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Published in Sep 09, 2022 03:13 PM Updated in Nov 07, 2025 10:00 AM

Applications for candidates for the Master's and Doctorate in the Space Geophysics Course (GES) of the National Institute for Space Research are made online, and must follow the instructions of the Postgraduate Program and the desired Course.

Candidates must have higher education, preferably in the areas of Physics, Mathematics or Engineering.

Selection Process

Entrance exam for the 1st academic term of 2025

Test Date:	November 28, 2025
Local:	Virtual	The link will be sent to the candidates
Announcement of the final result:	December 05, 2025

Physics and Mathematics Topics Covered in the Entrance Exam

Physics:

Electromagnetism:

Electric Charges
Coulomb's Law
Electric Fields
Gauss's Law in Integral Form
Electric Potential
Electric Current
Electromotive Force
Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces
Magnetic Field Produced by Electric Currents
Biot-Savart Law
Ampere's Law
Electromagnetic Induction and Inductance
Faraday's Law
Lenz's Law

References:

Halliday, Resnick e Walker. Fundamentals of Physics – Electromagnetism. Ed. LTC. 4th Edition, 2014.
Halliday, Resnick e Krane. Physics 3. Ed. LTC, 5th Edition, 2014.

Mathematics:

Elementary Algebra (Real and Complex) and Topics of Abstract Algebra (scalars, vectors, matrices, functions);
Concepts of Linear Algebra in Euclidean Vector Space;
Calculus (with applications) in Euclidean Vector Space;
Analytical or Cartesian Geometry (algebraic equations and geometric curves);
Concepts of Differential Geometry (regular curves).

Physics and Mathematics tests, applied in recent years, are available for download (in Portuguese):