KCSE University Entry Points 2024-2025

KCSE University Entry Points 2024-2025

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KUCCPS cluster points for courses

KUCCPS stands for Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service; it was formed under the Universities Act 2012. Its function is to place the students who are sponsored by the government into institutions of higher learning. There are minimum grade requirements which need to be fulfilled by the students who wish to be placed by KUCCPS. They are:

• A minimum of C- (minus) and above will be required as the eligibility criteria for diploma courses.
• Average of grade ‘D’ score will be eligible for craft certificate courses in public colleges.
• Students who scored an aggregate of C+ grade and above will be selected for the degree placement procedure, in both private and public universities, and their degree will be sponsored by the government.

KCSE University Entry Points: KUCCPS cluster points

The KUCCPS application can be done online, you have to follow the number of steps below before applying

• First, you have to browse the KUCCPS website and log in
• You will require all your valuable documents like your birth certificate, index number and the year in which you appeared for KCSE examination.
• Once you have logged in, go to the courses, and click on the program one you want to browse.
• You are required to pay a certain amount for revision of your course selection. For that, you have to go to M-Pesa on your phone then select the pay bill option Enter business NO: 82024-20251, you then enter the account number which is the year you sat the KCSE followed by your index number enter the details of your examination number, enter the amount(the revision charges are Ksh. 1000 for candidates who applied in school and Ksh. 1500 for those who hadn’t applied in school) and send.

In 2017, out of 70 public and private universities, there were 25,000 students who didn’t get their choice of degrees they wanted to pursue. Hence, the second revision of courses was conducted by KUCCPS, where the students were invited to revise their course selections. It can be figured from the statistics that out 88,929 students, 63,538 students who scored between A and C+ in the 2016 form four examination got placed into degree courses of their choice.

KUCCPS online application support conducted by the placecement service offers placement in a number of colleges and universities which are

1. Nyeri National Polytechnic
2. Baringo Technical College
3. Kenyatta University
4. Weru Technical Training Institute
5. Kenya Coast Polytechnic
6. Uzima University College
7. Kitale National Polytechnic
8. Eldoret National Polytechnic
9. Kisii University
10. Maasai Mara University
11. Tseikuru Technical Training Institute
12. Eldoret National Polytechnic
13. Laikipia University
14. Wote Technical Training Institute
15. Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology
16. Alupe University College
17. Coast Institute Of Technology
18. University of Embu

KUCCPS courses and cluster points

The KUCCPS, in 2017had to undertake placement of large number of students who performed exceptionally well in the KCSE. About 140 students were granted for admission to the Nairobi University to study medicine; all of them secured ‘A’ grade. Apart from it, 88,626 students got admission into public and private universities, with the number of women exceeding that of men.

It has also been seen that out of the 522,870 students that sat their KCSE that year, only 28 students secured ‘A’ grade in English; grade ’D’ was scored by 284,000 and their results in Mathematics were also not up to the mark, making it difficult for them to get the cluster points.

Some of the universities and the number of students they are admitting are:

1. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology – 4994 students
2. University of Nairobi – 5955 students
3. Moi University – 5190 students
4. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology – 4597 students
5. Kenyatta University – 5741 students

The courses offered by KUCCPS

Degree Programmes

1. Cluster 1 – Law & Related
2. Cluster 2 – Business & Related
3. Cluster 3 – Arts & Related
4. Cluster 4 – Geo Science & Related
5. Cluster 5 – Special Education
6. Cluster 6- Kiswahili & Related
7. Cluster 7 – Engineering, Technology & Related
8. Cluster 8 – Architecture, Design, Planning & Related
9. Cluster 9 – Computing, IT & Related
10. Cluster 10 – Agribusiness & Related
11. Cluster 11 – Science & Related
12. Cluster 12 – Mathematics, Economics & Related
13. Cluster 13 – Design, Textiles & Related
14. Cluster 14 – Sports, Physical Education & Related
15. Cluster 15 – Medicine, Nursing, Health & Related
16. Cluster 16 – History & Related
17. Cluster 17 – Agriculture, Food Science, Environment & Related
18. Cluster 18 – Geography, Natural Resources Management & Related
19. Cluster 19 – French & Related
20. Cluster 20 – German & Related
21. Cluster 21 – Music & Related
22. Cluster 22 – Education Science & Education Arts
23. Cluster 23 – Religious Studies & Related

Diploma Programmes

1. Education Arts
2. Technical
3. Education & Science
4. Business
5. Engineering
6. Social Sciences
7. Sciences
8. Clothing Textile
9. Health Sciences
10. Tax Administration

Certificate Programmes

1. Tax Administration
2. Business
3. Computing
4. Customs Administration
5. Clothing Textile
6. Technical
7. Engineering
8. Sciences
9. Health Sciences
10. Social Sciences

Here are KUCCPS contacts for your convenience:

ACK Gardens, 1st Ngong Avenue, Upperhill Nairobi

Telephone: 0723954927, 0734879662

Email: info@kuccps.ac.ke

Website: kuccps.ac.ke

P.O. Box 105166- 00101