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1A sequence follows the rule 'double the previous term, then add one': 3, 7, 15, 31, 63. What comes next?
2A budget falls by 20%, then rises by 25% of its reduced amount. How does the final budget compare with the original?
3Opposite faces of a die sum to seven. The top is four and the front is two. What is the product of the bottom and back faces?
4In a hypothetical planning exercise, has a town exceeded 50,000 residents? Statement 1: it had 42,000 residents three years ago and gained at least 3,000 each subsequent year. Statement 2: births exceeded deaths by 6,000 over those years and net migration was positive. Assess each statement independently.
5Three officers process identical dossiers independently at constant rates. They individually take six, four and three hours to process 60 dossiers. Working together, how long do they need for 90 dossiers?
6Of 120 candidates, 70 pass a law exercise, 60 pass an economics exercise and 45 pass both. How many pass neither?
7A cipher shifts successive letters forward by one, two, three, four, five and six positions. What does ARRETE become?
8Assume that every embezzlement causes an audit failure. An agency fails its audit, so an analyst concludes that embezzlement occurred. Which reasoning error is present?
9Which statement best expresses the constitutional combination of a secular State and freedom of religious belief in Senegal?
10An essay asks whether digital registration necessarily improves access to public competitions. Which thesis offers the strongest analytical starting point?
About the ENA Cycle A Direct Exam
Independent practice by OpenExamPrep for ENA Cycle A Direct. This limited English-language MCQ study adaptation is not an official translation or format or language simulation. It cannot replace sustained French or prescribed Arabic writing, synthesis and oral practice.
Exam sponsor: École nationale d'Administration (ENA), Sénégal. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
2026 Direct A: psychotechnical preselection (maximum 2h); admissibility: culture générale (4h, coefficient 1) and public law, political economy or public management elective (4h, coefficient 2); admission: synthesis (4h, coefficient 2) and jury interview (coefficient 3, preparation 30 minutes, presentation 10 minutes, questioning 15 minutes). Standard route is French. For Diplomatie arabisants, prescribed papers are Arabic except culture générale in French; the interview has a mixed French/Arabic jury. No separate entrance coursework, portfolio or field practical is prescribed in the programme.
Time Limit
Preselection at most 2h; each written paper 4h; oral 30+10+15 minutes.
Passing Score
At least 10/20 for admissibility and admission within places; any concours mark <=8/20 is eliminatory (Décret n°2011-1704, Article 38).
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Official sources
- ENA 2026 opening order · Source checked 2026-10-17Session identity, places and calendar; signed scan read with OCR.
- ENA 2026 examination programme · Source checked 2026-10-17Direct A papers, stages, coefficients, subjects and Arabic-route provisions; signed scan read with OCR.
- ENA entry routes and registration fees · Source checked 2026-10-17Current page downloaded after native extraction timed out.
- ENA governing decree, official Journal reproduced by ILO · Source checked 2026-10-17Article 38 entrance thresholds; distinguish entrance selection from graduation.
- Conseil constitutionnel — Constitution · Source checked 2026-10-17
- UEMOA — Senegal territorial code · Source checked 2026-10-17Collectivities, transferred responsibilities and ordinary legality review, including special approval categories.
- LOLF — Journal officiel n°7274 · Source checked 2026-10-17Primary enacted text reproduced in the official Journal; programme budgeting, sincerity and accounts.
- BOM — public accounting regulation · Source checked 2026-10-17Linked Décret 2020-978 read for expenditure stages and accounting.
- PETROSEN — Sangomar first oil · Source checked 2026-10-17Official indexed June 2024 announcement; live page currently displays maintenance.
Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Psychotechnical reasoning
Numerical, verbal and spatial reasoning; independently chosen practice allocation.
Selected general culture
Citizenship, human capital, resources, food production and climate-related judgment.
Public law and institutions
Constitutional roles, hierarchy of norms and territorial administration.
Public management and finance
Programme budgets, sincerity, expenditure, accrual concepts and cash management.
Argument and synthesis
Evidence selection and a French practice passage; not timed written performance.
Preparing for the ENA Cycle A Direct Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: At least 10/20 for admissibility and admission within places; any concours mark <=8/20 is eliminatory (Décret n°2011-1704, Article 38).
- Assessment: 2026 Direct A: psychotechnical preselection (maximum 2h); admissibility: culture générale (4h, coefficient 1) and public law, political economy or public management elective (4h, coefficient 2); admission: synthesis (4h, coefficient 2) and jury interview (coefficient 3, preparation 30 minutes, presentation 10 minutes, questioning 15 minutes). Standard route is French. For Diplomatie arabisants, prescribed papers are Arabic except culture générale in French; the interview has a mixed French/Arabic jury. No separate entrance coursework, portfolio or field practical is prescribed in the programme.
- Time limit: Preselection at most 2h; each written paper 4h; oral 30+10+15 minutes.
- Exam / certification fees: 10,800 FCFA Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are these official topic weights?
No. The official programme gives paper coefficients, not MCQ topic percentages. Preselection is a screen; admissibility coefficients are 1 and 2, and admission coefficients are 2 and 3. Our small bank uses its own selective allocation.
What qualification is required?
ENA specifies a maîtrise or a qualification classified at least A3, not an automatic master-only rule. Age is 18–33 on 1 January, subject to applicable statutory provisions and the complete current conditions.