New Rule for Placement of students to university degree programmes through KUCCPS
Placement of students to university degree programmes through KUCCPS will follow a new criteria from the 2026–27 academic year, the placement service has announced. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service said the reviewed placement criteria has already received stakeholders’ nod, including regulatory and professional bodies. “The criteria review process began last year and, following validation by stakeholders and approval by the KUCCPS Board, will be implemented during placement to degree programmes in the 2026/2027 cycle,” KUCCPS said. The validation was done on March 18 at Kirinyaga University and was graced by Secretary for Higher Education Carol Hunja, who represented the Principal Secretary for Higher Education, Beatrice Inyangala. Also present were KUCCPS Board chair Cyrus Gituai, CEO Mercy Wahome, TSC chair Jamleck Muturi and Prof Mike Kuria, CEO of the Commission for University Education (CUE), who chairs the Placement Criteria Review Committ...