#CPPF2611125AFrance updates the entrance exam rules for public service institutes
AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.
This law changes the entrance exam for France’s public service institutes by adding a second written admissibility test and updating the subject list for that test. Candidates will now face a multiple-choice section and a short-answer section on current public policy topics, with the full program set out in the annex. It also tightens exam rules on absence, scoring, and references to the new public service institute group. The changes mainly affect applicants and the bodies that run the competition, and they take effect for the 2027 exam session.
AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.
Key Changes
- Adds a second written admissibility exam with two parts: multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions
- Updates the subject matter to cover administrative law, public finances, EU institutions, and current public policy topics
- Changes scoring and absence rules, and applies the new framework starting with the 2027 exam session
Obligations
What this law requires
The competition organizers must conduct the second admissibility test as two parts: a multiple-choice questionnaire on administrative/legal culture, public finances, and EU institutions/policies, and a short-answer section on current public-policy topics.
The second admissibility test must include at most 60 multiple-choice questions in its first part.
The second admissibility test must offer three short-answer questions, from which each candidate must answer two at the time of the test.
The second admissibility test must last two hours and be scored with coefficient 3; its total points must be converted to a mark out of 20 before applying the coefficient.
If a candidate is absent from one admissibility test, any participation in the other admissibility test must not be graded.