Registration of New Students – Qualifying English Test (QET)

Students who do not possess the necessary English Language qualifications are required to sit for the Qualifying English Test (QET) set by the Centre for English Language Communication (CELC). The objectives of the QET and format of the test are available at CELC’s website.  

The QET for Academic Year 2009/2010 is scheduled as follows:

QET 1
Date:	16 July 2009
Time:	0930 - 1145
Registration for QET:	All students sitting for QET 1 have to register their attendance from 1 to 9 July 2009.
Seat no. & Venues:	Multi-purpose Sports Hall (Sports and Recreation Centre) Students sitting for the QET are required to bring along an identification document with his/her photo attached (e.g. Student Card, NRIC, passport) to the examination venue.
Release of results:	29 July 2009, 12 noon onwards at CELC’s website

QET 2
Date:	19 November 2009
Time:	0900 - 1115
Registration for QET:	All students sitting for QET 2 will have to register their attendance from 5 to 11 November 2009.
Seat no. & Venues:	Multi-purpose Sports Hall 2 (Sports and Recreation Centre) Students sitting for the QET are required to bring along an identification document with his/her photo attached (e.g. Student Card, NRIC, passport) to the examination venue.
Release of results:	18 December 2009, 12 noon onwards at CELC’s website

Please take note that a student can only sit for QET once.

Students who are unable to take the test must inform the Registrar's Office of their absence. Please include your full name and student number in your email to us. If you are a newly admitted student who has not obtained your student card, please include your national identity/passport number instead.

You will be exempted from sitting for the QET if you possess any of the following qualifications:

• General Paper (GP) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level : B4 or better ('AO' Level GP)

• General Paper (GP) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level : C or better (H1 Level GP)

• Knowledge Inquiry (KI) in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level: D or better

• General Paper (GP) in the International-Cambridge ‘A’ Level : C or better

• General Paper (GP) in the High School Certificate (HSC) :C or better

• SAT : 750 and above (reading & writing) and 10 and above (essay).

• IELTS : 8 and above (overall) and 8 and above (writing & reading).

• TOEFL : 115 and above (internet-based); or 280 and above (computer-based); or 650 and above (paper-based)

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Theory of Knowledge: C or better

• English at Level 3 where a minimum rating of A (Achievement) has been attained for 90720 “Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected style” and 90721 “Respond critically to written texts studied”.
  
  
• EL5102 English for Academic Purposes (Critical Reading & Writing) in NUS High School of Math and Science: B- or better

In addition to the above, the following students are also exempted from sitting for the QET:

• Students admitted to Medicine (except for Nursing), Dentistry and Law courses;

• Part-time students enrolled in Bachelor of Technology Programmes and Bachelor of Science (Real Estate);

• Students who have taken and passed the QET at NUS or NTU or SMU within two years of a change in course/University or have attained an exemption grade in an English Proficiency module in NUS or NTU or SMU. These include: