knowledge and civic history, constitutional law and institutions, administrative organisation and drafting, and economics, public finance and judicial organisation.