HOW TO ACCESS THE KNEC CBA PORTAL.

Here’s how to access the CBA portal where the KPSEA and KJSEA candidates are registered.

• Access the CBA portal using the link: https://cba.knec.ac.ke/
• Log in with the centre code as username and password.
• Confirm the data protection checkbox, then click on the “Sign In” button.

SMS One-Time-Password Confirmation

• After logging in, the Head of Institution will update his/her credentials (name & mobile phone number).
• Enter a one-time secret code that will be sent to the registered phone number.
• Verify the Code and you will be redirected to the “Authorized Applications” dashboard.
• Click “Registration & SBAs” and start registering your candidates.

2026 KNEC Exams’ Registration Dates

• KPSEA 16th February to 16th March, 2026
• KJSEA 2nd March to 31st Match, 2026
• KCSE 16th February to 31st March, 2026

KNEC EXAMINERS’ TRAINING 2026

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will train College tutors for marking of Teacher Education assessments and assessment of practicum in the month of April 2026.

The training fee is Ten Thousand Five Hundred shillings (Ksh 10,500.00) and will ONLY be made by the shortlisted applicants who will be notified on how to make the payment through a text message (SMS) and via the application portal.

College tutors deployed from secondary schools and tutors handling special needs trainees (Braille and Hearing Impaired) are highly encouraged to apply.

The training will be a blend of online and residential training. Access to the online training material, dates and the venue for the residential training will be communicated to the shortlisted trainees at a later date.

KNEC will thereafter engage such examiners using the criteria for recruitment of examiners based on the personnel needs for each paper.

Tutors who are already trained as DSTE, DPTE or DECTE assessors and are in the KNEC database of examiners need not apply.

Applications are therefore invited from interested and qualified teachers as follows;

1.0 DPTE, DECTE and DTE PP&P ASSESSMENTS

College tutors to train as DPTE, DECTE and DTE PP & P assessors in the following learning areas:

2.0 DSTE ASSESSMENT

3.0 CRITERIA FOR TRAINING AS AN EXAMINER

3.1 General requirements for all applicants

3.1 Must be a practicing tutor/lecturer in the relevant subject areas iat the level of assessment in a Teacher Training College, University or TVET institution

3.2 Must be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)

3.3 Must have a Diegree in Education and above

3.4 Must have a minimum Teacher Training experience of two (2) years

3.5 Must NOT be on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from TSC

3.6 Must be recommended by his/her head of institution

3.7 Must be below 55 years of age

4.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants are required to do the following;

4.1 Access the KNEC examiners portal using the linkhttps://examinersapp.knec.ac.ke

4.2 Those with CP2 accounts should log into the portal using their usernames and passwords

4.3 Those who would have forgotten their CP2 passwords should click on reset password button and enter their mobile number in the format (2547********) and submit to get new passwords for logging to the system

4.4 Those without CP2 accounts should click on create account and follow instructions to acquire login credentials to access the system

4.5 Upon successful log in, the applicants will then complete their personal profile and save.

On the dashboard click on apply for training and all the declared vacancies will be available for the applicants to choose and apply

The training slots are limited and only qualified tutors who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the exercise.

Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P.O Box 73598 – 00200, NAIROBI

KNEC EXAMINERS’ TRAINING 2026

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will train College tutors for marking of Teacher Education assessments and assessment of practicum in the month of April 2026.

The training fee is Ten Thousand Five Hundred shillings (Ksh 10,500.00) and will ONLY be made by the shortlisted applicants who will be notified on how to make the payment through a text message (SMS) and via the application portal.

College tutors deployed from secondary schools and tutors handling special needs trainees (Braille and Hearing Impaired) are highly encouraged to apply.

The training will be a blend of online and residential training. Access to the online training material, dates and the venue for the residential training will be communicated to the shortlisted trainees at a later date.

KNEC will thereafter engage such examiners using the criteria for recruitment of examiners based on the personnel needs for each paper.

Tutors who are already trained as DSTE, DPTE or DECTE assessors and are in the KNEC database of examiners need not apply.

Applications are therefore invited from interested and qualified teachers as follows;

1.0 DPTE, DECTE and DTE PP&P ASSESSMENTS

College tutors to train as DPTE, DECTE and DTE PP & P assessors in the following learning areas:

2.0 DSTE ASSESSMENT

3.0 CRITERIA FOR TRAINING AS AN EXAMINER

3.1 General requirements for all applicants

3.1 Must be a practicing tutor/lecturer in the relevant subject areas iat the level of assessment in a Teacher Training College, University or TVET institution

3.2 Must be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)

3.3 Must have a Diegree in Education and above

3.4 Must have a minimum Teacher Training experience of two (2) years

3.5 Must NOT be on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from TSC

3.6 Must be recommended by his/her head of institution

3.7 Must be below 55 years of age

4.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants are required to do the following;

4.1 Access the KNEC examiners portal using the linkhttps://examinersapp.knec.ac.ke

4.2 Those with CP2 accounts should log into the portal using their usernames and passwords

4.3 Those who would have forgotten their CP2 passwords should click on reset password button and enter their mobile number in the format (2547********) and submit to get new passwords for logging to the system

4.4 Those without CP2 accounts should click on create account and follow instructions to acquire login credentials to access the system

4.5 Upon successful log in, the applicants will then complete their personal profile and save.

On the dashboard click on apply for training and all the declared vacancies will be available for the applicants to choose and apply

The training slots are limited and only qualified tutors who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the exercise.

Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P.O Box 73598 – 00200, NAIROBI

Knec News Today; 2022 Knec Competency-Based Assessment CBA Timetable,  Assessment Dates, and Deadlines for Uploading Scores for CBC Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6

Knec Circular: Administration of 2022 CBC assessments for Grade 3, 4, 5, and 6; The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC has finally shed some light on how primary schools will conduct assessment tests under the new competency-based curriculum this year.

Through an official circular dated June 28, 2022, addressed tosubbcounty directors of education, heads of primary schools, and heads of special primary schools, the council has issued guidelines on the 2022 competency-based assessment.

1.0 The Kenya National Examinations Council will upload on the KNEC CBA Portal the following:

1.1 Monitoring Learners Progress (MLP) assessment for Grades 3 and Foundation Level for learners with special needs and disabilities.

1.2 School-based assessment for Grades 4, 5 & 6, and Intermediate Level learners with special needs and disabilities.

2.0 Schools are expected to download the assessment tools, instructions, scoring guides, and score sheets.

3.0 The assessment tools with colored images should be printed in color or loaded on the digital devices available in the school for learners to answer the questions using separate answer sheets such as exercise books. The test can be done in shifts where the number of digital devices is not adequate.

4.0 Schools will be expected to administer the assessment tools and score and upload the assessment outcomes of all learners in the CBA portal.

5.0 To access the assessment portal, Headteachers must log onto the CBA portal: https://cba.knec.ac.ke. Any school that will have forgotten their password should contact their respective sub-county education offices for a new password.

6.0 Headteachers are requested to keep all records and evidence generated from the assessments.

7.0 The materials required for the assessments should be obtained from the immediate school environment or improvised as much as possible.

8.0 The tools will be accessed as shown below:

Knec Circular: Administration of 2022 CBC assessments for Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6

CBA Assessment dates table 1

Knec Circular: Administration of 2022 CBC assessments for Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6

CBA Assessment dates table 2

Knec Circular: Administration of 2022 CBC assessments for Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6

CBA Assessment dates table 3

This information is to enable you to prepare and plan adequately.