KUCCPS Inter-university Transfer 2023/2024

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) allows students to transfer from Universities they are admitted to another.

This always happens if the student is not happy or interested with the institution he/she has been placed in.

Before you submit your transfer request, you must be in possession of substantial reasons why you wish to transfer.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service always makes this portal available after all students have been placed in Universities.

The inter-university transfer has become very common among students joining universities, but a small percentage succeed in this process since its not as simple as you deem it to be.

The 2022 KCSE candidates will have to wait long for the portal for application to be opened since the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms must submit the report to inform KUCCPS on how to conduct the exercise.

The placement body after placing the students in universities, the inter-institution transfer window will be opened for one month.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service will publish the names on it website and individuals can check where they are placed online.

How to check where you have been placed by KUCCPS

You can check where you have been placed using SMS. Follow this procedure below;

• Open you messaging app on your phone
• Type your index number beginning with your KCSE year without spacing and send to 20842. For example:

If you sat for the exam in 2022 and your index number if 43706102001 you will write 202243706102001.

• You will now receive a feedback message bearing your placement results.

Remember this is not a free service. It will deduct Sh5 from your airtime.

You can as well check the results online

You can check your results online using the procedure below;

1. Visit the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service website using your computer or smartphone.
2. Using your username (full index number) and your password (Birth certificate number or KCPE index number) log into the Portal.
3. After Logging in, you will be able to see congratulations! message pop up under the dashboard showing where you are placed.

Lastly now, if you are not happy with the institution where you have been placed, you can submit the inter-university transfer request but after the placement body has opened this portal.

You should take note of the following information regarding transfers;

• You must submit your transfer request online through the students portal since this is an automated process.
• You can access the inter-institution transfer guidelines on the KUCCPS website.
• You will pay the processing fee after you have successfully completed all the necessary steps. Do not pay prior to.
• Never send the money to anybody posing to help you with the process. The placement service doesn’t have mobile numbers where money should be sent to.
• Only pay the transfer processing fee to the official KUCCPS M-pesa pay bill No. 820201
• Make sure you read and understand all the provided instructions.

How to initiate inter-institution Transfer

• Using the online portal on the inter-institution Transfer, the student initiates a transfer application that will be sent to your preferred institution.
• The receiving institution will now endorse the received transfer application through their institution portal and submit.
• The institution where you were placed will receive the request and will clear you through their portal and submit.
• The endorsement application from both parties will come to the KUCCPS CEO for approval and the transfer letter will be generated that will be accessed by the applicant and the two institutions involved.
• You can now download the application letter and present it to the institution placed for admission and joining instructions.

How To submit your Inter-university Transfer Request Online

• First of all, visit the KUCCPS website at http://student.kuccps.net
• Enter your KCSE index number as your username, select the year you sat for KCSE and the enter the password ( your birth certificate number or KCPE index number) and click login.
• You will now click on transfer tab on top of the window the follow the prompts given.

Note that: You will only be able to proceed with the application if you meet the cutoff points for the programme in that institution.

Secondly, you must give substantial reasons for the transfer. Remember to attach a relevant Document to support your reason/s.

The reason should not be less than 300 word and not more than 600 words.

Thirdly, you will need to make payment of Sh1000 via the M-pesa Pay Bill given above.

Finally you will now relax and wait for the institutions involved to endorse your application if the reasons provided merit.

KUCCPS Inter-university Transfer 2023/2024