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Key Facts: Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Exam

65/100

Eliminatory minimum on the prueba de conocimientos at every hierarchical level

Convocatoria TH-F-211 / Resolución 076 de 2026 as modified

70% final

Minimum combined score to enter the lista de elegibles

Convocatoria TH-F-211

70% or 60%

Weight of conocimientos for Profesional/Asesor/Ejecutivo versus Operativo/Administrativo/Técnico

Resolución 076 de 2026 as modified by Resolución 212

COP 87,550 / COP 58,400

Derechos de inscripción by hierarchical level

Resolución 212 de 6 de agosto de 2026, art. 12 as restated

7–18 September 2026

Inscription window after Resolución 133 / 212 modifications

Resolución 212 de 2026 citing the modified cronograma

Decreto Ley 262 de 2000

Special-career statute; not Ley 909 / CNSC

Función Pública Gestor Normativo; Constitución art. 279

Ley 1952 / Ley 2094

Código General Disciplinario currently in force, with instructor/judge split

Función Pública norma.php?i=90324

PGN special-career open merit contest (Resolución 076 de 2026 as modified): Spanish job-profile tests, eliminatory 65/100 on conocimientos, lista de elegibles at 70% total, fees COP 58,400 or COP 87,550 unless a Ley 2418 disability exemption applies.

Sample Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Practice Questions

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1Under Constitution Article 117, which institutions are organs of control in Colombia?

A.The Ministerio Público and the Contraloría General de la República

B.The Fiscalía General and the Consejo Superior de la Judicatura

C.The Congreso and the Presidencia de la República

D.The Registraduría and the Consejo Nacional Electoral

Explanation: Article 117 identifies the Ministerio Público and the Contraloría General de la República as organs of control. Fiscalía, the political branches, and electoral authorities have different constitutional roles and are not the pair named in that article.

2Which mission belongs to the Ministerio Público under Constitution Article 118?

A.Safeguard and promote human rights, protect the public interest, and oversee the official conduct of persons performing public functions

B.Audit fiscal management and determine fiscal liability as its exclusive constitutional mission

C.Investigate and prosecute every criminal offense before criminal courts

D.Administer elections and certify national vote totals

Explanation: Article 118 assigns the Ministerio Público protection and promotion of human rights, defence of the public interest, and oversight of official conduct. Fiscal control, criminal prosecution, and election administration belong to other constitutional institutions.

3What position does Constitution Article 275 assign to the Procurador General de la Nación?

A.Supreme director of the Ministerio Público

B.Fiscal controller of all public funds

C.Chief prosecutor of the criminal jurisdiction

D.Administrative head of the national electoral organization

Explanation: Article 275 states that the Procurador General de la Nación is the supreme director of the Ministerio Público. The other descriptions correspond, broadly, to the Contraloría, Fiscalía, or electoral organization rather than PGN.

4How is Colombia's Procurador General elected under Constitution Article 276?

A.By the Senate, for four years, from a three-candidate slate made up of one nominee each from the President, Supreme Court, and Council of State

B.By direct national popular vote from nominees registered by political parties

C.By the House of Representatives from a slate submitted only by the President

D.By the Constitutional Court for eight years from nominees submitted by the Senate

Explanation: Article 276 assigns election to the Senate for a four-year period from a terna composed of nominees from the President, Corte Suprema de Justicia, and Consejo de Estado. That institutional design is distinct from popular election or a single-origin slate.

5Which function is expressly assigned to the Procurador General under Constitution Article 277?

A.Intervene in proceedings before judicial or administrative authorities when necessary to defend the legal order, public patrimony, or fundamental rights and guarantees

B.Annul final judgments whenever PGN disagrees with their legal reasoning

C.Approve the national budget before Congress may debate it

D.Issue criminal convictions and custodial sentences against public servants

Explanation: Article 277 authorizes intervention before judicial and administrative authorities when needed to defend the legal order, public assets, or fundamental rights and guarantees. Intervention does not convert PGN into an appellate court, legislature, or criminal judge.

6What does Constitution Article 279 require concerning PGN employment?

A.The law shall determine PGN structure and functions and regulate ingreso and concurso de méritos, and removal occurs under the statutory career regime

B.Every PGN position must be filled through the general CNSC career without a special statutory regime

C.All PGN positions are freely appointed and removable because control bodies cannot have career employment

D.The Procurador may define ingreso and removal without any governing law

Explanation: Article 279 directs the law to determine PGN structure and operation and to regulate entry and merit competition, and it ties removal to the special career law. Decreto Ley 262 de 2000 develops that special regime rather than replacing it with the general CNSC system.

7Which career framework governs the 2026 PGN Concurso Abierto de Méritos?

A.PGN's special career under Constitution Articles 275–279 and Decreto Ley 262 de 2000

B.The general Ley 909 career administered through every CNSC selection process

C.The diplomatic and consular career under Decreto Ley 274 de 2000

D.The judicial career administered by the Consejo Superior de la Judicatura

Explanation: PGN's merit contest belongs to its own special career under the Constitution and Decreto Ley 262 de 2000. It is distinct from the general CNSC system, the diplomatic career, and the judicial career.

8What objective does Decreto Ley 262 Article 191 set for the selection process?

A.Merit-based entry and promotion through procedures enabling objective selection and equal participation by qualified persons

B.Priority appointment of current contractors followed by a qualifying test after appointment

C.Rotation of posts among political parties in proportion to their Senate representation

D.Selection by seniority alone, without assessing suitability for the employment

Explanation: Article 191 centers merit, suitability, objective selection, and equal participation by those who meet the requirements. Contractor status, party allocation, or seniority alone cannot replace that statutory objective.

9How does Decreto Ley 262 Article 192 define an open contest?

A.A contest for entry of new personnel into the PGN career in which persons already enrolled in that career may also participate

B.A promotion-only contest restricted to career employees in the immediately lower grade

C.A contest restricted to persons currently working for PGN under service contracts

D.A transfer process for CNSC career employees that requires no PGN assessment

Explanation: Article 192 distinguishes open entry contests from promotion contests. An open contest seeks new career personnel and also permits existing PGN career employees to compete; it is not restricted to insiders or contractors.

10What legal role does Decreto Ley 262 Article 195 give the convocatoria?

A.It is the regulating norm of the entire contest and binds both the administration and participants

B.It is an informational summary that may be disregarded whenever an internal email conflicts with it

C.It governs only fee payment and ceases to apply when testing begins

D.It is a nonbinding recommendation to the university operating the assessment

Explanation: Article 195 describes the convocatoria as the concurso's norma reguladora, binding the administration and aspirants. Its rules extend through the process and cannot be displaced by informal instructions.

About the Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Exam

The 2026 Concurso Abierto de Méritos — Mérito Construyendo Excelencia — is the Procuraduría General de la Nación's special-career open contest to fill definitive vacancies under Constitución articles 275–279 and Decreto Ley 262 de 2000. It is not a CNSC Ley 909 process. Typical professional-track scoring is an eliminatory situational knowledge test (65/100 minimum; 70% of the contest), behavioral competencies (20%) and background analysis (10%), with a 70% final floor for the lista de elegibles. Some operativo cargos sit a prueba de ejecución instead of the written knowledge test. Official vacancy profiles repeatedly identify cross-cutting areas such as office tools and documents, citizen service, PGN structure and functions, management systems, records management, and public management/state operation; each role adds its own specific knowledge. This bank samples that common core plus constitutional, career, MIPG, and selected disciplinary concepts. Official materials are in Spanish. It is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation, not an employment-specific simulation, and not a substitute for execution, behavioral, background, or role-specific preparation.

Assessment

Open ingreso contest under Decreto Ley 262 de 2000 art. 192(1), convened by Resolución 076 de 24 de marzo de 2026 as modified by Resoluciones 108, 133 and 212. Stages include inscription and payment on meritoconstruyendoexcelencia.com.co (7–18 September 2026 as modified), verification of minimum requirements, eliminatory prueba de conocimientos (or prueba de ejecución for listed operativo cargos), classificatory competencias comportamentales and análisis de antecedentes, then a lista de elegibles (final total ≥70%) and nombramiento in período de prueba. Universidad de Antioquia is the contracted operator; PGN's 21 August 2026 bulletin states that it will administer the tests in mid-November.

Time Limit

Set per convocatoria; not published as one nationwide minute count in the 2026 resolutions

Passing Score

65/100 on the eliminatory knowledge test; lista de elegibles requires a final total of at least 70%. Knowledge-test weight is 70% (Profesional/Asesor/Ejecutivo) or 60% (Operativo/Administrativo/Técnico).

Exam Fee

COP 58,400 (Operativo, Administrativo y Técnico) or COP 87,550 (Profesional, Asesor y Ejecutivo) under Resolución 212 de 2026; discapacidad exemption under Ley 2418 art. 7 (Procuraduría General de la Nación, Oficina de Selección y Carrera (Universidad de Antioquia is the contracted assessment operator))

Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Exam Content Outline

Common core (no official % across cargos)

Constitutional Ministerio Público

Arts. 117–118 and 275–279: organs of control, Procurador as supreme director, functions, and the statutory special career — distinct from Contraloría and Fiscalía.

Regulating statute

Decreto Ley 262 de 2000 career and concurso

Open versus promotion contests, convocatoria stability after inscriptions, merit-only ingreso, período de prueba, and prueba de ejecución for selected operativo cargos.

Role-dependent specific knowledge

Código General Disciplinario

Selected Ley 1952 / Ley 2094 principles, instructor/judge split, culpability, and the art. 48 sanction table; exact disciplinary-law coverage varies by employment.

Cross-cutting areas in multiple employment profiles

Citizen service, transparency, records, and management

Petitions, public information, records retention, MIPG, and integrity, alongside the broader common areas listed in the official 2026 profiles.

70% or 60% of contest (conocimientos)

Job-profile knowledge or ejecución

Eliminatory 65/100 written situational test weighted 70% (professional/asesor/ejecutivo) or 60% (operativo/administrativo/técnico); listed operativo cargos sit ejecución instead.

How to Pass the Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 65/100 on the eliminatory knowledge test; lista de elegibles requires a final total of at least 70%. Knowledge-test weight is 70% (Profesional/Asesor/Ejecutivo) or 60% (Operativo/Administrativo/Técnico).
Assessment: Open ingreso contest under Decreto Ley 262 de 2000 art. 192(1), convened by Resolución 076 de 24 de marzo de 2026 as modified by Resoluciones 108, 133 and 212. Stages include inscription and payment on meritoconstruyendoexcelencia.com.co (7–18 September 2026 as modified), verification of minimum requirements, eliminatory prueba de conocimientos (or prueba de ejecución for listed operativo cargos), classificatory competencias comportamentales and análisis de antecedentes, then a lista de elegibles (final total ≥70%) and nombramiento in período de prueba. Universidad de Antioquia is the contracted operator; PGN's 21 August 2026 bulletin states that it will administer the tests in mid-November.
Time limit: Set per convocatoria; not published as one nationwide minute count in the 2026 resolutions
Exam fee: COP 58,400 (Operativo, Administrativo y Técnico) or COP 87,550 (Profesional, Asesor y Ejecutivo) under Resolución 212 de 2026; discapacidad exemption under Ley 2418 art. 7

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Procuraduría Concurso de Méritos Study Tips from Top Performers

1Keep PGN's Decreto 262 special career separate from CNSC Ley 909 SIMO contests and from the Cancillería Decreto 274 diplomatic contest.

2Memorize the two cuts: 65/100 on conocimientos versus 70% final for the lista de elegibles — they are not interchangeable.

3Open Ley 1952 / Ley 2094 before citing article numbers. Art. 12's instructor/judge split and art. 29's rule that leve culpa is not punishable are frequent traps.

4Practice COP fee arithmetic (58,400 vs 87,550) and weight arithmetic (70% or 60% of the contest) so logistics questions are not free points for someone else.

5These MCQs are an English study aid. Rehearse also in Spanish with the current convocatoria PDF, numbered employment profile, and Manual de Funciones for the role you will sit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Procuraduría Concurso Abierto de Méritos 2026?

It is PGN's special-career open contest (Mérito Construyendo Excelencia) to fill definitive career vacancies under Decreto Ley 262 de 2000, convened by Resolución 076 de 2026 as later modified. It is not administered as a CNSC Ley 909 SIMO contest.

What is the official passing score?

The knowledge test is eliminatory at 65/100. Only candidates whose final total is at least 70% enter the lista de elegibles. Confirm weights for your hierarchical level in the convocatoria table (70% or 60% for conocimientos).

How much are the derechos de inscripción?

Resolución 212 de 2026 sets COP 58,400 for Operativo, Administrativo y Técnico posts and COP 87,550 for Profesional, Asesor y Ejecutivo posts, with a Ley 2418 art. 7 exemption for persons who accredit discapacidad as the contest requires. Pay for one employment only.

How many questions are on the official test?

PGN has not published a single nationwide item count in the 2026 resolutions. Booklets are employment-specific. This practice bank is a study aid, not the official length.

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

No. Official tests and documents are in Spanish, many items are situational and cargo-specific, and some operativo cargos sit a prueba de ejecución. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the common core, not an official translation or a full-format simulation.

Who operates the contest?

PGN's Oficina de Selección y Carrera owns the process. Universidad de Antioquia is the contracted operator: Resolución 212 describes its support for minimum-requirement verification, and PGN's 21 August 2026 bulletin states that the university will administer the tests. This remains PGN's special-career contest, not a CNSC or Cancillería process.