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Registration dates:

– April 2, 2025: registration, formulation of wishes and sending of the requested elements on Parcoursup -only for entry into the 1st year.
– April 2, 2025: registration on the ENSA Bourges website for all years, including entry into the first year.
– April 14, 2025: sending of invitations to candidates for the 1st year entrance exam and for the admission and equivalence commissions.

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Dates of the 1st year DNA entrance exams:

– April 29,30, 2025 in person

The French Ministry of Culture order of July 9, 2021 states that « The purpose of the tests is to measure the candidate’s motivation, mastery of the French language and a foreign language, ability to express oneself, analyze and organize a speech, curiosity and interest in contemporary creation. »

 Tests:
– Written test of general culture
– Artistic practice test in the form of an installation of personal work in Ensa’s premices (provide small equipment for hanging)
– Interview with a jury based on this installation
– Written test in Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) for non-French-speaking candidates

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Date of admission:

– April 29, 2025

Tests:
– Interview with a jury
– Written test in Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) for non-French-speaking candidates

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For candidates residing outside metropolitan France, tests can be offered remotely.
In that case, candidate must send an e-mail to before April 4, 2025.

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For in-person candidates, an application fee of 37 euros must be paid by cheque, in cash or by bank transfert on the day of the tests. For distance learning candidates, an e-mail will be sent to you with payment details. An exemption may be granted to candidates who do not hold the Baccalauréat, upon detailed request to ENSA management.