State sponsored students to join private universities
Aga Khan University President Firoz Rasul (right) congratulates a student during a graduation ceremony in February 2016. Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (Kuccps)has begun placing 10,000 state-sponsored students in private institutions. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The CEO said he had asked for four weeks to work on the admission but assured Kenyans that his office would work around the clock to ensure learners report on time.
- The approval will see the enrolment of government-sponsored students in universities shoot to 84,389.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said his ministry will in the next intake increase the number to 20,000 students.
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (Kuccps)has begun placing 10,000 state-sponsored students in private institutions.
Kuccps boss John Muraguri told the Nation that the agency was doing preliminaries for the exercise that was approved by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday.
“We will be releasing guidelines on Tuesday on how students will apply,” Mr Muraguri said.
The CEO said he had asked for four weeks to work on the admission but assured Kenyans that his office would work around the clock to ensure learners report on time.
The approval will see the enrolment of government-sponsored students in universities shoot to 84,389, given that Kuccps had placed 74,389 students in public universities.
The students are expected to report in September.
The decision, consequently, lowers the cut off point for entry to universities from a mean grade of B (plain) of 60 points for boys and B minus for girls to B minus of 58 points for boys and B minus of 56 points for girls.
President Kenyatta said the move will provide a chance for more students to pursue courses of their choice.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said his ministry will in the next intake increase the number to 20,000 students.
A total of Sh700 million will be used to cater for government sponsored students in private universities.
Statistics by CPS International research indicate that only 30 per cent of students in universities are pursuing degrees of their choice.
