📋 Tender Overview
The state of Tocantins will have 1,200 vacancies in the selection process of the Unified Selection System (Sisu) 2026. Of these, 1,104 are available at federal universities and 157 at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Tocantins (IFTO). In total, the Ministry of Education (MEC) made more than 274,000 vacancies available throughout Brazil. The edition is considered the largest in the programs history, with the participation of 136 higher education institutions and the offering of 7,300 courses available in 587 municipalities, expanding access to quality public higher education.
Read more: Sisu 2026 will offer 274.8 thousand vacancies
Federal Institute - Among the vacancies offered by IFTO, the courses with the most opportunities are public management, civil engineering and agronomy.
Universities - The Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) is the institution that offers the largest number of places in the state, with 760 opportunities. Some of the courses with the most places offered at the university are environmental engineering, law, computer science and forestry engineering.
The Federal University of Northern Tocantins (UFNT) is offering 344 places. Some of the courses with the highest number of vacancies are history, geography, animal sciences and law.
Degrees - In total, candidates from Tocantins will be able to apply for 468 places in on-site degree courses to receive scholarships from Pe-de-Meia Licenciaturas. The program offers a financial incentive of R 1,050, of which R 700 can be withdrawn immediately and R 350 as savings, with withdrawal after starting as a teacher in a public education network. To participate, the student must have obtained an average grade equal to or greater than 650 points in the National High School Exam (Enem), pass it, enroll in the course and subsequently enroll in the Pe-de-Meia Licenciaturas.
Brazil - Throughout Brazil, the university with the largest number of places offered is the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with 9,120 places. Next is the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), with 8,931; the Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), 8,005; and the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), with 7,477 places.
Among the courses, pedagogy has the highest number of vacancies available, with 10,145 across the country. Next are administration (9,462), mathematics (9,332) and biological sciences (8,972).
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Registration - Registration for Sisu 2026 will be open from January 19th to 23rd and must be completed exclusively online, through the Single Portal for Access to Higher Education. The candidate may enroll in up to two course options.
Just like in 2025, this edition of Sisu will only have one registration stage for the vacancies offered by participating institutions. In this way, those enrolled will compete, in a single selection process, for the vacancies available for the entire academic year. The result of the single regular call will be announced on January 29, 2026. All students selected within the available places, both in the regular call and through the waiting list, must enroll at the institution within the period indicated in the notice.
Sisu - The Unified Selection System was established by Normative Ordinance No. 2, of January 26, 2010, and is currently regulated by Normative Ordinance No. 21, of November 5, 2012. Sisu brings together vacancies offered by public higher education institutions in Brazil that have adhered to the current selection process. The majority of participating institutions are from the federal education network, with emphasis on universities and federal institutes.
MEC Social Communication Advisory, with information from the Higher Education Secretariat (Sesu)
