KUCCPS Place 123,963 KCSE Candidates In Universities
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has placed 123,963 of the 144,466 2021 KCSE candidates who qualified for university positions.
The Ministry of Education announced on Saturday that another 5,278 students were placed in TVET institutions of their choice.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Magoha also stated that 16,310 candidates who qualified for degree programs did not apply and may have chosen to pursue other opportunities, such as studying abroad.
According to Magoha, a total of 250,052 students applied for placement this year at universities, TVET institutions, and Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs).
He noted that KUCCPS had placed applicants for admission to the 32 public diploma primary teacher training colleges for the first time.
“A total of 1,538 (1,216 female, 322 male) have been placed in Diploma in Primary Teacher Education and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education,” Magoha said.
He went on to say that KUCCPS placed 293 students (129 male and 164 female) in three colleges that offer Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education, namely Kagumo, Kibabii, and Lugari TTCs.
He stated that “90% of the 2021 KCSE candidates with a mean grade of C + and above applied and were competitively placed, with 85% getting Degree programs and 5% taking courses in TVET Institutions.
“These students will be trained to deliver the CBC curriculum,” he said.
Students who have been placed in various universities, TVET institutions, and TTCs were advised by the Education CS to log in to their respective student portals and check the details of their placements.
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He also stated that the Education Ministry will now focus on the 2022 KCSE candidates who will take the exam later this year.
“Therefore, beginning July 1, 2022, KUCCPS will open its system for these candidates to begin choosing the courses that they wish to pursue in universities, TTCs and TVET institutions after their KCSE examination,” he said.
KUCCPS Place 123,963 KCSE Candidates In Universities
