How to Easily Apply for Degree Courses on KUCCPS Portal

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has officially opened its application portal for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education candidates seeking placement into universities, colleges, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.

According to the placement agency, the online application portal opened on April 7, 2026, and will remain accessible until May 6, 2026, giving candidates a one-month window to submit their course choices.

The exercise targets students who sat for the 2025 KCSE examinations, as well as Form Four leavers from previous years who may wish to revise their earlier applications or explore new academic opportunities. Candidates from the 2025 class are eligible to apply for both degree and TVET programmes depending on their qualifications and career interests.

KUCCPS Requirements for Degree Courses

To qualify for placement in degree programmes, candidates must have attained a minimum mean grade of C+ in the KCSE examinations.

Additionally, students who had initially been placed in diploma programmes but met the university entry requirements have been granted an opportunity to apply afresh for degree courses through the portal.

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The application process is conducted entirely online via the KUCCPS Student Portal (https://students.kuccps.net/login/), which can be accessed through the official KUCCPS website (https://kuccps.net/).

How to Apply

Candidates are required to log in using their credentials (KCSE Index number, KCSE Year and password), after which they can begin the application process.

Once logged in, applicants are advised to first download the programme lists and cluster documents provided on the portal.

These documents contain detailed information on available degree courses, the universities offering them, minimum subject requirements, and cut-off points from previous years.

Previous years’ cut-off points are meant to help you choose degree courses you are more likely to get. You should compare your cluster weight, shown on the portal, with the 2024 cut-off points to see your chances of admission.

This helps you understand how competitive each course is. To improve your chances, apply for courses in universities where the cut-off point is lower than your cluster weight.

After checking your options, choose the courses you prefer and write down their programme codes.

During the application, these codes must be entered in order of priority, beginning with the most preferred course.

For the first choice, applicants are expected to select the same programme in three different universities, labelled as 1a, 1b, and 1c, before proceeding to list other alternative choices.

Additional Instructions

Upon completing the selection, candidates are required to submit their application and indicate whether they would like KUCCPS to consider them for alternative placement in case they do not secure any of their chosen courses. Selecting this option increases the chances of being placed in a suitable programme where vacancies exist.

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Applicants are then required to pay a non-refundable application fee of KSh 1,500 through the eCitizen platform. KUCCPS provides several payment options, including M-Pesa, where applicants can either use the STK push method or follow the manual payment instructions outlined on the portal.

After making the payment, candidates must enter the eCitizen payment reference code in the system to complete the application process.

It is important to note that the M-Pesa transaction code is not accepted for submission.

Once the process is completed successfully, the KUCCPS system generates a confirmation message on the portal. In addition, candidates receive an SMS notification confirming that their application has been submitted.

Applicants are advised to retain their eCitizen payment reference code, as it will be required if they wish to revise their course choices before the application deadline.

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KUCCPS CEO Agnes Wahome. PHOTO/KUCCPS