NUS Singapore Admissions 2026: Requirements, Application Deadlines & Fees

For the National University of Singapore admissions, Indian students should ideally apply 6 to 8 months prior to the NUS August intake. 

This is the reason why the NUS deadlines for UG and PG courses are in February. To study in Singapore, Indian students do need the Student's Pass which should be applied for, before 3 months of the course start. 

No, the National University of Singapore does not have rolling admissions. There are fixed admission deadlines for its Master's programs. 

Although the applications are reviewed regularly for Indian applicants. The students wishing to apply should try applying as soon as possible. 

Primarily, NUS uses a fixed application deadline system for its master's programs. If an applicant has applied for the NUS admissions in the month of February for UG and PG levels for the August intake, then they will receive their offers between late May and July. 

The offers are made on rolling basis and the decisions are sent via email along with the application status update on the official portal too. 

International get admission to the National University of Singapore if they meet the admission eligibility of the program and submit an online application by NUS deadline. Mentioned below are the National University of Singapore admission requirements and admission procedure for undergraduate admission:

Complete a high school, and have at least 12 years of general education
Proof of English language proficiency
Standardised test score of SAT or ACT
Meet other program eligibility

Yes, it does accept international students. If you are a foreign applicant seeking admission to NUS. In that case, you should have completed or be finishing high school, that is, at least twelve years of general education by July of the application year. Applicants with Indian standard 12 Central, ISC, State, and other board qualifications should submit standard 12 exam results (or most recent high school results if they will only be completing high school after the application closing date) and a good pass in five subjects, including English. Applicants must provide original copies of their identification, high school results, secondary school results, and other material papers submitted in support of their application when they arrive in Singapore for enrolling at NUS.

Acceptance rate for NUS is less than 10% which means securing admission  requires facing tough competition and students with excellent academic records can only get admitted there. The university receives thousands of applications each year especially from within Asia. 

Indian students who want to take part in National University of Singapore should focus on aiming high score throughout their studies. They should have a UG degree and high school degree if want to join PG and UG programs. UG students should submit transcripts, English language score, ACT or SAT score to join the programs.

The application fee is S$20 (plus the applicable Goods and Services Tax).  Please keep in mind that money must be received by the application's deadline. The application cost is non-refundable. Several modes are available:

• S$10 by electronic payment using Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, AliPay, or PayNow. This payment method does not accept debit cards. After you have submitted your application, you can make your payment using the Online Payment option on the Acknowledgement Page. You can also make your payment by logging in to the Applicant Portal with your application number and PIN.

In addition to this, international students also need to fulfill the other requirements set by the university like submitting their GMAT / GRE scores along with proof of English language proficiency. You also need to submit a set of official transcripts of your previous academic credentials issued by the registrar of the institution you attended. Your transcripts should be in the English language. Along with this, you also need to submit a Resume clearly indicating dates of employment in Month/Year format.

National University of Singapore admission requirements vary by programs for international students. Applicants must complete secondary school education for UG and a bachelor's degree for PG admission. They must also meet additional admission requirements such as ELP test score,  GMAT/GRE test score, etc. to study bachelor's and master's courses. Mentioned below are the National University of Singapore requirements for admission:

UG Admission requirements:

• Complete a high school, and have at least 12 years of general education
• Proof of English language proficiency
• Submit the test score of ACT/ SAT

PG Admission requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2 years of post-bachelors full-time work experience
• Proof of English language proficiency
• Good GMAT/GRE scores

Applications to all the courses offered by NUS are done via online application portals of the university. Check out the steps below to see how to fill undergraduate and postgraduate applications on dedicated portals:

Undergraduate Students

International applicants need to follow these steps to apply to an undergraduate programme at NUS:

Step 1: Visit myaces.nus.edu.sg/uasonline2/catD/catDapplform.do and sign up to apply.

Step 2: Enter personal details and contact information.

Step 3: Enter details of academic qualifications.

Step 4: Enter information on university/tertiary education.

Step 5: Enter the information on all outstanding achievements.

Step 6: Insert the programme details and paste the application material in the boxes provided.

Step 7: In this step, input the following:

• Next-of-kin information
• Personal identification number
• Application fee
• Financial aid
• Other information
• Tuition grant

Step 8: Read the declaration carefully.

Step 9: Press 'Continue' to complete the appication

Graduate Students

International applicants need to follow these steps to apply to a graduate programme at NUS:

Step 1: Sign up on the university’s application portal at inetapps.nus.edu.sg/gda2/Applicant.aspx/Account/SignUp.

Step 2: Click on ‘Create New Application’ and choose the following:

• Programme type
• Faculty
• Programme
• Department
• Specialisation (area of study)
• Source of finance
• Specify in case of ‘other source of finance’
• Academic load

Step 3: Read the instructions from the faculty/department/school carefully.

Step 4: Fill up the information as stepping through the application process.

Step 5: The system will perform an application completeness check for the selected programme.

Step 6: Once the above steps are completed, fill up the declaration section.

Step 7: Click on the 'Submit' button in the declaration page to complete the submission.

Step 8: To make an online payment for the application/acceptance fee and view details of your application (e.g. application status and admission status), click ‘View Application/Make Payment/Submit Reply on Offer of Admission’ at the menu on the left.

Step 9: To make changes to basic programme information for an application, click ‘Edit’.

Step 10: To apply to multiple programmes within the same application cycle and to change the order of preference, please click on the ‘Up’ and ‘Down’ links as required.

Steps to Apply for On-Campus Accommodation

Step 1:  Check out if the eligibility and selection criteria to apply for on-campus accommodation.

Step 2: Find out the available hostel options on the campus.

Step 3:  Get information on hostel rates.

Step 4: Carefully read and understand the ‘terms and conditions’ of the hostel.

Step 5: Register on the University Housing Management System (UHMS) Hostel Application portal

• Pay an application fee of SGD 26.75 via Amex, Master or Visa debit/credit, or eNETs
• Apply for accommodation
• Upon being accepted to stay at NUS for one academic year, pay another acceptance fee of SGD 200 to secure the spot for the second semester

Graduates Eligibility 

• Students enrolled in the full-time programmes are eligible to apply for the on-campus accommodation at NUS
• Part-time students or students who have withdrawn their admission from NUS are not eligible for hostel residence
• Students with any outstanding financial arrears or students who are on Leave of Absence (LOA) are not eligible to apply for or live on the university premises

The National University of Singapore is really popular and it accepts students from all over the world. Look at the stats given below -

• Over 31K students are studying at UG level at NUS and over 20K at the PG level.
• International students are 39% of the whole student body at this university.
• The NUS student body represents over 100 countries of the world.

The most popular courses at the National University of Singapore are is the fields of Design & Engineering, Science, Business, Computing, Arts & Social Sciences. 

With Design & Engineering being the most popular which has 5,980 NUS students at PG level. Look at the given stats - 

No, it is not at all easy for Indian students to get into the National University of Singapore due to it's higly selective admission process. 

The NUS acceptance rate stays at around 5 to 10% which is really low for it to be considered very easy to get in. 

Indian students need to have good scores and they should be able to submit the actual results before Jun 2026 . Also, ACT or SAT is required.