The third phase of the national higher education access competition is the final opportunity to fill vacancies that remained unoccupied after the initial phases.
Contrary to some perceptions, it is not an extraordinary opportunity to address needs within an ongoing academic year, but rather a mechanism to conclude the initial admission process into public higher education. Candidates in this phase typically compete for vacancies remaining from the second phase or for spots freed up by student reallocations and uncompleted enrollments.
This phase operates with a single contingent, without preferential regime differentiation, and the vacancies are exclusively for admission to the first year of the course. The system thus aims to close the placement cycle based on remaining vacancies, preventing intended admission spots from remaining unfilled.