CNU

Overview

The Concurso Público Nacional Unificado (CNU, officially CPNU) is a single national contest for federal public-sector jobs in Brazil. One registration, one set of exams, and one ranking cover many posts in many federal bodies. It is run by the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI). The second edition, CPNU 2, was run by the exam board FGV under the coordination of Enap (the national school of public administration) and MGI.

CPNU 2 offered 3,652 places in total (3,144 at higher-education level and 508 at intermediate level), across 32 federal bodies. Of these, 2,480 were immediate places and 1,172 were for filling in the short term after results were approved. The first edition, CPNU 1, had 6,640 places and 8 thematic blocks.

Selection process

Posts are grouped into 9 thematic blocks. A candidate picks one block and, inside it, ranks the posts they want in order of preference. The ranking is used if the candidate qualifies for more than one post.

The first stage can have up to six phases:

1. objective exam;

2. discursive exam;

3. evaluation of titles (qualifications), only for posts that require it;

4. procedures for reserved places (quota confirmation and disability assessment);

5. social and functional investigation, only for the post of Analista Técnico de Justiça e Defesa;

6. memorial defence and oral exam, only for certain posts.

The second stage is a formation course or programme for certain posts. It is eliminatory and classificatory, and open only to approved candidates who confirmed their interest.

Exam pattern

The objective exam in CPNU 2 was multiple choice with five options and one correct answer. It differs by level.

The discursive exam followed the objective one:

Marking and results

The final result is the sum of the objective score, the discursive score and the titles score where applicable. CPNU 2 guaranteed that at least half of those called to the discursive phase were women: if fewer women than that qualified on objective scores, more women were called until the balance was reached. This did not remove anyone else who met the minimum score.

Results are published as classification lists, followed by up to three rounds of interest confirmation before the appointment calls.

Important dates

For CPNU 2, as on the ministry's information page (the dates marked forecast were not fixed there):

• Registration: 2 to 20 July 2025.

• Fee exemption requests: 2 to 8 July 2025.

• Objective exam: 5 October 2025.

• Objective results and discursive call: 12 November 2025.

• Titles submission: 13 to 19 November 2025.

• Discursive exam: 7 December 2025.

• Definitive discursive results: 18 February 2026 (forecast).

• First interest confirmation: 21 to 23 February 2026 (forecast); calls for appointment from 16 March 2026 (forecast).

Fees

For CPNU 2, the fee was R$ 70.00 for all posts. Exemption was open to people in CadÚnico, bone-marrow donors, Prouni scholarship holders and people with Fies student loans.

How to apply

Register online on the FGV portal for CPNU 2 within the registration period. Choose a thematic block and your ordered list of posts, and an exam city (CPNU 2 used 228 cities, within 100 km of the candidate's home where possible). The city cannot be changed afterwards.

After the exam

Approved candidates must confirm interest, and for posts with a formation course this confirmation is required before they can take part. Appointment follows the confirmed ranking, with a formation course, social investigation or memorial defence for the posts that require them.

Reserved places in CPNU 2 were 5 per cent for people with disabilities, 25 per cent for black candidates, 3 per cent for Indigenous candidates and 2 per cent for quilombola candidates. For posts with few places, a public draw decided whether quotas applied.

Preparation tips

• Pick the block that matches your degree and area, since the specific questions are tied to the block and post.

• Plan for both the objective and the discursive stages, as the discursive exam counts in the final score.

• Read the block annex of the notice for the exact syllabus of each post.