Sources at Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) revealed that marking of multiple-choice questions has been made easier by the acquisition of the modern Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) which electronically scores the papers.

How KCPE Results 2023 is being marked.

The OMR is the process of capturing marked data from candidates’ answer sheets using specialised scanning.

The machines work with a dedicated scanning device that shines a beam of light on the paper.

The contrasting reflection at predetermined positions on a page is then used to detect marked areas as they reflect less light than the blank areas of the paper.

With the new machines, scripts are marked in batches of 100 and 200 sheets, unlike the previous technology, which took many hours.

In an earlier interview, Machogu said the old machines the council had been using were nearly 20 years old and had become obsolete.

“This was the reason results for previous years took long to be compiled and eventually released. But this time, results will be accurate and precise,” Machogu said.

He said that the old machines had a high degree of errors, which lowered efficiency in marking and releasing of results.

The OMR machines have improved accuracy during marking and reduced human interaction with candidates’ results, said Machogu.

Insiders reveal that the new marking machine was fine-tuned to also speed up the tallying of Kiswahili Insha and English Composition marks, which were previously done manually by examiners.

The two papers are still marked manually. However, tallying of marks is no longer done through physical counts.

Under the OMR machines, the marked scripts are scanned to verify the marks in record time compared to the previous years when tallying was done manually.

After marking the Insha and Composition scripts, the examiners will pass over the papers to the new machine, which will do the electronic tallying of marks in record time.

Besides curbing cheating, examination officials said they are also banking on the improved efficiency in marking to release KCPE results earlier than in the past.

The use of OMR is also among other security measures that will improve the accuracy and credibility of the results.

Machogu said the results would be transmitted in real-time to the command centre.

“After every day’s marking exercise, the results will be streamed immediately to the command centre where they will be automatically incorporated with the ones that will have been compiled by the OMR machines,” he said.

According to him, the multiple-choice answer sheets will strictly be marked at Mitihani House in Nairobi, using the OMR machines.

This means there will be minimal time left for examiners to interact with the already marked sheets thus reducing the possibilities of manipulation.

Last year, 10 centres were used to mark English Composition and Kiswahili Insha scripts.

How to Check KCPE Results 2023

This is how to check your KCPE results online and via SMS

How to Check KCPE Results 2023 via SMS

How to access KCPE 2023 results

• Go to SMS on your phone
• Create message
• Type the candidate’s index number followed by the initials KCPE…. xxxxxKCPE
• Send the message to 20076
• The SMS will attract a Sh 25 fee, and candidates will be able to receive their full results

How to Check KCPE 2023 Results Online.

To check KCPE results 2023 online, go to the KNEC website: http://www.knec-portal.ac.ke/ and enter your Index number.

KCPE Result Slip 2023

The ministry of education advises parents and pupils to check the KCPE results and KCPE result slip for any anomaly such as incorrect candidate’s name, school name, and code as well as wrong subject grade and report to Knec within a month after the announcement.

Guidelines of Releasing of KCPE Results 2023

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to bring the following information to the attention of all institutions that presented candidates for the KNEC examinations:

2023 KCPE Results Slips Download and Printouts

Each of the institutions that enter candidates for the KNEC examinations shall receive a hard copy of the institution’s examination results printout and result slips which captures the following information:

1. Institution’s Code and Name
   This appears on the top left side of the printout. The institution’s code is a unique number by which an examination centre is identified by the Council. This is the number that an institution should always quote whenever communicating with Kenya National Examination Council -.
2. Candidates Details
   Below the institution’s name and code are details of the candidates. These details include the index number of the candidate, year of examination, gender, individual subject grades and the mean grade.
   The important features of the examination results are as indicated below:-

X – Denotes an absent candidate. A candidate is declared absent if he/she did not sit for one or all papers in the examination. However, for the KCPE examination results, the symbol AB indicates an absence;
Y- Denotes that the candidate was involved in an examination irregularity. For the KCPE examination results, the symbol 00 indicates an irregularity;
P– Denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been pended due to infringement on the entry requirements for the examination e.g. incorrect KCPE details for entry in KCSE examination;
W- Denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been withheld on suspicion that the candidate has been involved in an examination malpractice and investigations are ongoing;
U- denotes ungraded examination results due to infringement of the awards criteria.

Release of KCPE 2023 Certificates

Once certificates for a specific examination are ready for collection/dispatch from Kenya National Examination Council – KNEC, the institutions shall be informed through the mass and print media, Sub County Directors of Education and/or the heads of institutions:

All certificates for regular candidates are issued through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and to private candidates through the Sub County Directors of Education.

The Kenya National Examinations Council reserves the right to withdraw a certificate for amendment or for any other reason should this be necessary.

Period of launching queries after the release of KCPE Results 2023

The Kenya National Examinations Council allows thirty (30) days after the date of release of the results/certificates for candidate(s) or institution(s) to raise any query arising from the released examination results/certificates.

Queries about KCPE results/certificates must be made through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and the Sub County Directors of Education.

The appeal documents must reach KNEC not later than thirty (30) days after the release of the examination results/certificates, after which the query shall attract a penalty.

Charges on Queries after Release of KCPE Examination Results

• Any amendment on name, gender and year of birth attracts a penalty of 3,000/= (three thousand) per candidate if the query is submitted after thirty (30) days after the date of release of examination results
• The Head of Institution must request in writing explaining the origin of the error.

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