KUCCPS Opens Placement Portal For University, TVET September Intake
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened a placement site for admission to various educational institutions.
In a notice issued on Friday, Kuccps stated that the placement is aimed at 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates registering for degree courses.
It also targets KCSE candidates from 2000 to 2024 who wish to apply for Technical and Vocational Education and Training courses, as well as Technical Trainer College (TTC).
Interested applicants should apply online at students.kuccps.net or https://t.co/6ssPlKURCd.
“Attention 2024 KCSE Cohort! You can now apply for degree courses via the KUCCPS official portal. Deadline is April 21, 2025,” the notice said.
According to KUCCPS, there are 40 state universities, 29 private universities, and one Open University of Kenya to which students can apply.
ATTENTION 2024 KCSE COHORT!
— The Placement Service (@KUCCPS_Official) March 28, 2025
You can now apply for degree courses via the @KUCCPS_Official portal.
Log in to https://t.co/6ssPlKURCd and apply.
Deadline: April 21, 2025. pic.twitter.com/xOxKRu119k
The group also qualifies for the Higher Education Loans Board.
An additional 263 public colleges are available and qualified for government scholarships and HELB loans.
Another 141 public colleges (KMTC and colleges in other ministries) and university TVET are accepting applications.
Julius Ogamba, the Education Cabinet Secretary, said in February that the portal would be online in March for students seeking university placement for the September 2025 intake.
“In keeping with the annual placement calendar, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) will open the placement portal for the September 2025 university intake in March 2025,” Ogamba said.
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KUCCPS was founded in 2014 to oversee the selection of students for admission to universities, teacher training colleges, national polytechnics, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutes, and other training institutions.
The agency also creates career advisory programs for students, collects and maintains data on student placement at universities and colleges, and advises the government on student placement issues.
The overall number of candidates who took the 2024 KCSE exams was 962,512, up from 899,453 in the previous year.
Out of this, 246, 391 received a minimum grade of C+, making them eligible for university entrance.
KUCCPS Opens Placement Portal For University, TVET September Intake
