Kuccps portal open for application by KCSE 2020 candidates (See simplified guide)

May 31, 2025 Hillary Kangwana

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened its portal for the KCSE 2020 students to revise the courses they selected through their schools. Those who never applied for KUCCPS placement at school level can also make their first applications during this window.

According to the placement agency, the application portal opened on Monday, May 24, 2021, and will close on June 11, 2021.

All the 143,149 candidates who scored the minimum university entry grade of (C+, plus and above) will secure a slot in both private and public universities under the government-sponsored programme.

The candidates with C+ (plus) and above will now jostle for the available vacancies and courses in universities. Of these; 893 scored A (plain), 6,420 had A- (minus) while, 14,427 garnered grade B+ (plus). Others were: 25,207 (B plain), 38,194 (B- minus) and 57,999 (C+ plus).

CS George Magoha says the TVET system and Universities have places for all the 747,171 candidates who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams.

Other KCSE 2020 candidates, who will not make it for the degree courses, will be placed in colleges and TVET institutions.

The Kuccps student portal was opened following a directive by Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha.

“I am pleased to note that KUCCPS is ready to proceed with university and college placement for the 2020 KCSE candidates. Accordingly, I wish to announce that the Revision of Choices for Placement to Degree, Diploma, Artisan and Craft Courses will commence today (Monday, May 24th 2021),” said CS Magoha.

Magoha further announced that the Universities, Colleges and TVETs will admit the students in the 2021/2022 academic year; beginning September 2021.

“All applicants will know the universities and colleges they have been selected to by the end of July 2021. This will enable our higher education institutions to admit the students in the new academic year beginning September 2021,” Magoha added.

“All applicants will know the universities and colleges they have been selected to by the end of July 2021. This will enable our higher education institutions to admit the students in the new academic year beginning September 2021. The students and their parents will also have ample time to prepare adequately.”