Knec News Today; KCSE, KCPE Exams Take a New Twist as MoE Announces Some Key Changes. Check Timetables, Important Dates, Deadlines, and Knec Results Release Details-Date and Venue Below
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) national examinations stipulated to be set rolling next week have now taken a new twist after the Ministry of Education announced some key changes.
The veteran MoE Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha today noted that the ministry has instituted some changes in the timelines for opening of examination containers.
Magoha underscored that the containers will now be opened at 6.30 am and not at 6.00 am as occasioned in the previous years. He affirmed that this move has been established in a quest to reduce the time span examinations officials are in contact with the exam papers.
Magoha stated that the move will help reduce instances of examination leakages, which will go a long way in curbing the heinous act of examination cheating.
“If the examination centre is at a close proximity to the container, then it will be illogical to release the examinations one hour before time. They can essentially wait till it is only about 20 minutes to commence,” Magoha stated.
Here is the revised and final KCSE 2021-2022 Timetable and instructions to candidates who will sit for their examinations in March/ April 2022.
According to the timetable, the candidates sit for their first theory paper on MONDAY 14/03/2022. The last examination day will be on Friday April 1, 2022.
TIMINGS OF PAPERS IN THE 2021-2022 KCSE EXAMINATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERVISORS, INVIGILATORS, TEACHERS & CANDIDATES
All first session examination papers will start at 8.00 a.m. The start time for second session examination papers is as indicated on the timetable.
The time allowed for each paper is indicated against the name of the paper and NO EXTRA TIME IS TO BE ALLOWED.
In case of any discrepancy, the time stated on the question paper should be taken as the correct one.
Time for reading through questions is part of the time shown on the question paper except where special paper instructions indicate otherwise.
Supervisors and Invigilators are asked to ensure that candidates have written their names, index numbers and have signed on their answer scripts before they collect the answer scripts from each candidate while the candidates are advised to ensure that they only take the subjects they are registered for.
Schools should upload marks for subjects with a Project component by 30th October 2021 for Milestone 1 and 31st January 2022 for Milestone 2 where applicable.
REVISED 2021-2022 KCSE TIMETABLE DOWNLOAD.
Here is the Timetable as released by the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC.
2021-KCSE-Timetable Revised
2021 KCSE Exam Leakage
CS Magoha has at the same time cautioned rogue examination officials taking advantage of innocent Kenyans against any attempted examination malpractices.
Besides, with security of the examination papers now tightened and exposure time of exam questions reduced by 30 minutes, Candidates can rest assured that all will be well.
KNEC Results Release Date and Venue 2022
The official release dates for 2022 KCSE and KCPE exams are yet to be confirmed but from the Knec calendar of activities and Timetables 2022, exam results for KCPE will be released by March 30, 2022 and exam results for KCSE by April 22, 2022 if all things go as planned. The venue remains at Mtihani House along the Dennis Pritt Street in Nairobi.