Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service Stories

State warns of looming crisis in varsities after court nullifies Ruto’s funding model
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 22, 2024

However, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced that the government plans to modify the new university funding model.

MPs reject Bill seeking to end state’s funding for private universities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

This decision ensures that state support for private universities will continue, contributing to the sector's growth and benefiting the public at larg...

State directs Kenyan universities to phase out unpopular courses
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 30, 2024

This means that programs that do not draw sufficient interest will be discontinued, allowing institutions to reallocate resources to areas that are mo...

Final call: 2023 KCSE candidates have until April 25 to select courses on KUCCPS
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 21, 2024

This is after the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) opened its portal for the second and final revision of course cho...

Relief for students as KUCCPS opens portal for first revision of choices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 19, 2024

First-time applicants and those who had not secured their initial course choices have been encouraged to apply.

State asks KUCCPS to push application deadline further to March 4
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 26, 2024

The ministry has projected that 86 per cent of the 2023 KCSE candidates with C+ and above (171,738) will apply for placement.

KUCCPS extends application deadline again to accommodate all students
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 26, 2024

KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer Agnes Wahome assured that processing applications would commence once all applicants had submitted their course prefere...

MPs probe misallocation of Sh883m public funds to private universities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 22, 2024

15 universities received over Sh200 million under the programme but proceeded to fund some 4,521 students not placed by KUCCPS.

KUCCPS extends placement application deadline
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 17, 2024

The number of applicants selecting degree programmes is higher than those applying for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses.

State opens portal for placement of 2023 KCSE students to universities, colleges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 08, 2024

The KUCCPS application portal shall remain open for the first round of applications until February 22, 2024.

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