French Gendarmerie officer exam: fitness scoring and grade calculator

The events

What is measured, and what it's worth

Three markers per event: half the score, three quarters and the top. Each event's full scale unfolds below, copied from the document.

Pull-ups or bar hang

your choice

In the source: “épreuve de tractions/suspension à la barre fixe”

Pull-ups · reps

Men

710/20
1215/20
1720/20

Women

210/20
715/20
1220/20

Bar hang · seconds

Men

35 s4/20

Men: the document publishes only 4 steps; at best, 35 s earns 4/20.

Women

20 s4/20
30 s6/20
40 s8/20

See the full scale · Pull-ups or bar hang

Scale: Pull-ups

Scale: Pull-ups
Grade	Men	Women
20	17	12
19	16	11
18	15	10
17	14	9
16	13	8
15	12	7
14	11	6
13	10	5
12	9	4
11	8	3
10	7	2
9	6	1
8	5	—
7	4	—
6	3	—
5	2	—

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 2 (men), 1 (women): 0.

Scale: Bar hang

Scale: Bar hang
Grade	Men	Women
8	—	40 s
7	—	35 s
6	—	30 s
5	—	25 s
4	35 s	20 s
3	30 s	15 s
2	25 s	10 s
1	20 s	5 s

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 20 s (men), 5 s (women): 0.

Copied from “Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A” (French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8), 09/17/2021).

Sit-ups (1 min)

reps

In the source: “abdominaux (relevé de buste)”

Men

3010/20
4015/20
5020/20

Women

2510/20
3515/20
4520/20

See the full scale · Sit-ups (1 min)

Scale: Sit-ups (1 min)
Grade	Men	Women
20	50	45
19	48	43
18	46	41
17	44	39
16	42	37
15	40	35
14	38	33
13	36	31
12	34	29
11	32	27
10	30	25
9	28	23
8	26	21
7	24	19
6	22	17
5	20	15
4	18	13
3	16	11
2	14	9
1	12	7

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 12 (men), 7 (women): 0.

Copied from “Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A” (French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8), 09/17/2021).

50 m sprint

seconds

In the source: “course de vitesse, 50 mètres”

Men

7.15 s10/20
6.70 s15/20
6.47 s20/20

Women

8.37 s10/20
7.84 s15/20
7.57 s20/20

hand-timed: an estimate

See the full scale · 50 m sprint

Scale: 50 m sprint
Grade	Men	Women
20	6.47 s	7.57 s
19	6.51 s	7.62 s
18	6.56 s	7.68 s
17	6.61 s	7.73 s
16	6.65 s	7.78 s
15	6.70 s	7.84 s
14	6.82 s	7.98 s
13	6.89 s	8.06 s
12	6.97 s	8.15 s
11	7.06 s	8.26 s
10	7.15 s	8.37 s
9	7.25 s	8.48 s
8	7.36 s	8.61 s
7	7.47 s	8.74 s
6	7.60 s	8.89 s
5	7.74 s	9.06 s
4	7.88 s	9.22 s
3	8.03 s	9.40 s
2	8.22 s	9.62 s
1	8.38 s	9.80 s

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 8.38 s (men), 9.80 s (women): 0.

Copied from “Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A” (French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8), 09/17/2021).

3,000 m run

time

In the source: “course de demi-fond, 3 000 mètres”

Men

13:1210/20
11:3615/20
10:2920/20

Women

16:2010/20
14:2115/20
12:5820/20

See the full scale · 3,000 m run

Scale: 3,000 m run
Grade	Men	Women
20	10:29	12:58
19	10:41	13:13
18	10:53	13:28
17	11:06	13:44
16	11:21	14:02
15	11:36	14:21
14	11:53	14:42
13	12:10	15:03
12	12:29	15:26
11	12:50	15:52
10	13:12	16:20
9	13:36	16:49
8	14:02	17:22
7	14:29	17:55
6	14:59	18:32
5	15:30	19:10
4	16:05	19:53
3	16:42	20:40
2	17:22	21:29
1	18:05	22:22

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 18:05 (men), 22:22 (women): 0.

Copied from “Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A” (French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8), 09/17/2021).

50 m swim

seconds

In the source: “natation, 50 mètres nage libre”

Men

41.7 s10/20
33.1 s15/20
29.6 s20/20

Women

51.0 s10/20
40.5 s15/20
36.2 s20/20

50 m in a pool, diving or jumping start, underwater glide of 15 m at most; 0/20 for a false start, touching the bottom, pulling on the lane ropes or turning without touching the wall.

See the full scale · 50 m swim

Scale: 50 m swim
Grade	Men	Women
20	29.6 s	36.2 s
19	30.2 s	36.9 s
18	30.8 s	37.6 s
17	31.6 s	38.6 s
16	32.3 s	39.5 s
15	33.1 s	40.5 s
14	35.1 s	42.9 s
13	36.5 s	44.6 s
12	38.0 s	46.4 s
11	39.7 s	48.5 s
10	41.7 s	51.0 s
9	43.9 s	53.7 s
8	46.4 s	56.8 s
7	49.1 s	60.1 s
6	52.3 s	64.1 s
5	56.0 s	68.7 s
4	59.8 s	73.4 s
3	64.2 s	78.8 s
2	69.3 s	85.1 s
1	74.2 s	91.2 s

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 74.2 s (men), 91.2 s (women): 0.

Copied from “Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A” (French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8), 09/17/2021).

The total

The average of the events

Each event is logged, measured by you: its protocol (one minute, a start, a pool) isn't a working set. Between two steps, the mark is that of the lower step, as the order states.

Elimination mark: an average of 7, according to the OG universitaire exam page, read on 10/26/2026.

Weight of the sports test, university officer entry: 3

What this page doesn't say

Because the source doesn't say it

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Source

Document: Arrêté du 30 août 2021 relatif aux épreuves sportives communes aux concours d'entrée aux grandes écoles militaires de recrutement d'officiers — NOR : ARMH2127797A
Publisher: French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior (Journal officiel, text no. 8)
Published: 09/17/2021
Read by Varko: 10/26/2026
Link: www.terre.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/amscc/Arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20du%2030%20ao%C3%BBt%202021%20relatif%20aux%20%C3%A9preuves%20sportives.pdf

What the document says

« entraîne la note correspondant à la performance inférieure »

Varko cites the source and copies its steps; it never takes a table from a prep site.

Grade	Men	Women
20	17	12
19	16	11
18	15	10
17	14	9
16	13	8
15	12	7
14	11	6
13	10	5
12	9	4
11	8	3
10	7	2
9	6	1
8	5	—
7	4	—
6	3	—
5	2	—

Grade	Men	Women
20	50	45
19	48	43
18	46	41
17	44	39
16	42	37
15	40	35
14	38	33
13	36	31
12	34	29
11	32	27
10	30	25
9	28	23
8	26	21
7	24	19
6	22	17
5	20	15
4	18	13
3	16	11
2	14	9
1	12	7

Grade	Men	Women
20	17	12
19	16	11
18	15	10
17	14	9
16	13	8
15	12	7
14	11	6
13	10	5
12	9	4
11	8	3
10	7	2
9	6	1
8	5	—
7	4	—
6	3	—
5	2	—

Grade	Men	Women
20	50	45
19	48	43
18	46	41
17	44	39
16	42	37
15	40	35
14	38	33
13	36	31
12	34	29
11	32	27
10	30	25
9	28	23
8	26	21
7	24	19
6	22	17
5	20	15
4	18	13
3	16	11
2	14	9
1	12	7

Grade	Men	Women
20	17	12
19	16	11
18	15	10
17	14	9
16	13	8
15	12	7
14	11	6
13	10	5
12	9	4
11	8	3
10	7	2
9	6	1
8	5	—
7	4	—
6	3	—
5	2	—

Grade	Men	Women
20	50	45
19	48	43
18	46	41
17	44	39
16	42	37
15	40	35
14	38	33
13	36	31
12	34	29
11	32	27
10	30	25
9	28	23
8	26	21
7	24	19
6	22	17
5	20	15
4	18	13
3	16	11
2	14	9
1	12	7