Admission Requirements

Category B Applicants 

General admission requirements

You are a Polytechnic Diploma Holder or a Final Year Student from a local polytechnic in Singapore.

  • You should have a relevant diploma from a local polytechnic in Singapore (see list of acceptable diplomas below).
  • If you have a Certificate of Merit, Diploma with Merit or Diploma with Distinction, you may apply for any programme in NTU, regardless your diploma.

Under the current admission criteria, the University Score will be computed as follows:

Components Weightage
Polytechnic results 80% 
GCE 'O' level results 20%

Programmes opened to all local Polytechnic Diploma holders

Applications for the following NTU programmes are opened to all local Polytechnic Diploma holders regardless of the diploma obtained from NP, NYP, RP, SP and TP:

 School Programme 
Nanyang Business School Accountancy
Accountancy & Business (Double Degree)
Business 
School of Art, Design & Media Art, Design & Media
School of Humanities & Social Sciences Chinese
Economics[1]
English Literature
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies
Psychology[1]
Sociology

[1] Polytechnic graduates with 'O' level Additional Mathematics or its equivalent are preferred. Those who do not meet the Maths requirement but can show potential may be called up for interviews and considered on a case-by-case basis.
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Maritime Studies
Maritime Studies with Business Major
National Institute of Education Arts (Education)
Science (Education)
Sport Science and Management

List of acceptable diplomas

Click here to find out more information on the programmes that you can apply based on your diploma.

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