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RADIO AND PRESS RELEASE
No. _______ /RPR/MINADER/SG/DEFACC/CPEF OF 11 JUL 2022
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT HEREBY ANNOUNCES:
The competitive entrance examination into the first year of the Agricultural Technician (AT) Cycle for the 2022/2023 academic year is scheduled to take place on the 2nd of September 2022,
For the Regional Colleges of Agriculture (RCA) BAMBILI, EBOLOWA, MAROUA; the National Cooperative College (NCC) EBOLOWA; the Community Development Specialization Training School (CDSTS) KUMBA and GUIDER; the Technical Schools of Agriculture (TSA) ABONG-MBANG, BAFANG, DIBOMBARI, EBOLOWA, GAROUA, MAROUA, NKAMBE, SANGMELIMA; Institute of Agriculture of OBALA (IAO);
At the following Centres: RCA BAMBILI, EBOLOWA and MAROUA; NCC BAMENDA and EBOLOWA; CDSTS KUMBA, GUIDER and SANTA; REDSTS KUMBA; TSA ABONG-MBANG, BAFANG, BAMBILI, DIBOMBARI, EBOLOWA, GAROUA, MAROUA, NKAMBE, and SANGMELIMA; CIEPO, IAO; ISSAEER; ISTAO, ISYD, AA, WALYA SUP, ISMAM NKONGSAMBA, HFIB, DOUALA, NGAOUNDERE and YAOUNDE.
I – TRAINING OFFER
The duration of training for this cycle is two (02) years and students will obtain a Diploma of Agricultural Technician issued by MINADER.
II - NUMBER OF PLACES FOR EACH TRAINING SCHOOL
| Schools | Candidates | Number of places |
|---|---|---|
| RCA of BAMBILI | External | 65 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| RCA of EBOLOWA | External | 45 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| RCA of MAROUA | External | 50 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| NCC of EBOLOWA | External | 35 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| CDSTS of KUMBA | External | 46 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| CDSTS of GUIDER | External | 25 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of ABONG-MBANG | External | 35 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of BAFANG | External | 35 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of DIBOMBARI | External | 45 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of EBOLOWA | External | 55 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of GAROUA | External | 35 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of MAROUA | External | 45 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of NKAMBE | External | 30 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| TSA of SANGMELIMA | External | 45 |
| Internal | 05 | |
| IAO | External | 100 |
III - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
This competitive entrance examination will take place in one session. Candidates should be of Cameroonian nationality fulfilling the following conditions:
- For internal candidates:
Be a MINADER staff member and holder of an Assistant Agricultural Technician Diploma with an effective longevity of service of at least five (05) years.
For external candidates:
Be a holder of the GCE A-Levels in one paper excluding Religions knowledge or any other equivalent diploma certified by the competent services.