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OROER N° _,__, __ ~_Î_/MINESUP OF ... _ To launch the Co etitive Entrance Examination and to fix the number of places into year one of the Second Cycle of the Higher Teacher Training College (HTTC) of The University of Bamenda in Bambili for the 2018/2019 academic year.

THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION Mindful of the Constitution; Mindful of Law n° 2001/005 of 16th April. 2001 bearing on the orientation of Higher Education; Mindful of Decree n° 2018/190 of 2th March , 2018 to complete certain dispositions of Decree

n°2011 /408 of December 9th , 2011 to organize the Government; Mindful ofDecree n° 2011/410 of December 9th, 2011 to appoint members of Government; Mindful of Decree n° 2018/191 of 2th March, 2018 to reshuffle the Government; Mindful ofDecree n° 2012/433 of 0!51 April, 2012 to organise the Ministry ofHigher Education; Mindful ofDecree n° 2010/371 of 14th December, 2010 creating the University of Bamenda. Mindful ofDecree n° 2010/372 of 14th December, 2010 upgrading ENSAB into Higher Teachers'

Training College (ENS) & Higher Technical Teachers' Training College (ENSET); Mindful of Decision n° 2011/045 of 8th March, 2011 to organize the University of Bamenda: Mindful of Order n° 18/00091/MINESUP/SG/DAUQ/SDEAC/SE of22nd February 2018 fixing the

calendar of competitive examinations into Cameroon States Universities for 2018-2019 academic year;

Mindful of Circular no 004/CAB/PM of 1 Oth F ebruary 2000 relating to admission into National Training Colleges and recruitment into the Public Service;

On the proposai of the Vice Chancellor of The University of Bamenda;

HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1: A written competitive entrance examination into year one of the Second Cycle of the Higher Teacher Training College (HTTC) of The University of Bamenda in Bambili for the 2018/2019 academic year has been launched in the following departments and in accordance with the number of places available as shown in Table 1 below:

Table 1 SIN DEPARTMENT

1 BILINGUAL LETTERS 2 BIOLOGY 3 CHEMISTRY 4 COMPUTER SCIENCE 5 ECONOMICS 6 ENGLISH MODERN LETTERS 7 GEOGRAPHY 8 GEOLOGY 9 GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 10 HISTORY 11 FRENCH MODERN LETTERS 12 MATHEMATICS 13 PHILOSOPHY 14 PHYSICS 15 SCIENCES OF EDUCATION

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NUMBER OF PLACES 12 15 15 13 15 18

Article 2: (1) The Competitive Entrance Examination shall be organised in one sitting to Cameroonians ofboth sexes following the minimum admission qualifications stipulated below:

- General Teacher Education (DIPES II) Section: Candidates must be holders of a Bachelor Degree or Licence in the teaching subject of the department, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) or Licence en Sciences del 'Education in the teaching subject of the department. For the department of Philosophy candidates should be holders of a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology and/or Sociology, or Theology. - Teacher-Trainer (DIPEN II) Section: Candidates must be holders of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Degree or Licence en Sciences de l'Education or any Bachelor Degree or License; - Counsellor Education (DIPCO II) Section: Candidates must be holders of a Bachelor Degree or Licence in Guidance & Counselling, Psychology, Educational Psychology, Special Education, Sociology, Anthropology or Science of Education.

(2) An equivalent diploma recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and relevant to the department of the candidate's interest may be considered. Each candidate must consult Table 2 below to determine his or her eligibility prior to undertaking the registration process. (3) Holders of foreign diplomas/certificates shall be eligible only if they submit either the equivalence or the receipt showing that they have applied for the equivalence of their diplomas or certificates. The order granting equivalence and the receipt are issued by the Ministry of Higher Education. The final admission of such candidates shall be confirmed only on presentation of the text granting them equivalence, within the deadline set by the competent authorities. ( 4) Foreign candidates may be authorised to sit the examination under the same academic conditions depending on the number of places available and in conformity with the regulations in force. (5) Candidates who are civil servants shall not be eligible to write the competitive entrance examination as external candidates. (6) Candidates shall not be older than 32 years of age on 01 January 2018. (7) Candidates who are fraudulently admitted without fulfilling the stipulated conditions of basic entry certificate, grade, age limit or longivity, shall be subject to instant dismissal at any moment without any formai procedure.

Article 3: The application file shall comprise the following documents: • The Registration Form to be filled by the candidate online at htt ://www.htt""'"'ITllrl • A typed certified true copy of the birth certificate dated not more than si • A photocopy of the birth certificate; ~~f.., • Transcripts of levels I, II and III of the Bachelor Degree or Li ~o;.~

competent academic authority of the candidate's University; :0 ~V' • A certified true copy of the Bachelor Degree or Licence or

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Article 4: Complete files should be submitted to HTTC (Admissions Office) Bambili or designated deposit Centres in each of the ten Regional capitals latest Friday, 05 October 2018.

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Article 5: ( 1) The examination shall comprise one written paper and a study of the candidate' s academic profile. (2) The written paper of four (04) hours shall consist of four (04) sections:

a) Section 1 comprising 40 MCQs on the major discipline of the department (40%); b) Section 2 comprising 20 MCQs on minor discipline(s) of the department (20%); c) Section 3 comprising 10 MCQs on General Knowledge and Bilingualism (10%). d) Section 4 comprising one (01) structured essay question on the major discipline of the

department (20% ). (3) The syllabuses of the written examination are the same as for the Bachelor Degree or Licence and the papers/subjects are specified per department as indicated in Table 2 below:

Table 2 DEPARTMENT Section 1 Section 2 (20 MCQ) Section 3 Section 4

(40 MCQ) (10 MCQ) (1 structured essay question)

BILINGUAL English Language & English Literature & General Knowledge English Language & LETTERS Langue Française Littérature Française & Bilingualism Langue Française BIOLOGY Animal Biology & Biochemistry & General Knowledge Animal Biology &

Plant Biology Genetics & & Bilingualism Plant Biology Microbiology

CHEMISTRY Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry General Knowledge Organic & lnorganic & Bilingualism Chemistry

COMPUTER Computer Science Mathematics & Physics General Knowledge Computer Science SCIENCE & Bilingualism ECONOMICS Economies Econometrics General Knowledge Economies

& Bilingualism ENGLISH MODERN English Language (30 English Literature (30 General Knowledge English Language & LETTERS MCQs) MCQs) & Bilingualism English Literature

GEOLOGY Surface Geology & Applied Geology & General Knowledge Surface Geology & Internai Geodynamics Economie Geology & Bilingualism Internai

Geodynamics GEOGRAPHY Physical Geography (30 Human Geography (30 General Knowledge Physical & Human

MCQs) MCQs) & Bilingualism Geography GUIDANCE AND Counselling Developmental General Knowledge Counselling COUNSELLING Psychology & Bilingualism HISTORY Cameroon History African & World General Knowledge Cameroon History

History & Bilingualism FRENCH MODERN Langue Française (30 Littérature Française (30 General Knowledge Langue Française & LETTERS MCQs) MCQs) & Bilingualism Littérature Française MA THEMA TICS Pure Mathematics Applied Mathematics General Knowledge Pure Mathematics

& Bilingualism PHILOSOPHY Philosophy African Social Thought General Knowledge Philosophy

& Bilingualism PHYSICS Physics Mathematics General Knowledge Physics

& Bilingualism SCIENCES OF Applied Pedagogy Child Psychology General Knowledge Applied Pedagogy EDUCATION & Bilingualism

Article 6: The written paper will take place on Sunday, 14 October 2018 in the following Examination Centres: Bambili, Bafoussam, Buea, Douala, Ngaoundéré and Yaoundé.

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Article 6: The written paper will take place on Sunday, 14 October 2018 in the following Examination Centres: Bambili, Bafoussam, Buea, Douala, Ngaoundéré and Yaoundé.

Article 7: Calculators and cell phones shall not be authorised in the examination halls. Defaulters shall be immediately expelled from the examination hall.

Article 8: A Jury, specified by the competent authority, shall prepare the list of successful candidates per department by order of merit and submit it, in strict confidence, to the Minister of Higher Education for publication.

Article 9: Successful candidates shall not, under any circumstance, defer their registration to the following academic year.

Article 10: The Vice-Chancellor of The University of Bamenda, the Director of University Accreditation and Quality Control and the Director of the Higher Teacher Training College, Bambili, each in his/her own sphere, are responsible for the implementation of this Order which shall be registered and published in English and French wherever necessary.

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