Applications for placement in Kenyan Universities, Artisan, and Colleges is 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, candidates with online application for placement to universities and colleges.

Secondary schools shall on behalf of candidates collect, collate and submit online application for placement to universities and colleges by following procedures given in the website.

Every candidate is required to pay Kshs 500(Five hundred only); following procedures given in the website.

For complete information on all schools in Kenya, including 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 degree is 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 own requirements.

That the placement of government sponsored students is only for Kenyan Citizens.

Here are links to the most important news portals:

• KUCCPS News Portal
• TSC News Portal
• Universities and Colleges News Portal
• Helb News Portal
• KNEC News Portal
• Free Teaching Resources and Revision Materials

The Placement Procedure-

Students placement to institutions of higher learning occurs in four (4) phases, namely:

Stage 2: KUCCPS first revision for the Placement

First revision for degree and diploma choices will be on dates to be announced by placement service after the release of KCSE results.

Stage 3: KUCCPS second revision for the Placement

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 second revision by selecting courses with unfilled capacities.

Stage 4: Placement to any Programme. 

Any applicant who fails to qualify for their choices but meet 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 for the  Placement

• Access the Student’s login portal by using the address: https://students.kuccps.net/login/
• Enter your 2021 KCSE index number, KCSE year () 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 resources for this 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

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