Competition

The table below shows the category A competitions for engineers and technical research and academics staff (ITRF) at the USMB. We would remind you that the members of the eligibility jury will only assess candidates' applications against the job description for the position in question, as set out in Referens III, and that the job descriptions will only be used by the jury for the admission phase.

How to register :

Candidates pre-register on the WebITRF application. They enter and print out a registration form. The completed application must be returned to the competition organizing center, whose address appears on the 1st page of the application, no later than the closing date for registrations - as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note: applications must be sent by post only (as evidenced by the postmark). It is advisable to send them by registered mail.

All applications arriving in a postmarked envelope after the closing date or in an unmarked envelope after the closing date will be rejected. Applications delivered by hand or by internal mail will not be accepted.

Conditions for admission to competition :

• Research Engineer - IGR
• Ingénieur d'Etudes classe normale - IGE CN
• Assistant engineer - ASI

Sources :

• • Decree no. 85-1534 of December 31, 1985 laying down the statutory provisions applicable to engineers and technical and administrative research and academics staff working for the Ministry of Higher Education.
  • article 19 of law no. 84-16 of January 11, 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the French civil service
  • law n°86-634 of July 13, 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants
  • https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid23274/quels-diplomes-pour-quels-concours-i.t.r.f.html

Competition organization :

Les phases d’admissibilité et d’admission se dérouleront de mai à mi-octobre 2025 au plus tard.

Category A research and academics competitions include :

• a national eligibility phase, organized by a school designated by the Ministry
• a local admissions phase, organized by each of the plants in question

A different jury is appointed for each of the two phases:

• the eligibility jury draws up a national list of eligible candidates
• the admissions jury draws up the list of candidates admitted

Eligibility and admission results are published on the WebITRF application.

It is the candidate's responsibility to use the application to track his/her application and consult results.

Type of test :

• Research Engineer - IGR
• Ingénieur d'Etudes classe normale - IGE CN
• Assistant engineer - ASI

Source : l'arrêté du 28 décembre 2011 relatif aux modalités d'organisation [...] de concours [...] dans les corps d'ingénieurs et de personnels techniques de recherche et de academics du ministère chargé de l'enseignement supérieur.

Terms of assignment :

Starting date : December 1, 2025

All successful candidates in internal and external category A competitions will be required to enter their assignment wishes using the LAUREAT-IT internet application, open from October 16 to October 22, 2025.

They will then have to consult and print their assignment notice using the RESULT-IT internet application, open from November 7 to November 17, 2025.

They will return the signed assignment notice to the Ministry no later than November 18, 2025.

Candidates on the supplementary list may be assigned to replace successful candidates who cannot be appointed, or to fill vacancies arising between 2 competitions.

Internship period :

You have passed an ITRF competitive examination for the French state civil service. Depending on the nature of the competition, you may or may not have to complete a probationary period. An internship is a probationary period designed to test your suitability for the job.

Reclassification :

Whether you're a civil servant, a contract employee or a newcomer from the private sector, the years you've already worked may entitle you to reclassification provisions that will determine your pay grade.

This reclassification will be carried out exclusively by the Ministry on the basis of the documents you provided when you registered for the competition.

The table below shows the category B competitions for Research and academics staff at the USMB.

If B competitions are profiled via a job description, this will be distributed to registered candidates only by the organizing centers, after validation by the competition expert, on their website or when invitations to admission are sent out.

How to register :

Candidates pre-register on the WebITRF application. They enter and print out a registration form. The completed application must be returned to the competition organizing center, whose address appears on the 1st page of the application, no later than the closing date for registrations - as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note: applications must be sent by post only (as evidenced by the postmark). It is advisable to send them by registered mail.

All applications arriving in a postmarked envelope after the closing date or in an unmarked envelope after the closing date will be rejected. Applications delivered by hand or by internal mail will not be accepted.

Conditions for admission to competition :

• Techniciens de recherche et de academics classe normale - TECH CN

Sources :

• • Decree no. 85-1534 of December 31, 1985 laying down the statutory provisions applicable to engineers and technical and administrative research and academics staff working for the Ministry of Higher Education.
  • article 19 of law no. 84-16 of January 11, 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the French civil service
  • law n°86-634 of July 13, 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants
  • https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid23274/quels-diplomes-pour-quels-concours-i.t.r.f.html

Competition organization :

The eligibility and admission phases will take place from May to June 2025.

Category B research and academics competitions are organized at regional level. The Ministry designates an organizing center, which may be different from the host establishment.

The organizing center organizes the eligibility and admission phases, for which a single jury is appointed.

Eligibility and admission results are published on the WebITRF application.

It is the candidate's responsibility to use the application to track his/her application and consult results.

Type of test :

• Techniciens de recherche et de academics classe normale - TECH CN

Source : l'arrêté du 28 décembre 2011 relatif aux modalités d'organisation [...] de concours [...] dans les corps d'ingénieurs et de personnels techniques de recherche et de academics du ministère chargé de l'enseignement supérieur.

Terms of assignment :

Starting date : September 1, 2025

Successful candidates in internal and external category B competitions who are placed on the main list will be offered an assignment within the academy. These assignments will take into account, as far as possible, the wishes expressed by the candidates.

Successful candidates will have 8 days to accept or refuse the assignment.

Candidates on the supplementary list may be assigned to replace successful candidates who cannot be appointed, or to fill vacancies arising between 2 competitions.

Internship period :

You have passed an ITRF competitive examination for the French state civil service. Depending on the nature of the competition, you may or may not have to complete a probationary period. An internship is a probationary period designed to test your suitability for the job.

Reclassification :

Whether you're a civil servant, a contract employee or a newcomer from the private sector, the years you've already worked may entitle you to reclassification provisions that will determine your pay grade.

This reclassification will be carried out exclusively by the Ministry on the basis of the documents you provided when you registered for the competition.

The table below shows the category C competitions for Research and academics staff at the USMB.

If C competitions are profiled via a job description, this will be distributed to registered candidates only by the organizing centers, after validation by the competition expert, on their website or when invitations to admission are sent out.

How to register :

Candidates pre-register on the WebITRF application. They enter and print out a registration form. The completed application must be returned to the competition organizing center, whose address appears on the 1st page of the application, no later than the closing date for registrations - as evidenced by the postmark.

Please note: applications must be sent by post only (as evidenced by the postmark). It is advisable to send them by registered mail.

All applications arriving in a postmarked envelope after the closing date or in an unmarked envelope after the closing date will be rejected. Applications delivered by hand or by internal mail will not be accepted.

Conditions for admission to competition :

• Technical assistant 2nd class - ATRF P2C

Sources :

• • Decree no. 85-1534 of December 31, 1985 laying down the statutory provisions applicable to engineers and technical and administrative research and academics staff working for the Ministry of Higher Education.
  • article 19 of law no. 84-16 of January 11, 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the French civil service
  • law n°86-634 of July 13, 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants
  • https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid23274/quels-diplomes-pour-quels-concours-i.t.r.f.html

Competition organization :

The eligibility and admission phases will take place from May to June 2025.

Category C research and academics competitions are organized at regional level. The Ministry designates an organizing center, which may be different from the host establishment.

The organizing center organizes the eligibility and admission phases, for which a single jury is appointed.

Eligibility and admission results are published on the WebITRF application.

It is the candidate's responsibility to use the application to track his/her application and consult results.

Type of test :

• Technical assistant 2nd class - ATRF P2C

Source : l'arrêté du 28 décembre 2011 relatif aux modalités d'organisation [...] de concours [...] dans les corps d'ingénieurs et de personnels techniques de recherche et de academics du ministère chargé de l'enseignement supérieur.

Terms of assignment :

Starting date : September 1, 2025

Successful candidates in internal and external category C competitive examinations who are placed on the main list will be offered an assignment within the academy. These assignments will take into account, as far as possible, the wishes expressed by the candidates.

Successful candidates will have 8 days to accept or refuse the assignment.

Candidates on the supplementary list may be assigned to replace successful candidates who cannot be appointed, or to fill vacancies arising between 2 competitions.

Internship period :

You have passed an ITRF competitive examination for the French state civil service. Depending on the nature of the competition, you may or may not have to complete a probationary period. An internship is a probationary period designed to test your suitability for the job.

Reclassification :

Whether you're a civil servant, a contract employee or a newcomer from the private sector, the years you've already worked may entitle you to reclassification provisions that will determine your pay grade.

This reclassification will be carried out exclusively by the Ministry on the basis of the documents you provided when you registered for the competition.

The table below shows recruitment at the USMB without external competitive examination (concours direct) for those eligible for the Obligation d'Emploi (BOE) and as part of the PACTE (parcours d'accès aux carrières de la fonction publique) scheme for category C research and academics .

How to register :

Candidates download an application form from theuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc website. The completed application must be returned no later than the closing date for registrations:

– Concours direct, recrutement BOE: jusqu’au 30/04/2025– cachet de la Poste faisant foi

to the following address

Université Savoie Mont Blanc

DRH-SPB - Competitions Department

For the attention of Mme BASSIEUX

27, rue de Marcoz

73000 CHAMBERY

Please note: applications must be sent by post only (as evidenced by the postmark). It is advisable to send them by registered mail.

All applications arriving in a postmarked envelope after the closing date or in an unmarked envelope after the closing date will be rejected. Applications delivered by hand or by internal mail will not be accepted.

Conditions for admission to competition :

• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recrutement externe sans concours (concours direct)
• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recrutement de Bénéficiaires de l'Obligation d'Emploi (BOE)
• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recruitment for the Parcrours d'Accès aux Carrières de la Fonction Publique Territoriale, Hospitalière et d'Etat (PACTE)

Sources :

• • Decree no. 85-1534 of December 31, 1985 laying down the statutory provisions applicable to engineers and technical and administrative research and academics staff working for the Ministry of Higher Education.
  • article 19 of law no. 84-16 of January 11, 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the French civil service
  • law n°86-634 of July 13, 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants
  • Decree no. 2002-121 of January 31, 2002 on recruitment without competitive examination to certain category C civil service bodies.
  • Decree no. 95-979 of August 25, 1995, as amended, on the recruitment of disabled workers in the civil service
  • article 27 of law no. 84-16 of January 11, 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the French civil service.
  • https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid23530/liste-des-beneficiaires-de-l-obligation-d-emploi.html
  • https://www.education.gouv.fr/le-recrutement-des-personnes-en-situation-de-handicap-2789

Competition organization :

The admission phase for direct competitive examinations, BOE and PACTE recruitment will take place between May and June 2025.

Category C ITRF recruitment (direct ATRF competitions, BOE and PACTE recruitment) is organized byuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc.

A selection committee appointed by the university president examines each applicant's file. After examining the applications, the committee selects the candidates. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview.

The results of the eligibility phase will be announced on this page (dates to come).

Candidates should consult the eligibility and admission results on theuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc website.

Type of test :

• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recrutement externe sans concours (concours direct)
• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recrutement de Bénéficiaires de l'Obligation d'Emploi (BOE)
• Adjoints techniques de recherche et de academics - ATRF - recruitment for the Parcrours d'Accès aux Carrières de la Fonction Publique Territoriale, Hospitalière et d'Etat (PACTE)

Sources :

• • Decree no. 2016-580 of May 11, 2016 on the career structure of category C civil servants in the French State civil service.
  • Decree no. 2002-121 of January 31, 2002 on recruitment without competitive examination to certain category C civil service bodies.
  • Decree no. 95-979 of August 25, 1995, as amended, on the recruitment of disabled workers in the civil service
  • https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid23530/liste-des-beneficiaires-de-l-obligation-d-emploi.html
  • https://www.education.gouv.fr/le-recrutement-des-personnes-en-situation-de-handicap-2789

Assignment procedures - category C (direct competitive examinations for Storekeeper, ATRF - BOE recruitment):

Starting date : September 1, 2025

Successful candidates on the main list for category C recruitment (direct competitions for storekeepers, ATRFs and BOEs) will be offered an assignment atuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc. Successful candidates will be assigned according to their profile.

Successful candidates will have 8 days to accept or refuse the assignment.

Candidates on the supplementary list may be assigned to replace successful candidates who cannot be appointed, or to fill vacancies arising between 2 competitions.

Internship period :

You have passed a direct competitive examination in the ITRF field. You will be required to complete a probationary period. An internship is a probationary period designed to test your suitability for the job.

Reclassification :

Whether you're a contract employee in the civil service or a newcomer from the private sector, your years of service may entitle you to reclassification provisions, which will determine your pay grade.

This reclassification will be carried out by the BIATSS Personnel Department on the basis of the documents requested at the time of taking up employment.

• Practical candidate guide and module
• Practical guide to higher education establishments - Structure and operation
• Programs by branch of professional activity (B.A.P.) for external I.T.R.F. competitions
• Methodological guide to the activity report
• Jury reports for the I.T.R.F. competitions for the 2020 session by branch of professional activity (B.A.P.)
• Jury reports for the I.T.R.F. competitions and reserved recruitments for the 2019 session, by branch of professional activity (B.A.P.)
• Annales des concours I.T.R.F par branche d'activité professionnelle (B.A.P.) des concours I.T.R.F. externes

SOURCES :

• Site du ministère - Preparing for A, B and C category I.T.R.F. examinations
• Association PARFAIRE
• Annales des concours I.T.R.F / Université Lyon I