Get indexed with COC as a clinical medicine student
Clinical Officers Council · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Every clinical medicine student must be indexed with the Clinical Officers Council within 60 days of admission. Fill the indexing form (Form COC 11), have your Head of Department sign and stamp it, attach the bank slip for the fee and return it to COC.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Index card within 90 days after indexing
- Deadline
- Within 60 days of admission
- Where
- Through your college, then to the Registrar, Clinical Officers Council, Blue Violets Plaza, Nairobi (P.O. Box 19795 KNH)
What you need
- Filled indexing application form (Form COC 11) with a passport photo
- Bank slip for the index fee, attached to the form
- Signature and official stamp of your Head of Department on the form
- Proof of a legal name change, if your name differs from one already registered with COC
Steps
- Download the Indexing Application Form (Form COC 11) from the COC website and fill in your details, school results and course.
- Have your Head of Department sign and stamp the form, and attach the bank slip for the index fee.
- Return the form to the Registrar, Clinical Officers Council, P.O. Box 19795 KNH, Nairobi, within 60 days of starting your training.
- COC sends your index card within 90 days after indexing. Keep your index number: you will need it for the pre-internship exam.
Watch out
- Late indexing attracts a penalty of KSh 200 for every month you are late, so index early.
- The name you write on the form is the one COC will use for you from then on, so write it exactly as on your certificates.
- Studying clinical medicine outside Kenya? You are indexed when you return and must sit the pre-internship exam before registration.
Who can apply
- Students enrolled for a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery, a Higher Diploma, or a Degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health at an accredited training institution.
- Diploma students: KCSE mean grade of at least C (plain).
- Degree students: KCSE mean grade of at least C+ (plus).
Official sources (5)
- Indexing clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Indexing Application Form (Form COC 11) clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Clinical Officers Council Intensifies Student Indexing Across Eastern Region clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Mkataba wa Huduma (Service Charter - Kiswahili) clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- COC Customer Service Charter (English) clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026