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Qualifications

To find out if you met the eligibility requirement to apply for a course in TP, you may refer to the table below to match your qualifications and find out which admission exercise you may apply under.

 QualificationsAdmission Exercises
a.

Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents who have registered to sit for the O-level examinations in the year of the DPA admission exercise

Foreign students enrolled in government, government-aided and Independent Schools during the year of the application, and who have registered to sit for the O-level examinations in the year of the DPA admission exercise

Direct Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (DPA)
b.

Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (SC/PR) with valid GCE O Level Examination results. However, any SC/PR who was previously admitted to a JC, MI, Poly (excluding those under provisional admission to JCs/MI) may not apply for an institution in the same category through the JAE

Foreign students studying in a government school, government-aided school or Independent School in Singapore with valid 2007 Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Level Examination results

Holders of 2007 or earlier Singapore-Cambridge GCE A level seeking admission to a 3-year full-time polytechnic course may also apply

Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)
c.

Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (SC/PR) who sat for the 2007 GCE O level examinations

Foreign students with 2007 GCE O level results who had studied in a government school, government-aided school or independent school in Singapore in 2007

Applicants demonstrating the attributes/strong passion to succeed in the industry of the chosen course(s) or
possess outstanding talents/achievements in co-curricular activities in Sports, Performing Arts, Leadership, Community Service or Entrepreneurship

Joint Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE)
d.

Holders of relevant ITE certificates

Final semester graduating full-time ITE students

SPM/ STPM qualifications

Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE)
e.

April Intake
Holders of GCE O levels who missed the English Language requirement by one grade but have obtained distinctions in both Mathematics and relevant subjects

Holders of GCE O/A Levels who are not eligible to apply for courses under the JAE

Former/current polytechnic students seeking re-admission to the polytechnic, excluding holders of foreign qualifications

Applicants who are in the Integrated Programme holding :
1. Integrated Programme Certificates
2. International Baccalaureate

Holders of foreign qualifications except SPM & STPM

Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE)
 

October Intake
Holders of GCE O / A levels

Former/current polytechnic students seeking re-admission to the polytechnic, excluding holders of foreign qualifications

Holders of relevant ITE certificates

Applicants who are in the Integrated Programme holding
1. Integrated Programme Certificates
2. International Baccalaureate

Holders of foreign qualifications

 

Minimum Entry Requirements

Other Requirements

Applicants who are suffering from full/complete colour-appreciation deficiency are not eligible to apply for the following courses:
Apparel Design & Merchandising*
Biomedical Science (Biomedical Technology option only)*
Biomedical Informatics & Engineering*
Business Information Technology
Cyber & Digital Security
Environment Design*
Financial Business Informatics
Game & Entertainment Technology*
Information Technology
Interactive Media Design*
Interactive Media Informatics*
Interactive Media Technology*
Interior Architecture & Design*
Mobile & Wireless Computing
Moving Images*
Product & Industrial Design*
Retail & Hospitality Design*
Visual Communication*
Veterinary Technology

* Those with partial colour-appreciation deficiency are also not eligible to apply.

Applicants with medical condition (e.g. epilepsy, physical disability and/or other disability e.g. hearing impaired, mute) are advised to consider their choice of study carefully.

Applicants offered admission must submit a medical report including an X-Ray report from a Singapore-registered medical practitioner before the commencement of the course.

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