The Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) confirmed that nearly 235,000 students of university, technical and technological careers presented, under the pencil and paper modality, the Saber Pro and Saber TyT tests corresponding to the second semester of the year.
These evaluations, which were carried out in more than 400 application sites distributed in more than 115 municipalities throughout the national territory, had special logistics to fulfill the requirement that students who are studying the last cycles of higher education in Colombia must complete to conclude the training process.
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However, The application scheduled in Tunja had to be cancelled. Given recent public order events in the capital of Boyacá, local authorities unilaterally determined the prohibition of public events, including the carrying out of educational tests. As a result of this measure, the Icfes suspended the Saber Pro and Saber TyT evaluations planned there, affecting 2,452 students summoned in five application sites.
The Icfes indicated that it is waiting to coordinate with the local administration of Tunja the rescheduling of the tests and will inform the new date in a timely manner through its official channels. For its part, The Mayor’s Office of Tunja reported that the decision responds to a preventive measure that seeks to safeguard the safety and well-being of young people, inviting the community to remain attentive to official information.
Meanwhile, the evaluation took place normally in the rest of the country, according to the stipulated calendar. An essential part of the Saber Pro and Saber TyT test application process is the delivery of your results. The Icfes recalled that starting Monday, December 1, 2025, students will be able to download their attendance certificates, a tool frequently requested by higher education institutions.
Regarding the individual results of the exams, they will be available from Friday, February 27, 2026 on the portal www.icfes.gov.co. To access the results, users must go to the section identified as “Results” at the bottom of the Icfes main page.
There they must click on the ‘Check results’ option, enter their personal data, check the ‘I am not a robot’ box and log in with the registration number assigned at the time of taking the exam, information that is essential for downloading the result and the corresponding certificate.
The digital platform offers an interactive report in which students can consult, within the “Continue with your studies” section, the available tertiary education programs—including master’s degrees and doctorates inside and outside the country. The “Promotions to continue studying” tab also highlights, where the national government’s financing options for academic programs and technical training are detailed. and technological.
To simplify the consultation, Icfes enabled specific links for each evaluation: resultspro.icfes.gov.co for Saber Pro and https://resultadostyt.icfes.gov.co for Saber TyT. This update to the system responds to the entity’s interest in adapting to contemporary technological trends, facilitating the understanding and navigation of the results through intuitive and friendly interfaces.
At the international level, the Saber Pro or Saber TyT exterior exam will take place on Sunday, November 23 in electronic format. A total of 1,530 students will participate from 52 cities located in 26 countries, which demonstrates the global presence of this evaluation mechanism and the integration of Colombians residing abroad in quality and assurance processes in higher education.
In the event of any doubt or exceptional circumstance such as that of Tunja, Icfes reiterates the call to students and the educational community to be attentive to the information published on its official digital channels, where all the news about new dates, access to results, or special procedures will be reported.
