Education CS Hon. Ezekiel Machogu’s Statement on KUCCPS 2023 Application Process: THE 2023 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION PROCESS FOR PLACEMENT IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
On February 7, 2023, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) opened its application portal, enabling the 2023 KCSE class and other qualified Kenyans to apply for positions in universities. The original February 22, 2024 application deadline was subsequently extended to February 26, 2024.
The Ministry of Education has been keeping an eye on the procedure during this time to make sure that all of the targeted applicants have an equal, effective, and efficient chance to apply for the courses they want to take.
A total of 121,391 students who scored a C+ or higher on the 2023 KCSE Examination had applied for different courses as of February 25, 2024. This represents 60.8% of the 199,695 Kenyan nationals who completed the 2023 Examination with a mean grade of C+ or higher.
Predicted on the application patterns of 2022 KCSE Exam candidates with mean grades of C+ and above, 86% of 2023 KCSE candidates with mean grades of C+ and above (171,738) are expected to apply for placement. It is anticipated that the remaining applicants (14%) will look for possibilities at colleges that do not participate in the program, Module II programs, or international higher education institutions.
This indicates that 70% of all targeted applicants with a C+ or higher had submitted an application for placement as of February 25, 2022.
As a result, in response to the KUCCPS extension notice dated February 25, 2022, the Ministry of Education has directed the Placement Agency to extend the deadline by an additional seven days, until March 4, 2024, to guarantee that all remaining applicants have an opportunity to submit their choices to universities and colleges.
We especially encourage those students with mean grades between C and E to apply as soon as possible so they can choose among the diploma, craft certificate, or artisan programs that our TVET colleges offer. One benefit for this group of students is that they can get help with the application process by simply going to their chosen Ministry of Education TVET institutions.
The difficulties some students have encountered with the current application process have been noted by the Ministry. Together with other government stakeholders, the Ministry of Education is making every effort to overcome the obstacles in the way of enabling all applicants to apply for programs and institutions of their choosing.
In addition, a technical team has been assembled to expedite the application transactions. This team consists of officials from pertinent authorities. Applicants are advised to utilize the USSD code *222# to confirm their payments and/or initiate validation in the meantime if their payments are showing unexpected delays. KUCCPS is required to promptly distribute a comprehensive process method.
The Ministry is dedicated to making sure that no student is left behind in the application process and that all qualified candidates are given an opportunity.
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