April 2015

at April 17, 2015

PART ONE: ACCESSING THE APPLICATION PORTAL

Step 1: Visit the KUCCPS website using the address students.kuccps.net.

The system will direct you to a log in page. The page appears as shown below.
Kuccps Online Application system Menu Bar
The login page has two modules:  Login Module & the password recovery module. The login module will be used to authentic applicants before accessing the system while the password recovery module will be used to reset a user password. 

NEW: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KUCCPS 2017/18 FIRST REVISION OF COURSES 

The modules appears as shown below:


Login & Password Recovery Modules
See Also:

 1. NEW: KUCCPS 2016 CUT OFF POINTS and FIRST REVISION OF COURSES
2.     Courses Offered at Kenyatta University
3. Curse of first Class honours From Kenyan Universities 
4. Why Joyce regrets Starting University in a relationship.

Step 2:  Login using your KCSE Examination registration number, Exam year and password. Applicants will be required to have the following details before accessing the application system.

  • KCSE Index Number (11 digits)
  • Examination Year.
  • Birth Cert. Number / KCPE Index No.
  • A valid email account.
  • Enough money in your Mpesa to pay for revision. 
N/B: The revision charge is Ksh. 1,000 for those candidates who had applied in School and Ksh. 1,500 for those who had not applied in school.

The initial password is the applicant's  Birth Certificate No. / KCPE Index No (as used in KCSE Exam Registration) . 

  If you forgot/don’t have login password enter your Kcse Index No  and click “send/ request password reset token to registered email". 

Example: 

Sample Data: Applicant Details-- Index No: 41731204012 , Exam year: 2014  & Birt Cert No: 1234567890. Key in the Login Details as shown below and submit the form by clicking the login button.

Enter Applicant's Details 
               Congratulations!!!! You can now access the Course  Application Portal.

Also see: 'Evolution ' of a Female Campus Student [First Year]  


PART TWO: CHOOSING A COURSE

 Sample: Assume Joyce want to pursue a Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management.

 After logging in, the system directs you to the default application portal home page. The home page appears as shown below.
 The page has two tables. The first table is used to capture the applicant details , while the second table shows applicants cluster points in each cluster.

Step 1: Key in the required Applicant details on the students details module as shown below. The following details are required: Postal Address & Code, Country Of Birth, Primary Mobile No , Primary Email address ( gmail /yahoo or TLD emails) , Mpesa Transaction Id, County Code, City and Aternative Email Address. 

Enter  your Applicant Personal Details as shown above.

Also See:  How To Apply For Helb Loan

Step 2: Note your Weighted cluster Points.

 Sample of an Applicant Weighted Cluster Points.

 Step 3:Use the link titled Course/ Programmes to view a list of 2015/2016 Program mes/ Course Grouping. There are 19 registered course groups.

The system will  direct you to a page which appears as shown below:

Kuccps Course Grouping

 Step 4: Identify your preferred course grouping. Click the link to view a list of courses in a given group.

Example: Assume (Joyce) an applicant want to pursue an agricultural-based course. She would click the first link labeled : "agricultural Sciences". The system will direct Joyce to page which appears as shown below.

List Of Courses Agricultural Related Courses
 Step 5: Choose your preferred course & click the link to view the course cluster details, applicant cluster performance, list of similar programmes and where the courses are offered. The table also shows the Inst. Code, Program Code & 2013 cut off points.

 Example: Bsc. AGBM programme Details

Step 6: Compare your cluster performance with the required* cut off point. 2014 cut off points for degree & diploma programmes will be determined by the available capacities of the degree and diploma courses respectively.

Example Cont':  Joyce has a cluster performance of 32.336. She might therefore qualify to pursue a Bsc. in AgriBusiness Management at Laikipia University.However, this does not mean that she cant qualify to pursue the same course at Chuka University because 2014 cut off points for degree & diploma programmes will be determined by the available capacities of the degree and diploma courses respectively.

See Also: Prof. Micheni's Advice to all university Students/ Freshers

Step 7: Taking into account your weighted cluster points for the 24 clusters, and considering the courses of your interest, note down correctly the programme codes for your final choices  .

Step 8: Repeat  Step 1- Step 8 of PART TWO to choose another course.

PART THREE: COURSE APPLICATION/REVISION
Step One: To apply or revise a course, you MUST pay the required amount as indicated in Step 2 (of Part 1 ) via Mpesa Pay Bill utility. Follow the instructions below:
    1.  Go to M-PESA on your phone
    2. Select Pay Bill option
    3. Enter Business no. 820201
    4. Enter 4 digits Exam Year followed by 11 Digits Index Number as your account number. e.g 2014123456789
    5. Enter the Amount
    6. Enter your M-PESA PIN 
    7. Send.
You will receive two payment confirmation messages. One SMS from Mpesa and another one from KUCCPS. On receipt of the KUCCPS confirmation, continue with the application process.

See Also: Are you eligible to apply for a Helb Loan?

Step Two:  Use the link titled  "Application/Revision" to complete your application/revision as follows:
  • Enter the Programme codes for the revised/application programme choices that you recorded in step 7 (Part 2) and   save. 
  • Enter MPESA payment Transaction Id.
  • Apply.
The choices you have made will be displayed if you have completed the form without errors. If you find errors indicated in red, correct and save again.

Enter the Programme Codes Here

Step Three: Log out when you have finalized with application. This is necessary so as to keep your application information safe.

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at April 17, 2015

PART ONE: ACCESSING THE APPLICATION PORTAL

Step 1: Visit the KUCCPS website using the address students.kuccps.net. For the latest update, join CAMPUS NEWS telegram Channel.

The system will direct you to a log in page. The page appears as shown below.
Kuccps Online Application system Menu Bar
The login page has two modules:  Login Module & the password recovery module. The login module will be used to authentic applicants before accessing the system while the password recovery module will be used to reset a user password. 

NEW: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KUCCPS 2017/18 FIRST REVISION OF COURSES 

The modules appears as shown below:


Login & Password Recovery Modules
See Also:

 1. NEW: KUCCPS 2016 CUT OFF POINTS and FIRST REVISION OF COURSES
2.     Courses Offered at Kenyatta University
3. Curse of first Class honours From Kenyan Universities 


Step 2:  Login using your KCSE Examination registration number, Exam year and password. Applicants will be required to have the following details before accessing the application system.

  • KCSE Index Number (11 digits)
  • Examination Year.
  • Birth Cert. Number / KCPE Index No.
  • A valid email account.
  • Enough money in your Mpesa to pay for revision. 
N/B: The revision charge is Ksh. 1,000 for those candidates who had applied in School and Ksh. 1,500 for those who had not applied in school.

The initial password is the applicant's  Birth Certificate No. / KCPE Index No (as used in KCSE Exam Registration) . 

  If you forgot/don’t have login password enter your Kcse Index No  and click “send/ request password reset token to registered email". 

Example: 

Sample Data: Applicant Details-- Index No: 41731204012 , Exam year: 2014  & Birt Cert No: 1234567890. Key in the Login Details as shown below and submit the form by clicking the login button.

Enter Applicant's Details 
               Congratulations!!!! You can now access the Course  Application Portal.

Also see: 'Evolution ' of a Female Campus Student [First Year]  


PART TWO: CHOOSING A COURSE

 Sample: Assume Joyce want to pursue a Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management.

 After logging in, the system directs you to the default application portal home page. The home page appears as shown below.
 The page has two tables. The first table is used to capture the applicant details , while the second table shows applicants cluster points in each cluster.

Step 1: Key in the required Applicant details on the students details module as shown below. The following details are required: Postal Address & Code, Country Of Birth, Primary Mobile No , Primary Email address ( gmail /yahoo or TLD emails) , Mpesa Transaction Id, County Code, City and Aternative Email Address. 

Enter  your Applicant Personal Details as shown above.

Also See:  How To Apply For Helb Loan

Step 2: Note your Weighted cluster Points.

 Sample of an Applicant Weighted Cluster Points.

 Step 3:Use the link titled Course/ Programmes to view a list of 2015/2016 Program mes/ Course Grouping. There are 19 registered course groups.

The system will  direct you to a page which appears as shown below:

Kuccps Course Grouping

 Step 4: Identify your preferred course grouping. Click the link to view a list of courses in a given group.

Example: Assume (Joyce) an applicant want to pursue an agricultural-based course. She would click the first link labeled : "agricultural Sciences". The system will direct Joyce to page which appears as shown below.

List Of Courses Agricultural Related Courses
 Step 5: Choose your preferred course & click the link to view the course cluster details, applicant cluster performance, list of similar programmes and where the courses are offered. The table also shows the Inst. Code, Program Code & 2013 cut off points.

 Example: Bsc. AGBM programme Details

Step 6: Compare your cluster performance with the required* cut off point. 2014 cut off points for degree & diploma programmes will be determined by the available capacities of the degree and diploma courses respectively.

Example Cont':  Joyce has a cluster performance of 32.336. She might therefore qualify to pursue a Bsc. in AgriBusiness Management at Laikipia University.However, this does not mean that she cant qualify to pursue the same course at Chuka University because 2014 cut off points for degree & diploma programmes will be determined by the available capacities of the degree and diploma courses respectively.

See Also: Prof. Micheni's Advice to all university Students/ Freshers

Step 7: Taking into account your weighted cluster points for the 24 clusters, and considering the courses of your interest, note down correctly the programme codes for your final choices  .

Step 8: Repeat  Step 1- Step 8 of PART TWO to choose another course.

PART THREE: COURSE APPLICATION/REVISION
Step One: To apply or revise a course, you MUST pay the required amount as indicated in Step 2 (of Part 1 ) via Mpesa Pay Bill utility. Follow the instructions below:
    1.  Go to M-PESA on your phone
    2. Select Pay Bill option
    3. Enter Business no. 820201
    4. Enter 4 digits Exam Year followed by 11 Digits Index Number as your account number. e.g 2014123456789
    5. Enter the Amount
    6. Enter your M-PESA PIN 
    7. Send.
You will receive two payment confirmation messages. One SMS from Mpesa and another one from KUCCPS. On receipt of the KUCCPS confirmation, continue with the application process.

See Also: Are you eligible to apply for a Helb Loan?

Step Two:  Use the link titled  "Application/Revision" to complete your application/revision as follows:
  • Enter the Programme codes for the revised/application programme choices that you recorded in step 7 (Part 2) and   save. 
  • Enter MPESA payment Transaction Id.
  • Apply.
The choices you have made will be displayed if you have completed the form without errors. If you find errors indicated in red, correct and save again.

Enter the Programme Codes Here

Step Three: Log out when you have finalized with application. This is necessary so as to keep your application information safe.

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at April 15, 2015
kuccps Degree
                                                             

The placement service wishes to inform the 2014 KCSE Candidates that the overall cut-off point for placement to Degree Programmes will be a B of 60 points for male candidates and B- of 58 points for female candidates.                                                                                                                
NEW: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KUCCPS 2017/18 FIRST REVISION OF COURSES   *****  VIDEO: How to choose a course using the online application system     ********** SIX most Important Factors to Consider when choosing a course

Kcse Candidates with a min. overall grade of C- (Minus) and above and who have not benefited from Government Sponsorship in the past are eligible to apply for diploma programmes.

The online application system will open for the First Revision of Degree and Diploma programmes for the 2015/2016 placement on Monday, April 20th, 2015 at 0000 hrs and will close on Monday, May 4th 2015 at midnight.

Applicants who meet the cut-off point may in addition apply for diploma programmes of their choice, while those below the degree cut-off points but with a minimum grade of C- may only apply for diploma programmes.

  See Also: Helb Loan Application Guide 

 Please NOTE:  Applications will be done online by ALL applicants & there will be NO manual applications.

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at April 15, 2015
kuccps Degree
                                                             

The placement service wishes to inform the 2014 KCSE Candidates that the overall cut-off point for placement to Degree Programmes will be a B of 60 points for male candidates and B- of 58 points for female candidates.                                                                                                                
NEW: 10 Things Every 2016/17 Applicant SHOULD know about First Revision of Courses

Also Read,  SIX most Important Factors to Consider when choosing a course

Kcse Candidates with a min. overall grade of C- (Minus) and above and who have not benefited from Government Sponsorship in the past are eligible to apply for diploma programmes.

The online application system will open for the First Revision of Degree and Diploma programmes for the 2015/2016 placement on Monday, April 20th, 2015 at 0000 hrs and will close on Monday, May 4th 2015 at midnight.

Applicants who meet the cut-off point may in addition apply for diploma programmes of their choice, while those below the degree cut-off points but with a minimum grade of C- may only apply for diploma programmes.

  See Also: Helb Loan Application Guide 

 Please NOTE:  Applications will be done online by ALL applicants & there will be NO manual applications.

 Please Leave A Comment or like our Facebook page or  join CAMPUS NEWS telegram Channel to receive instant campus and Kuccps news and updates .
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at April 08, 2015
KUCCPS has revised the weighted cluster points formula. The board uses weighted cluster points to determine the cut off points for individual courses. Applicants will be required to pass weighted cluster point pursue a course of their  choice. 

To get the weighted cluster points, you need to determine:
  1. Sum of the Performance index of all the relevant cluster subjects for the candidate. (r)
  2. Sum of the maximum performance index of the relevant cluster subjects used. (m)
  3. Sum of the performance index of the 7 required subjects for the candidate. (api)
  4. Sum of the maximum subject performance index of the 7 candidates subjects. (spi)
SEE ALSO:

 NEW: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KUCCPS 2017/18 FIRST REVISION OF COURSES 

2.  VIDEO: How to choose a course using the online application system


The revised formula is shown below:


Kuccps Revised Formula for Calculating Cluster Points


For assistance, join CAMPUS NEWS telegram Channel.

Example:

Assuming the students Score is as follows:


a. Determine the Cluster Subjects & the Grade points:


 Grade Points. Each course has the four key subjects that are considered in the calculation.

Kcse Grading System

b. Calculate Raw Cluster Points
Cal. of Raw Cluster Points














c: Determine the : r, m, api & spi . (Defined Above)




d. Calculate the weighted Cluster Points (w)


Kuccps New Formula for calculating Cluster Points
















Please Note:

 K.N.E.C. will forward the performance index (PI) per subject for each candidate to KUCCPS.
To make the process of calculating the weighted cluster points using the new formula easy, KUCCPS  has provided an online tool which candidates can use after logging into the online revision system.
(Please note that this article serve for illustrative purposes ONLY.)
See Also: Prof. Micheni's Advice to University Students
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at April 08, 2015
KUCCPS has revised the weighted cluster points formula. The board uses weighted cluster points to determine the cut off points for individual courses. Applicants will be required to pass weighted cluster point pursue a course of their  choice. 

To get the weighted cluster points, you need to determine:
  1. Sum of the Performance index of all the relevant cluster subjects for the candidate. (r)
  2. Sum of the maximum performance index of the relevant cluster subjects used. (m)
  3. Sum of the performance index of the 7 required subjects for the candidate. (api)
  4. Sum of the maximum subject performance index of the 7 candidates subjects. (spi)
SEE ALSO:

NEW: 10 Things Every 2016/17 Applicant SHOULD know about First Revision of Courses

The revised formula is shown below:


Kuccps Revised Formula for Calculating Cluster Points

Example:

Assuming the students Score is as follows:


For assistance, join CAMPUS NEWS telegram Channel.

a. Determine the Cluster Subjects & the Grade points:


 Grade Points. Each course has the four key subjects that are considered in the calculation.

Kcse Grading System

b. Calculate Raw Cluster Points
Cal. of Raw Cluster Points














c: Determine the : r, m, api & spi . (Defined Above)




d. Calculate the weighted Cluster Points (w)


Kuccps New Formula for calculating Cluster Points
















Please Note:

 K.N.E.C. will forward the performance index (PI) per subject for each candidate to KUCCPS.
To make the process of calculating the weighted cluster points using the new formula easy, KUCCPS  has provided an online tool which candidates can use after logging into the online revision system.
(Please note that this article serve for illustrative purposes ONLY.)
See Also: Prof. Micheni's Advice to University Students
Please Leave a comment or like our Facebook page. Your feedback is Highly Appreciated.


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