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Key Facts: ICFES Saber TyT Exam

190 items

2026-1 generic booklet total, including the socioeconomic questionnaire

ICFES Guía de orientación Saber TyT 2026-1

4 h 40 min

Generic-session time for all candidates

ICFES Guía de orientación Saber TyT 2026-1

0–200

Score scale for each Saber TyT module, without decimals

ICFES Guía de orientación Saber TyT 2026-1

PG = mean of 5

Puntaje Global averages the five generic-module scores

ICFES Guía de orientación Saber TyT 2026-1

COP 126,000

2026 ordinary fee for public IES, shared with Saber Pro

Resolución 000629 of 11 November 2025

3 specific modules

Health promotion, machinery, and hardware/software combinatorias

ICFES Saber TyT page

35+35+35+1+55

Generic scored structure: RC, Lectura Crítica, Ciudadanas, writing, Inglés

ICFES Guía de orientación Saber TyT 2026-1

Técnico y tecnológico

Exit quality exam for técnico profesional and tecnológico programs

ICFES

Colombia's technical-and-technological exit quality exam: five generic modules in 4 hours 40 minutes, each scored 0–200, with optional health, machinery, or hardware/software modules.

Sample ICFES Saber TyT Practice Questions

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1A Bucaramanga household workshop records these weekly cash sales: Monday COP 180,000, Tuesday COP 220,000, Wednesday COP 150,000, Thursday COP 250,000, Friday COP 200,000. In Razonamiento Cuantitativo interpretación, what share of the week's sales occurred on Wednesday?
A.18%
B.22%
C.15%
D.25%
Explanation: The five daily amounts sum to COP 1,000,000. Wednesday's COP 150,000 is 150,000 / 1,000,000 = 0.15, or 15%. TyT interpretación asks you to read a personal or workplace table and turn a part into a comparable rate before you argue about it.
2A Pereira SITM weekday count of boarding passengers is Route Norte 48, Route Centro 36, Route Sur 24, and Route Este 12. Which route carried 40% of those boardings?
A.Route Centro
B.Route Norte
C.Route Sur
D.Route Este
Explanation: The four routes total 48 + 36 + 24 + 12 = 120 passengers. Route Norte is 48 / 120 = 0.40, or 40%. Extracting a global share from a civic table is a core interpretación y representación task on Saber TyT.
3An intern in a Villavicencio logistics office is paid COP 52,000 for an 8-hour shift at a constant hourly rate. How much does the intern earn for 6 hours at that same rate?
A.COP 39,000
B.COP 46,000
C.COP 32,000
D.COP 52,000
Explanation: The hourly rate is 52,000 / 8 = COP 6,500. Six hours therefore pay 6 × 6,500 = COP 39,000. Formulación y ejecución on TyT is this kind of workplace arithmetic, not calculus.
4A student buys 5 packing boxes at COP 18,400 each and one roll of tape at COP 7,600. What is the total cost?
A.COP 92,000
B.COP 99,000
C.COP 110,000
D.COP 99,600
Explanation: Five boxes cost 5 × 18,400 = COP 92,000. Adding the tape gives 92,000 + 7,600 = COP 99,600. Personal-purchase formulación is a standard TyT quantitative context.
5An IES cafeteria logs 90 breakfast trays, 150 lunch trays, and 60 afternoon snacks in one day. What percentage of all trays was lunch?
A.45%
B.50%
C.60%
D.33%
Explanation: Total trays are 90 + 150 + 60 = 300. Lunch is 150 / 300 = 0.50, or 50%. Comparing a part to a verified total is interpretación of a personal/workplace table.
6A neighborhood copy shop charges COP 9,800 per bound booklet. How much do 6 identical booklets cost at that unit price?
A.COP 54,800
B.COP 62,000
C.COP 58,800
D.COP 48,000
Explanation: Six booklets cost 6 × 9,800 = COP 58,800. Multiplying a unit price by a count is formulación y ejecución with no algebra beyond arithmetic.
7A Neiva weather log lists midday temperatures of 26 °C, 29 °C, 24 °C, 31 °C, and 25 °C. What is the statistical range of these five readings?
A.7 °C
B.5 °C
C.27 °C
D.31 °C
Explanation: Range is maximum minus minimum: 31 − 24 = 7 °C. The arithmetic mean of the five values is 27 °C, which is a different summary. TyT interpretación includes identifying global features such as range on a civic or personal series.
8A small municipality allocates COP 3,600,000,000 to education, COP 2,400,000,000 to health, and COP 1,200,000,000 to local roads. What share of this three-line budget is education?
A.33%
B.40%
C.60%
D.50%
Explanation: The three lines sum to COP 7,200,000,000. Education is 3,600,000,000 / 7,200,000,000 = 0.50, or 50%. Civic budget tables are a listed TyT quantitative context.
9A materials table for a training project lists 90 kg of steel, 60 kg of aluminum, and 30 kg of copper. What is the simplified ratio of steel to aluminum?
A.90:30
B.3:2
C.2:3
D.9:6:3
Explanation: Steel to aluminum is 90:60. Dividing both parts by 30 yields 3:2. Transforming a table into a reduced ratio is interpretación y representación, not a new measurement.
10A tool listed at COP 96,000 is sold with a 25% discount. What is the discounted price?
A.COP 24,000
B.COP 72,960
C.COP 72,000
D.COP 80,000
Explanation: The buyer pays 75% of the list price: 96,000 × 0.75 = COP 72,000 (equivalently, 25% of 96,000 is 24,000, and 96,000 − 24,000 = 72,000). Percentage discounts are formulación in a personal-purchase setting.

About the ICFES Saber TyT Exam

The ICFES Saber TyT is the Examen de Estado de la Calidad de la Educación Superior for students finishing técnico profesional and tecnológico programs. ICFES presents it as a graduation requirement within the national evaluation system. Every candidate sits five generic modules — Lectura Crítica, Razonamiento Cuantitativo, Competencias Ciudadanas, Comunicación Escrita, and Inglés — in one 4-hour-40-minute session. The standard 2026-1 booklet has 190 items including a socioeconomic questionnaire; Comunicación Escrita is a single argumentative writing task. IES may add one of three specific modules in a second session. Module scores run 0–200 and the Puntaje Global averages the five generic scores. The official exam is delivered in Spanish. This free bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation of the generic modules, not an official ICFES translation, writing simulation, or substitute for occupational performance in the specific modules.

Assessment

Session 1 (all candidates): five generic modules in 4 hours 40 minutes. Session 2 (first-time IES-inscribed students, if assigned): one of three specific modules — Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad; Ensamblaje, Mantenimiento y Operación de Maquinaria y Equipos; or Mantenimiento e Instalación de Hardware y Software.

Time Limit

4 hours 40 minutes for the generic session (ICFES combinatorias Saber TyT 2026-2); 1 hour 30 minutes for the specific-module session when assigned

Passing Score

No pass/fail. Each module 0–200; Puntaje Global is the mean of the five generic-module scores (ICFES 2026-1).

Exam Fee

2026 ordinary: public IES COP 126,000; private IES COP 126,000–224,000 by tuition band; graduates COP 224,000 (Resolución 000629 of 11 November 2025). (ICFES (Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación))

ICFES Saber TyT Exam Content Outline

20%

Razonamiento Cuantitativo

Interpret, formulate, and argue with quantitative information; TyT weights argumentación at about 20% and the other two competencies at about 40% each.

20%

Lectura Crítica

Identify local information, build global meaning, and evaluate arguments in literary and informational texts.

20%

Competencias Ciudadanas

Civic knowledge, argument evaluation, multiperspectivism, and systemic thinking about social problems.

20%

Comunicación Escrita

Officially one argumentative writing task. This bank uses MCQs on thesis, organization, and expression as a study aid, not a writing simulation.

20%

Inglés

English reading and language-in-use. Some disability booklets omit this module; the Puntaje Global then averages the remaining generic modules.

How to Pass the ICFES Saber TyT Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No pass/fail. Each module 0–200; Puntaje Global is the mean of the five generic-module scores (ICFES 2026-1).
  • Assessment: Session 1 (all candidates): five generic modules in 4 hours 40 minutes. Session 2 (first-time IES-inscribed students, if assigned): one of three specific modules — Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad; Ensamblaje, Mantenimiento y Operación de Maquinaria y Equipos; or Mantenimiento e Instalación de Hardware y Software.
  • Time limit: 4 hours 40 minutes for the generic session (ICFES combinatorias Saber TyT 2026-2); 1 hour 30 minutes for the specific-module session when assigned
  • Exam fee: 2026 ordinary: public IES COP 126,000; private IES COP 126,000–224,000 by tuition band; graduates COP 224,000 (Resolución 000629 of 11 November 2025).

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ICFES Saber TyT Study Tips from Top Performers

1The Puntaje Global averages five generic modules scored 0–200, so do not neglect Inglés or Comunicación Escrita while drilling math.
2TyT quantitative items weight interpretación and formulación more heavily (~40% each) than argumentación (~20%) — practise reading charts and executing a calculation under time pressure.
3Read mixed text types: literary passages, informational articles, and discontinuous graphics all appear in Lectura Crítica.
4If your IES assigned a specific module, use ICFES's published module guide for that occupational field; this generic bank does not replace that content.
5Practise outlining a short argumentative text. The official Comunicación Escrita task is timed writing, which multiple-choice items cannot replace.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICFES Saber TyT exam?

It is Colombia's Examen de Estado de la Calidad de la Educación Superior for students completing técnico profesional and tecnológico programs, administered by ICFES. Presentation is treated as a graduation requirement in the national evaluation system.

How many questions are on Saber TyT and how long is it?

The official 2026-1 generic booklet has 190 items: 35 quantitative reasoning, 35 critical reading, 35 citizenship, 1 written-communication task, 55 English, and 29 socioeconomic items, in 4 hours 40 minutes. Specific modules, if assigned, are a separate session.

How is Saber TyT scored?

Each module is scored 0–200 without decimals. The Puntaje Global is the average of the five generic-module scores. There is no pass/fail cut score.

What specific modules can appear on Saber TyT?

ICFES currently offers three specific modules: Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad; Ensamblaje, Mantenimiento y Operación de Maquinaria y Equipos; and Mantenimiento e Instalación de Hardware y Software. The IES selects a combinatoria; not every candidate sits a specific module.

How much does Saber TyT cost in 2026?

Ordinary 2026 fees match Saber Pro: COP 126,000 for public IES and the lowest private tuition band, up to COP 224,000 for the highest private band and graduates (ICFES Resolución 000629 of 11 November 2025).

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

No. The official Saber TyT is delivered in Spanish, Comunicación Escrita is constructed-response, and specific modules are occupational. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation of the five generic modules, not an official ICFES translation or format simulation.