Colleges in Singapore

The Times Higher Education uses a lot of important factors to rank the universities of the world. NTU Singapore has received an overall score of 81.6 out of 100. 

For the 'Industry parameter', this university has received the highest score among all. 

Some very important factors include the five criteria given - 

• Industry income
• Research
• Teaching
• Citations
• International outlook

Nanyang Technological University is ranked by some of the top ranking bodies like QS and Times Higher Education in the year 2026.

As per THE,  the Nanyang Technological University ranks at #31 under the category of “University Rankings 2026”.

The university was ranked at #30 in 2025 and #32 in 2024 showing a decline from its ranking in the year 2025.

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. 

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. 

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. 

NTU releases decisions for the August intake between mid-May and early June. The Nanyang Technological University decisions are released on a rolling basis. 

After this, the students would have to submit all their final admission documents by July 31. The documents like the 12th board results. 

For the NTU post graduate porgrams, Indian students would typically need a good UG degree. It should be a 2nd Class Upper Honours. This translates to a CGPA of at least 3.2 on a 5.0 scale.

Look at the important pointers given below -

• This is the admission requirement for most of the competitive courses. 
• And, for research-related courses, a GPA of 4.25 on a 5.0 scale is required.

Indian students who want to apply to the UG courses of Singapore Management University, they must have passed Class 12. An English language proficiency score such as IELTS / TOEFL etc. have to be submitted too. All shortlisted students, except Law are interviewed,  

Singapore Management University acceptance rate is around 45%. This means that this university is competitive to get into. For admission to the PG courses of SMU, Indian students should have a Bachelor's degree, work experience (for some courses) and GMAT / GRE score. Whereas, for admission to the UG courses of SMU, Indian students should have passed Class 12. 

SMU is recognised for its exceptional teaching and world-class research. It is home to 13,000+ students enrolled in its UG, PG, and Research courses. The MBA course of SMU was ranked at #5 in Asia in the QS Global MBA 2025 rankings.