In the third edition of the Unicamp Indigenous Vestibular, the Permanent Commission for Vestibulars (Comvest) came to 1.697 Subscribers to carry out the test. It is the second year in a row that the number has been above 1.500 candidates. In the last edition, Comvest registered 1.675 registrants, which was more than double the first edition. The city with the highest number of applicants for the 2021 Indigenous Entrance Exam is São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in Amazonas, with 717 candidates, an increase of 40% compared to last year, when the city registered 513 applicants. Tabatinga, also in Amazonas, is the second city with the highest demand for the Unicamp Indigenous Entrance Exam, with 636 applicants, compared to 837 in the previous edition.
The most popular course is Nutrition, followed by Computer Engineering, which was included in this edition of the Indigenous Entrance Exam. For 2021, 88 vacancies are offered and two new courses were added: Computer Science and Computer Engineering. The Biological Sciences, Nursing and Pharmacy courses did not open places for admission in 2021.
In relation to demand, there are courses from all segments among the most sought after in this edition of the Indigenous Entrance Exam: Nutrition (178 registered), Computer Engineering (137 registered), Administration (125), Pedagogy (112), Physical Education (79) , Public Administration (79), Electrical Engineering (60), Computer Science (58) and Architecture and Urbanism (38) are some examples. The complete list is on the Comvest website: www.comvest.unicamp.br.
The director of Comvest, José Alves de Freitas Neto, highlighted the mobilization of indigenous students at Unicamp as a determining factor in this process. “It is very important to highlight the mobilization of indigenous students this year, in particular. The adverse study conditions in the context of the pandemic meant that we would have fewer enrollees. At the same time, Unicamp has been exemplary in its commitment to indigenous academics and the support offered to them, even in the context of remote teaching. In this way, I consider that, with this number of registrants, the Unicamp Indigenous Entrance Exam is consolidated”.
In this edition of the Indigenous Entrance Exam, Comvest will apply the test in the same six cities as the previous entrance exam: Bauru (SP), Campinas (SP), Caruaru (PE), Dourados (MS), São Gabriel da Cachoeira (AM) and Tabatinga ( AM). The exam will be held on the day April 11, 2021 (following local time). The test will be in Portuguese, composed of multiple choice questions and an essay, as follows: Languages and codes (14 questions); Natural Sciences (12 questions); Mathematics (12 questions); Human Sciences (12 questions); and an essay. The study program for the test is now available in the Notice, on the Comvest page. Admission of those approved will take place in August 2021.
Candidates must prove that they belong to one of the indigenous ethnicities of Brazilian territory, through the documentation specified in the Notice, to be handed in on the day of the entrance exam. Another prerequisite is that candidates have completed secondary education entirely in the public network (municipal, state, federal), or in indigenous schools recognized by the public education network or have obtained secondary education certification by ENEM or official exams (e.g. example, Enceja) and have not attended any period of high school in the private network. If they pass the entrance exam, students must prove the requirements by presenting all required documentation at the time of registration.
History
In the first edition of the Unicamp Indigenous Entrance Exam, held for admission in 2019, Comvest registered 611 applicants, who competed for the 72 places offered. 64 students were enrolled, from 23 ethnicities in Brazil. In the second edition, held last year, the number of applicants rose to 1.675, in competition for 96 places, and 85 students were enrolled.
Listen to the testimony of student Arlindo Baré, representative of the Unicamp Indigenous Academics Collective. He is studying Electrical Engineering and was part of the first class of students taking the Indigenous Entrance Exam.
