Singapore Applicants

• Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residents with international pre-university or tertiary qualifications 
• Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residents with pre-university or tertiary qualifications in addition to Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' level or local polytechnic diplomas
• Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residents offering International Baccalaureate Diploma
• Students, regardless of nationality,  with  International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), ACS (International), St Joseph’s Institution International and Hwa Chong International School
• Students, regardless of nationality, with NUS High School Diploma
• Former students of Nanyang Technological University, regardless of nationality, seeking re-admission
• Current students of Nanyang Technological University, regardless of nationality, seeking admission or a change of programme to the Arts (Education) and Science (Education) programmes. (Students seeking change to other programmes are required to apply under StudentLINK.)
• Current or former students of National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University, regardless of nationality, seeking admission.

General Requirements

IMPORTANT: For admissions to Academic Year 2010-11, Category E applicants should apply under one of the following groups that correspond to their high school qualifications.

Select the appropriate Application Link that matches your high school qualification to begin your application.                              

Minimum Subject Requirements

Students must satisfy the minimum subject requirements of the programmes they wish to apply. Click on the link corresponding to your high school qualification for information on the requirements.

• International Qualifications
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
• NUS High School Diploma 
• Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' level 
  (for applicants with pre-university or tertiary qualifications in addition to Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' level)  

Acceptable Diplomas

Applicants with pre-university or tertiary qualifications in addition to local polytechnic diplomas must produce relevant and acceptable diplomas for the programmes they wish to apply. Click on the link below for information on the programmes that you can apply based on your diploma.

• List of Acceptable Diplomas

Tuition Grant Eligibility for Former or Current Students of NTU, NUS and SMU

Under the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) TG policy, full-time undergraduate students who transfer or re-admit within the same local university or across the three local universities are eligible for TG up to the normal programme duration for the new programme less the number of semesters of TG received for the previous programme. E.g. a student who has availed 2 semesters of TG in his previous programme is therefore eligible for 4 semesters of TG (starting from Semester 1) for his new programme with a normal duration of 6 semesters.

Entrance Examination

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

• Indonesia          - SMA UAN/Australia NSW UAI/Western Australia TER
• Malaysia            - South Australia Matriculation/Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Myanmar           - Higher School Certificate
• Thailand            - Mathayom 6
• Vietnam            - High School Graduation Certificate

Exemption from Entrance Examination

Applicants with Malaysia STPM, Malaysia UEC, India Standard 12, 'A' level (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, Hong Kong, London, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore-Cambridge), Mauritius HSC, PRC National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) or GaoKao (高考), International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, NUS High School Diploma and accredited local polytechnic diplomas qualifications are not required to sit for the University entrance examination.

Applicants who have won gold, silver or bronze medals in the International Science Olympiad Competitions are exempted from the examination.

Entrance Examination Venue and Dates

* The dates are tentative and subject to changes.

Notification to Shortlisted Candidates

Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the details on the date, venue and syllabi of the entrance examination separately.

Examination Fee

No fee is required.

Examination Papers

Compulsory paper:

• English

Elective papers:

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

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 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 & Biological Chemistry, 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 programme. Paper combination for entrance exam follows single degree requirements.

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

Syllabi of Entrance Examination Papers

The syllabi 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

A sample of each of the entrance examination paper can be downloaded below. There is no sample for Chinese. Please click here if you need to download the Acrobat Reader. Please note that the examination papers for 2010 may differ in format. The sample papers provided here are meant for reference only.

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

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, hand phones 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.