Icfes announces that nearly 2,000 students took the Saber pro state tests abroad

Luc Williams

The Ministry of Education and Icfes announced the latest reports from Colombian citizens who took the tests in different institutions outside the national territory. The entities indicated that the Saber Pro and Saber TyT tests were carried out without any difficulty on October 6.

The tests were carried out electronically, reaching 94 cities located in 40 countries. Through evaluations, the processes of measuring the country’s academic level at different stages of the student cycle continue.

“Once again we comply with the evaluation of education in Colombia. The Saber Pro and Saber TyT exterior testing application allowed us to move towards a future of digital transformation, promoting efficiency and accessibility through the use of technologies, keeping the country at the forefront of evaluation under the electronic modality”, explained the General Director of Icfes, Elizabeth Blandón Bermúdez.

The tests carried out were focused on students from higher-level educational institutions who, at the time of registration, had 75% of the credits approved in the respective university, technical, professional and technological training plans. In addition, they had to have the documents that support their stay outside the national territory.

“These Tests are aimed at students from Higher Education Institutions, who have already completed 75% of the credits of their respective professional, technical, professional or technological university training programs and who for different reasons are outside of Colombia at the time of the exam. application of the exam,” said the Ministry of Education.

The exams that the students took had five modules, which were intended to evaluate skills in Critical Reading, Quantitative Reasoning, Citizen Skills, Written Communication and English.

Among the cities that hosted the tests were: Rome, Toronto, New York, Madrid, Tokyo Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and Abu Dhabi. In these places there were specialized personnel in the implementation of the tests to guarantee the correct functioning of the day.

Registration for the first semester of 2025 will begin in the coming weeks. Students and educational institutions that wish to participate will be able to find the information through the entity’s digital channels.

The tests are a mandatory requirement to complete the academic programs and validate the contents seen in the classrooms. Students seek to obtain a score of 250 or higher, which is the expected average on these exams

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