Candidates sitting the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations will take Religious Education and Biology papers on Tuesday, November 10, according to the timetable released by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
The morning session will feature Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education and Hindu Religious Education, with all three subjects scheduled to begin at 8am.
Christian Religious Education (313/1) and Islamic Religious Education (314/1) will run from 8am to 10.30am, giving candidates two hours and 30 minutes to complete their papers. Hindu Religious Education (315/1) will also take two hours and 30 minutes within the same period.
Candidates sitting the large-print versions of the three Religious Education papers will follow the same examination hours as those taking the standard papers.
However, candidates using Braille examination papers will be given additional time. The Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education and Hindu Religious Education Braille papers will run from 8am to 11am, lasting three hours.
After the morning examinations, candidates will have a three-hour break between 11am and 2pm before returning for the afternoon session.
The afternoon session will focus on Biology, with the standard Biology Paper 1 (231/1) scheduled to run from 2pm to 4pm. Candidates taking the large-print version will sit the paper during the same period, also receiving two hours.
For candidates sitting Biology under the Braille format, the timetable provides an additional 30 minutes. Biology Paper 1 for blind candidates will run from 2pm to 4.30pm, giving them two hours and 30 minutes.
The timetable outlines different examination arrangements to accommodate candidates using standard, large-print and Braille papers, while maintaining the scheduled examination sessions.
KNEC has wished all candidates well as they continue with the national examinations. Candidates are expected to follow the examination timetable and observe the instructions provided by their respective examination centres.
The 2026 KCSE examinations are being conducted across the country, with candidates sitting different subjects according to the schedule issued by the examinations council.
