KUCCPS Gives Students Until August 14 to Apply for Transfers

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📻 Breaking It Down

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) officially opened the inter-institutional transfer portal on July 17, 2026, with applications set to close on August 14, 2026.

The transfer process is available to students from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 KCSE cohorts who wish to change their institution, programme of study, or both.

The transfer window follows the recent placement of 293,869 candidates who sat the 2025 KCSE examination into universities, TVET institutions and Teacher Training Colleges for the 2026/27 academic year.

📌 What You Need to Know

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba, who announced the placement results, said 202,133 of the candidates secured admission to university degree programmes.

Recognising that some students may wish to revise their placements, Ogamba announced that the transfer period had been extended from the usual two weeks to one month to give applicants more time to complete the process.

As the transfer window opened, KUCCPS warned students, parents and guardians against fraudsters falsely claiming the exercise had begun earlier or offering to facilitate transfers for a fee.

The placement agency stressed that it has not authorised any third party to process transfers and urged applicants to rely only on information published through the official KUCCPS website, student portal and verified social media platforms.

To qualify for a transfer, applicants must meet the minimum subject requirements and cluster points for their preferred programme. Approval will also depend on the availability of vacancies at the receiving institution.

The application process is fully online through the official KUCCPS student portal. Applicants are required to pay a non-refundable processing fee of Sh1,000 via the eCitizen platform before submitting their requests.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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