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From November 28 to December 6, the Saber Pro tests will be carried out electronically for the first time in Colombia. These are some recommendations made by the Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education (Icfes).
Tests know Pro, formerly known as Ecaesare evaluations carried out by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) that are applied to students who are close to completing their higher education studies. For the health emergency caused by the new coronavirus, this year they will be done electronically and from home for the first time.
At home, students will be summoned to a single session, which will last a maximum of four hours and forty minutes and will take place on November 28 or 29 or December 3, 5 or 6. On site, the exam will be administered only on four dates: November 28 and 29 and December 5 and 6, but on seven different sessions to avoid crowds. On-site registrants are recommended to continually review their citation at icfes.gov.co to know the place, day and time, taking into account that there may be adjustments due to biosafety protocols.
“During this year we have already evaluated more than 800 thousand people in all corners of the country, of which more than 150 thousand took the Saber T&T test, electronically, and 660 thousand students took the Saber 11 tests, in pencil and paper , an important step for the evaluation not only in Colombia but in Latin America ”, affirmed the general director of Icfes and indicated that the certificates of attendance of the Saber Pro test will be able to be downloaded between December 7 and 19. The results will be published on March 15, 2021.
(Read also: Saber Pro and Saber TyT 2020 test dates: get to know them here)
Home application
People who met the technical requirements to take the test at home went through the authentication and registration process to validate their identity. This process is mandatory to take the exam on the assigned date from home. Students have the following service channels for support during the authentication and registration process:
1. Line 01-8000 128510
2. Chat built into the Sumadi platform and the Zendesk service desk
3. Email with Icfes domain: [email protected].
On this occasion, thanks to the technology that the Entity is implementing, This test will be applied to people located in 1,090 municipalities throughout the national territory. This reflects the scope of this examination, which will be carried out electronically to reach the homes of more than 211 thousand people, providing all the guarantees.
The test uses an artificial intelligence system to prevent people from taking fraudulent actions during the application from their homes. Icfes also invites students to accept an Ethical Commitment before starting the test.
Application on site
The on-site application will be developed in four days and seven unique sessions in more than 270 application points, located in more than 110 municipalities of the country, with all the biosafety guarantees to protect the health of students, their families and logistics personnel who will support the exam.
The Ministry of Health adopted the biosafety protocol for the management and control of the risk of COVID-19 in the process of application of the State tests, within which locative measures of adaptation are established in the test application sites; measures before and during the application of the tests, at the entrance and exit of the test application sites, during the test and the movement to and from the test site.
To learn more about the Biosafety Protocol, you can consult the following link https://www.icfes.gov.co/documents/20143/1537032/Resolucion+1346+de+2020.pdf.
The student must only attend the session on the assigned day, according to their citation.
Other basic recommendations for on-site application
• It is necessary to carry the identity document, be it citizenship card, identity card or password with photo and fingerprint, valid passport for nationals and foreigners and driving license for Colombian nationals.
• Whoever does not have a valid identification with them, must bring the loss report issued by the competent authorities and the fingerprint will be taken at the application site. Photocopies of identity documents are not allowed.
• The use of cell phones or any other electronic device is prohibited during the tests, this will lead to the cancellation of the exam.
• Download and confirm the appointment hours before and locate the exam site, to avoid setbacks. Calculate very well the travel time from the house to the place where the test will be presented.
The ICFE reminds all students, prior to starting the exam, to sign the Ethical Commitment as a sign of honesty, legality and transparency in the presentation of State exams, reiterating that those who carry out actions such as theft of the test material, taking photographs or fraud, they engage in behaviors that lead to the annulment or invalidation of results, the inability to present the exam for a period of 1 to 5 years and the criminal complaint before the competent authorities.
The Saber Pro test is aimed at all those professional career students who have already completed and passed more than 75% of their academic program. Students do not necessarily have to wait until the last semester to do it.
Those who have questions about this application can contact Icfes through the following channels: National Free Attention Line to Citizens 018000-519535, in Bogotá by calling 484-1460 or by clicking on the link
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