Bachelor of Engineering in Information Engineering and Media (IEM) 

at NTU Singapore, Singapore

Yes, SAT scores are a part of NTU application process and Indian students may benefit from these if the score is nice and competitive. The minimum score required is 1250. 

NTU is known as the best school in Asia for communication and media as per the QS and Academic Ranking of World Universities. Computer Science, Economics and Business, Education and Educational Research, Electrical and Electronic Engineering are some of the popular courses offered by NTU. Also, NTU is home to Singapore’s first professional art school offering degree courses in art, design and interactive digital media.

Nanyang Technological University acceptance rate is around 47%, which means out of 100 application only 47 admitted. Because of moderately high acceptance rate, the NTU admission become slightly competitive for international students. Therefore, yes it is hard to get into Nanyang Technological University.

NTU placement packages depending on factors such as the specific industry, job role, level of experience, and employer. According to NTU placement 2022, the average salary of graduates is USD 150,145 or INR 1.24 Cr (USD 1 = INR ). There is an increase of 125% in the average salary 3 years after graduation of MBA graduates. In the table below, we have mentioned the sample salary by job:

NTU ranks only behind the prestigious National Univeristy of Singapore as the #2nd best institution in the country & also performs really well on a global-level too.

As part of the World University Rankings 2025, given by a major global university ranking platform, the institute secures a rank of #15, placing it among the best higher educational institutes in the world. Additionally, in 2026 QS rankings, this university ranks at #12 position, showing a significant improvement. 

Indian students must complete the academic education as per the programme requirement to get admission to Nanyang Technological University. They must submit an online application using the official website by the NTU admission deadline. There is Nanyang Technological University language requirements for non-native English language speakers. Mentioned below is the NTU eligibility criteria for undergraduate and graduate admission:

UG requirements

• Pass high school degree in a relevant discipline
• Score at least 90% in all subjects including English
• JEE-Main is not required. However, a good ranking in JEE-Advanced is valued
• Submit additional test score of SAT/ACT

PG requirements

• A good Bachelor's degree from any discipline
• A good GMAT or GRE score is recommended
• TOEFL/IELTS for applicants whose first degree was taught in a language other than English
• Work experience is a plus but not required

The NTU CSE average package is INR 3.32 L – INR3.6 L per month is higher than the average starting salary among NTU graduates. NTU Double Degree (Business and Computing) students are the top earners amongst the NTU graduates with an average gross salary of INR 3.74 L per month. SCSE (NTU) has consecutively produced top earning graduates since 2010.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) acceptance rate ranges from 25 - 35% that makes admission to NTU quite competitive. Candidates need to have a GPA of 3.6 or higher to make into NTU. International students also need to give their educational qualification details apart from their personal information while applying to NTU.

Students looking to study in Singapore can expect to incur a decent fortune & studies are not as cheap as in India, though reasonable enough when compared to certain top institutions in Europe & the US.

 The tuition fee at both these universities vary with the course & specialisation. The cost of an MS programme at NUS ranges between INR 20.62 L-INR 36.46 L while the same course at Nanyang costs in the range of INR 22.68 L-INR 39.83 L. 

It can be inferred that MS studies at NUS are slightly cheaper than Nanyang Technlogical University.  

NUS Singapore's acceptance rate, which lies somewhere between 5-10% is much lower in comparison to ETH Zurich's that has an acceptance rate of around 27%. Thus, It can be said that NUS is much harder to secure a seat at than ETH Zurich.