The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has reopened applications for 21 medical programmes at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).

In a notice on March 29, 2026, KUCCPS stated that the decision aims at giving a second chance to students who missed out in the previous application cycles.

According to KUCCPS, the revision window opened on March 28 and will close on April 3, 2026. The previous application window for March intake closed on March 13, 2026, and covered 31 diploma and certificate courses.

The Courses Application Agency announced that 21 programmes are available in the new round, including 13 diploma courses and eight certificate options.

The reopening also targets Form Four leavers from the 2000 to 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) cohorts.

The diploma courses on offer include Health Records and Information Technology, Radiography and Imaging, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Orthopaedic Technology, Physiotherapy, Medical Engineering, Medical Social Work, Community Health, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Mortuary Science, and Health Promotion.

The certificate courses are Health Insurance Management, Emergency Medical Technician, Community Health Assistant, Public Health, Orthopaedic Trauma Medicine, Medical Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Health Records and Information Technology.

Interested applicants are required to apply or revise their course selections through the KUCCPS online portal at students.kuccps.ac.ke.

For diploma programmes, the minimum KCSE entry requirement is a mean grade of C (plain), with a mandatory C (plain) in either English or Kiswahili, alongside additional subject requirements ranging from D+ to C (plain), depending on the course.

For certificate courses, the minimum entry grade ranges from D+ to C-, with some programmes requiring at least a C- in English or Kiswahili.