2026/2027 KUCCPS First Year Students Joining Instructions

ACCESS THE KARATINA UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS PORTAL

Access the admissions portal by using the link  at the bottom of this page. This link is also accessible on the website or via https://admissions.karu.ac.ke. You will be directed to the page below

Enter your KCSE Index number/year Eg. 12345678910/2025 and click Sign in.

STEP 1: UPDATE PERSONAL DETAILS

On the form that appears on the dashboard of the admissions portal, fill in your personal details accurately.
The form appears as shown in the figure below. All fields in this section are mandatory.

STEP 2: UPDATE FAMILY DETAILS

In this section, you will be required to fill in the family details.

STEP STEP 3: UPDATE RESIDENCE DETAILS

In this section provide the residence details.

STEP 4: UPDATE EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS

In this section provide the residence details.

STEP 5: UPDATE ACADEMIC DETAILS

Provide the name of secondary school attended and year you completed KCSE. (Mandatory)
Provide the name of primary school attended and year you completed KCPE. (Mandatory)
Provide your KCSE Mean Grade(Mandatory)
Provide any other institution(s) attended and qualifications attained(Optional)

STEP 6: DOCUMENTS UPLOAD SECTION

Mandatory documents to be uploaded are as follows:

1. Scanned copy of the original National Identity Card OR original Birth Certificate in PDF format.
2. Scanned copy of the original KCSE Results Slip OR KCSE Certificate in PDF format.
3. Filled and scanned Letter of Acceptance by the Candidate (AA/F001), duly filled, in PDF format.
4. Filled and scanned Student’s Personal Details (AA/F002) form, duly filled, in PDF format.
5. Filled and scanned Medical Form (AA/F003), duly filled, in PDF format.
   The student should fill Part I of the form, visit a Government Health Facility for a medical doctor to fill Part II, and leave Part III blank.
6. Filled and scanned Image Consent Form in PDF format. Fill in the required details, sign against your name, and ask your parent/guardian to sign against his/her name.
7. A coloured passport photo taken against a white background in JPEG format.

Download and fill the above forms (3, 4, 5 and 6).
Scan and upload all the documents (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) in that order.

How to upload the documents

1. Check on the document you are uploading.

ii) Click on Choose File to choose your scanned document from your device(laptop, computer, phone, tablet). Ensure the document is in the right format as indicated above,
iii) Click on Upload to upload your document
iv) Uploaded documents will appear at the bottom

Uploaded documents will appear as shown below

STEP 7: GENERATE ADMISSION LETTER

Download your offer letter as shown below

STEP 8: APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN

As a Government-placed student, you are eligible to apply for a Government scholarship, loan, and bursary to support your university education, depending on your level of need. To benefit from Government funding, you MUST submit an application for consideration through the official scholarship and loan application portal at www.hef.co.ke.

STEP 9: ACCESSING YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL

Every student is provided with a University email address. To retrieve your email visit https://email.karu.ac.ke and follow the instructions.

For more updates keep checking the University website https://www.karu.ac.ke