According to KUCCPS while the application primarily targets 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) students, form four leavers from 2000 to 2022 will also be eligible to apply.
“The online KUCCPS application portal is open for placement of students to: Universities, TVET institutions, Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs), and Open University of Kenya (OUK),” KUCCPS revealed.
How to Apply
Students have been asked to apply via the student's portal
www.student.kuccps.net
The portal will be open until February 20, 2024,
with students
encouraged to make early applications.
Once on the student portal, learners will be prompted to
enter their KCSE Index Number, KCSE Year and Password.
Students have been advised to use the Birth Certificate
Number or KCPE Number (as used in KCSE Exam Registration) as the initial
password.
There are 39 public universities that are eligible for
government scholarships and a Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loan.
Noteworthy, students who choose courses offered at private
universities will be eligible for HELB loans only.
There are 237 public colleges and according to KUCCPS,
students who apply for diploma courses in those institutions will be eligible
for Government Scholarships and HELB loans.
Courses offered for KCSE students include; degree, diploma, certificate and artisan (level 4 programmes). The degree certificates are a reserved for students who scored C+ and above.
KUCCPS Online Application Guidelines 2024
Step One: Accessing the Website
1. Visit the KUCCPS website on www.kuccps.net
Step Two: Accessing the Student’s Portal
1. Click on the button marked: “Student’s Portal”
Step Three: Accessing the Login button
1. Click on the button marked: “LOGIN”
Step Four: Logging in
1. Enter your KCSE Index Number, Year of KCSE and your
password (KCPE Index or Birth Certificate Number).
2. Click on the button marked: “LOG IN”
Note
Applicant Eligibility
For a candidate to be eligible to apply for placement,
the following conditions will apply:
i. A Kenyan Citizen governed by Chapter Three of the
Constitution of Kenya and the Kenya Citizenship Act Cap 170.
ii. Sponsorship will be eligible to all applicants provided that the KCSE
Candidates of the year preceding the selection and those who have never
benefited before are given priority.
iii. The minimum admission requirement to apply for degree programmes will be
C+.
iv. The minimum admission requirement to apply for a diploma will be C-.
v. The minimum admission requirement to apply for a craft certificate will be
D.
vi. The minimum admission requirement to apply for an Artisan certificate will
be E.
vii. Applications shall be subjected to minimum subjects requirements from regulators
and training institutions where applicable.
Step Five: Dashboard
On the dashboard, you will be able to view:
1. A summary of the available institutions and courses.
2. The applicant’s weighted cluster points for the 23
clusters (for Degree-qualified applicants only). The PDF with all the clusters
can be found under ‘Downloads’
NOTE:
Where the points read ‘0.000’ the candidate did not sit
examinations for a subject that is mandatory for courses in a cluster.
3. The applicant’s registration details and performance as
received from KNEC.
Step Six: Institutions
1. To view the institutions available for application, click
on the menu link “Institutions"
2. A list of all institutions will be displayed.
3. Clicking on any of the institutions will display the
programmes they have on offer, that is:
Step Seven: Programmes on Offer
1. To view the programmes on offer for application, click on
the menu link “Programmes”
2. All programmes have been grouped into wide fields of
interest to assist the applicants choose their most preferred programme.
3. Clicking on any of the fields lists all programmes
classified under it e.g. ‘Business (Diploma)’ returns:
4. A search-bar has been provided to ease the process if the
applicant already knows the programme they would like to apply for:
5. The applicant only needs to type part of the title e.g.
searching for ‘Civil’ returns:
6. Clicking any of the programmes opens a page detailing the
programme information.
Notes:
Applicant Choices
Applicant will be expected to make applications by
submitting their preferred choices where a valid choice will constitute a
programme code, programme name and the institution name.
i. Applicants with an overall grade of C+ and above will be
allowed to make a maximum of 6 choices for degree programmes where 1(a), 1(b)
and 1(c) must be similar programmes and 4 for diploma programmes.
ii. Applicants with an overall grade of C- and above, will be allowed to make a
maximum of 8 choices; 4 for diploma and 4 for craft certificate programmes.
iii. Applicants with an overall grade of D and above, will be allowed to make a
maximum of 8 choices; 4 for craft certificate and 4 for artisan certificate
programmes.
iv. Applicants with an overall grade below D, will be allowed to make a maximum
of 4 choices from artisan certificate programmes.
v. An applicant may choose any programmes for which they qualify provided that
no choice is repeated.
Step Eight: Programme Details
1. The programme page displays either:
a. The cluster subjects used to calculate weighted cluster points (for Degree
programmes)
Or:
b. The Minimum mean grade (for TVET programmes)
2. The minimum subject requirements (where applicable) are
also outlined on this page:
NOTE: To pursue a course you must have:
i. Sat for the subjects listed during their KCSE
examination.
ii. Attained the grade listed or higher.
3. All the institutions that offer the programme will be listed at the bottom
of the page, along with previous years’ cut-off points.
Step Nine: Choosing your Programmes
1. For Degree applicants, the Weighted Cluster Points are
already calculated and displayed per programme on the right-most column.
2. The previous cut-off points for each programme are listed
per institution to guide degree applicants.
Tip:
Cut-off points for any year are the weighted cluster points
for the last competititvely placed applicant. i.e. Suppose the Bachelor of Arts
programme at an institution requires only 10 students but 13 applications are
received. The best performing 10 applicants will be picked and the that are 3
left out will be considered for their other choices. However, the weighted
points for the last (10th) student will form the cut-off points for the
programme at the institution.
NOTE:
i. The cut-off points are not predetermined and will not be
available while applications are ongoing.
ii. Cut-off points vary by programme, institution and application year.
iii. Previous years’ cut-off points are provided to guide applicants during the
application process.
TVET applicants only use the minimum grade and subject requirements to gauge their qualification to a programme.
4. Once the applicant identifies a programme they feel they will compete favourably:
a. Only the 7-character code is needed for application:
5. You can write the code down for application later or add
the programme to your course basket by clicking the button marked “ADD” next to
the course.
a. For programmes added to the basket the button turns green
and the words change to “ADDED”
b. The saved courses can be accessed by either clicking the
menu item marked “Course Basket” or on the icon marked “Basket”
6. To view your saved courses, you must provide your contact information. a. Ensure the contacts are valid and correct as they will be used to get in touch with you after placement.
7. Only the courses shortlisted will be displayed here.
Alert:
This DOES NOT constitute an application, no course listed
here will be considered until an application is made!
Step Ten: Making an Application
1. When you are ready to make an application, click on the
tab titled; “Application/Revision”
a. The application instructions will be listed here, read
and understand.
2. Click on “APPLY NOW” to proceed
3. The applicant will see have access to a form (or two) for
the level of programmes they qualify for:
4. Enter the 7-character programme codes for the programmes
that the applicant most prefers.
Tip: Placement processing follows the
applicant’s list procedurally, so order them by order of preference i.e. most
preferred as 1a and least preferred as 4.
a. Submit the application for consideration.
b. Make a payment through Mpesa with the details provided at
this step.
Alert:
Do NOT make a payment before getting to this stage, the
amount and account are unique to each applicant.
Tip:
i. Check the transaction code carefully not to confuse the
numbers: ‘0’, ‘1’ and ‘5’ with the letters: ‘O’, ‘I’ and ‘S’.
ii. Retain the Mpesa message, you will need the transaction code every time
you make changes.
10-0: Payment Reversals
Reversals will be done for erroneous payments in the
following ways:
i. For non-existent accounts, reversals will be made within
14 days.
ii. Reversals for payments made to wrong but valid accounts e.g. payment made
for account 12345678912 instead of 12345678911 must be requested in writing to
the Chief Executive Officer.
10-1: Multiple Categories Applications
1. The applicant is allowed to apply for more that one level
of programmes if they qualify for multiple i.e.: Diploma and Craft Certificate
programmes.
a. You will need to click the “SUBMIT” button at the bottom of the form for the
second level.
b. The applicant must explicitly opt-in to multiple category
processing if the applicant wants the second level to be considered.
Note:
The programmes for the second level will not be considered
unless the applicant opts in.
c. Opt-in
Alert:
This means if you miss your first set of applications, you
will be considered for the second i.e. you may be placed to one of the Craft
courses if you miss all your diploma choices.
10-2: Changing Application
An applicant may make as many changes as they want before
the deadline. These include:
1. Opting out of multiple application processing:
a. The applicant will need to enter their password to verify
the change.
Deleting applications:
a. Clicking on the “DELETE” button over the application.
Alert:
This deletes the entire application and the choices.
b. Deleting every programme code one at a time.
10-3: Viewing Your Application
The applicant may view their application at any time by:
1. Visiting “Application/Revision” tab and moving to the “APPLICATION HISTORY” page:
a. The current application will be viewable here, ensure the courses and their order are as you would want them considered.
2. Visiting “Dashboard” tab:
a. The active application will be highlighted in blue:
10-4: Tracking Your Application
3. The applicant can keep track of the changes made on the application by visiting “Application/Revision” tab and moving to the “APPLICATION LOG” page:
a. All changes made from the applicant’s account will be
listed here