Early Admissions Exercise (EAE)

The NTC Early Admissions Exercise (NTC EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise. If you have strong aptitude and passion in a field related to an NTC Certificate or a Higher NTC Certificate course, then the NTC EAE is certainly the right scheme for you. We will also consider your relevant work experience and your achievements in sports, arts, leadership, entrepreneurship and community service as part of the admission procedure.

If you are a student from a Specialised School in the Normal Technical stream (SSNT), you will have an added advantage if you apply to a course that is related to your NTC Skills Subject Certificate (NSSC).

The application process involves an interview for each of your course choices (if you are shortlisted).

If your application is successful, you will receive a conditional offer in August 2023 for admission into one of your course choices under the April 2024 intake.

Your place in the course will be automatically confirmed if you choose to accept the conditional offer and your GCE N/O-Level or final NTC Certificate examination results meet the Minimum Entry Requirements of the course.

• Brochure on NTC EAE (for GCE N/O-Level students)

• Factsheet on NTC EAE (for GCE N/O-Level students)

• Brochure on NTC EAEP (for existing NTC Certificate students)

• Factsheet on NTC EAEP (for existing NTC Certificate students)

For GCE N/O-Level Students:

• Singapore Citizens (SC) and Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR) who have registered to sit for the GCE N/O-Level examinations in the year of the NTC EAE application;

• International Students (IS) enrolled in Government, Government-aided and Independent Schools during the year of the NTC EAE application, and who have registered to sit for the GCE N/O-Level examinations in the year of the NTC EAE application;

• SC and SPR who have sat for the GCE N/O-Level examinations previously; and

• SC and SPR working adults with at least 2 years of relevant work experience may also apply.

OR

For NTC Certificate Progression Students:

• SC, SPR and IS full-time NTC Certificate or Traineeship students who will graduate in the same NTC academic year as the NTC EAEP;

• SC and SPR who have graduated from NTC full-time NTC Certificate or Traineeship courses; and

• SC and SPR working adults with NTC Certificate qualification and at least 2 years of relevant work experience may also apply.
  
  Direct Entry to 2nd Year of Higher NTC Certificate Course
  NTC Certificate students who wish to apply for direct entry to the 2nd year of Higher NTC Certificate courses should apply to Higher NTC Certificate courses that are mapped to their NTC Certificate course. Successful NTC EAE-P applicants will be given a conditional offer for admission into the 1st year of the Higher NTC Certificate course. Subsequently, students who meet the minimum GPA requirement for direct entry into the 2nd year of mapped Higher NTC Certificate courses will be considered for direct entry into the 2nd year (subject to merit and vacancies) of the chosen mapped course, alongside other NTC Certificate students who have applied through the NTC Certificate Progression to Higher NTC Certificate Intake Exercise (NCPHN). NTC Certificate students who are seeking direct entry into the 2nd year of a Higher NTC Certificate course should note that the NTC EAE-P conditional offer does not guarantee admission into the 2nd year of the Higher NTC Certificate course, even if their final NTC Certificate results meet the eligibility criteria as places are limited.

OR

ITE graduates with relevant Nitec or Higher Nitec qualifications and working adults with at least 1 to 2 years of related work experience may also apply for NTC Certificate and Higher NTC Certificate courses under the NTC Early Admissions Exercise (NTC EAE), but subject to the available vacancies in the courses applied.

1. Application

Wed 24 May - Tue 30 May 2023

You can apply for up to 3 course choices. You are not allowed to change your course choices after the application closes.

In your application, tell us why you should be shortlisted for an interview through a write-up (up to around 100 words) for each course choice. List down your talents, aptitude, achievements, passion and interests relevant to the course, including:

• Portfolio of related works / projects

• Participation in MOE Elective Modules, Applied Subjects, ITE Skills Subjects, and/or ITE Elective Modules

• Participation in work attachments, community/volunteer work, school/personal activities/projects, CCAs and competitions

• Relevant work experience

Tips

• Prepare your write-up in advance using this template

• You can upload supporting documents with your application. For larger files (e.g. video clips and artwork), upload them to a cloud storage service and provide their hyperlinks in your write-up.

• Save/print your write-up to help you recall the details when preparing for your interview

• Retain your login ID and password provided in the verification slip after submitting your application. You will need them later when checking your application result and accepting your offer.

To submit your application, please proceed to the intake webpage for:

• GCE N/O Level students

• NTC Certificate students progressing to Higher NTC Certificate courses

Additionally, please ensure that all of your related achievements are highly relevant to the courses you are applying for. Otherwise, you may not be selected into the courses of your choice and your application may not be considered.

2. Interview

Tue 20 Jun - Thu 27 Jul 2023

Interviews will be conducted either online or on campus. If you are shortlisted, NTC will notify you of the interview details via email, phone call or SMS (as according to what you have stated on your application).

Bring along to the interview your portfolio of relevant works/projects and supporting documents, such as certificates, awards and testimonials, for us to assess your aptitude and interest in the course. You may also have to take an aptitude test when attending the interview, depending on the course.

You will be notified to attend up to one interview for each of your course choices.

3. Offer & Acceptance Phase

Mon 21 Aug - Fri 25 Aug 2023

Log in to https://istudent.ntc.edu.sg to check your application result.

If your application is successful, you must accept the conditional offer online within the stipulated deadline, latest by Fri 25 Aug 2023. Otherwise, your training place in the course will be withdrawn.

You will be guaranteed a place in the course if you accept the conditional offer, as long as your GCE N/O-Level / NTC Certificate final examination results meet the Minimum Entry Requirements of the course.

The course acceptance deadlines, just like any other application deadlines are strictly enforced. Failure to accept the course offer online within the stipulated deadline will result in the automatical withdrawal of your training place in the course. You are advised to note the closing deadlines seriously.

4. Withdrawal Phase

Mon 28 Aug – Fri 1 Sep 2023

If you decide to withdraw from the conditional offer after having accepted it earlier, you must submit your withdrawal request to training@ntc.edu.sg latest by Fri 1 Sep 2023.

If you do not withdraw by Fri 1 Sep 2023 and your GCE N/O-Level / NTC Certificate final examination results meet the Minimum Entry Requirements, your place in the course will be automatically confirmed.

5. Confirmation of Conditional Offer

After the release of GCE N/O-Level / NTC Certificate Final Examination Results

After you have accepted the conditional offer, your GCE N/O-Level / NTC Certificate final examination results must also meet the Minimum Entry Requirements in order for your place to be confirmed.

NTC will inform you of your offer confirmation status shortly after the official release of your GCE N/O-Level / NTC Certificate final examination results.

The NTC Early Admissions Exercise (NTC EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise which caters to the intake of secondary school students and ITE graduates with Nitec and/or Higher NTC Certificate qualifications. Working adults with at least 1 to 2 years of relevant work experience may also apply. If you have strong aptitude and passion in a field related to an NTC Certificate or a Higher NTC Certificate course, the NTC EAE is for you. We will also consider your relevant work experience and your achievements in sports, arts, leadership, entrepreneurship and community service.

The NTC Early Admissions Exercise (NTC EAE) is held annually in the mid of May each year. Successful applicants will commence their training in January for NTC Certificate courses, or April for Higher NTC Certificate courses respectively.

Admission to the courses is based on academic merit and choice.

If you have graduated from a full-time NTC Certificate or Higher NTC Certificate course at NTC and wish to return to do a second full-time NTC Certificate or Higher NTC Certificate course, you may apply for admission one year after graduation. For January 2023 intake, you may submit your application if you have graduated before 1 February 2022. For April 2023 intake, you may submit your application if you have graduated before 1 May 2022.

If you encounter difficulties or need help with your application, please contact or email enquiries@ntc.edu.sg or help@eaeappeal.ntc.edu.sg during office hours within the application period.

For further enquiries regarding the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) intake exercise, please read below.