The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has officially taken over the processing of admissions for government-sponsored students to universities and colleges, a responsibility previously shared with the Joint Admissions Board (JAB).
The Placement Service Board has set the cut-off point for placement to degree programs at B (60 points) for male candidates and B- (58 points) for female candidates, based on the total declared capacities for degree programs under government sponsorship and the performance analysis of the 2014 KCSE examination results.
In addition to degree programs, all KCSE candidates with a minimum overall grade of C- (minus) and above, who have not previously benefited from government sponsorship, are eligible to apply for diploma programs.
The online application system for the first revision of degree and diploma programs for the 2015/2016 placement will open on Monday, April 20th, 2015, at 0000 hrs and close on Monday, May 4th, 2015, at midnight. Applicants who meet the cut-off point for degree programs may also apply for diploma programs, while those below the degree cut-off points but with a minimum grade of C- may only apply for diploma programs.
Applications will be done online, including those who had submitted their applications earlier through their schools and wish to revise their choices. No manual applications will be accepted. Relevant guiding information, such as degree and diploma programs per university and college, subject clusters, and previous cut-off points, can be accessed as downloads from the KUCCPS website ( http://www.kuccps.ac.ke ).
For support, the Placement Service will send officials to various universities and colleges between Monday, April 20th, 2015, and Saturday, April 25th, 2015, to assist with the online application system. These locations include:
- Technical University of Mombasa
- Coast Institute of Technology
- Maseno University, Town Campus
- Gusii Institute of Technology
- Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology
- Rift Valley Technical Training Institute
- Egerton University, Nakuru Town Campus
- Chuka University
- Wote Technical Training Institute
- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
- Bumbe Technical Training Institute
From April 27th, 2015, to May 4th, 2015, applicants may visit the Placement Service offices at ACK Gardens for assistance. Enquiries can also be made by emailing [email protected] or calling 0723954927, 0734879662 during the application period.
