Over 23

Decree-Law No. 64/2006 of 21 March regulates the special access and admission scheme to higher education for applicants aged 23 and over who do not hold the standard qualifications required for entry, regardless of their academic background.

Under this legislation, applicants are eligible if they:

• Turn 23 years of age by 31 December of the year preceding the assessment tests.
• Do not hold the specific higher education entry qualification. An entry qualification is defined as having successfully completed secondary education (or an equivalent qualification) and holding valid national examinations required as entrance exams. Completion of Year 12 (secondary education) alone, or an equivalent qualification, does not in itself constitute an entry qualification for higher education.
• Are not covered by the International Student Status.

All eligible applicants who wish to apply to an Iscte Bachelor's (Licenciatura) Degree or Integrated Master's (Mestrado Integrado) Degree must take:

• A Literacy assessment test, common to all Iscte Bachelor's and Integrated Master's programmes, designed to assess reading comprehension and text interpretation skills, numerical literacy, and abstract reasoning ability.

In addition to the literacy test, applicants to the following programmes offered by the School of Management*, School of Technology and Architecture**, and Iscte-Sintra*** must also take:

• A Mathematics assessment test, mandatory for applicants to: Data Science*, Economics*, Management*, Finance and Accounting*, Industrial Management and Logistics*, Marketing Management*, Applied Mathematics for Economics and Finance**, Telecommunications and Computer Engineering**, Computer Engineering**, Information Systems and Business Management**, Software Development and Applications***, Applied Mathematics and Digital Technologies***, Politics, Economics and Society***, Digital Technologies and Automation***, Digital Technologies and Management***, Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence***, Digital Technologies and Health***, Digital Technologies and Information Security***, Digital Technologies and Sustainable Built Environment***.
• A Descriptive Geometry assessment test, mandatory for applicants to the Integrated Master's Degree in Architecture**.

Ano letivo 2026/2027

*Vagas sobrantes da 1.ª fase

Academic year 2026/2027

	De From	Até To	Onde Where
Inscrição nas provas Enrollment for the exams	15-04-2026	13-05-2026	Fénix+
Divulgação dos inscritos nas provas Disclosure of list of enrollments	---	20-05-2026	Fénix+
Prova escrita literacia Literacy written exam	01-06-2026 18h30 às 20h30	Presencial In person
Prova escrita de MAT / GD Math and DG written exam	02-06-2026 18h30 às 20h30	Presencial In person
Divulgação da lista de classificação nas provas Disclosure of exam results	---	17-06-2026	Fénix+
Realização das entrevistas Interviews	22-06-2026	29-06-2026	Presencial In person
Divulgação da lista de classificações finais Disclosure of final classification	---	01-07-2026	Fénix+
Candidaturas aos cursos - 1.ª fase Application for programmes - 1st phase	06-07-2026	08-07-2026	Fénix+
Divulgação dos resultados - 1.ª fase Disclosure of application results - 1st phase	---	13-07-2026	Fénix+
Matrículas e inscrições - 1.ª fase Registration and enrollment - 1st phase	14-07-2026	16-07-2026	Fénix+
Candidaturas aos cursos - 2.ª fase Application for programmes - 2nd phase	20-07-2026	22-07-2026	Fénix+
Divulgação dos resultados - 2.ª fase Disclosure of application results - 2nd phase	---	27-07-2026	Fénix+
Matrículas e inscrições - 2.ª fase Registration and enrollment - 2nd phase	28-07-2026	30-07-2026	Fénix+

Registration for the assessment tests is exclusively online, until 5pm (PT time).

Applicants can select up to 4 programme choices (order of preference).
Applicants must select the assessment tests that are mandatory for the programmes they wish to apply.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Applicants must attach the following to their online registration for the assessment tests:

• ID documents.
• Photo.
• Qualifications certificate (if any).
• Academic and professional curriculum, max. 1000 words (to be writted in special field).
• Motivation letter (to be written in special field).
• Other relevant documents.

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REGISTRATIONS FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY 13, 2026

Online registration until 5pm (PT time)

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Common to all applicants:

• Literacy assessment test, common to all Iscte Bachelor's (Licenciatura) and Integrated Master's (Mestrado Integrado) programmes, designed to assess reading comprehension, text interpretation and writing skills, numerical literacy, and abstract reasoning abilities.
• Interview to evaluate the applicant's academic and professional motivations, as well as their academic and professional background and experience.

Specific requirements for applicants to IBS, ISTA and Sintra programmes (check which at the beginning of this dedicated page):

• Mathematics assessment test.
• Descriptive Geometry assessment test (specific to the Integrated Master's in Architecture (ISTA)).
• The use of a calculator is not considered essential. However, applicants may use any type of calculator permitted in Portuguese national secondary education examinations, should they wish to do so.

Consult the assessment test syllabus:

Literacy (in PT)

Mathematics (in PT)

Descriptive Geometry (in PT)

The written and oral components of the Over 23 (M23) assessment tests each account for 50% of the final grade, which is awarded on a scale from 0 to 20 points.

Where applicants are required to take two written tests, the weighting is as follows:

• 25% – General (Literacy) test
• 25% – Specific Subject test
• 50% – Interview

Applicants who enrol in and successfully complete the four modules of the Mathematics preparatory course, and who have attended at least 70% of the classes, are exempt from taking the specific Mathematics assessment test.

• Registration in assessment tests - €50
• Applications (for those who pass the tests) - €70

Preparatory courses

• Registration - see here
• Per module - see here

Results - Assessment tests M23

Final Results M23 | Tests(s) + Interview

Results applications 1st round - Updated

Results applications 2nd round - Updated

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