If you have any questions lingering in your mind concerning Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) then we get you covered.
Here we will provide you with the Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) about KUCCPS ranging from application to inter-university transfer.
About KUCCPS
1. What’s the main function of KUCCPS
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service
(KUCCPS) is meant to coordinate the selection for KCSE candidates who merit to
join tertiary institutions for enrollment to universities and colleges.
It also develops career programme guidance that is meant to
benefit students intending to apply for various courses.
It also retains the data of all students who submit their
applications through the student portal website.
It also advises the government on matters relating to
student placement.
2. What’s the difference between KUCCPS and HELB
Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is a body mandated with
funding students in tertiary institutions while Kenya Universities and Colleges
Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is a placement body that is mandated with
placing students into various colleges and universities.
KUCCPS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers
HELB provides students with the loans and bursaries once
they have been enrolled by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central
Placement Service (KUCCPS).
3. Does KUCCPS provide Services at Huduma centres?
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement
Service (KUCCPS) provides its services in all the Huduma centres across all the
counties in Kenya.
4. How can I contact KUCCPS
In Nairobi, you can find the KUCCPS offices at ACK Garden
house on 1st Ngong Avenue in Community area.
You can contact them through telephone using these numbers;
0205137400, 0734879662 or 0723954927.
You can also reach them via E-mail using info@kuccps.ac.ke.
You can also reach them through the social media channels
i.e @KUCCPS_Official (Twitter) and @The.placement.service on Facebook.
KUCCPS Placement Process
5. How do I log into my student Portal
Using your browser, type the address http://students.kuccps.net. It will open
into a login page.
Using the login tab, enter your KCSE index number and the
year of Examination.
Enter your password which is either your birth certificate
number or KCPE index number.
You can as well download the KUCCPS application from play
store then use it to log into your portal.
6. What’s the difference between cut-off and weighted
cluster points?
Weighted cluster points are calculated using KCSE
candidate’s four subjects, i.e one Language, one science, one humanity and one
technical subjects and compared with that of the best performing student
nationally.
On the other side, cut-off points refer to the weighted
cluster points for the competitively placed students in a given degree course.
7. Where can I find the list of the institutions under
the government sponsorship programme
you can access the institutions list via the placement
body’s website provided through this link http://www.kuccps.ac.ke
8. When does the course application cycle begin for
current KCSE Candidates?
The application date and deadline is always set by the
placement body after the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has released
the KCSE results.
The placement body gives the application window over which
the application closes down after hitting the set deadline.
9. Can a Non-Kenyan citizen apply for Placement?
The government limits only Kenyans during applications.
Non-Kenyans are not allowed to apply.
10. What’s the meaning of “Revision of Choices”?
Revision can be defined in two dimensions. There is first
and second revision. Recently they introduced the third revision.
First revision is done by those students who have not
initially submitted their applications via the KUCCPS website. They are required
to pay sh.1500 before proceeding to submit their applications.
Second revision is always done after the first revision has
not materialized due to lack of merit from the candidate. Here, a candidate is
required to pay sh. 1000 for the application for those who submitted their
application in school. For those who applied and paid sh.1500 in first revision
don’t need to pay anything for second revision but are advised to keep the
transaction ID/Code from previous payment as it may be required when submitting
you application during second revision.
Basically, revision of choices implies that the learner is
making changes to the courses earlier submitted for consideration.
11. How many courses can I apply for?
One is allowed to apply for six degree courses and four
diploma courses, certificate and artisan courses.
12. How much is the application fee?
For those applying for course in school, are required to pay
a sum of sh.500.
For those who are applying for the first time after the
exams have been released and did not apply from school, are supposed to pay sh.
1500 before submitting their preferred courses.
For those who submitted their applications in school , will
now pay sh. 1,000 during their first revision.
13. I paid the money to the wrong account. How can I get
my money back?
You can call the placement body or M-pesa using the contacts
above then provide them with the transaction details and they will follow up
the matter and your money will be reversed within 3-7 days.
14. How can I know the institution where I have been
placed.
After the placement body has placed all the students in
their preferred programme, it will publish the names on its website with the
institutions they have been placed.
If you provided your phone number during the application,
you will be notified via SMS on the institution where you have been placed.
15. How many subjects do you consider for cluster point
calculation?
Seven subjects are used in calculating for the cluster
points.
16. Are previous year’s KCSE candidates eligible for
placement if they did not benefit during their time?
The placement body only allows candidates from previous
years to submit their applications but only for those joining TVET
institutions.
17. How can I apply for inter-university transfer?
On the student portal online, you can suit the inter-university transfer request once the placement body makes that provision available.