The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has warned school heads against delaying the registration of candidates for the 2026 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
In a notice on Tuesday, March 3, the council announced that registration officially began on Monday, March 2, and urged heads of institutions to complete the process before the deadline.
KNEC cautioned principals not to wait until the final days to submit candidates’ details, calling for the need for early compliance.
“The registration of candidates for 2026 KJSEA started yesterday, 2nd March, two weeks after the start of registration for KPSEA and KCSE examination.
“As the Head of Institution or Principal, have you registered your candidates? Do not wait for the last-minute rush and register your candidates today,” the notice read.
KNEC directed schools to register candidates for both KPSEA and KJSEA through the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal.
According to the notice, heads of institutions can access the portal via https://cba.knec.ac.ke/ and log in using the centre code as both the username and password.
They are required to confirm the data protection checkbox and then click on the “Sign In” button.
Upon logging in, the head of institution will be required to update their credentials, including name and mobile phone number.
A one-time secret code will then be sent via SMS to the registered phone number for verification.
After entering and verifying the code, users will be redirected to the “Authorized Applications” dashboard, where they should click on “Registration & SBAs” to begin registering candidates.
KNEC outlined the timelines for registration, stating that KPSEA will run from February 16 to March 16, KJSEA from March 2 to March 31, and KCSE from February 16 to 31st March.
