Applications for placement in Kenyan Universities, Artisan, and Colleges are done via the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, portal.
All secondary schools are expected to give necessary career guidance and assist the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, 2022 candidates with online applications for placement to universities and colleges.
Secondary schools shall on behalf of candidates collect, collate and submit online applications for placement to universities and colleges by following procedures given on the website.
Every candidate is required to pay Kshs 500(Five hundred only); following procedures given on the website.
For complete information on all schools in Kenya, including the best private and public schools, please visit this link:
- Schools Portal; Complete guide to all schools in Kenya
Minimum kuccps placement requirements
The minimum requirements for placement to a degree are C+, Diploma C-, Craft Certificate D- and Artisan Certificate E.
Apart from the set minimum placement requirements set by kuccps, respective regulatory and professional bodies always set their own requirements.
That the placement of government-sponsored students is only for Kenyan Citizens.
The Placement Procedure
Student’s placement to institutions of higher learning occurs in four (4) phases, namely:
Stage 1: KUCCPS School/Centre Application
The School/Centre application phase occurs between October and December. All candidates should be encouraged to apply and can select from four levels. However, they should make choices for programmes they are only interested in pursuing. No program is mandatory.
Stage 2: KUCCPS first revision
The first revision for degree and diploma choices will be on dates to be announced by the placement service after the release of KCSE results.
Stage 3: KUCCPS second revision
Candidates who will not have qualified on competitive selection for any of their preferred choices during the first round of selection will be given a chance to do a second revision by selecting courses with unfilled capacities.
Stage 4: Placement to any Programme.
Any applicant who fails to qualify for their choices but meets the cut-off points for placement may be offered any course with unfilled capacities taking into account the minimum requirements for admission.
How to Log onto the KUCCPS Portal
- Access the Student’s login portal by using the address: https://students.kuccps.net/login/
- Enter your 2022 KCSE index number, KCSE year (2022) and your password ( Use Your Birth Certificate No. / KCPE Index No (as used in KCSE Exam Registration) as your Initial Password).
How to download Various resources/ Guides from the KUCCPS portal:
Visit the KUCCPS resources download page at https://students.kuccps.net/downloads/ To download various resources for the 2023/2024 Academic year. The following resources are available for download:
- The Principal’s manual
- Degree Programmes Cutoff
- Diploma Programme Codes
- Craft Programme Codes
- Artisan Programmes Codes
- Degree Cluster Document
Here are links to the most important news portals:
- KCSE Portal
- KUCCPS News Portal
- TSC News Portal
- Universities and Colleges News Portal
- Helb News Porta
- KNEC News Portal
- KSSSA News Portal
- Schools News Portal
- Free Teaching Resources and Revision Materials