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Key Facts: Concours ENS UAM CAPES Niger Exam

117

Total places offered across 9 subject options (13 places per option) for secondary teacher certification

Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E du 01 juillet 2025 (Art. 2)

5,000 FCFA

Official application fee per candidate for the competitive examination

Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E du 01 juillet 2025 (Art. 5)

7/20

Eliminatory mark threshold on written admissibility papers

Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E du 01 juillet 2025 (Art. 7)

1–2 years

Training duration at ENS UAM (1 year for maîtrise holders, 2 years for licence holders)

Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E du 01 juillet 2025 & ENS UAM Programmes

Free independent practice for Niger's Concours professionnel d'entrée à l'ENS UAM, which admits serving teachers to train as Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées (CAPES). The official concours, opened by a French-language arrêté, consists of written papers and an oral interview or practical test; this bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or format simulation.

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1In March 1993, who became the first President of Niger elected in a multiparty presidential election, opening the Third Republic?
A.Mahamane Ousmane
B.Hamani Diori
C.Ali Saibou
D.Mamadou Tandja
Explanation: After the 1991 Conférence nationale and the transition that followed, Mahamane Ousmane of the CDS-Rahama won the presidential election of 27 March 1993, the country's first multiparty presidential election. He was overthrown by Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara's coup in January 1996.
2Promulgated on 26 March 2025 after the Assises nationales, how long does Niger's Charte de la Refondation set the refondation (transition) period to last?
A.24 months, ending with general elections in 2027
B.60 months from promulgation, adjustable to the security situation
C.36 months, the ceiling announced by the military authorities in August 2023
D.No fixed length, because the Charte restored the 2010 Constitution
Explanation: The Assises nationales of February 2025 recommended a 60-month transition, renamed the refondation, that could change with the security situation. The Charte de la Refondation, promulgated on 26 March 2025 as Niger's fundamental law, fixed the period at 60 months from its promulgation.
3The Kandadji dam, being built on the River Niger about 190 km north-west of Niamey in the Tillabéri Region, is designed mainly to do what?
A.Supply cooling water to the uranium mines of the Agadez Region
B.Create a navigable channel for barges between Niamey and Gao
C.Regulate the river's flow, generate hydroelectricity and irrigate farmland
D.Divert part of the river's water towards the Lake Chad basin
Explanation: Kandadji is a multipurpose dam. It will store water in the wet season to keep a minimum flow in the dry season, including at Niamey, generate about 130 MW of hydropower and irrigate up to about 45,000 ha, as part of a programme to regenerate the Niger valley's ecosystems.
4Where does the Niger River originate before flowing through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria into the Atlantic Ocean?
A.The Tibesti Mountains in Chad
B.The Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon
C.The Air Massif in northern Niger
D.The Fouta Djallon highlands in Guinea
Explanation: The Niger River rises in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea near the border with Sierra Leone and runs for approximately 4,180 km in a distinctive crescent trajectory through Mali, Niger, along the Benin border, and across Nigeria.
5Inscribed by UNESCO in 1991 and placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1992, which Nigerien natural site is one of the largest protected areas in Africa?
A.The Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
B.The W National Park
C.The Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve
D.The Dallol Bosso wetland
Explanation: The Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, about 7.7 million ha in the Agadez Region, were inscribed in 1991 as the last bastion of Saharo-Sahelian wildlife in Niger. They were placed on the danger list in 1992 because of political instability and conflict; their core is a strictly protected Addax Sanctuary.
6In which 1990 speech did François Mitterrand link French aid to democratisation, the backdrop to the national conferences later held in Benin, Niger (1991) and other francophone states?
A.The Phnom Penh speech
B.The La Baule speech
C.The Dakar speech
D.The Ouagadougou speech
Explanation: At the 16th Franco-African summit in La Baule on 20 June 1990, Mitterrand said French aid would be cooler towards authoritarian regimes and warmer towards those moving to greater freedom and multiparty politics. National conferences followed in several countries, including Benin in 1990 and Niger in 1991.
7Which document, adopted at the World Education Forum in Dakar in April 2000, set six Education for All goals to be reached by 2015?
A.The Jomtien World Declaration on Education for All
B.The Incheon Declaration
C.The Dakar Framework for Action
D.The Abuja Declaration
Explanation: At the World Education Forum in Dakar (26–28 April 2000), 164 governments adopted the Dakar Framework for Action, pledging to achieve Education for All through six goals by 2015. UNESCO was given the lead role in coordinating the effort.
8Within the civil service cadre of secondary education in Niger, what administrative distinction separates a Professeur Certifié from a Chargé d'Enseignement?
A.Professeurs Certifiés are contractual regional agents, while Chargés d'Enseignement are tenured state officials
B.Professeurs Certifiés teach exclusively in primary ENI colleges, while Chargés d'Enseignement teach in universities
C.Professeurs Certifiés belong to Category B1 and hold a BEPC, whereas Chargés d'Enseignement belong to Category A1
D.Professeurs Certifiés belong to Category A1, whereas Chargés d'Enseignement belong to Category A2
Explanation: Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E of 1 July 2025 opens ENS training for Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées d'Enseignement Général in Category A1, and recruits them from serving Chargés d'Enseignement des LEG and Conseillers Pédagogiques des CEG, who are Category A2. Holders of a maîtrise train for one year at the ENS; licence holders train for two.
9Which historic ruler expanded and consolidated the administrative and commercial power of the Songhai Empire at the end of the 15th century, ruling from Gao?
A.Askia Muhammad
B.Sundjata Keita
C.Idris Alooma
D.Mansa Musa
Explanation: Askia Muhammad I (r. 1493–1528) established the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, extending its hegemony across western and central Niger, standardizing weights and administrative departments, and fostering Islamic learning.
10After the Fulani jihad took Katsina in 1807, where in present-day Niger did the exiled Hausa rulers of Katsina re-establish their chiefdom, from which they raided the new emirate throughout the 19th century?
A.Zinder
B.Maradi
C.Agadez
D.Dosso
Explanation: When the jihad launched by Usman dan Fodio captured Katsina in 1807, members of its Hausa ruling house fled north, to Dankama, Tessaoua and Maradi, and proclaimed a Hausa Katsina chiefdom there. From Maradi they raided the Fulani emirate throughout the 19th century.

About the Concours ENS UAM CAPES Niger Exam

The Concours professionnel d'entrée à l'ENS de l'Université Abdou Moumouni is Niger's competitive examination for serving secondary teachers (Conseillers Pédagogiques des CEG and Chargés d'Enseignement des LEG, Category A2) seeking certification as Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées (Category A1, CAPES). Candidates sit a common culture générale paper, a specialised 4-hour option paper, and an oral interview or practical examination. This independent bank provides 100 English-language practice questions covering Sahel institutions and education policy, subject knowledge across all nine options, and secondary pedagogy.

Exam sponsor: Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l'Emploi & Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale (Niger). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The concours is an in-service competitive examination opened by Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E for serving category A2 secondary teaching staff to enter the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) of Université Abdou Moumouni for training as category A1 Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées d'Enseignement Général (CAPES). It offers 117 places across 9 options (13 places each: Mathématiques, Physique-Chimie, SVT, Histoire-Géographie, Français, Philosophie, Anglais, Langue arabe, Études islamiques). The testing structure comprises: (1) Common written Culture générale paper (2 hours, coefficient 2); (2) Written admissibility option paper (4 hours, coefficient 3); and (3) Admission stage consisting of an oral interview with the jury (30 minutes, coefficient 1) or practical examination (4 hours, coefficient 1 for Physics-Chemistry and SVT). The number of candidates declared admissible after the written papers equals the places offered plus one third (Art. 3), and a written mark of 7/20 or less is eliminatory (Art. 7). Candidates are finally admitted with an average of at least 10/20 and no eliminatory mark, within the places offered (Art. 9). The last documented session was held on 18–19 August 2025.

Time Limit

Written common paper: 2 hours; Written option paper: 4 hours; Oral/practical: 30 minutes to 4 hours

Passing Score

Average of at least 10/20 with no eliminatory score (7/20 or less), ranked within the 13 places per option (117 places total)

Exam / Certification Fees

5,000 FCFA

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Our practice resources: topics covered

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34% of this local bank (34 questions)

Culture générale

Niger's institutions and political history (including the 2025 Charte de la Refondation), geography, environment and economy, regional and international organisations, education policy frameworks, and African and world history

54% of this local bank (54 questions)

Disciplinary Subject Knowledge

Licence/maîtrise level knowledge across nine options: Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, SVT, History-Geography, French, Philosophy, English, Arabic and Islamic Studies

12% of this local bank (12 questions)

Secondary Pedagogy & Professional Practice

Competency-based approach and integration situations, learning theories, assessment and docimology, differentiation and classroom management, and civil-service duties of teachers

Preparing for the Concours ENS UAM CAPES Niger Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Average of at least 10/20 with no eliminatory score (7/20 or less), ranked within the 13 places per option (117 places total)
  • Assessment: The concours is an in-service competitive examination opened by Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E for serving category A2 secondary teaching staff to enter the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) of Université Abdou Moumouni for training as category A1 Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées d'Enseignement Général (CAPES). It offers 117 places across 9 options (13 places each: Mathématiques, Physique-Chimie, SVT, Histoire-Géographie, Français, Philosophie, Anglais, Langue arabe, Études islamiques). The testing structure comprises: (1) Common written Culture générale paper (2 hours, coefficient 2); (2) Written admissibility option paper (4 hours, coefficient 3); and (3) Admission stage consisting of an oral interview with the jury (30 minutes, coefficient 1) or practical examination (4 hours, coefficient 1 for Physics-Chemistry and SVT). The number of candidates declared admissible after the written papers equals the places offered plus one third (Art. 3), and a written mark of 7/20 or less is eliminatory (Art. 7). Candidates are finally admitted with an average of at least 10/20 and no eliminatory mark, within the places offered (Art. 9). The last documented session was held on 18–19 August 2025.
  • Time limit: Written common paper: 2 hours; Written option paper: 4 hours; Oral/practical: 30 minutes to 4 hours
  • Exam / certification fees: 5,000 FCFA Official sources

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Concours ENS UAM CAPES Niger: Suggested Study Strategy

1For Culture générale, follow Niger's institutional changes since 2023 (the CNSP, the Cour d'État, the 2025 Charte de la Refondation, the AES and the withdrawals from ECOWAS and the OIF) alongside the country's political history since independence.
2Review Niger's geography and economy: the River Niger and its dallols, protected areas such as the Aïr-Ténéré and Termit reserves, uranium, gold, coal and oil resources, and projects such as the Kandadji dam.
3Master the university-level fundamentals (licence and maîtrise level) for your option: analytical problem solving in mathematics and physical sciences, literary analysis and syntax in languages, or textual critique and historiography in humanities.
4In pedagogy, revise the competency-based approach and integration situations, learning theories (Piaget, metacognition, multiple intelligences), assessment types and marking biases, and differentiated instruction.
5Prepare for the oral interview by practising clear spoken synthesis and by revising the civil-service duties of teachers under the Statut Général de la Fonction Publique (Loi n° 2007-26), such as the duty of reserve and professional discretion.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Concours professionnel ENS UAM CAPES in Niger?

It is an in-service competitive examination organised by the Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l'Emploi for the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale. It allows serving category A2 secondary teaching personnel to train at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) of Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey to become category A1 Professeurs Certifiés des Lycées d'Enseignement Général (CAPES).

Who is eligible to apply for this concours?

Under Article 4 II of Arrêté n° 0706/MFP/T/E du 01 juillet 2025, eligibility is restricted to serving Conseillers Pédagogiques des CEG (aged 48 or under) and Chargés d'Enseignement des LEG (aged 49 or under with a maîtrise, or 48 or under with a licence). Applicants must have at least 3 years of effective service following titularisation or their last reclassement and hold the required qualification in their subject option.

What papers and tests make up the examination?

Candidates take a 2-hour common written paper in Culture générale (coefficient 2) and a 4-hour written subject admissibility paper (coefficient 3) in their option. Those declared admissible take an oral interview with the jury (30 minutes, coefficient 1), or a 4-hour practical laboratory examination (coefficient 1) for Physique-Chimie and SVT.

Is the official examination multiple-choice or in English?

No. The arrêté, published in French, sets written papers (culture générale, then a dissertation, commentary or subject paper in the option) followed by an oral interview with the jury or a practical paper; the English and Arabic options assess those languages as subjects. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation, and it does not simulate the written papers, the practicals or the oral interview.