The Corps des mines is the foremost technical Grand Corps of the French State (grands corps de l'Etat). It is composed of the state industrial engineers. The Corps is attached to the . Its purpose is to entice French students in mathematics and physics to serve the government and train them for executive careers in France. Corps des mines engineers tend to hold top executive positions in France's major industrial companies in the course of their career. Being admitted to the Corps des mines program is considered a significant fast-track for executive careers in France.