This research offers a state of the art synthesis regarding assessment systems in Colombian technical and technological institutions from issues, such as current regulations on national higher education, institutional documents and statistics given by the National Information System of Higher Education (SNIES), the National Accreditation Council and the Ministry of National Education. This study is developed from a descriptive and proactive approach. As a result we offer a criteria identification underlying selection, staying, promotion and grade to students of technical and technological institutions in Bogota City.