CANDIDATE PROFILES
The “Economics and Management” option of ENSAI’s Economics Competitive Entrance Exam is essentially suited for students who have completed ENS D2 preparatory classes.
Conditions to Take the Entrance Exam :
- statistical engineering students (civilian): no particular conditions apply
- civil servant student statisticians for INSEE (government employee) must :
- be a citizen of an EU Member State or signatory to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra or Monaco);
- enjoy full rights as a citizen;
- prove a clean criminal record (Bulletin n°2 in France), compatible with official duties;
- prove physically fit for employment;
- have on September 1st of the year for which the examination is organized, a valid schooling certificate (to be a registered student) to certify that they are in the 2nd year of the preparatory classes for the grandes écoles entrance exams, or a level III (2nd year post-baccalauréat) title or degree, or qualifications that are recognized as being equivalent to these titles or degrees;
- have fulfilled any obligations they may have for National Service.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the Economics and Management Entrance Exam for statistical engineering students (civilians) and civil servant statisticians for INSEE (government employees) must be done on the website: www.concours-bce.com, option for Cachan D2 preparatory classes, then ENSAI civil (engineer) and/or Ensai fonctionnaire (civil servant student statistician for INSEE) – option “Economics and Management”.
Examination fees for 2025:
- Statistical engineering students (civilian) : €55 (specific ENSAI fee). Students benefiting from a French grant or bursary are exempt from paying.
- INSEE civil servant student statisticians: free
EXAMS AND SYLLABUS
The exams and coefficients are identical for statistical engineering students (civilians) and INSEE civil servant student statisticians.
The written and oral examinations are based on the curriculum for the Economics and Management entrance exam for ENS Cachan – with the “Economics and Management” option, except for the oral exam in mathematics, which is specific to ENSAI.
Candidates who are absent to one of the exams or receive a score of 0 are automatically eliminated.
Except for the mathematics oral exam, the curriculum for all exams is the same as the ENS “Economics and Management” entrance examination – option “Economics and Management ( D2). For the specific oral entrance exam, complex numbers are added to the ENS entrance exam curriculum.
> Past Exam Papers
RESULTS
Admission results for the xxxx Economics and Management examination are:
- Admission list xxxx – Economics and Management Competitive Exam – INSEE civil servant
- Admission list xxxx- Economics and Management Competitive Exam – civil engineer
Wait-listed Candidates :
- Wait-listed candidates xxx – Economics and Management option – INSEE civil servant
- Wait-listed candidates xxxx – Economics and Management option – civil engineer
Admitted candidates must confirm their wish to join ENSAI by emailing their confirmation to admission[@]ensai.fr.
For wait-listed candidates, please confirm with ENSAI if you wish to remain on this list.
CALENDER
- Registration at www.concours-bce.com: December 7, 2024, to January 13, 2025, until 5 p.m/.
- Written exams: April 14 to 17, 2025
- Oral exams: June 2 to 7, 2025
- Admission results:
Key Figures
> Competitive Exams 2024
Engineering students: 171 applied, 60 shortlisted, 4 admitted.
INSEE civil servant statisticians: 299 applied, 77 shortlisted, 9 admitted.
> Competitive Exams 2023
Engineering students: 171 applied, 47 shortlisted, 6 admitted.
INSEE civil servant statisticians: 313 applied, 61 shortlisted, 7 admitted.
> Competitive Exams 2022
Engineering students: 140 applied, 38 shortlisted, 4 admitted.
INSEE civil servant statisticians: 348 applied, 55 shortlisted, 6 admitted.
> Competitive Exams 2021
Engineering students: 143 applied, 37 shortlisted, 4 admitted. L
INSEE civil servant statisticians: 289 applied, 42 shortlisted, 5 admitted.
CONTACT
These are the same exams for the economics competitive examination with the “Economics and Management” option for ENS Cachan (ENS Cachan D2 preparatory classes), with specific coefficients, to which is added a specific oral examnination in mathematics.