Orientation

Parcoursup: the latest dates to finalize your choices

Publié le 13 janvier 2026 - Mise à jour le 17 juin 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

The main intake phase started on 2 June and the complementary intake phase on 11 June. Public Service reminds you of the last dates to know in the finalization of the choices.

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To memorize and see at a glance the key dates of the 2026 session, use the Parcoursup 2025-2026 procedure calendar module proposed by Public Service.

Reminder

The national platform for pre-enrollment in the first year of higher education is intended for high school students, students in reorientation and candidates resuming studies. The procedure follows a calendar in 3 steps organized as follows:

  1. Information and discovery of training by students (October 2025 - January 2026).
  2. Registration and creation of the file by the candidate (from January 19 to January 1er April).
  3. Receipt of responses and decisions (2 June to 11 July).

The dates to remember

Monday, 19 January : opening of the inscription on Parcoursup and the formulation of wishes.

Thursday, 12 March : last day to express your wishes except for apprenticeships (until September 8).

Wednesday 1er april : last day to complete his file according to the requests of the trainings and to confirm his wishes.

Tuesday, 2 June : start of the main admission phase (students begin to receive training responses).

From Friday 5 to Monday 8 June : classification of pending wishes.

Thursday, 11 June : start of the complementary admission phase.

Suspension of response times during the written exams of the baccalaureate.

Tuesday, 7 July : administrative registration with the institution when training has been definitively accepted.

Saturday, 11 July : end of the main intake phase.

Thursday, 10 September : end of the complementary admission phase.

What you find in Parcoursup

For each course, Parcoursup offers a detailed sheet to help the student in his choices:

  • information on the establishment and content of the training;
  • the criteria and procedures for applying (criteria for analyzing applications, advice on how to prepare an application, timetable for any selection tests with any costs);
  • the rate of access to training (level of demand/selectivity, profiles of candidates admitted at previous sessions);
  • the rate of integration into employment with the training concerned.

FYI  

The practical booklet « Choosing a post-baccalaureate course. The right reflexes to adopt », developed by parents of pupils and higher education stakeholders, offers simple advice on how to ask the right questions before choosing a course.

Find all the information to build your orientation project on the Parcoursup site.

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