The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, has re-opened its online schools’ portal to allow for applications of courses by schools for the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, candidates. Schools can access the portal via the official KUCCPS link at https://schools.kuccps.net/login/?next=/
The KUCCPS schools’ portal.
The portal closes downsoon. The Placement Service had initially closed the portal.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, has warned the public against fraudulent messages circulating in Social media; purporting to be originating from them. The misleading message , being circulated on various media platforms, indicates that the KUCCPS will open its portal on Thursday next week (24th January 2019) for revisions and first time applications.
“The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) hereby brings to the attention of the public that the message circulating in social media platforms is fake and does not originate from us,” reads, in part, a media presser from KUCCPS
The placement service closed the portal on 5th January, 2019 for schools; which were supposed to assist the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, candidates to apply for various courses. Candidates who did not manage to apply for their courses of choice will now have to wait for KUCCPS to re-open the portal before they can do so.
The placement service, that places learners to tertiary institutions for Degrees, Diploma and Certificate courses, now says it will officially communicate on when they will re-open the portal. “We shall issue our official communication on placement through the mainstream print and broadcast media, website and our official social media handles once all the necessary arrangements have been put in place,” KUCCPS advises.
To check updates from KUCCPS, visit their official website at https://kuccps.net
Below is the fraudulent message that KUCCPS warns the general public to be wary of:
BY CEO KUCCPS
Please take note of dates : Midnight 24 January to 14 February 2019 for application/ revision of applications to join university.
“70,073 KCSE students who got a C plus of 46 points and above will join public and private universities. This is according to Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) CEO, John Muraguri.
In a statement sent to newsrooms, Mr. Muraguri further said that KCSE candidates who scored grade C minus of 32 points will be eligible to join tertiary institutions to pursue diploma courses.
According to the statement, all candidates who scored a mean grade of D of 18 points and above will now be able to enroll for craft certificate courses offered in tertiary institutions. Mr. Muraguri added that KUCCPS will open its online application system on Wednesday, January 24 at midnight (wrong date as 24th shall be on Thursday) which shall close on February 14 for candidates to allow students revise their placement choices.
He advised students who are yet to submit their applications through their schools to apply for degree, diploma or certificate courses as government sponsored students
Applications for placement in Kenyan Universities, Artisan, and Colleges is done via the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, portal.
All secondary schools are expected to give necessary career guidance and assist the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, 2022 candidates with online application for placement to universities and colleges.
That all secondary schools shall on behalf of candidates collect, collate and submit online application for placement to universities and colleges by following procedures given in the website.
That every candidate is required to pay Kshs 500(Five hundred only); following procedures given in the website.
That the minimum requirements for placement to degree is C+, Diploma C- , Craft Certificate D- and Artisan Certificate E.
That minimum entry requirements by regulatory and professional bodies shall apply. That the placement of government sponsored students is only for Kenyan Citizens. That the applications for placement is a four stage process as shown below:
Stage 1:
KUCCPS School/Centre Application
The School/Centre application has been closed.
All candidates should be encouraged to apply and can select for four levels. However they should make choices for programmes they are only interested in pursuing. No program is mandatory.
For more information visit: www.kuccps.net
Stage 2:
KUCCPS first revision 2023
First revision for degree and diploma choices will be on dates to be announced by placement service soon.
Stage 3:
KUCCPS second revision 2023
Candidates who will not have qualified on competitive selection for any of their preferred choices during the first round of selection will be given a chance to do second revision by selecting courses with unfilled capacities.
Stage 4
Any applicant who fails to qualify for their choices but meet the cut off points for placement may be offered any course with unfilled capacities taking into account the minimum requirements for admission.
Enter your 2018 KCSE index number, KCSE year (2022) and your password ( Use Your Birth Certificate No. / KCPE Index No (as used in KCSE Exam Registration) as your Initial Password).
How to download Various resources/ Guides from the KUCCPS portal:
Visit the KUCCPS resources download page at https://students.kuccps.net/downloads/ To download various resources resources for the 2023/2024 Academic year. The following resources are available for download:
The Principal’s manual
Degree Programmes Cutoff
Diploma Programme Codes
Craft Programme Codes
Artisan Programmes Codes
Degree Cluster Document
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