REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace - Work - Fatherland
MINISTRYOF HIGHER EDUCATION
THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
On the proposal of the Vice-Chancellor of the Univeisity of Buea
ORDERS:
Article 1: A Competitive Entrance Examination for the selection of one hundred and eighty (180) students for admission into the first year of the Bachelor of Technology degree programme of the College of Technology (COT) of the University of Buea for the 2019/2020 academic year is hereby launched to admit students in the Departments of Computer Engineering. Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering on Friday, 13th September 2019.
Article 2: The Competitive Entrance Examination cited in article 1 shall be open to male and female Cameroonians and to foreign candidates resident in Cameroon within the limits of available places.
Article 3: Applicants for the Competitive entrance examination must be holders of one of the following qualifications:
- General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level in at least five subjects including English Language, Mathematics, and Physics and excluding Religious Knowledge; and General Certificate of Education •Advanced Level in at least two subjects must include Mathematics and Physics;
-Baccalaureat C, D, E, F I° Y2, F3 or BT (MSIE, MAV, MEM);
-General Certificate of Education Technical Ordinary and Advanced Levels in relevant subjects;
-Any other certificates recognized as equivalent by the Ministry of Higher Education:
Article 4: The complete application file must include the following documents:
1)An application form to be completed online by the applicant. The application form which is found on the University of Buea website: www.ubuea.cm should be completed no later than Wednesday, 4th September 2019. Late or incomplete application fi es shall be rejected;
2)Certified true copy of the candidate's birth
certificate not less than three (3) months old:
3)Four (4) recent passport-size photographs (4cm x 4cm);
4)Photocopies of the relevant academic certificates indicated in Article 3 above;
5)Receipt of payment of CFAF 20,000 (twenty thousand francs) for the examination, payable to the following account at Banque Atlantique Cameroon:
Account No: 10034-00040-94063570003-92
Account Name: COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOG¥, UNIVERSITY OF BUEA
Article 5: All documents mentioned in Article 4: 2), 3). 4) and 5) above should be scanned and emailed to the address cotec@ubuea.cm.
Article 6: The examination centres are Buea, Bamenda and Yaounde. A press release published by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buea shall ultimately indicate the modalities of the organization of‘ the written examination.
Article 7: Candidates are requested to come to the examination centres at least 30 minutes before the start of each examination paper. They must come along with their National Identity card.
Article 8: The written papers below will account for 60% and study of files 40%. The written examination is based on the High school syllabus and will comprise:
-Mathematics paper (3 hours, coefficient 4);
-Physics paper (3 hours. coefficient 4);
-Language paper ( 1 hour, coefficient 1 )
Article 9: The Vice-Chancellor of the Univeisity of Buea. the Director of University Accreditation and Quality and the Director of the College of Technology of the University of Buea shall be responsible. each in his/her own sphere, for the implementation of this decision which shall be registered and per need be.