The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is developing a new university admission system to align with the competency-based education (CBE) curriculum for the first cohort transitioning in 2029.

• Students will be admitted based on specialised career pathways selected in senior school, rather than solely KCSE grades.
• The KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer, Agnes Wahome, stated that new criteria will be established, potentially using CBE descriptors like "Exceeding Expectation" (EE).
• This shift is expected to ease university placement competition by targeting specific fields of study.