Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service
(KUCCPS) is a government body tasked to oversee the selection program of
secondary school graduates to higher learning institutions such as
universities, colleges, and technical institutions.
KUCCPS retains students’ data even after admission to
various varsities for use while conducting career guidance to students and
advising the government on matters placement of secondary school graduates.
Before you apply for KUCCPS placement, make sure that you
meet these requirements:
* You must be a Kenyan citizen by birth
* If you are not a recent secondary school graduate, you can only apply for
TVET courses. Fresh secondary school graduates are automatically legible to use
all KUCCPS services available for first-time users
How to make KUCCPS first time application
1. Open your browser’s address bar and enter https://students.kuccps.net/login/
2. On the log-in page, fill in your correct KCSE index number, KCSE year, and
enter your password. What is my KUCCPS password? Your password is either your
KCPE index number or birth certificate number
3. After logging in, you can now apply for your desired courses on the Apply
Now tab at different institutions of your preference so long as you
meet the requirements. The maximum number of courses you can apply on KUCCPS is
six for degree courses and four for diploma, certificate, and artisan programs
4. After selecting the courses of your choice and the institutions you would
wish to study at, your selection automatically adds to the Course
Basket
5. Courses on Course Basket have unique codes representing
them. To finalize your selection process, kindly navigate to the Application/Revision tab
to enter course codes and submit them
6. You will be asked to pay Ksh1,500 for first-time applicants and a Ksh1,000
revision fee for students who applied for the courses in school and paid
Ksh500. Payments are made via Mpesa, and the transaction code is used to
complete the application process. The transaction code must be retained for use
when making any changes in your application before the application date lapses.
How to make KUCCPS payment – KUCCPS Mpesa pay bill number
How much do you pay for KUCCPS application? KUCCPS
application fee is Ksh1,500 for first-time applicants and Ksh1,000 for
candidates who undertook the application process in school and had paid Ksh500
before sitting for KCSE exams.
KUCCPS payment is strictly made via Mpesa, and the
transaction code is used to approve the new application and subsequent
revisions of courses in the students’ portal. Here is how to make a KUCCPS
payment:
1. Go to the Mpesa sim toolkit on your phone
2. Select the ‘Pay Bill’ option
3. Enter KUCCPS pay bill number 820201
4. As the account number, start by entering your exam year followed by your
index number without any space e.g 202036621120023
5. Enter the amount
6. Enter your PIN
Your payment is successful! You can now use the transaction
code to confirm the payment of KUCCPS application fee in your portal.
NOTES
* What is the difference between cluster points and
cut-off points? Cluster points are the points calculated from the four
main subjects required for a certain degree program. Cluster points depict
whether you are competent for a certain course or not. On the other hand,
cut-off points are the lowest cluster weight of a particular student that
joined a particular course in an institution. Cut-off points vary with
institutions.
* When will KUCCPS open its portal? Before
the opening of the portal for students to apply for placement services, KUCCPS
will announce placement applications and notices through mass media such as;
newspapers, news blogs, televisions, and radios.
* How can I know where KUCCPS has placed me? After
the completion of students’ placement, KUCCPS will shortly announce the
finalization of the process, and successful applicants will view their placement
in their respective portals. Applicants who provided phone numbers will be
notified via SMS.
* Where do placed students obtain their admission
letters? Students who have been placed at various institutions are
expected to contact the institutions to receive admission letters and joining
instructions.
* What happens if one misses the first Application? One
can submit a new application when the revision of courses is conducted.