Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has dismissed reports that the Ministry of Education has re-introduced cut-off points for admission to the university.
In a statement on Thursday, February 27, Ogamba said the minimum admission requirement for university admission remains to be a grade of C+ (plus).
The Education CS noted that 246,391 students who attained C+ in the 2024 KCSE qualify to join university this year.
“The Government has not re-introduced cut-off points for admission to university. The minimum admission requirement to university, which will apply to the 2024 KCSE cohort, is the Mean Grade of C+ (plus).
“Therefore, all the 246,391 students who attained the Mean Grade of C+ (plus) and above qualify for university admission,” read the statement in part.
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At the same time, CS Ogamba said the government will not spend Ksh100 billion to fund the university education of the 2024 KCSE cohort.
He said the Ministry of Education projects to spend Ks 25.85 billion to fund the 2024 KCSE cohort’s university education every year.
Further CS Ogamba said the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) will open the placement portal for the September 2025 university intake in March 2025.
“Already, the KUCCPS portal has been open since 24th January 2025, for the placement of applicants to the Kenya Medical Training College, Teacher Training Colleges, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions, for the March and May 2025 intakes,” Ogamba added.
