Job Prospects

CCDS(NTU) has consecutively produced top earning graduates since 2010. Our graduates have received huge boost with the Government’s Intelligent Nation Master Plan (iN2015). This initiative has led to a big demand across the Infocomm Industry and has further enhanced Singapore’s Economy and Growth in new areas such as Artificial Intelligence; Big Data Analytics; Cybersecurity; Cloud Computing; Game Innovation and many others. This has triggered an increase in demand for highly trained and proficient Information Technology (IT) graduates. Our undergraduates can hence look forward to fulfilling diversified careers ranging from Developers, Innovators and even becoming the new age Scientists or Technopreneurs.

CCDS has an existing enviable list of noteworthy alumni and the list is growing. To name a few, Goggle’s Jolly Good Fellow, Tan Chade-Meng (class of 1995) is the first Singaporean to be employed by Goggle; Chinmay Malaviya (class of 2012), is the Co- founder and Advisor of Food Panda Global; and Leo Chen (class of 2005) the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jumei International Holdings, joined the ranks of billionaires in Asia when he listed his company on the New York Stock Exchange.

A multitude of career choices that span across the Public and Private Sectors await our graduates. They can expect higher employment opportunities and salary upon graduation, following a marked increase in demand and the remuneration of IT professionals. CCDS’s graduates average salary of S$4,000 – S$4300* per month is higher than the average starting salary among NTU graduates, and our Double Degree (Business and Computing) students are the top earners amongst the NTU graduates with an average gross salary of S$4,500 per month*.

*based on MOE's 2020 Graduate Employment Survey