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MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTERE DE l'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR ======

SECRETARIAT GENERAL SECRETARIAT GENERAL

DIRECTION DES ACCREDITATIONS UNIVERSITAIRES ET DE LA QUALITE DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATIONS AND QUALITY

ORDER NO -1 9::;, 0 0 6 0 ~MINI:SUP/JGfO~S~fSE OF _ _.JL::;....==------'='==~ To LAUNCH THE COMI)ETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINA1~~';NTO nIE FIRST Y[Mi OF THE HIGHER POL Y~ECHNJC INSTITUTE (NAI-IPI) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA A ID TO FIX THE NUMBER OF PLACES A VAILABLE FOR THE 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR.

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THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION,

of the Constitution; of Law N°005 of 16 April 2001 LO set up Higher Education Orientation; of Decree N°93/026 of 19 January 1993 to set up Universities; of Decree N° 2005/342 of 10 Septernber 20005 to modify and complete certain dispositions of Decree N°93/027 of 19 January 1993 to set up general disposition for the Universities of Decree n? 2010/371 of 14 December 2010 to create The University of l3amenda; of Decree n° 2011/045 of 08 Mareh 2011 to organize The University of Barnenda: of Decree N° 2011/408 of 09 December 20 Il LO organize the Government; of Decree N° 201 1/410 of 09 December 201 1 to appoint rnernbers of Government; of Decree N° 2012/433 of 0 1 October 2012 to organize the Ministry of H igher Education; of Decree N° 20 13/0891/PM of 12 March 2013 to appoint officiais in Ministry of Higher Education; of Decree n? 2015/434 of 02 October 2015 to reshuffle the Governmen t; of Decree n? 2015/541 of 27 November 2017 to a ppoin t the Vice-Cha ncellor of The U niversi ty of Ba men da; of Decree n° 2017/58] of 24 November 2017 to lay down the administrative and academie organisation of the abonal Higher Polyteehnic lnstitute of The University of Bamenda; of Decree nO 20]7/582 of 24 ovember 2017 to a mend and supplement sorne provisions of Decree n" 201] /45 of 8 Mareh 2011 to organize the University of Bamenda. of Decree nO 2018/074 of 29 January 2018 to to appoint officiais in certain State Universities of Decree N° 2018/190 of 02'1(1 March 2018 ta complete certain dispositions of Decree N° 2011/408 of 09 December 20 Il to organize the Government; of Decree N°20 19/002 of0411d January 2019 to reshuffle the Government; of Order N° 19/00054/MI ESUP/SG/DAUQ/SDEAC of 27 February 2019 to organize the calendar of' competitive entrance examinations into Faculties, Schools and Institutes of Carneroon State Universities for 2019-2020 acadern ie year.

HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1: A competitive entrance examination is hereby launched [or admission of students into the first year for the award of 8achelor of Engineering (B.Eng) and subsequently the Professional Master of Engineering (M.Eng) of the National Higher Polytechnic Institute of The University of 8amenda for the 2019/2020 academie year in the following programmes:

SIN Dcpartment Programme Nurnber of places

] Civil Engineering and Architecture~.\ Civil Engineering 70

~ Computer Engineering \~ ~ Computer Engineering 60 3 Electrical and Electronic Engine~ring" Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 -l Meehanical and Industrial Elrgill~eringl Mechanical Engineering 50 5 Mining and Mineral Engil\~el:ing' .' Mining and Mineral Engineering 35 6 Petroleum Engineering

, .Jo' Petroleurn Engineering 35 TOTAL 300

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Article 2: The cornpentrve entrance examination IS opened to Cameroonians of both sexes. Applicants for admission must have the following general requirements (please if awaiting results also see article 4 below): a) General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level with pass in science subjects

(including Mathematics) and English Language or an Eng!ish Language Proficiency Test, and GCE Advanced Leve! with pass in at least two science subjects. Religious Studies is not considered. A Pass in Mathematics at GCE Advanced Level is required for candidates without a pass in Mathematics at GCE Ordinary Leve!.

b) Technical G,CE Ordinary Leve! with a pass in Mathematics and English Language or an English Language Proficiency Test, and Technical GCE Advanced Level with a pass in at least two relevant subjects. A Pass in Mathematics at Technical GCE Advanced Level is required for candidates without a pass in Mathematics al Technical GCE Ordinary Lever

c) Probatoire C, E), E, Fl, F2, F3, F4, MISE and TIC; with a pass in Mathematics and English Language or an English Language Proficiency Test, and subsequent!y a Baccalaureat with pass in at least two relevant science subjects. A Pass in Mathematics at Baccalaureat IS

required for candidates without a pass in Mathematics at Probatoire. d) Any other certificates recognized as equiva!ent by the Ministry of Higher Education

A pass at the GCE Advanced Level or Baccalaureat in the following specialty subjects or series associated to the relevant programme would be an advantage, but this is not eliminatory:

SIN Oepartment Programme Specia Ity su bjects 1 Civil Civil Mathernatics and Physics at GCE or Baccalaureat General C. D, E or

Engineering and Engineering GCE AIL Technical or BAC Technique (F4, GTTO, MER) Architecture

2 Computer Computer Mathernatics at GCE or Baccalaureat General C. D. Eor GCE AIL Engi neeri ng Engineering Technical or BAC Technique (F2, f3, MISE; TIC)

3 Electrical and Electrical and Mathematics and Physics al GCE or Baccalaureat General C. D. Eor Electronic Electronic GCE AIL Technical or BAC Technique (F2, F3, MISE; TIC) Engineering Engineering

4 Mechanical and Mechanical Mathematics and Physics or Mathematics and Chemistry at GCE 1 ndustrial Engineering or Baccalaureat General C, D, Eor GCE AIL Technical or BAC Engineering Technique (F2, F3, MISE; TIC)

5 Mining and Mining and Geology and Chernistry or Geology and Mathematics or Mineral Mineral Geology and Physics or BAC General C, D, E Engineering Engineering

6 Petroleum Petroleum Mathernatics and Physics or Mathematics and Geology or Physics 1 Engineering Engineering and Chemistry or Baccalaureat General C, D, E i

Article 3: The application file shall comprise the following documents: • A registration f01111 duly filled by the candidate to be collected either from the Office of the

Director of the National Higher Polytechnic lnstitute in Bambili or t'rom Regional Delegations of Secondary Education or downloaded [rom the website of the University of Bamenda: http://www,uniba-edu,cm or the Ministry of Higher Education: www.mlnesup.gov.cm

• A certified true copy of birth certificate dated not more th an three (03) months; • A medical certificate issued by a State Medical Practitioner dated not more than three (03)

rnonths; • A certified true copy of GCE O/L or Probatoire or equivalent diplorna dated not more than

three (03) months;

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• A certified true copy of GCE AIL or Baccalauréat or equivalent diploma datcd not more than three (03) months;

• Certified true copies of Transcripts or GCE OIL or Probatoire and GCE AIL or Baccalauréat.

• A receipt (original copy) upon payment of twenty thousand (20,000) FCF A as non­ refundable registration fees into the account or NAl-IPI delivered by UBA Bank using the following bank code 10033, branch code 05204, and account number 0400400009038. No

other fOl'm of pavment is accepted;

• Four passport-size photographs; • One self-addressed large envelop bearing a 400 francs CFA postal stamp:

Article -': Registered candidates who are awaiting the results of certificate cxaminations prescribed in Article 2 shall ibe admitted, if successful in the competitive entrance examination, only on presentation 0 f the certi fied true copy of the resul t si ip of their GCE AIL results or the transcript 01

Baccalauréat obtained in 2019 on the day of the writtcn e:xamination at the latest.

Article 5: Complete application files should be submiued at the Office of the Director of the ational l-ligher Polytechnic Institute in Bambili or Regional Delegations of Secondary Education

in Barnenda, Yaounde, Douala, Bafoussam, or Buca only, or at the Ministry of Higher Education on or before August 23, 2019. Lare or incomplete application files shall be rejected.

Article 6: Only candidates who have submitted complete application files within the deadline will be allowed to write the exams. They are requested to come along with their National Identity Cards, which must be presented to the examination authorities.

A,-ticle 7: Candidates for the entrance examination into the first year must not be abovc 25 years by the 151 of January 2020.

Article 8: The examination will take place on the 31 si of August 2019 ln the following Centres only: Bafoussam, Bambili, Buca, Douala and Yaoundé.

Article 9: The competitive entrance examination shall bc organized as Iollows:

Program me Education Paper 1 (1.5 hrs) Paper 2 (1.5 hrs) Paper 3 (1 hl') General General AIL Mathematics Physics or Geology +

Civil Engineering Chemistry Technical Technical AIL Mathernatics Applied Mechanics General General AIL Mat hcrnat ics Physics -t- Chernlsuy

Computer Engineering Technical Technical AIL Mathematics Computer Science

Electrical and General General AIL Mathematics Physics -t- Chern istry Technical Technical AIL Mathematics Basics of electrical machines, General

Electronic Engineering . electronics and electricity Knowledge

Mcchan ical and General General AIL Mathematics Physics « Chcrnistry Industrial Engineering Technical Technical AIL Mathematics Applied Mechanic Mining and Mineral General General O/L Mathematics Physics or Geology + Engi neeri ng Chernisrry

General General AIL Mathernatics Physics or Gcology - r Pctrolcurn Engineering Chem istrv

Technical Technical AIL Mathernatics Perro-chern i stry i

Article 10: The assessment of the competive entrance examination shall be as 10110\-\s: • Paper 1: 3011 00 • Paper 2: 301100

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• Paper 3: 10/1 00 • Study of files: 30/100

Article Il: The study of files will take into consideration the following:

a) The grades obtained in GCE OIL and GCE AIL or the averages obtained in Probatoire and Baccalauréat

b) Age of the candidate c) Duration of Secondary School Studies d) The spec\alty subjects passed at GCE AIL or Baccalauréat

Article 12: (1) The syllabus is that of GCE-AL Lower and Upper Sixth science subjects for candidates of

the Anglophone sub-systern or Première and Terminale scientific and technical series mentioned "above for candidates of the Francophone sub-systern. Candidates for the Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering will write but OIL Mathematics.

(2) There will be no oral examination.

Article 13: A jury designated by the competent authority shall prepare the list of successful candidates per programme by order of merit and submit il. in strict compliance. to the Minister of Statc. Minister of Higher Education for publication.

Article I-t: Successful candidates shall report to the National Highcr Polytechnic Institute lor registration formalities within fifteen (15) days following the date of publication of the final results. Candidates who rail to cornply with this requirement. as need arise. shall be replaced by those on the waiting list Iollowing the order of merit, through a press release published by the Minister of State. Minister of Higher Education on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Barnenda.

Article 15:- Successful candidates, who obtain a Bachelor of Engineering of the National Higher Polytechnic Institute of The University of Bamenda after four (04) years of successful studies qualify for enrolment into a one year Professional Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) programme if they proceed immediately.

Article 16: The Vice Chancellor of The University of Bamenda, the Director of the ational Higher Polytechnic Institute. the Dircctor of University Accreditation and Quality or the Ministry of Higher Education are each in his/her own sphere, responsible for the implementation of this Order which shall be registered and published in English and French wherever necessary.

MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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