Diplôme de Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, parcours Carrières administratives et judiciaires (CAJ) at Université Grenoble Alpes

Programme overview

Two-year specialisation of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA diploma (Bac+5) preparing students for management posts and competitive examinations in the state administration, including the judiciary (category A and A+). The cohort is about 15-20 students and the course is taught in French; it is labelled Prépa Talents.

Faculty: Sciences Po Grenoble, Institut d'études politiques, UGA | Department: Centre de préparation à l'administration générale (CPAG) | Duration: 2 years (4th and 5th years of the IEP diploma, 120 ECTS) | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

The 4th year consolidates the legal, financial and economic framework of public action and builds the professional project; the 5th year is an intensive preparation for state-administration careers and concours, with mock exams and a public-policy lab. Content is partly à la carte, around 548 hours.

Career pathways

Executive posts in the state civil service (INSP, ISP ex-IRA, public finance inspection) and the judiciary, plus contract-based public-sector roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second-cycle parcours of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA diploma (4th year entry by concours): open to any initial-education student holding a licence or equivalent (180 ECTS), validated or in progress. Selection is by file: official transcripts for the three licence years (or first two years plus current enrolment certificate), CV, and a three-part candidate project (personal and academic background, scientific project, professional perspectives), each part limited to 2 pages. Candidates with a non-European bachelor's must supply the degree certificate. Admissible candidates are ranked and admission follows an interview with a jury. Up to two parcours can be applied for. Application fee EUR 110 (EUR 25 for scholarship holders). Applications are made on the school's online concours platform; the 2026 session ran 9 March to 4 May 2026, with interviews 3-12 June and results 23 June 2026. Third-year Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA students follow an anticipated internal recruitment procedure.

Requirements published at program group level.

International applicants: EUR 6,300 a year (2026-2027). Maximum rate applied where the student's parents declare all income outside the European Economic Area; fees for other students are income-based (no flat amount published) and scholarship holders are exempt. CVEC (EUR 105) excluded. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 5 years (specialisation in years 4 and 5)

Apply through the official page: https://etudier.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/candidater-et-vous-inscrire/candidature/

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