Nairobi – The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has released a timetable for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, scheduled the exam from October 21st to November 21st.
Candidates will begin on the first day in French, sign language and German, followed by practical exams from October 22nd to October 31st with subjects in Home Science, Art and Design, Woodworking, and Metalworking.
The written exam will begin on November 3rd, starting with English and chemistry, with a four-hour break between the two papers.
On November 4th, students will take the mandatory subject, mathematics, and then adopt English literature later in the day.
On November 5th, candidates will sit in Chemical Paper 2 in the morning and in English composition (essay writing) paper in the afternoon.
He then took Kiswahirilga (language) on November 6th, followed by Kiswahirifashihi (literature) in the afternoon.
The second week of the exam will begin on November 11th with Christian Religious Education (CRE) in the morning and Biology Paper 1 in the afternoon.
On November 13th, students will sit in Biology Paper 2 in the morning and History and Government in the afternoon.
This week will end with biology practices that take the candidates to complete the test for an hour and 45 minutes.
In the final week, students photograph geology theories sentence 1 in the morning and physics paper 1 in the afternoon, followed by business research paper 1 and agricultural paper 1 the following day.
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On November 20th, they will sit for Business Research Paper 2 and Agricultural Paper 2.
The KCSE exam will conclude on November 21st with the practical exam, Physics Paper 3.
KNEC instructs all candidates and schools to strictly adhere to the timetable and prepare thoroughly. Teachers should ensure that students understand exam guidelines to avoid penalties for fraud and medical malpractice.
Additionally, the centre manager must ensure that the supervisors and invisible writers assigned to the centre are not working at the same institution for three years in a row.
“The supervisor should ensure that candidates sign the answer script and script control form before collecting them for packaging. They should also count scripts to match the current number of candidates,” the guidelines state.
KNEC warns that anyone who finds himself guilty of exam fraud will face strict penalties, as outlined in KNEC Act No. 29 (sections 27-40) in 2012.
The Council urges schools, teachers and students to follow these regulations to maintain the fairness and reliability of national exams.
