The deadline for candidates for the 2026 National High School Examination (Enem) to pay the registration fee ends this Wednesday (17). The value is R$85, and the Union Collection Guide (GRU Cobrança) for paying the registration fee is available on the Participant's Page on the portal of the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep). You must use the password for the federal government's digital services portal, Gov.br. Related news: Enem 2026: Pé-de-Meia student is exempt from the registration fee. Enem 2026 will have specialized care for OCD, anxiety and ADHD. Payment can be made at any bank, lottery outlet or banking apps, by pix, credit card, debit from a current or savings account. Return Inep warns that the amount relating to the registration fee will not be refunded, except in the case of cancellation of this edition of Enem, as well as payment in case of duplicates. The exam notice clarifies that it is prohibited to transfer the amount related to the payment of the Enem registration fee to another participant. Registration will only be confirmed after the fee has been processed by Banco do Brasil.  Exempt  Participants completing high school at a public school in 2026 are exempt from the registration fee and, therefore, no payment guide will be generated. The same goes for participants in the Ministry of Education's (MEC) Nestlé program who finish high school in 2026. Enem 2026 participants who will use their test results to request a high school completion certificate and who are registered in the federal government's Single Registry for Social Programs (CadÚnico) also do not pay a registration fee. Enem The National High School Examination assesses the academic performance of students at the end of basic education and is considered the main form of entry into higher education in Brazil, through federal programs such as the Unified Selection System (Sisu), the University for All Program (Prouni) and the Student Financing Fund (Fies). Public and private educational institutions use test results to select students. Since the 2025 edition, Enem has once again certified the completion of this teaching stage for candidates who are 18 years old and who also reach the minimum score in each area of ​​knowledge in the tests and in the essay. Individual exam results can also be used in selection processes at Portuguese institutions that have an agreement with Inep. The agreements guarantee easy access to grades for Brazilian students interested in pursuing higher education in Portugal.