• With International Qualifications, and
• Not currently or previously enrolled in any University / Tertiary Institution(s)

Application Process Flowchart

Please note the application closing dates for the various qualifications as follows:

* With effect from AY2022, application closing date for Indian Standard 12 (All state boards), Indonesian Ujian Nasional (UN), Vietnam National High School Graduation Examination and Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) qualifications have been revised as per the table above.

Footnote:

[1] Please note that 2023 University Entrance Examination (UEE) will be suspended due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 situation. For more information, please visit here.

[2] Applicants who receive their application outcome beyond the appeal window may submit an appeal email to https://www.askadmissions.nus.edu.sg/

Admission requirements and application deadlines

You should have completed or are completing high school, that is, at least twelve years of general education by July of the year of application.

Application closing dates apply according to your high school qualification. Unless otherwise specified, your complete application with all supporting documents must reach the Office of Admissions by the application closing date.

Applicants are required to meet the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement as set by the Ministry of Education, Singapore. This Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement can be met by having one of the following:

a) Minimum of D7 grade for Higher MTL at Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level (the IGCSE MTL First Language examination does not fulfil the requirement);
b) Minimum of ‘S’ grade for the H1 MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese taken at the Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level examination;
c) Minimum of 'S' grade for the H2 MTLL paper taken at the Singapore Cambridge GCE 'A' Level examination;
d) Pass in MTL ‘B’ or a S grade for H1 MTL/ MTL-in-lieu or H2 MTL Language and Literature or H1 General Studies in Chinese at Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level;
e) Pass in MTL-in-lieu subject approved by Ministry of Education, Singapore;
f) Exemption from MTL approved by Ministry of Education, Singapore

Those who have not fulfilled the MTL requirement may still apply for admission with no prejudice to their application. However, if accepted, they will be required to fulfil the MTL requirement during their course of study.

Applicants who have been away from Singapore’s school system for some years and have not kept up with the study of their MTL or a language that can be offered as MTL-in-lieu may apply for MTL exemption.

The MTL exemption application will be facilitated by the universities as part of the university application, and the results made known to applicants who receive admission offers from the university. Please note that MOE does not accept direct applications for MTL exemption. The application for MTL exemption will also not prejudice the evaluation of the application for a place in the university.

Applicants who are unable to fulfil the MTL requirement for admission but satisfy all other admission requirements may still apply for admission with no prejudice to their application. Successful applicants will be admitted on a provisional basis and are required to fulfil the MTL requirement during their course of study in order to graduate from NUS.

1. Attain the minimum requirement as listed above by fulfilling the MTL paper at IBDP or Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level examinations; or Higher MTL subject at Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level examinations. Information on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level MTL paper or Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level Higher MTL paper for private candidates are available at the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) website: http://www.seab.gov.sg/ 

Submission of the official MTL examination results slip/ transcript/ exemption approval is required for the University to review your fulfilment of the MTL requirement.

You may view the list of acceptable high school qualifications and applicant group types in the table below.

Application closing dates apply according to your high school qualification. Unless otherwise specified, your complete application with all supporting documents must reach the Office of Admissions by the application closing date.

1. 'A' Level (AQA, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, OCR, Oxford International AQA, WJEC)
2. American High School Diploma
3. Australian High School
4. Brunei 'A' Level
5. Canadian High School Diploma
6. Danish Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary Leaving Examination)
7. European Baccalaureate Diploma
8. French Baccalaureate Diploma
9. Gao Kao or PRC National College Entrance Examination
10. German Abitur
11. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)/ Hong Kong 'A' Level
12. Indian Standard 12 (Central and ISC Boards)
13. Indian Standard 12 (State and other Boards)
14. Indonesian Ujian Nasional (UN) / Raport
15. Mauritius High School Certificate
16. New Zealand National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
17. Oman Thanawiya Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
18. Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)
19. Swiss Matura/ Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate
20. Taiwan Senior High School
21. Thailand Certificate of Secondary Education (Mathayom 6)
22. Turkish High School
23. Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
24. Vietnam National High School Graduation Examination
25. Other High School Qualifications

* Students, including home study students, may submit the following scores to compete for undergraduate admissions:

• ACT with Writing and SAT Subject Tests, or
• SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or
• Advanced Placement score report

The University has updated the admissions requirement due to the discontinuation of SAT Subject Tests. For more information, click here.

* Students presenting the Foundation, Matriculation or Twinning qualifications with appropriate university exam results may also apply and compete for admission to NUS.

Application outcomes are released in batches. The final batch of application outcomes will released around mid-July 2023.