International Baccalaureate Diploma
You are offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma awarded by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
All Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident applicants must be at least 18 years of age as of 1st January of the year of matriculation or have completed a minimum of 12 years of formal education beginning with Primary 1 or equivalent. If you do not meet the requirements, you will need to provide your schooling history from Primary 1 in the form enclosed and upload it to your application for assessment of your eligibility for admission after you have applied for admission.
Students sitting for the upcoming May 2025 IB exam may submit their applications (except for Medicine, Arts (Academic Discipline & Education), and Science (Academic Discipline & Education) programmes) before closing date on 19 March 2025 and provide the actual IB results upon release in July.
Important: Mandatory granting access of official transcript via International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to receive outcome of application:
Students applying for admissions to NTU Singapore are REQUIRED to grant NTU direct access to their official transcripts via IBO, latest by the NTU application closing date of 19 March 2025 (for students taking the October/November 2024 exam session or earlier) or before July 2025 (for students taking the May 2025 exam session). Failing which, the application will be deemed incomplete and not processed further.
Students are strongly advised to do so before their IB results are released in January or July (depending on the exam session), by submitting their transcript requests through their schools' IB coordinators. After the results are released, each request will incur a USD $17 fee and must be submitted directly to IBO via the “IBO request for results service” link.
Please note students who opt to retake exam papers must re-grant access.
Minimum Subject Requirements
To be eligible for a programme, students must satisfy its minimum subject requirements.
Note: For programmes requiring Mathematics as a prerequisite, both Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (MAA) and Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation (MAI) are acceptable.
Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Requirement for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
All Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents applying for admissions must fulfil any one of the following minimum requirements under MOE mother tongue policy:
- a grade D7 for Higher MTL at Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level; or
- a pass in MTL 'B' or a grade S for H1 MTL or H2 MTL Language and Literature or General Studies in Chinese at Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level; or
- a pass in MTL Language A or Language B at Standard Level or Higher Level at IB Diploma; or
- an MOE-approved MTL-in-lieu*; or
- an MOE-approved MTL-exemption*.
Students who have not satisfied the requirement above may still apply for admissions with no prejudice to their application. Admissions will be on a provisional basis and students are required to attain the MTL within the period of their University study.
* For students who have been away from Singapore's school system for some years, the University will submit the application for MTL-in-lieu or MTL-exemption on your behalf if you are offered admissions. MOE does not accept direct applications. You will need to provide your academic transcript for the last 2 years of studies prior to university admission for MOE’s assessment.
Special Medical Conditions to Note
Students are advised to check the special medical conditions for selective programmes before apply.
Admissions Procedures:
- Step 1: Submit application form
- Step 2: Pay application fee
- Step 3: Submit supporting documents
- Step 4: Update/Track progress of application
Step 1: Submit Application Form At Application Tracking Page, proceed to complete the list of other items required. Ensure all items listed as ‘Compulsory’ are completed. To access the same Page later, login via Check Status, using your application number and password you created during application. Applicants who wish to apply for Scholarships may do so at this stage. |
Step 2: Pay Application Fee Pay the application fee online by VISA/MasterCard. If you have a bank account in Singapore, you may use PayNow to make the payment. To learn more and make payment, go to Check Status link. Payment by postal order, bank draft, electronic bank transfer or Western Union money transfer is not acceptable. |
Step 3: Submit Supporting Documents i.Personal Identification
ii.Academic Records
iii.Report/Record of Medical Condition/Special Need (if applicable) Follow the guideline below to upload to the Checklist:
Uploading of Reference or Recommendation Letter is not required. Reference letter or appraisal when needed will be an online form that requires you to forward to the person appraising you. The instructions on submission will be available at ‘Check Status’ link. You are encouraged to upload the documents immediately after applying. The latest you should upload the documents is within 3 days after application closing date. Incomplete application without required supporting documents or late submissions of documents will no longer be processed. For applicants sitting for the May 2025 IB exam: Students are strongly advised to do so before their IB results are released in July, by submitting their transcript requests through their schools' IB coordinators. After the results are released, each request will incur a USD $17 fee and must be submitted directly to IBO via the “IBO request for results service” link. It will also result in a longer waiting time to receive the outcome of your application. Please note students who opt to retake exam papers must re-grant access. For Art, Design and Media (ADM) applicants only: Follow strictly the ADM submission requirements. |
Step 4: Update/Track Progress of Application
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Offer and Acceptance
If you are offered admissions, proceed to accept your offer online by the stipulated deadline.
If you are not offered admissions or your choice of programme, you may submit an appeal during the online appeal exercise. If successful, proceed to accept the offer with the instruction given.
Matriculating in Academic Year 2024-25
If you are matriculating in Academic Year 2024-25, complete the enrolment procedures as mentioned in the offer letter or after receiving email notification in early June. A summary is available at Freshmen Guide under Important Dates (download a PDF version.) Information will be updated periodically.
Full-Time National Service (NSF) matriculating after Academic Year 2024-25:
This is applicable only to Singapore Citizens & Singapore Permanent Residents serving full-time national service. You will receive in September/October (of the year of acceptance) an acknowledgement letter for the programme you have accepted.
Keep the letter as proof of acceptance and remember your application number for future correspondence. A confirmation letter will be sent to you subsequently in December prior to the year of your matriculation. If there is a change in your email address, please log a request to update us by completing the enquiry form.
Verification of Original Documents
NTU checks the authenticity of your academic results directly with IBO. You may be required to come in person for verification of specific documents sometime in August/September after matriculated as a student of NTU. Such notification will be sent to student's NTU email account closer to the verification period.
Those who fail to complete the exercise or who are unable to present the required original documents for verification without valid reasons will be required to withdraw or deemed to have withdrawn from the University.
Returning National Servicemen matriculating in August 2024
You will receive an email pertaining to Health Screening in April 2024. If you are unable to matriculate in AY2024-25, click here to download the Form for Returning National Servicemen, complete and return it to us by the stipulated date.
Returning National Servicemen matriculating in Special Term (May/June)
You will receive an email pertaining to enrolment procedures in March 2024 if you have completed your full-time National Service and wish to matriculate earlier in May/June 2024. You may click on the following for reference:
Admissions Stages | Event Actions | Dates / Deadlines |
Application for Admissions | Online application | 4 November 2024 - 19 March 2025 |
Change of programme choices | by 19 March 2025 | |
Update of contact 1. via Check Status 2. via enquiry form | 1. by 19 March 2025 2. from 20 March 2025 | |
Criminal Records Declaration | by 19 March 2025 | |
Payment of application fee | by 22 March 2025 | |
Submission of supporting documents | by 22 March 2025 | |
Submission of Art, Design & Media (ADM) additional materials | by 19 March 2025 | |
Completion of application for LKCMedicine programme |
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Application for Scholarships | Online application | by 19 March 2025 |
Submission of photograph and appraisal form | by 26 March 2025 | |
Offer and Acceptance | Offer/Release of application outcome | From April 2025 |
Acceptance of offer | 2 Jan to 23 May 2025 | |
Online appeal | 16 May to 1 June 2025 Click here to appeal. | |
After Acceptance | Online Matriculation | Click here for details |
Qualifying English Test (QET) | Click here for details | |
Freshmen Welcome Ceremony | Click here for details |