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Key Facts: Concurso de Notarios Colombia Exam

40/100

Weight of the prueba de conocimientos in the concurso

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Articles 11 and 20

60/100

Minimum total to enter the lista de elegibles

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Article 11

3 legal areas

Article 20 areas under one cross-cutting notarial/registry public-function axis; no published item percentages

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Article 20

Reserved booklet

Knowledge test is secreto y reservado

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Articles 10 and 20

11 Oct 2026

Written tests in CSCN Anexo 05 cronograma as publicly reported; verify the live annex

Anexo 5 del Acuerdo 1 de 2025

Not stated

The test-language policy is not published; current agreement and operator materials are in Spanish

Acuerdo 1 de 2025; SNR and Universidad Libre operator materials

Current CSCN merit contest: 50 experience points, 40-point reserved knowledge test, 10-point interview, 60/100 for the lista; item count, duration, fee, and test-language policy are not published.

Sample Concurso de Notarios Colombia Practice Questions

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1Under Constitución Política Article 131, how are notarios appointed en propiedad in Colombia?

A.By popular election in each círculo notarial

B.By direct designation of the Superintendente de Notariado y Registro without a contest

C.By concurso

D.By the same Ley 1579 scoring used for Registradores de Instrumentos Públicos

Explanation: Article 131 states that the nombramiento de los notarios en propiedad se hará mediante concurso. That constitutional rule is the foundation of the Carrera Notarial contest. Popular election, uncontested SNR designation, and the registrar concurso under Ley 1579 are different mechanisms.

2Who, under Constitución Article 131, creates, suppresses, and merges círculos de notariado y registro and determines the number of notarios and registry offices?

A.The Consejo Superior de la Carrera Notarial acting as legislator

B.The Government

C.Each municipal council inside the círculo

D.The Archivo General de la Nación

Explanation: Article 131 assigns to the Government the creación, supresión y fusión of círculos de notariado y registro and the determination of the number of notarios and oficinas de registro. CSCN administers the Carrera Notarial contest; it does not hold that constitutional organizational power.

3What does Constitución Article 131 assign to statute regarding notarios and registradores?

A.Regulation of the public service they provide, the labor regime of their employees, and the aportes as special taxation of the notarías destined to the administration of justice

B.A nationwide peso fee schedule that Article 131 itself fixes for every escritura pública

C.A rule that notarios are ordinary jueces de circuito

D.A requirement that every notario also serve as Registrador de Instrumentos Públicos

Explanation: Article 131 gives the law the reglamentación of the servicio público prestado by notarios and registradores, the labor regime of their employees, and the aportes as tributación especial of the notarías with destino a la administración de justicia. It does not freeze a peso tariff, convert notarios into judges, or merge the two offices.

4In Acuerdo 1 de 2025 of the Consejo Superior de la Carrera Notarial, how many of the concurso’s 100 contest points does the prueba de conocimientos carry?

A.50 points, because that is the Ley 1579 registrar knowledge-test weight

B.10 points, matching the entrevista

C.100 points, because the booklet is the entire concurso

D.40 points

Explanation: Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Article 20, implementing Ley 588 de 2000, values the prueba de conocimientos at 40 of the 100 contest points. The 50-point knowledge test belongs to the registrar concurso under Ley 1579 and must not be transplanted here.

5When may the nominator designate a notario en interinidad under Ley 588 de 2000?

A.Whenever the nominator prefers an interino over the lista de elegibles

B.In case of vacancy if there is no vigente lista de elegibles, and likewise if the concurso is declared desierto, while the competent body holds the contest

C.Only after the lista de elegibles has already been extended beyond two years

D.Never, because Constitución Article 131 forbids any appointment other than en propiedad

Explanation: Ley 588 allows the nominator to designate notarios en interinidad when there is a vacancy and no vigente lista de elegibles, and when the concurso is declared desierto, while the competent organism runs the contest. Interinidad is a stopgap, not a substitute for the constitutional concurso en propiedad.

6How long does the lista de elegibles last under Ley 588 de 2000 Article 3, as applied in Acuerdo 1 de 2025?

A.Two years from publication, with no prórroga of that vigency

B.Indefinitely until every círculo in the annex is filled

C.One year, copied from ordinary public-employment lists

D.Until the next Ley 1905 lawyer-idoneidad sitting

Explanation: Ley 588 Article 3 gives the lista de elegibles a vigencia of two years. Acuerdo 1 de 2025 expressly states there is no prórroga of that vigency because the two-year term was set by statute. The list is not open-ended, not a one-year CNSC transplant, and unrelated to Ley 1905.

7Under Acuerdo 1 de 2025, who forms part of the lista de elegibles?

A.Every applicant who registered, regardless of scores

B.Only the single highest scorer nationwide

C.Aspirants who, in the sum of análisis de experiencia, prueba de conocimientos, and entrevista, obtained at least 60 of the 100 possible points

D.Anyone who scored at least 50 on the knowledge booklet alone

Explanation: Acuerdo 1 de 2025 provides that only aspirants who obtain at least 60 of 100 in the sum of experience analysis, knowledge test, and interview enter the lista de elegibles. Registration alone, a single national winner, or a 50-point booklet score without the other stages do not create eligibility.

8What character does Acuerdo 1 de 2025 Article 20 give the prueba de conocimientos, by reference to Decreto 1069 de 2015?

A.Public and downloadable as a past-paper bank

B.Secreto y reservado

C.Oral only, because no booklet exists

D.Identical in every círculo, because categories do not matter

Explanation: Article 20 states that the knowledge test is secreto y reservado under Decreto 1069 de 2015 Article 2.2.6.5.9. Official item count and minutes are unpublished; candidates should not treat leaked booklets or a single nationwide form as the legal design. Content also varies by categoría del círculo notarial.

9Under Acuerdo 1 de 2025, who is convened to the entrevista?

A.Every inscribed aspirant, including those who failed experience analysis

B.Only notarios already serving en propiedad

C.Aspirants who obtained at least 50 of the 90 possible points in the sum of análisis de experiencia and prueba de conocimientos

D.Aspirants who passed Ley 1905, which substitutes for the entrevista

Explanation: Acuerdo 1 de 2025 convenes to interview only those who scored at least 50 of 90 in experience plus knowledge. Lower combined scores are excluded at that stage. Ley 1905 is a different lawyer-idoneidad regime and does not replace the Carrera Notarial interview.

10How does Colombian constitutional case law typically characterize the notarial activity under Article 131?

A.As a private hobby with no public-function character

B.As ordinary judicial jurisdiction identical to a judge’s

C.As the same organic status as a Registrador de Instrumentos Públicos, who is a State registry official

D.As a servicio público discharged by particulares who exercise función pública as depositarios de la fe pública, without thereby becoming servidores públicos in the organic sense

Explanation: The Corte Constitucional has treated notarial activity as a public service entrusted to particulares who exercise función pública as holders of fe pública, invested with authority for that purpose, without acquiring the organic status of servidores públicos or administrative authorities. That is distinct from a judge’s jurisdiction and from the registrar’s status as a State registry official under Ley 1579.

About the Concurso de Notarios Colombia Exam

Constitución Política Article 131 and Ley 588 de 2000 require appointment of notaries in propiedad through public merit competition. Acuerdo 1 de 2025 governs the current CSCN process: experience/antecedents (50 points), a reserved single-answer knowledge test (40), and an interview (10). Article 20 makes the public notarial and registry function the cross-cutting axis and lists three legal areas: constitutional/administrative/penal; civil/family/agrarian/real-estate; and commercial. At least 60 of 100 total points is required for the lista de elegibles. Item count, test duration, fee, and a formal delivery-language policy are not published in the agreement. Current official and operator materials are in Spanish, and Anexo 5 schedules the written test for 11 October 2026. This English-language MCQ bank is a study adaptation—not an official translation, the reserved booklet, or a simulation of merit scoring or the interview.

Assessment

Acuerdo 1 de 2025: experience/antecedents (50 points), knowledge test (40), and interview (10). At least 10 experience points are needed for the written test, 50 of 90 accumulated points for interview, and 60 of 100 total points for the lista de elegibles. Content varies by notarial category.

Time Limit

Not published. Anexo 5 currently schedules the written test for 11 October 2026; verify the live annex before sitting.

Passing Score

Lista de elegibles: at least 60 of 100 contest points. Knowledge test weight is 40 of 100. There is no separate published raw-score cut for the booklet alone.

Exam Fee

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 does not state an application or examination charge. Verify the live CSCN/SNR and operator instructions. (Consejo Superior de la Carrera Notarial, with Superintendencia de Notariado y Registro operational support and a contracted university operator)

Concurso de Notarios Colombia Exam Content Outline

Article 20 cross-cutting axis (no published %)

Función pública notarial y registral

The cross-cutting public-function axis for every question; it is not a fourth numbered subject area.

Article 20 area 1 (no published %)

Derecho constitucional, administrativo y penal

Constitutional public faith, SNR control, professional responsibility, and penal protection of public faith in the notarial/registry setting.

Article 20 area 2 (no published %)

Civil, familia, agrario e inmobiliario

Notarized contracts, property, succession, family acts, agrarian and real-estate conveyance within notarial competence.

Article 20 area 3 (no published %)

Derecho comercial

Company acts and commercial authentic instruments commonly granted before a notary.

How to Pass the Concurso de Notarios Colombia Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Lista de elegibles: at least 60 of 100 contest points. Knowledge test weight is 40 of 100. There is no separate published raw-score cut for the booklet alone.
Assessment: Acuerdo 1 de 2025: experience/antecedents (50 points), knowledge test (40), and interview (10). At least 10 experience points are needed for the written test, 50 of 90 accumulated points for interview, and 60 of 100 total points for the lista de elegibles. Content varies by notarial category.
Time limit: Not published. Anexo 5 currently schedules the written test for 11 October 2026; verify the live annex before sitting.
Exam fee: Acuerdo 1 de 2025 does not state an application or examination charge. Verify the live CSCN/SNR and operator instructions.

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Concurso de Notarios Colombia Study Tips from Top Performers

1Study the notarial/registry public function as the cross-cutting axis and the three Article 20 legal areas; do not invent a percentage split.

2Keep notarial protocol (Decreto-ley 960) distinct from registry qualification (Estatuto de Registro) even though both appear in subject 2.

3Category of the círculo changes the knowledge test — a primera-categoría Bogotá plaza is not a tercera-categoría rural plaza.

4The 60/100 lista cut is a contest total, not a raw booklet percentage.

5These MCQs are an English study aid. Rehearse also in Spanish with Decreto-ley 960, Ley 588, and the live Acuerdo/anexos.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Concurso de Méritos para Notarios?

It is Colombia’s public merit contest to appoint notaries in propiedad and enter the carrera notarial, required by Constitución Article 131 and Ley 588 de 2000. Acuerdo 1 de 2025 governs the current CSCN process.

Is this the same as the Ley 1905 lawyer-idoneidad exam or the registrador concurso?

No. Ley 1905 idoneidad is the lawyer tarjeta-profesional exam, and Ley 1579 governs a distinct registrador selection regime. This contest selects notaries in propiedad under Constitución Article 131 and Ley 588.

How is the contest scored?

The concurso totals 100 points: experience/antecedents 50, knowledge test 40, and interview 10. Candidates need at least 50 of 90 accumulated points to reach the interview and 60 of 100 total points for the lista de elegibles.

How many questions are on the official knowledge test?

Acuerdo 1 de 2025 does not publish an item count or sitting duration. Article 20 says each item has one valid answer, and Article 10 makes the questionnaire reserved. This practice inventory is not the official length.

What subjects are tested?

Article 20 makes the public notarial and registry function the cross-cutting axis and lists three legal areas: constitutional/administrative/penal; civil/family/agrarian/real-estate; and commercial. Content varies by notarial category.

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

The current agreement and operator materials are in Spanish, but the CSCN does not publish a formal test-language policy. This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation, the reserved booklet, or a simulation of merit scoring or the live interview.