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Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service — manages university and tertiary institution admissions for KCSE candidates, extended 2026 transfer window to one month.

2026-05-062026-07-09

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  1. May 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    invites students to revise university choices as second application phase begins By Brian Kimani May 16, 2026 12:20 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

    KUCCPS invites students to revise university choices as second application phase begins
  3. Citizen Digital

    application portal to close at midnight as 2025 KCSE candidates urged to register By Joseph Muia May 06, 2026 05:28 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

    University application portal to close at midnight as 2025 KCSE candidates urged to register
  4. Capital News

    The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) on Wednesday issued an urgent final call to all 2025 KCSE candidates to complete their applications before the 11:59pm deadline.

    The one mistake that could cost you KUCCPS university placement
  5. The Standard

    Audio By VocalizeThe Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has issued another call for qualified students to apply for university and college placement.

    KUCCPS announces final call for university placement
Society

Government extends KUCCPS review as 57,000 students lack placements

The News

More than 57,000 students who qualified for university admission have not been placed in any degree programme following the latest KUCCPS placement results. The Ministry of Education has extended the application review period to allow affected candidates to reapply for available courses, while over 200,000 students secured placement in universities, colleges and other tertiary institutions.

Why it matters

Government extends KUCCPS review as 57,000 students lack placements, highlighting a critical education access crisis affecting young Kenyans' futures.

15 hours ago · Citizen Digital

Yesterday

  1. Government extends KUCCPS review as 57,000 students lack placements

    More than 57,000 students who qualified for university admission have not been placed in any degree programme following the latest KUCCPS placement results. The Ministry of Education has extended the application review period to allow affected candidates to reapply for available courses, while over 200,000 students secured placement in universities, colleges and other tertiary institutions.

    15 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  2. KUCCPS places 293,869 KCSE candidates into tertiary institutions

    The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has placed 293,869 candidates from the 2025 KCSE examination into universities, TVET institutions, and Teacher Training Colleges for the 2026/27 academic year, with 202,133 securing university degree programme admission. The placement service has extended the inter-institution transfer window from two weeks to one month.

    17 hours ago · Capital News

  3. KUCCPS releases 2026 placement results amid fierce medicine course competition

    KUCCPS released 2026 placement results for 293,869 students across degree, diploma, and certificate programs. Medicine was highly competitive, with only 702 spaces available out of 6,500 applications across public and private universities.

    20 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  4. Over 202,000 students placed in university degree programmes

    Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced that 202,133 applicants have been placed in degree programmes for the 2026/2027 academic year out of 270,508 candidates who met the minimum entry grade of C+ and above in the 2025 KCSE examination. Overall, 293,869 students have been placed across universities, technical institutions and colleges in various programmes.

    21 hours ago · Capital News

  5. CS Ogamba releases 2026/2027 university placements for KCSE candidates

    Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has released university and college placement results for the 2025 KCSE examination, with 270,508 candidates who attained C+ and above securing placement in degree programmes or technical and vocational institutions. The KUCCPS transfer window has been extended to one month to allow students greater flexibility in changing their placement.

    22 hours ago · Capital News

  6. University transfer window extended to one month for 2025 admissions

    Kenya's Education Cabinet Secretary announced that the university transfer window for 2025 KUCCPS placements has been extended from two weeks to one month to allow students adequate time to transfer between institutions. A total of 293,869 students have been placed across degree, diploma, and certificate programmes.

    8 July 2026 · The Standard

  7. 6,500 candidates compete for 702 medicine degree slots

    Medicine has emerged as Kenya's most competitive university programme for 2026/27, with 6,500 applications competing for 702 available Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery places across public and private universities, leaving nearly 5,800 qualified applicants without admission through the government placement system.

    8 July 2026 · The Standard

Friday 26 June

  1. Universities Fund releases Sh4.2bn for over 400,000 students

    The Universities Fund has released Sh4.2 billion in scholarships to public universities to support over 400,000 continuing undergraduate students under the Student-Centred Funding Model, raising the 2025/2026 financial year allocation from the National Treasury to Sh18.4 billion. The funds are meant to cover tuition fees for students who enrolled in universities in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    26 June 2026 · Capital News

  2. Government releases 4.2 billion shillings for university scholarships

    The government has released Ksh.4.2 billion in scholarships to public universities to support more than 400,000 continuing undergraduate students under the Student-Centred Funding Model, bringing the total 2025/2026 allocation to Ksh.18.4 billion.

    26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 16 May

  1. KUCCPS reopens university applications for 2025 KCSE Form Four leavers

    The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has opened a second application window from May 16 to May 22 for 2025 KCSE candidates to revise choices or submit new applications. Of 268,714 candidates who attained C+ and above, 212,510 have applied for courses; high-demand programmes including Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Engineering were fully filled in the first phase.

    16 May 2026 · Capital News

  2. KUCCPS opens second application window for university placement

    The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has opened a second application window for university placement, allowing 2025 KCSE candidates to revise their course choices or submit fresh applications. The portal remains open until May 22, 2026.

    16 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 6 May

  1. University application portal closes midnight as KCSE candidates finalize choices

    Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has urged 2025 KCSE candidates to complete their university and college applications before the portal closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, warning that adding courses to the basket is not the same as submitting an application.

    6 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. KUCCPS deadline warns students to submit applications before midnight

    Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) issued an urgent final call for 2025 KCSE candidates to complete university and college applications by 11:59pm, warning that thousands risk missing out by merely saving course selections without clicking final submission. The placement body offers over 1.4 million slots across 508 institutions, with more than 322,000 in universities, though only about 207,000 of 268,714 qualifying students had applied by Wednesday morning.

    6 May 2026 · Capital News

  3. KUCCPS issues final call for university placement applications

    Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has announced applications for 508 institutions with over 1.4 million available slots across universities, colleges, and TVET institutions. The service warns that students must submit applications by May 6 midnight to avoid missing the first selection process, with a second revision window available from May 16 to May 22, 2026.

    6 May 2026 · The Standard

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