The deadline for paying the invoice for the registration fee for the 2026 National High School Exam (Enem) ends this Wednesday (17). The value is R$ 85, and the Union Collection Guide (GRU Collection) for payment 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: MEC releases consultation on higher education vacancies through Sisu+. MEC Livros lends more than 3 thousand titles per day; see the most read. Government publishes law creating Federal Indigenous University. If reprinting is necessary, the participant must generate the GRU Cobrança again on the same electronic page. Payment methods Payment of the exam registration fee can be made at any bank, lottery outlet or through banking applications. Registration payments will not be accepted by deposit at an ATM, by post, transfer or deposit into a current account, nor by payment order. GRU Cobrança's payment options are Pix, credit card, debit from a current or savings account, among others and may vary according to the payer's financial institution. In cases of Pix, GRU Cobrança brings the QR Code for the participant to pay the registration fee. No refund Inep warns that the amount related to payment of the registration fee will not be refunded, except in the case of cancellation of this edition of Enem. Duplicate payment of the registration fee will also not be refunded even if an amount other than R$85 is sent. The exam's public notice clarifies that it is prohibited to transfer the amount related to the payment of the Enem registration fee to another participant. Registration confirmation Registration will only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee has been processed by Banco do Brasil. If the payment amount is less than R$85, registration will not be confirmed. Enem registration fee exemption Inep granted free Enem 2026 to candidates with the following profiles: students enrolled in the 3rd year of high school in a public school, in 2026; students who completed their entire secondary education at a public school or as full scholarship holders at a private school and who have a family income of up to 1.5 minimum wage per person; students participating in the Pé-de-Meia program of the Ministry of Education (MEC). people in a situation of socioeconomic vulnerability, belonging to low-income families and registered in the federal government's Single Registry for Social Programs (CadÚnico); participants who informed when registering that they will use the test results to request a high school completion certificate and are registered with CadÚnico; Enem The National High School Examination assesses students' academic performance at the end of basic education. The test is the main way of entering 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 of age and who also achieve the minimum score in each area of ​​knowledge in the tests and writing. 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.