What is Kuccps?
Kuccps is an abbreviation for Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service. Kuccps is a government owned institution within the ministry of education whose core function is to coordinate the placement or admission of government sponsored students in  universities (both public and private) as well as public colleges among other functions. Kuccps replaced Joint Admission Board (JAB) whose mandate was to coordinate placement of government sponsored students in public universities.

When does Kuccps placement occur?
Kuccps undertakes its placement or admission process every year following the release of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results. Kuccps students portal opens to the students for course applications during this period. For degree courses, kuccps undertakes one major intake while for diploma, craft and artisan courses, placement is done or carried out throughout the year.

Which are Kuccps courses?
It is important to note that Kuccps is not a training institution rather; it is a placement body whose job is to admit government sponsored students in both universities and colleges. The courses under Kuccps database are therefore offered in various universities and colleges. Kuccps provides placement for students in various course categories. These courses are categorized as follow; Kuccps degree courses, Kuccps diploma courses, Kuccps craft certificate courses and Kuccps artisan courses. For ease of Kuccps application and placement, each of these Kuccps courses or programmes have unique codes depending on where they are offered. To access the programmes students can either login to kuccps website (www.kuccps.net, or www.kuccps.ac.ke) where they can explore the programmes directly online or download Kuccps courses in the uploaded pdf files.

How do you use Kuccps?
For students who want to make an application for various Kuccps courses be it degrees, diplomas, certificate or artisan courses, they must first register online through Kuccps website. Once on Kuccps website, open kuccps student’s portal and begin the registration process. To register, students will be required to use their KCSE index numbers, KCPE index numbers or birth certificate number. Once you register, you can explore the courses noting down the courses/ programmes of your interest.

It’s important to note the code of each course as the codes are critical in the Kuccps course application process. Students can narrow down or filter the courses of interest and put them in the basket available. Once you are through with account opening or registration and exploring the courses that interest you, make payment for your course application. You are required to pay for your Kuccps course application only through mobile money. Get their mpesa paybill number from their website. Once you pay, note down the MPESA transaction code and begin the application process and ensure you complete the application process before Kuccps deadline.

When will I get kuccps placement results?
After your application, within a month or so, Kuccps will release placement results. For students who are unsuccessful their index numbers will be published on the Kuccps website and given another opportunity for revision. If you need further information you can contact kuccps through their official numbers 020 5137400, 0723954927, 0734879662. It is important to note that, kuccps does not pay fees for students but being placed through Kuccps gives students an opportunity to pay subsidized fees under the government sponsored program.

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