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Parcoursup Opens Registration for France’s 2026 Higher-Education Intake

Expanded program data now details admit profiles with outcome statistics to guide choices.

Overview

  • Registration is now live, launching the national admissions cycle for prospective university and post-secondary students across France.
  • More than 650,000 terminale pupils, reorienting students and apprentices are affected by this phase of the process.
  • Candidates need their INE student identifier and a valid email to create an account, then assemble a dossier including transcripts, a CV and any required motivation letters before validation.
  • Applicants may enter up to 10 choices, with possible sub-choices and separate apprenticeship wishes, across roughly 25,000 programs spanning licences, BTS, BUT, specialized schools and preparatory classes.
  • Key dates are 12 March for submitting choices, 1 April to complete and confirm dossiers, and 2 June for the first admission decisions.