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Key Facts: Concurso Directivos Docentes Exam

80/100

Eliminatory minimum on the aptitudes and basic-competencies test for directivos docentes

Decreto 1075 de 2015 art. 2.4.1.1.11

≥45%

Floor weight of that written test in the overall concurso for directivos

Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11

≤35% / ≤15%

Caps on valoración de antecedentes and entrevista for directivos

Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.14

Art. 9.g

Directivos also have related postgraduate titles and extra experience scored at classification

Decreto Ley 1278 de 2002 art. 9.g

3 cargos

Resolución 3842 profiles rector, director rural and coordinador as directivos docentes

Resolución 3842 de 2022

60%

Minimum período-de-prueba score; a failing career directivo may return to classroom teaching if previously inscribed

Decreto Ley 1278 de 2002

2 years

Vigencia of the lista de elegibles from publication

Decreto Ley 1278 de 2002 art. 11 parágrafo

Spanish

Official contest language

CNSC / MEN contest materials

Colombia CNSC school-leader merit contest: Spanish written aptitudes test (eliminatory 80/100 under Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11) plus interview, antecedents and extra postgraduate/experience scoring for rector, director rural and coordinador.

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1Under Decreto 1075 artículo 2.4.1.1.11, what is the eliminatory minimum on the prueba de aptitudes y competencias básicas for directivos docentes?

A.70/100, the classroom-teacher cut

B.60/100, the período de prueba satisfactory floor

C.80/100

D.55/100, which is a weight trap rather than a cut score

Explanation: Artículo 2.4.1.1.11 makes the aptitudes and basic-competencies test the only eliminatory prueba and sets 80/100 as the minimum for directivos docentes. Classroom teachers use 70/100 on the same article, so borrowing that cut fails a rector, director rural, or coordinador sitting. Sixty percent is the período de prueba satisfactory floor in Decreto Ley 1278, not the written-test cut.

2A coordinador candidate uses the classroom-teacher scoring table on a Directivos Docentes concurso. Which statement matches Decreto 1075 artículo 2.4.1.1.11?

A.Directivos must reach 80/100 on the eliminatory aptitudes test; 70/100 is the aula cut

B.Directivos and aula teachers share a single 70/100 written cut

C.Directivos skip the written test and go straight to the entrevista

D.The only number that matters for directivos is 60% in período de prueba

Explanation: The same article sets two eliminatory cuts: 70/100 for docentes and 80/100 for directivos. A coordinador, rector, or director rural who studies from the aula table will under-prepare for the written gate. The entrevista and período de prueba are later stages; they do not replace the written 80/100 rule.

3Decreto 1075 artículo 2.4.1.1.11 also sets a floor weight for the aptitudes test inside the overall concurso. For directivos docentes that floor is:

A.At least 55%, the classroom-teacher floor

B.At least 45%

C.No more than 35%, which is the antecedents cap

D.No more than 15%, which is the interview cap

Explanation: The written aptitudes test must weigh at least 45% of the concurso for directivos and at least 55% for classroom teachers. Mixing the two floors is a classic aula trap. Thirty-five percent and 15% are caps on valoración de antecedentes and entrevista in artículo 2.4.1.1.14, not the written-test floor.

4Under Decreto 1075 artículo 2.4.1.1.14, what are the maximum weights of valoración de antecedentes and entrevista for directivos docentes?

A.30% antecedents and 10% entrevista, the aula caps

B.55% antecedents and 45% entrevista

C.80% antecedents and 70% entrevista

D.35% antecedents and 15% entrevista

Explanation: Artículo 2.4.1.1.14 caps valoración de antecedentes at 35% and entrevista at 15% for directivos. Classroom teachers have lower caps (30% and 10%), so copying the aula table under-weights leadership classification. Fifty-five and 45 are written-test floors, and 80/70 are eliminatory cuts, not these caps.

5Decreto Ley 1278 artículo 9.g says classification orders the lista de elegibles using the aptitudes test, the prueba psicotécnica, the entrevista, and valoración de antecedentes. For directivos, classification also scores:

A.A second classroom observation identical to an aula sitting

B.Related postgraduate titles and additional experience

C.The PEI of whichever school the candidate currently leads

D.A physical-fitness battery set by the Entidad Territorial Certificada

Explanation: Artículo 9.g adds, for directivos only, scoring of postgraduate titles related to the cargo’s functions and additional experience. The shared classification block (aptitudes, psychotechnical, interview, antecedents) still applies; the extra credentials do not replace it. PEI documents and ETC local fitness tests are not 9.g classification inputs.

6Decreto Ley 1278 artículo 11 parágrafo sets the vigencia of the lista de elegibles at:

A.Two years counted from publication

B.One year counted from the entrevista

C.Until CNSC publishes the next 2026 item count

D.Four years, matching an invented período de prueba term

Explanation: Artículo 11 parágrafo gives the listados de elegibles a two-year vigencia counted from publication. That rule is the same merit-list clock for docentes and directivos. Do not replace it with an unpublished 2026 booklet length or with an invented período de prueba duration.

7A rector vacancy opens in an official school. Under Decreto Ley 1278 artículo 11, how must the nominador fill it from the lista de elegibles?

A.Appoint any eligible person the coordinador prefers

B.Skip the list and appoint the classroom teacher with the highest desempeño score in that school

C.Appoint the person in first place, and only if that person voluntarily declines may the next ranked person be named

D.Appoint the candidate with the most postgraduate titles even if ranked last

Explanation: Artículo 11 requires the nominador to appoint whoever occupies first place on the corresponding list. Only a voluntary refusal lets the nominador move down in strict score order, and the person who refuses is excluded from that list. The coordinador is not the nominator, and 9.g postgraduate scoring already went into the ranking — it does not override first place.

8A rector already inscribed in the Escalafón Docente scores below 60% in desempeño or competencies on período de prueba. Under Decreto Ley 1278, what happens?

A.Immediate removal from service with no classroom-return path

B.Automatic conversion of the cargo to coordinador

C.The person remains rector for a second unpaid year

D.The person is returned to classroom teaching once a vacancy exists

Explanation: Directivos who fail período de prueba below 60% in desempeño or competencies, and who were already inscribed in the Escalafón, return to classroom teaching when a vacancy exists. That is not the classroom-teacher rule: aula teachers below 60% are removed from service. Conversion to coordinador or an invented extra year is not the statutory result.

9Compare período de prueba results below 60% in desempeño or competencies. Which distinction does Decreto Ley 1278 draw?

A.Classroom teachers and inscribed directivos both always return to another classroom cargo

B.A classroom teacher is removed from service, while a directivo already inscribed in the Escalafón returns to classroom teaching when a vacancy exists

C.Both are reassigned as coordinador until the lista de elegibles expires

D.The directivo is removed and the classroom teacher is returned to the lista de elegibles

Explanation: Classroom teachers below 60% are removed from service. Directivos below 60% return to classroom teaching if they were already inscribed in the Escalafón and a vacancy exists; if they were not inscribed, they too are removed. The cargo of coordinador is not a statutory consolation prize, and failure does not put someone back onto the lista de elegibles.

10Decreto 1075 artículo 2.4.1.1.11 lists four minimum components of the aptitudes test for docentes and directivos. Which set is that statutory minimum?

A.Lectura crítica; razonamiento cuantitativo; liderazgo, ética, trabajo en equipo and ciudadanía; disciplinary knowledge plus pedagogical competence to evaluar, formar and enseñar

B.Weekly lesson micro-planning, a PEI legal-drafting clinic, a physical-fitness test, and the entrevista

C.Only comportamental liderazgo items, because the cargo is directivo

D.Razonamiento cuantitativo, entrevista, valoración de antecedentes, and postgraduate titles

Explanation: The written test must include, at minimum, critical reading; quantitative reasoning; soft competencies such as leadership, ethics, teamwork and citizenship; and disciplinary plus pedagogical knowledge to evaluate, form, and teach. Directivos do not drop those four components in favor of interview or antecedents, which are later concurso parts. Lesson micro-planning as if the sitting were an aula cargo is not a listed minimum component.

About the Concurso Directivos Docentes Exam

The Concurso de Méritos for directivos docentes fills rector, director rural and coordinador posts in official schools under Decreto Ley 1278 de 2002. CNSC administers the process; Resolución 3842 de 2022 sets distinct functions: the rector/director rural directs pedagogical and administrative operation of the establishment, while the coordinador leads teachers under the rector on academic, pedagogical and convivencia work. The written prueba de aptitudes y competencias básicas is eliminatory at 80/100 for directivos (Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11), with a floor weight of 45%. Classification then scores the psychotechnical test, interview, antecedents (cap 35%), and related postgraduate titles plus extra experience (Decreto 1278 art. 9.g). Official materials are in Spanish. This free bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation of school-leadership knowledge and judgment — not an official translation, not an interview simulation, and not a substitute for OPEC-specific experience requirements.

Assessment

Same Decreto 1278 artículo 9 stages as classroom teachers, with cargo-specific tests. Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11: eliminatory written aptitudes test, 80/100 for directivos, floor weight 45%. Art. 2.4.1.1.14: antecedentes cap 35% and entrevista cap 15% for directivos. Decreto 1278 art. 9.g additionally scores related postgraduate titles and extra experience for directivos. Resolución 3842 distinguishes rector/director rural (institutional direction) from coordinador (academic/convivencia coordination under the rector).

Time Limit

Set in the CNSC acuerdo/anexo for each convocatoria; 2026 sitting time was not yet adopted as of the August 2026 consultation drafts

Passing Score

80/100 on the eliminatory prueba de aptitudes y competencias básicas for directivos docentes (Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11). Confirm the operative table in the adopted 2026 CNSC agreement.

Exam Fee

Confirm current derechos de participación in SIMO when the 2026 CNSC agreement is adopted. No 2026 fee is treated as final while only project agreements are published. (Comisión Nacional del Servicio Civil (CNSC), in coordination with the Ministerio de Educación Nacional)

Concurso Directivos Docentes Exam Content Outline

Resolución 3842 §1.2

Rector and director rural — institutional direction

Plan, lead, administer and evaluate educational practices; manage relations with the community, families and the Entidad Territorial Certificada.

Resolución 3842 §1.3

Coordinador — academic and convivencia coordination

Coordinate teachers under the rector on PEI implementation, academic processes and convivencia.

Art. 2.4.1.1.11

Written aptitudes components

Critical reading, quantitative reasoning, behavioral competencies, and pedagogical knowledge to enseñar, formar and evaluar, with an 80/100 eliminatory cut.

Art. 9.g and 2.4.1.1.14

Interview, antecedents and extra credentials

Postgraduate titles related to the cargo and additional experience are scored for directivos; antecedents cap 35% and interview cap 15%.

Not published as %

School-organization and Carrera Docente rules

Decreto 1278 ingreso and período de prueba, PEI/gobierno escolar, and resource/competence rules that school leaders apply.

How to Pass the Concurso Directivos Docentes Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 80/100 on the eliminatory prueba de aptitudes y competencias básicas for directivos docentes (Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11). Confirm the operative table in the adopted 2026 CNSC agreement.
Assessment: Same Decreto 1278 artículo 9 stages as classroom teachers, with cargo-specific tests. Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11: eliminatory written aptitudes test, 80/100 for directivos, floor weight 45%. Art. 2.4.1.1.14: antecedentes cap 35% and entrevista cap 15% for directivos. Decreto 1278 art. 9.g additionally scores related postgraduate titles and extra experience for directivos. Resolución 3842 distinguishes rector/director rural (institutional direction) from coordinador (academic/convivencia coordination under the rector).
Time limit: Set in the CNSC acuerdo/anexo for each convocatoria; 2026 sitting time was not yet adopted as of the August 2026 consultation drafts
Exam fee: Confirm current derechos de participación in SIMO when the 2026 CNSC agreement is adopted. No 2026 fee is treated as final while only project agreements are published.

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Concurso Directivos Docentes Study Tips from Top Performers

1Memorize the 80/100 directivo cut and the 45% floor weight in Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11 so you do not borrow the classroom-teacher 70/100 table.

2Separate rector/director rural duties (institutional direction) from coordinador duties (coordination under the rector) using Resolución 3842.

3Practice PEI revision, gobierno escolar, resource allocation and teacher-evaluation cases — those are core leadership judgments, not classroom lesson plans.

4Include quantitative items (enrolment, occupancy, simple budget shares) because razonamiento cuantitativo is an official written component.

5These MCQs are an English study aid. Rehearse also in Spanish with current CNSC/MEN materials once the 2026 anexo is adopted.

Frequently Asked Questions

What cargos does the Directivos Docentes concurso cover?

Resolución 3842 de 2022 profiles rector, director rural and coordinador. Rector and director rural direct the establishment; the coordinador works under the rector on academic, pedagogical and convivencia processes.

How is the Directivos cut different from classroom teachers?

Decreto 1075 art. 2.4.1.1.11 sets 80/100 as the eliminatory minimum for directivos and 70/100 for docentes on the aptitudes and basic-competencies test. Directivos also have a lower floor weight for that test (45% versus 55%) and higher caps for antecedents and interview.

Are postgraduate degrees required to sit?

Decreto 1278 art. 10 says the national government sets profiles and the type of professional experience counted for directivo contests. Resolución 3842 is the current functions-and-requirements manual. Related postgraduate titles and extra experience are scored at classification (art. 9.g), which is not the same as inventing a single unpublished degree rule.

How many questions are on the official written test?

The 2026 CNSC agreement had not adopted a public item count as of the August 2026 consultation drafts. This 100-item bank is a study aid, not the official booklet length.

Is this practice bank in the same language and format as the real contest?

No. Official tests, interviews and documents are in Spanish, and the contest also includes a psychotechnical test, interview and background scoring. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a full-format simulation.