KUCCPS Placement 2023, Requirement And How To Apply

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is a state corporation established to co-ordinate the placement of Government Sponsored Students to Universities and Colleges and to develop career guidance programs for the benefit of students among other functions.

KUCCPS in consultation with its stakeholders developed the Placement Policy, Procedures, and Criteria to ensure equity and access to tertiary education and training. The placement of government-sponsored students is based on choices, merit, and affirmative action criteria.

To achieve this, the applicants are given an opportunity to make placement choices at different stages of the placement cycle to increase their chances of securing their most preferred career choices

All 2022 KCSE candidates who applied for courses at school and want to change their choices are invited to do so. Those who did not apply at school may do so during the application period.

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Minimum Requirements

1. The overall minimum entry requirement for Degree courses is a mean grade of C+.
2. The overall minimum entry requirement for Diploma courses is C- (minus);
3. For Craft Certificate courses is D (plain)
4. For Artisan Certificate courses is E

Form Four Leavers who sat the KCSE examination between 2000 and 2022 and were not placed by KUCCPS are eligible to apply for courses at all levels except the degree. (That is, students can only apply for courses offered by TVET colleges.)

Form Four Leavers who sat for the KCSE between 2000 and 2022 and obtained a C (plain) or higher are eligible to apply for placement in primary teacher training colleges (TTCs).

Primary TTCs are also open to Kenyans who have completed other courses but want to train to become teachers, as well as individuals with foreign qualifications and non-Kenyans.

All applications must be submitted online via the KUCCPS Student Portal, students.kuccps.net. On the portal, you can see application guidelines, available programs, minimal subject requirements, and applicants’ weighted cluster points (cluster weights).

How to Apply

1. Visit the KUCCPS website www.kuccps.ac.ke and click Student’s Portal tab.
2. On the portal, click the Login tab
3. To log in, enter your KCSE Index Number, your KCSE year, and your password. (Your password is your KCPE index number OR your birth certificate number.)
4. Once logged in, view the available courses, universities, and TVET colleges on the Programmes and Institutions tabs. When you find the courses, you want and qualify for, add them to the Basket or note down their program codes.
5. To apply, click Application/Revision and key in the program codes in the provided form in the order or priority. (If you enter a code for a course you don’t qualify for, the system will reject it and you will have to enter a code for another course. Repeat this until all codes are accepted).
6. Once the system has accepted all your program codes, Submit them.
7. To complete your submission, follow the payment procedures that will appear on your screen.
8. For detailed guidelines, download and read the Student’s Guide available on the portal under Downloads.

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