The Minister of Public Service, Labor, and Social Protection, Mathias Traoré, conducted an official visit on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, to the central scanning hub for the 2025 direct competitive examinations, ensuring transparency and efficiency in the evaluation process.
The written exams, administered nationwide, concluded on Sunday, August 10, and the correction phase is now in full swing. During his visit, Minister Traoré observed the scanning and digital correction procedures, emphasizing the government’s commitment to delivering results promptly.
Bertrand Kpoda, Director General of the General State Recruitment Agency, outlined the process for the Minister.
“Immediately after the written tests, a directive was issued for corrections. Each of the scanning teams across the 13 regions has scanned the exam copies,” he explained.
The scanned documents are then transferred to a central command center, where they are grouped by competition for logical correction.
“At the end of the logical correction, results are extracted, and each candidate’s paper is annotated according to the deserved score,” Kpoda said. He added that deliberation juries will then review the outcomes to finalise admissions before publication.
Candidate representative Yili Lankouandé confirmed the transparency of the process. “I witnessed the process firsthand, and it is being conducted openly and fairly,” she said.
Minister Traoré reassured the public that the centralization of electronic corrections in Ouagadougou guarantees the integrity of th
e results. “Given the importance of this operation, it is essential to inform the public about how corrections are being carried out,” he stated. He added that the operation is expected to last around 25 days, with results scheduled for release by September 30, 2025, at the latest.
Addressing challenges during the examination period, the Minister condemned attempts at fraud, which were swiftly curtailed by the authorities. He praised stakeholders for their vigilance and urged them to maintain this level of diligence throughout the correction, deliberation, and publication stages.
Minister Traoré’s visit underscores Burkina Faso’s efforts to ensure a transparent, efficient, and accountable competitive examination process, reinforcing public confidence in the country’s civil service recruitment system.
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