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a year agoContributor-Level 10
No, only NUS students who have an gym membership at NUS, are allowed access. There are exceptions for NUS Staff and the REBOKS guest account users. Students are only allowed to wear sports shoes & footwear such as sandals, slippers in the gym. For safety reason, going barefoot is not allowed. Students can also cool down at the USC swimming pool.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
JEE (Joint Entrance Examination is not a mandatory requirement for admission at NUS. However, exceptional scores do give a positive remark of a student's resume.
Applications without JEE scores are also considered for general applications by the university.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
As per the World University Rankings 2025 given by a prominent source, the NUS is ranked #8 among all universities globally, highlighting the standard of education being delivered to students.
NUS is considered a good destination for Indian students. The institute is geographically located in line with the living conditions encountered in India.
The overall student population is also very warm & welcoming to international students, with a decent chunk of the student population being Indians.
Availability of vegetarian food isn't an issue either, with a number of stalls & dining facilities located both in & around the campus.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
As per data curated from the official university website, the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) is considered among the largest faculty members with a median annual intake of around 1,900 members.
The total student population at NUS comprises of around 6,000 (500 exchange students) UG students & 1,000 PG students.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The NUS Faculty of Law, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy along with some other research institutes shifted base from the Kent Ridge campus to the Bukit Timah campus in Jul, 2006.
As per the latest developments around the university, the Faculty of Law is now planning to come back to the Kent Ridge campus starting from the upcoming academic session in Aug, 2025.
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NUS used to operate at the Bukit Timah campus, until a gradual shift began in 1969 to the Kent Ridge campus. The relocation took place over a duration of 17 years, before finally completing in 1986.
The university began setting up entrepreneurial centres across the campus, with the opening of the Centre for Management of Innovation & Technopreneurship in 1988.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
As per the data curated from the official university website, the NUS Kent Ridge campus, which also currently happens to be the university's main campus, spans an area of around 150-hectares & houses a number of world class infrastructural facilities including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sports grounds, recreation halls & dining facilities among others.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The National University of Singapore has a total of 3 campuses located across: Kent Ridge, Outram & Bukit Timah.
NUS houses over 50,000 students & more than 12,000 members of staff as part of its institutional umbrella.
Further, there are 16 colleges, faculty members & schools along with 48 research institutes & centres as part of the university's institutional umbrella.
It also aims to plant around 100,000 trees by the year 2030.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The National University of Singapore is considered among the best universities in the country by numerous prominent university ranking platforms.
Here are some interesting facts regarding NUS:
· NUS is in student & education development partnerships with a number of top universities worldwide including: UCLA, Yale University, Harvard & Georgia Institute of Technology
· The institute ranks #1 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings
· NUS houses 16 colleges, faculty members & schools under its institutional umbrella
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
NUS is recognised for offering the highest placement rate in the Singapore. National University of Singapore placement rate for MBA graduates stands at 93%, and the students secured employment within 3 months of graduation. This figure indicates that out every 100 students, around 93 students secured employment. The average post-MBA salary of NUS graduates USD 77,109 (INR 66.92 LPA) annually. NUS placement rate are one of the major attractions for international students and offer a huge return on investment to graduates of the university. Also, NUS graduates work in top companies such as Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Acce
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