National Polytechnic Institutes (France)

The National Polytechnic Institutes in France are five consortiums of grandes écoles that offer engineering degrees.

Description

The consortiums were established in 1969. They are classed with French universities by Article 24 of the Law regarding the Organization of Higher Education in France. However, the institutions are quite different from the public universities, both in their organization and in the fact that they have competitive admissions.
The group educates 1 in every 6 engineers in the country.

Group

The institutions in the National Polytechnic Institutes are:

The Grenoble Institute of Technology
The National [Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine]
The Polytechnic Institute of Bordeaux
The Polytechnic Institute of Clermont-Auvergne

Clermont Auvergne INP is a consortium consisting of three graduate schools: ISIMA, Polytech Clermont, and SIGMA Clermont. In January 2021, they joined the group as Clermont Auvergne INP. In July 2022, the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse left the group. The same month, the National School of Engineering in Brest expressed its desire to work more closely with the group.

CCINP entrance exams

The Concours Commun des Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques are entrance exams for scores of engineering schools in France. The exams were originally created by and for the INP but are now used as entrance exams for numerous schools in the country.