CGDIS, professional firefighters

2026 cycle: entry into service on 1 October 2026

Your selection process

1. EAG C1: 2 hours, minimum mean 5 on the 1 to 9 scale.
2. Language examination: French A2, German B2, English A1. Each language must be passed.
3. Sport: two days, at least 60/120 points and a pass in every eliminatory discipline.
4. Psychometrics: half a day, fluid reasoning, analysis and synthesis, methodical work and intelligence factors.
5. Selection interview: character, interests, aptitudes, attitudes and values. Admission requires medical fitness.

Your preparation by module

• EAG C1 included: B1/C1 bank and four mocks. Psychometrics: a 90-minute practice mock.
• FR, DE, EN: 120 planned language questions and 120 listening questions with 40 audio clips.
• Role and organisation: 144 planned questions. Interview: 40 planned exercises.
• Sport: 2 400 m run, 30 m ladder, 138 stairs in full kit, plank, 200 m breaststroke, 15 m dive and 120 m course.

Dates and official sources

• 2026 cycle: EAG 13 to 24 April, sport 23 and 24 May, psychometrics 26 and 27 May, interviews 12 to 26 June.
• Language examination: article 11 of the regulation of 30 June 2021. Interview: amendment of 17 May 2022.
• EAG: one-year validity under the law of 16 July 2026. Passes obtained before 15 September 2026 retain the transitional five-year validity.

Official source, read on 5 October 2026

Competitive exams in Luxembourg