Undergraduate Applicants

Shortlisted international applicants with the following qualifications (or equivalent qualifications as deemed fit by the university) may be required to sit for an NTU entrance examination before a final decision on admission can be made.

• Indonesia – SMA UAN/Australia NSW UAI/Western Australia TEE/US High School Diploma 
• Malaysia – South Australia Matriculation/Ontario Secondary School Diploma/Western Australia TEE
• Myanmar – Higher School Certificate
• Thailand – Mathayom 6
• Vietnam – High School Graduation Certificate
• Other countries - National High School Certificate (less those listed in the '1. Exemption from taking the Entrance Examination' below)

Find out more about Entrance Examinations below:

1. Exemption from taking the Entrance Examination
2. Notification to shortlisted candidates
3. Entrance Examination dates
4. Examination Papers- Compulsory and Optional
5. Details of Examination Paper Requirements
6. Instructions to Examination Candidates

1. Exemption from taking the Entrance Examination

• You are exempted if you are an international student with any of the following qualifications: Malaysia STPM, Malaysia UEC, India Standard 12, 'A' level (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, Hong Kong, London, Maldives, Sri Lanka) Certificate, Mauritius HSC, PRC National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) or 高考 and IB qualifications.
• You are exempted if you have won gold, silver or bronze medals in International Science Olympiads Competition.

2. Notification to shortlisted candidates

If you are shortlisted, you will be informed of the details on the date, venue and syllabus of the entrance examination separately.

3. Entrance Examination dates

* The dates are tentative and may subject to changes.

4. Examination Papers – Compulsory and Electives

English is a compulsory paper.

The electives papers are:

• Chemistry
• Chinese
• Mathematics ('A' level)
• Mathematics ('AO' level)
• Physics

5. Details of Examination Paper Requirements

• You do not have to pay any examination fee for taking the entrance exam.
• If you are shortlisted, you have to sit for 2 – 5 papers, depending on all the choices of programmes indicated in your application form.
• The papers that you are shortlisted to take would also affect your eligibility to any undergraduate programme in all your entire tertiary studies in NTU. This is especially important if you wish to request for a change of programme prior to or after enrolment in NTU. For example, if you have sat for only English and AO Maths, you would only be eligible for any non-Science and non-Engineering programmes for your entire tertiary studies in NTU. If you have sat for English, A Maths and Physics, you would be eligible for all programmes except Chemistry & Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences & Chinese Medicine in your entire tertiary studies in NTU.
• There is a difference in the standard or level of difficulty of the subject papers :between ‘A’ & ‘AO’ Level papers. Do check the syllabus carefully.
• Check the following table to confirm the papers you will be taking.

^ either Maths ('A' Level) or Physics
# either Chemistry or Physics
* applicable to all Engineering degree programmes. Paper combination for entrance exam follows single degree requirements.

^^ Selected students will be interviewed for admission 
^ Selected students will be interviewed for admission.
# Faculty test and/or interview on a selective basis.
* Programmes leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.

The syllabus for the examination papers can be downloaded below.
There is no syllabus for the English paper.

Chemistry
Chinese
Mathematics ('A' level)
Mathematics ('AO' level)
Physics

Sample of Entrance Examination Papers

6. Instructions to Examination Candidates

You are required to read the following instructions carefully prior to taking the entrance examination.

1. Examinations will be conducted during the allocated times shown in the examination timetable.
2. No candidate is allowed to present himself for examination later than ONE HOUR after the commencement of the examination.
3. No candidate will be allowed to hand in his answer scripts until ONE HOUR has elapsed after the commencement of the examination.
4. No candidate who has entered the examination hall will be allowed to leave the hall temporarily or otherwise for any reason whatsoever until the examination has commenced.
5. A candidate who has been given permission to leave the hall temporarily must be accompanied by an invigilator.
6. No candidate is allowed to bring into the examination hall any unauthorized material such as book, dictionary, electronic dictionary, document or picture. Bags, waist pouches, ear or headphones, handphones or pagers are not permitted to be brought into the examination hall.
7. A candidate is only allowed to bring into the examination hall non-programmable scientific calculator.  Programmable calculator and calculator that can plot graph are not allowed.
8. Candidates must answer all questions in the examinations( except Chinese paper) in English only.  No mark will be allocated for answers in languages other than English.
9. The University will not be responsible for the loss of any belongings which candidates bring with them and which they are required by this regulation to leave outside the examination hall.
10. No communication by word or mouth or otherwise between candidates is allowed during the examination.
11. A candidate who wishes to communicate with an invigilator must raise his hand.
12. No candidate is allowed to leave his seat without the permission of an invigilator.
13. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall during the last 15 MINUTES before the conclusion of the examination.
14. The identity of every candidate will be checked during the examination. Candidates are required to bring their IDENTITY CARDS or PASSPORTS and place them at the top right-hand corner of their desks at the commencement of the examination.
15. Candidates are allowed into the examination hall TEN MINUTES before the commencement of the examination. They are, however, not permitted to turn over the question paper placed on their desks until the time for the commencement of the examination.
16. At the end of the examination, candidates must remain seated and must not communicate with one another while their answer scripts are being collected and tallied. 
17. No papers, used or unused, including the question paper, may be removed from the examination hall.
18. A candidate, who fails to take the examination for a subject, shall be deemed to have sat and failed the examination for the subject.