Federal Institute of Goiás Opens Unified Selection for Free Undergraduate Studies in 2026, with Admission Based on ENEM Scores from 2012 to 2025. Opportunity Applies to 11 Cities and Various Bachelor’s, Teaching, and Technology Courses.
The Federal Institute of Goiás published the Public Notice No. 08/2025 for the Unified Selection Process for admission to undergraduate courses in 2026, with spots distributed across 11 campuses and classification exclusively based on ENEM scores from 2012 to 2025.
Applications will take place from October 20, 2025, to January 11, 2026, online.
Who Can Participate and How Will the Classification Work
Those who have completed high school (or equivalent) and choose, at the time of application, one edition of ENEM conducted between 2012 and 2025 for classification purposes may compete.
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The public notice makes it clear that the total score will be the simple arithmetic mean of the four areas of knowledge of the exam plus the essay score.
Candidates with zero in the essay will be eliminated.
Furthermore, the schedule provides for phases of review and appeals after the approval of applications and the release of results, with dates linked to the official release of ENEM 2025 for educational institutions.
The final result of the process and enrollment procedures will be announced in supplementary public notices after the publication of scores by INEP.
Vacancies, Campuses, and Areas of Education
The opportunities include bachelor’s, teaching, and higher technology courses in various fields.
The vacancies are located in the campuses of Campos Belos, Catalão, Ceres, Cristalina, Hidrolândia, Ipameri, Iporá, Morrinhos, Posse, Rio Verde, and Urutaí.
Among the courses, the public notice lists, for example, Administration, Agronomy, Animal Science, Information Science, Computer Science, Horticulture, Food, Pedagogy, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences, among others.
At the Campos Belos campus, there are vacancies for Administration and Animal Science.
At Catalão, for Information Systems.
At Ceres, for Agronomy, Information Systems, Animal Science, Biological Sciences, and Chemistry.
Cristalina offers Agronomy and Technology in Horticulture, while Hidrolândia presents Agronomy.
At Ipameri, there is Administration.
At Iporá, courses include Computer Science, Agribusiness Management, and Chemistry Teaching.
The Morrinhos campus offers degrees in Agronomy, Animal Science, Computer Science, Internet Systems, Food, Pedagogy, and Chemistry.
At Posse, there are Agronomy, Administration, Information Systems, and Biological Sciences.
The Rio Verde campus includes Agronomy, Administration, Biological Sciences, and Computer Science.
Urutaí offers, among other options, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Nutrition, Information Systems, and Physical Education.
Quotas System and Vacancy Reservation Criteria
The process follows federal legislation on affirmative actions, reserving vacancies according to Law No. 12,711/2012 and Ordinance No. 18/2012, updated by Ordinance No. 2,027/2023, considering percentages based on the 2022 IBGE Census.
There are subgroups that combine criteria of public school, income, self-declaration PPI, disability, and quilombola identity, both for incomes equal to or below one minimum wage per capita and independently of income.
Initial filling occurs via open competition, and afterward, reserved vacancies are distributed according to the remnant flow defined in the public notice’s annex.
Supporting documentation for quotas will be required at the enrollment stage, following guidelines that will be published alongside the final results.
Official Calendar and Stages After ENEM
The public notice was published on October 13, 2025.
Applications open at noon on October 20 and close at 11:59 PM on January 11, 2026.
The list of approved applications will be released on January 13, with appeals on January 14 and the final result of applications on January 16.
The remaining dates for preliminary results, appeal periods, and the final result of the process depend on the release of ENEM 2025 scores for institutions.
Application Rules and Score Validation
Applications are exclusively online, on the IF Goiano portal, within the schedule deadline.
The candidate must provide their own CPF, as the score consultation is done directly from the INEP database.
The system will only accept data from participants of the ENEM between 2012 and 2025.
Those who are not listed in this database or use third-party CPF will be eliminated.
Each candidate may submit one application and must choose between open competition or the quota reservation system at the time of registration.
Official results and communications will be posted on the selection process page.
In case of doubts or the need for appeals, the public notice provides specific forms and deadlines for contestation, always within the application system.
Enrollment and Academic Guidelines
After the result announcement, enrollment will be free and conducted online, through the Digital Counter of gov.br, on a schedule to be published.
The required documentation and additional guidelines will be made available along with the Final Result of the selection process.
IF Goiano emphasizes that activities such as internships, technical visits, and extension curricularization may occur at different times and schedules than regular classes, according to the pedagogical project of each course.
Why the Selection with ENEM from 2012 to 2025 Interests Candidates
The opportunity to choose the best ENEM edition from the past 13 years broadens the eligible audience and benefits those who performed better in previous editions.
The institution also emphasizes, in official communications, that selection by ENEM provides flexibility for applicants and focuses assessment on proven performance in the exam.
How to Apply
The candidate must access the IF Goiano portal during the period from October 20, 2025, to January 11, 2026, fill out the application form, the socioeconomic questionnaire, and provide their CPF for automatic validation of ENEM scores.
When registering, it is mandatory to indicate only one ENEM edition between 2012 and 2025 for classification and choose whether to compete through open competition or the quota system.
Follow the approval of the application, the results, and the call-ups exclusively via the official process page, according to the schedule provided in Public Notice No. 08/2025.

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