Instituto Militar de Engenharia


The Instituto Militar de Engenharia is an engineering institute maintained by the Brazilian Army with federal support. IME is the oldest and one of the best ranked engineering schools in Brazil, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Education, having systematically achieved first place in several of its engineering degrees. Its current campus is located in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, right across the entrance to the very famous Sugar Loaf cable car.

History

Founded by the Portuguese colonial administration in 1792, as the Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho, on the model of the Fortification, Artillery and Drawing Academy of Lisbon, it is known as one of the oldest engineering schools in the world. IME is the third oldest engineering school in the world and the oldest in Americas. The school is known for having produced some of Brazil's most notable researchers and public figures.

Teaching and admission

The school's undergraduate admission exam is famous for being considered one of the most difficult ones in the country, due to the high level of the questions presented on the tests. Applying students are evaluated through a set of examinations on the following subjects: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Portuguese and English. The questions presented on the exams are nationally known featuring exercises from previous Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Olympiads, as well as unprecedented ones.
The Brazilian Ministry of Education develops a periodical evaluation, and IME is usually ranked among the top three schools of the country in each of its Engineering specialties.

Engineering programs