eevoRLAQUE DU eAMEROUN xruutac or camexoox DISEAAMING NATIONALXET HES EUNCOURS orsapuoyaty press RELEASE Ne 2 3-005 iicccokivens cor 06 DEC 20% TO LAUNCH THE APRIL-JUNE 2024 SESSION OF TI KIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HIND) EXAM. ‘THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION HEREBY ANNOUNCES AS FOLLOWS, “The 2024 session af the Higher National Diploma (HND) Exam is launched with effect from the date of signature of this press release ‘ 1 -ORGANISATION OF THE NATIONAL EXAM The April-June 2024 session of the Higher National Diploma (HND) exam shall take place in the following four (4) centres: Bamenda, Buea, Douala and Yaoundé. Other examination centres could be created if need arises. ‘The Higher National Diploma Exam shall be organized in two phases: + Practical examination : 23" to 27" April 2024 * Written examination ; 11" to 16% June 2024 However, for the conduct of the exam in some specialities, the grouping of candidates could be done in the above-mentioned centres if infrastructural constraints as require, The candidates concerned shall be informed in due course. H- APPLICATION MODALITIES, FEES, REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR THE EXAM. 1.1 APPLICATION MODALITIES IL1.1 Candidates to the HND National Exam may be either internal or external candidates. ILL1.2 The status of Internal eandidate shall be reserved for a candidate (new or old) presented by an accredited institution and who can show proof of two years of training in an approved HND cycle, and a year of preparation for candidates of the field: Medical and Biomedical Sciences. IL.1.3 The status of Exéernal candidate shall be reserved for a candidate who has failed one or several sessions of the HND exam and who is not presented by an institution. IL14 Repeaters shall resit all papers in which they obtained marks below 50/100, ic. 10/20 IL.L.5 The application file shall include the following digitized documents (by seanner, in PDF version only): a) Inter {All stamped documents should not be dated above 3 months = A personal information sheet bearing a passport size photograph, stamped in current use and signed by academic officials, This information sheet shall be filled and edited on the website: http://examens.minesup-daua.net using the access code provided by the institution after payment of examination fees; = A certified true copy of national identity card, passport or refugee’s card; - - A Certified true copy of birth certificate; ‘ us- A transcript of the year of preparation of the HND cycle signed by competent authorities (new candidates), for candidates of the Medical and Biomedical Sciences Field; - A transcript of the first year of the HND eycle signed by competent authorities (new candidates) or stamped copy of the transcript showing that the candidate previously failed the HND (old candidates) ; - A certified true copy of the Secondary School LeavingC: Brevet de Technicien, Baccalaureate, General Certificate of Education ‘Advanced Level’ obtained in a single session in two subjects (excluding religious studies), the foreign diploma or its equivalence recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education (a receipt of submission of an equivalence file is accepted). NB. The online registration procedure for internal candidates shall follow the steps below: > Payment of examination fees is done by the school, at an “Express Union” counter of your choice, in the name of the Financial Officer of the Department of University Accreditations and Quality. Any other means of payment will not be accepted; > Collect the access code from the school; 2 > Go to the website http://examens.minesup-daug.net andJenter this code to access the registration form; Fill in the form, save it and edit the personal information sheet that is generated! Scan the original copy of the candidate files and submit on the examination website vv b) External jidates ‘All stamped documents should not be dated above 3 months - A personal information sheet bearing a passport size photograph, stamped in current use. This sheet shall be filled and edited on the website: http://examens.minesup-dang.net using the transaction cade of the payment of examinations fees via “Express Union”; + A certified true copy of national identity card, passeport or refugee’s card; ~ A certified true copy of birth certificate; - A cattified true copy of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate: Brevet de Technicien, Baccalaureate, General Certificate of Education Advanced Level obtained in a single session in at least two subjects, excluding Religious Studies, foreign certificates or’ its equivalence recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education (A receipt of the submission of an equivalence file is accepted); - A stamped copy of transcript showing that the candidate previously failed the HIND. NB: The online registration procedure for external candidates shall follow the steps below: > Payment of examination fees is done at any “Express Union” counter of your choice, in the name of the Financial Officer of the Department of University Accreditations and Quality. Any other means of payment will not be accepted. » Go to the website http://examens.minesup-daug.net and enter the candidate's registration umber to access the registration form. > Fill in the form, save it and edit the individual information sheet that is generated; « > Scan the original copy of the candidate's files and submit on the examination website. IL.2. REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE EXAM IL.2.1 For the 2024 session, registration fees have been fixed according to’ the various categories: Category A: A sum of thirty five thousand five hundred franes (35 500) CFAF for the following Specialties and Options: 1. | Accountancy (ACC) [-6. | Didactics, Curriculum Development and Teaching (DCT) 2s ~| 2. | Accounting and Finance (AFI) 7._| Education Management and Administration (EMA) 3._| Andragogy (AND) '8._| Insurance (INS) 4. | Assistant Manager (ASM) | 9. | International Trade (INT) 5._| Banking and Finance (BFD) 10. | Local Government Administration (LGA) Category B: A sum of forty thousand five hundred franes (40 500) CFAF for the following Specialties ‘and Options: 1. | Corporate Communication (COO) 5._[ Journalism (OU) 2.__| Hardware Maintenance (HWM) ._| Project Management (PMA) | 3. [Industrial Computing and Automation (ICA) 7._| Software Engineering (SWE) 4, | Information Systems Management (ISM) a Category C: A sum of forty-five thousand five hundred francs (45 500) CFAF for the following Specialties and Options: _ {_1. | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACR) __| 4, | Electrical Power System (EPS) [_2. | Bakery and Food Processing (BFP) 5. | Fashion, Clothing and Textiles (FCT) 3._| Computer Science Networks (CSN) Category D; A sum of fifty thousand five hundred francs ($0 500) CEAF for the following Specialties and Options: 1. Agricultural Engineering (AGE) 9,_| Food Technology (FOT) 2,_| Agricultural Production Technology (AGP) _ | 10. | Hotel Management and Catering (HMC) 3.__| Agro Pastoral Adviser (APA) 11, | Human Resouree Management (HUR) 4.__| Animal Production Technology (APT) 12. | Management of the Farm Enterprise (MFE)_ 5.__| Building Construction and Rural Road (BCR) |_13._| Marketing, Trade, Sale (MTS) ¢,_| Civil Engineering Technology (CET) 14. | Supply of Potable Water and Hydro | Agricultural Arrangement (SPW) 7._| Crop Production Technology (CPT) 15, | Tourism and Travel Agency Management (TAT) 8._| Blectrotechnies (ELT) Category EA sum of fifty five thousand five hundred francs (SS 500) CFAF for the following Specialties and Options: I. | Automotive Maintenance and Service (AMS) [93. | Medical Imaging Technology (MIT) ___] 2.__| Biological and Biochemical Analysis (BBA) | 24. | Medical Laboratory Studies (MLS) 3._| Boiler Making and Welding (BMW) __| 25. | Midwifery (MID) 4.__| Building Science and Tethnology (BST) 26,_| Networks and Security (NWS) 5.__| Carpentry (CAR) ‘Nursing (NUS) [6. | Chemical Manufacturing (CHM) | Nutrition and Dieteties (NUD) 7._| Computer Graphics and Web Design (CWD) Optician/Clinical Optometry (OPT) 8. | Customs and Transit (CUT) Petrochemical Engineering (PCH) 9,_| Data Base Management (DBM) Petroleum Logistics (PLO) 10, | Demal Therapy (DTH) Pewwoleum System and Exploitation (PSE) 11,_| E-commerce and Digital Marketing (EDM) _ | 33. | Pharmacy Technology (PHT) 12. | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Physiotherapy (PHY) 13,_| Full Stack Development (FSD) Port and Shipping Management (PSM) 14. | Geotechnics (GEO) | Quality Management (QMA) 15,_| Health Care Management (HOM) Quarry Operations (QOP) 16 | Joinery and Cabinetmaking (JOC) 38._| Road ant Civil Engincering (RCE! [_17. | Legal Assistance (LAS) 39. | Social Work (SOW) 3T8._| Logistics and Transport Management (LTM) | 40. | Special Education (SPE) 19. [Management - of Non-Governmental | 41, | Telecommunications (TEL) Organization (NGO) rf [20,| Mechanical Manufacturing (MEM) | 42. | Topography (TOP) 21._| Mechanical Construction (MEC) 43._| Ultra Sonography (ULS) 22, | Metallic Construction (MET) 44,_| Urban Planning (UPL) 11.2.2 All payments of registration fecs for the HND National Exam will be done by “Express Union” transaction. 11.2.3 The registration fees for any other specialty will be fixed in due course. 11.2.4 Registration fees for the examination is non-refundable. 11.2.5 The fees for the defence of internship reports and supervised projects is three (3000) thousand per candidate in all examination centres. III. REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR THE EXAM TIL1 Only Institutions with an authorization to open issued before or in 2022 will be allowed to present candidates for the current session of the Higher National Diploma, in the fields, specialties or options concerned. II1.2 Fach Institution preparing for the National Exams must first pre-register all its level 1 students, and preparatory year students of Medico-sanitary, Science and Biomedical Techniques fields of study. ion will have access to the online registration platform after online ample answers (two (2) proposals per U3 The Insti submission of proposed examination papers and their s subject). Only “Word”? formats will be accepted. IL-4 All proposed examination papers requiring basic equipment should be accompanied with a cost estimated for each candidate. IILS The payment of the examination fees and registration of candidates are open until Friday 15 March 2024. TIL6 The Heads of the said Institutions will forward the registration files of their candidates online, latest Saturday 16 March 2024. : TIL7 Extemal candidates shall submit complete «pplication files online, latest Saturday 16 March 2024. ei UIL8 The penalty for late submission of application files shall amount to a sum of ten thousand francs (10 000) CFA per file, for files deposited between Monday 18 March and Saturday 30" March 2024. eee II1.9 The penalty for late submission of application files online shall amount to a sum of ten thousand francs (10 000) CRA per file, from Monday 28" March to Saturday 30 March 2024. It concerns institutions who carried out pre-registration, examination papers proposals, payment of examination fees and online registration within the deadlines and whose files were not deposited at the same period. IIL.10 Examination Centres are responsible for the collection and verification of additional items of the file (internship attestations and transeript of the secor HIND), and send the list of those schools to the National Committee, latest 17 May 2024. 4sIIL11 The reports for the defence of internship reports and supervised projeets shall be forwarded to the National Committee by Chiefs of Centre, according to the list of candidates having completed their file, latest Friday 03" May 2024, IV, EXEMPTIONS In accordance with the regulation in foree, unsuccessful candidates, who obtained mark(s) equal to/or above 50/100 or 10/20 in previous sessions of the HND National Examination, will keep the said marks for the HND National Exam. . However, if a candidate sits for a paper that he/she already validated, this shall result in the cancellation of the riiark previously obtained in the paper repeated V. PUBLICATION OF THE LISTS OF CANDIDATES Upon verification of files, the National Committee for the Organisation of National Exams will publish the final lists of candidates authorised to sit for the exam before the start of the Practical examination, Only candidates who are duly registered shall be allowed into the examination hall for the Higher National Diploma Exam, with their National Identity Card, Passport or Refugee’s Card. Any false information provided by the candidate shall automatically disqualify the latter and expose the defaulter and the Institution concerned to legal sanctions provided by the regulations in foree. The examination code and programme will constitute other texts of the Minister of Higher Education. This press release shall be registered and published wherever necessary 3S