The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has retained the minimum grade for university degree qualification to be a C+ (plus).

This means that all the 173,345 who scored C+ and above in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination will proceed to university.

This comes at a time when there were fears by parents and students that the minimum university entry grade would go up; if the performance of the KCSE 2022 class is something to go by.

The number of candidates with minimum university entry qualification of Grade C+ and above was 145,145 in the year 2021 KCSE Examination.

KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr Agnes Wahome now says universities have capacity to accommodate all the students.

“I know there are a lot of concerns about whether we have enough space for students who qualified to join universities. No student will be locked out and there should be no cause for alarm,” she said.

She made the remarks on Saturday at Kangaru Boys High School in Embu County during a mentorship conference for youths from the region.

The career guidance and mentorship forum was geared towards providing information on the KUCCPS application and placement process.

Dr Wahome asked the students to apply for courses, when the KUCCPS portal opens.

“We have the capacity to admit all those who met the university entry points, they should start submitting their applications,” she said.

See also; Kuccps portal login (Login to select courses, check placement results and apply for transfer)

However, Dr Wahome asked the candidates who don’t want to join universities to enrol in technical colleges (TVETs) and register for diploma courses.

“We have so many colleges where the students pursue courses which can help them realise their dreams. Children should be left to choose and pursue courses they want,” she advised.

Related; Kuccps Student Portal ( Student Login – KUCCPS | The Placement Service)

The event was attended by 2022 KCSE candidates, Current university/college students (comrades), Professionals from Embu County and Local leaders & government representatives.