KUCCPS Opens Online Portal for 2026 University and TVET Placement

By Ken Muthomi - Reporter

Kenya, 8 April 2026 - The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened its online application portal for the 2026 placement to universities, colleges, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.

In a statement on Wednesday, the placement service confirmed that the portal will be live since 7 April and will be open until Wednesday, 6 May 2026.

KUCCPS confirmed that it received results for 980,444 eligible candidates, out of whom 268,700 attained a mean grade of C+ and above, making them eligible for degree programmes in the 43 public and 31 private universities.

The remaining 711,744 who scored between C plain and E are qualified for placement to public colleges and other TVET institutions.

The service says that successful applicants for degree programmes will join universities in September, while those who will be placed in TVET institutions will begin reporting from May.

“The application targets the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination class and other Form Four leavers from previous years. The 2025 class can apply for both degree and TVET programmes,” KUCCPS stated.

“As required by the Universities Act, 2012, placement of students into the institutions will be on merit; considering applicants’ listed priorities, KCSE performance, and available capacities,” it added.

The placement service maintained that the minimum requirement for degree programmes remains C+. However, applicants seeking TVET courses can apply with any KCSE grade from A to E, provided they sat their exams between 2000 and 2025.

A total of 322,396 capacities for degree programmes in the universities have been approved by the Commission for University Education (CUE), while middle-level colleges have a capacity of 1,132,531 for this year’s placement to diplomas, certificates, artisans, and other TVET levels.

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Secondary Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) have a capacity of 2,480.

Candidates seeking to apply through the portal have been urged to visit the KUCCPS portal: kuccps.net/login.

They will then be required to enter their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) index number, KCSE year, and password.

Applicants have been encouraged to use their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) index number or birth certificate number as their password.

Once in the portal, students will access all the programmes, the institutions where they are being offered, the cut-off points, and the available slots.

“During the application period, the Placement Service will send its officers to various universities and TVET institutions in all counties to support applicants. Details will be published on the KUCCPS website http://kuccps.ac.ke. Applicants can also be assisted at all Huduma Centres across the country,” KUCCPS said.