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Applications are open until June 21 for the IFMG selection process. The institution is offering 450 spots for free courses in areas such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, and much more
The Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais (IFMG) opened applications on Tuesday (18) for its 2021/2 selection process. The institution has 450 spots available for free courses in various areas such as Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, and many others.
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Types of Free Courses Offered by IFMG
In the concurrent modality, candidates for the free course spots must be enrolled and attending the 1st or 2nd year of high school at another institution, taking only the technical training disciplines at IFMG.
To register for the free courses in this modality at IFMG, candidates must provide a document proving their performance in Mathematics and Portuguese Language in the 7th and 8th year of elementary school.
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In the subsequent modality, candidates must have completed high school or be expected to finish by the enrollment date. In this modality, students will only take the technical training disciplines at IFMG.
To register for the selection process as a subsequent candidate, a document with the average grades in Mathematics and Portuguese Language from the 1st and 2nd year of high school will be required.
For higher education courses, candidates must have completed high school by the enrollment date. The spots will be divided equally between half through the IFMG selection process and the other half available via Sisu.
For higher education courses, candidates must have taken the ENEM exams in any of these years: 2018, 2019, or 2020, without scoring zero on any test, including the essay.
Free Courses Available through the IFMG Selection Process
See below the free courses and their respective modalities:
Concurrently
- For the Campus of Congonhas: Technical in Building Construction/Technical in Mining
- For the Campus of Ibirité: Technical in Mechatronics/Technical in Renewable Energy/Technical in Industrial Automation
Subsequent
- For the Campus of Bambuí: Technical in Agriculture
- For the Campus of Congonhas: Technical in Mechanics
- For the Campus of Ouro Preto: Technical in Building Construction/Technical in Occupational Safety.
Higher Education
- For the Campus of Congonhas: Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering
- For the Campus of Ouro Preto: Technological in Quality Management
- For the Campus of Ribeirão das Neves: Technological in Management Processes/Bachelor’s in Administration
Learn How to Register for the IFMG Selection Process
To register for the selection process for free courses is simple, just access the IFMG website by clicking here and choose which modality and campus you wish to study. After that, you must select the free course in Mechanical Engineering or other of your choice and complete your registration. It is important to note that the registration fee is R$ 25.00.
