IBG is an easy and convenient way for students to pay fees to or receive payment from the Polytechnic.

Collection or Payment transactions between the student and the Polytechnic can be deducted from or pay to the student’s or parent’s / guardian’s savings/current account with IBG participating banks.

No, you have to fill up a new application form to authorise your bank to pay to Temasek Polytechnic.

No, only saving or current account can be used.

If you are a new student enrolled to the Polytechnic in this semester, you are required to submit the Application for Interbank GIRO Form (Peach – coloured form) together with your enrolment forms.

If you are an existing student, you can download the form from Application for Interbank GIRO Form and submit the completed form either by mail to Student Finance & Collection Section, Finance & Administration Department, Temasek Polytechnic @ One Stop Service Centre, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 529757 or by hand at the Finance & Administration Department @ One Stop Service Centre located at Administration Block 9, level 2 Lobby C.

This form is to authorise the Polytechnic to deduct the fees payable by you directly from your authorized bank account through the Interbank Giro (IBG). It also serves as your standing instruction to the Polytechnic to pay all monies due to you (if applicable) to the same bank account.

Before submission, please read carefully the important notes stated on the form and note that if your authorised bank account is :

You have to submit the Student Direct Credit Authorisation Form (Green – coloured form) to the Polytechnic. Refund will be made to the bank account stated on the form. You can collect the form at our Collection counter in Finance & Administration Department@One - Stop Service Centre.

Before submission, please note:

If you do not submit the above form to the Polytechnic,a cheque will be issued to you.

No, you are NOT allowed to use correction fluid to make amendments on the application form.  Error should be crossed out neatly and amendments should be written next to it and signed by the account holder.

Yes, please open a bank account with a GIRO participating bank in Singapore after you have arrived here. After opening the bank account, you are to complete and submit the IBG application form to Finance & Adminstration Department @ One Stop Service Centre located at Administration Block 9, Level 2, Lobby C  by Monday, 30 Apr 2012. The form will be submitted for bank processing. If it is approved, the approved IBG account will be shown on the tax invoice.

The approved bank account is shown on the tax invoice which will be sent by the Polytechnic to you about two weeks before the fee due date. You can also view your bank account at Student Finance Web Enquiry application website.

If the bank account is not approved, you will have to pay your fees by one of the payment modes mentioned in Question 5 in Payment of Fees.

Yes, you can request to change or terminate the bank account of your IBG arrangement at :
a.  Finance & Adminstration Department @ One Stop Service Centre or
b.  your bank

Please do NOT change or terminate your bank account for fee deduction once you receive the tax invoice from the Polytechnic as it will not be in time for the Polytechnic to stop the fee deduction from your bank account for that semester.

The closing date for changing or terminating your IBG arrangement to effect the fee deduction is:

No, there is only ONE GIRO deduction in each semester. You can either make payment at Finance & Adminstration Department @ One Stop Service Centre or mail your cheque to the Polytechnic.

Yes, you are required to cancel your GIRO authorisation with your bank if you withdraw from your course of study.