Who may take QET1?

All local and international students informed by the Office of the University Registrar of the requirement to take the QET.

• Session 1 (reporting time: 9:00 am; test duration: 10:00 am to 11:45 am), or 
• Session 2 (reporting time: 2:00 pm; test duration: 3:00 pm to 4:45pm)

(Each session has a maximum capacity of 1100 students.)

Please note that only up to 2,200 students are allowed to register for QET1 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students will be informed of the session they are assigned to on Friday, 5 July 2024. 

Students must take the test at their assigned session.

As QET will be conducted in a digital format with remote invigilation, students are required to register for and attend the compulsory briefing session (see Section 3 below for details).

• a laptop or desktop computer to complete the paper using Examplify and
• a mobile phone for remote invigilation using Zoom video conferencing tool.

The laptop or desktop computer and mobile phone should be fully charged or connected to a charging station for the whole duration of the test.

It is compulsory for students to attend at least one briefing session.

Students will NOT be allowed to take the QET if they are absent from the briefing session.

• To register for the briefing session, students must first complete Registration (Part One) to obtain their NUS-ID and change the default password to a personal password two days before registering for the QET briefing session; Please refer to the step-by-step guide here.
• Students should register for their briefing session from 20 June to 27 June 2024 here, using their full names (as in Passport/NRIC), along with their NUS email address.

• view the briefing slides on Examplify Take-Home Exam here;
  (Access to the Examplify software will be granted after 27 June 2024).
• read the attached briefing document on Zoom Invigilation here;
• complete this quiz https://canvas.nus.edu.sg/courses/60054/quizzes/36408 which is based on information on Examplify and Zoom invigilation.

The briefing session will be conducted via Zoom. Students will receive information on the Zoom briefing session through their NUS email address upon successful registration. Students must join the briefing session using their mobile phone.

The briefing slides should be downloaded onto their computer as reference will be made to them during the briefing.

• the test session that students will be assigned to and
• the Zoom meeting link and password to the session.

Students must report to their assigned group on Zoom at the respective reporting time. The Zoom session will be locked half an hour after the reporting time, i.e., 9:30am for the morning session and 2:30pm for the afternoon session. 

Students will need to have their identification document with a recent photo (e.g. Student Card, NRIC, Passport) for identity verification purposes before being allowed to sit for the test.

Checking of Test Results
Students should refer to Paragraph 8 of the Guide on how to retrieve their QET results.

General Paper ('AO' Level GP) - B4 and above or
General Paper (H1 Level GP) - C and above or
Knowledge Inquiry (KI) - D and above

International-Cambridge

General Paper ('AS' Level GP) - C and above

SAT scores obtained before March 2016
Critical Reading (750 and above) and
Writing (750 and above) and
Essay (10 and above)

SAT scores (includes Digital SAT) obtained from March 2016 onwards
Evidence-based Reading and Writing (770 and above) and
Essay (8 for EACH dimension: Reading, Analysis and Writing)*

* Essay component is compulsory for students to be considered for exemption from sitting for QET.

For scores obtained in 2021 onwards
EL5131 The Global Connection (Critical Reading & Writing II) – B and above, AND
EL6131 Emerging issues in a changing world (Critical Reading & Writing III) – B and above

For scores obtained in 2020 and before
EL5101 Language in Society II – B and above, AND
EL6103 Language in Society III – B and above

For scores obtained in 2019 and before
EL5102 English for Academic Purposes (Critical Reading & Writing) – B Minus (B-) and above 

ACT English and Reading
71 points and above AND

ACT Writing*
10 points and above

*Writing component is compulsory for students to be considered for QET exemption.

(With effect from AY2024/2025 intake)

• Students admitted to Medicine (except for Nursing), Dentistry and Law courses
• Students admitted to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM students will sit for a separate YSTCM Placement Test)
• Students admitted to Yale-NUS College (admitted in AY2021/2022 and before)
• Part-time students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology Programmes and Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)
• Part-time students enrolled in Bachelor of Science (Nursing Practice) (admitted in AY2022/2023 onwards)
• Students who have completed the QET/EP course at NUS and who intend to
  • transfer to another Faculty or
  • pursue another UG degree after graduation or
  • defer their entry to the University or
  • withdraw from the University and apply for re-admission
• Students from NTU, SIT, SMU, SUSS and SUTD who have passed the QET or an equivalent English Course transferring to NUS
• Students who have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree from an English medium University and enrolling in NUS for another UG degree (with effect from AY2022/2023 intake)