The National Institute of Justice starts the admission competition for the initial training 2025-2027

The National Institute of Justice (INJ) starts the admission competition for the initial training between October 2025 and April 2027: 30 places for candidates for the position of judge and 20 places for candidates for the position of prosecutor.

The competition can be entered by the person who meets the conditions for occupying the positions of judge and prosecutor provided by the Law on the status of the judge no. 544-XIII of 20.07.1995 and Law on the Prosecutor's Office no. 3 of 25.02.2016, in particular:

1. holds the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and resides on its territory;
2. has full exercise capacity;
3. has a bachelor's degree in law or its equivalent;
4. has a master's/master's degree in law or its equivalent;
5. has no criminal record;
6. enjoys an impeccable reputation;
7. knows the Romanian language;
8. is medically fit for the exercise of the function;
9. does not have, in the last 5 years, in the file regarding professional integrity, entries regarding the negative result of the professional integrity test for violating the obligation provided for in art. 7 para. (2) letter a) from the Law on the evaluation of institutional integrity no. 325 of 23.12.2013 (for persons who, until the submission of documents for the admission competition, worked in public entities that fall under the scope of the institutional integrity assessment).

Applications for registration to the competition are submitted online, in the Information System of the INJ, during the period June 2 – July 1, 2025.

The scanned version is attached to the standard application (clear image) of the following documents:

1. the identity card and, where appropriate, the marriage certificate;
2. law degree and its supplement or equivalent;
3. master's degree/master's degree in law and its supplement or equivalent;
4. doctor of law degree (if any);
5. the copy of the work card (as applicable) or the copy of the document attesting the seniority;
6. the certificate of record detailed judicial;
7. the declaration of wealth and personal interests for the previous fiscal year and for the year in which the competition entry application was submitted, in accordance with the model provided in annex no. 1 to Law no. 133/2016 regarding the declaration of wealth and personal interests.

The medical certificate regarding the state of health and the conclusions regarding the compliance with the requirements for exercising the function is issued by the specialized Commission of the Ministry of Health, after passing the admission exam, and is submitted to the National Institute of Justice.

Participation in the Contest is allowed for persons holding bachelor's degrees in law, issued by higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova. Persons holding bachelor's degrees in law from abroad present the certificate of recognition and equivalence of studies in the manner established by the Government of the Republic of Moldova.

The Institute requests from the National Integrity Authority the verification of the declaration of wealth, and from the National Anticorruption Center and the Intelligence and Security Service - information on the integrity of the candidates who passed the first test of the competition. In no more than 45 days, these authorities communicate their findings to the Institute.

For more details, you can contact us on the phone number: 022 22 81 86,

and for technical questions: 022 23 30 67.