The 2016 KCSE students who scored C+ and above and wish to revise or change university and college courses to do so before February 17.
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) said Wednesday candidates who did not apply for placement through their respective schools can also use the opportunity to submit their choices online.
”The Placement Service wishes to announce to all the candidates who meet the approved cut-off points that the online application system will open for the first revision of degree and diploma choices for the 2017/2018 placement on January 30, and close on February 17, at midnight,” noted the agency in a statement.
“Candidates who did not apply for placement through their schools may use this opportunity to submit their choices.”
The Placement Service Board has set C+ (46 points) as the cut-off points for degree programmes and C- for Diploma programmes under Government sponsorship.
The agency says revision and application exercise will be done online by all applicants, including those who had submitted their applications through their respective schools, and would wish to revise their choices. “There will be no manual application,” warned the agency.
The agency said the application procedure can be accessed through www.kuccps.ac.ke, adding that other relevant guiding information such as degree and diploma programmes per university and college, subject clusters, similar programmes and previous cut-off points may also be accessed from the site.
The corporation said online support will be provided between Monday, January 30 and Saturday, February 4.
KUCCPS will also send officers to universities and colleges to assist those who may need assistance on how to use the online application system:
They include ACK Garden House, 1st Ngong Avenue, Community, (near Ardhi House) Nairobi, Technical University of Mombasa, Coast Institute of Technology in Voi, Nyeri National Polytechnic, Rift Valley Technical Training Institute, Kabarak University Nakuru Town Campus, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kakamega and Kisii Polytechnic.
Others are Kisumu Polytechnic, Alupe University College in Busia, Kenya Methodist University in Meru, Wote Technical Training Institute in Makueni, Maasai Mara University in Narok and Garissa University College.
Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology in Nyahururu, Kitale Polytechnic and Kenya Water Institute in Kitui are some of the other placement centres.
Applicants can also visit the Placement Service offices in Nairobi for assistance. Enquiries can be made by email to info@kuccps.ac.ke or through telephone numbers 0723954927 or 0734879662.
--mygov.go.ke