National University of Singapore

Yes, it is very difficult for Indian students to get into the National University of Singapore due to its acceptance rate which is as low as 5 to 10% only. International students are required to meet the requirements given below for NUS Medicine -

• Strong grades in 10+2 with Chemistry, Biology and Physics 
• Good performance in the standardized tests
• Application submission via the NUS online portal 
• English language proficiency 
• Extracurricular achievements

The exams like NEET are basically for practicing here in India, so the National University of Singapore does not really ask for it.

Given below are the guidelines, take a look -

• If an Indian student wishes to return to India and practice, then NEET is mandatory. 
• It is kind of a licensing exam to practice medicine in India. 

First things first, it is not easy to get into the MBBS program at the National University of Singapore due to its low acceptance rate. 

Indian students are required to be very competitive in terms of academics. Given below are the requirements -

• Class 12th results (go as high as 95%+ in CBSE or ISC)
• High English language proficiency
• Strong Chemistry and Biology
• Good scores on the standardized tests

Both institutions are two of the top universities in Singapore and as per the Shanghai Rankings 2025, NUS is ranked better than NTU with a gap of 32 spots. 

And the similar is the case with all the years. Another striking thing here is that the ARWU rankings for both universities are getting better with each passing year. 

Given below is the comparison given below, take a look - 

Both NTU and NUS are world-class universities. NUS (#8) ranks above NTU (#12 globally) in the latest QS Rankings. NTU is stronger for Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science. NUS is better for Arts, Social Sciences, Law, and Business programs.

NTU also has the larger and modern campus. It is also more budget friendly. Howerer NUS Singapore offers better career opportunities for UG students.

Both NTU and NUS are great options. For Engineering programs NTU is better. NUS is better for Business and Humanities.

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 - 

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.

Yes, the US World and News are among the best-ranking bodies in the world because they use many relevant factors like -

• Research Reputation
• Publications
• Total Citations
• International Collaborations
• Scientific Excellence Indicators

As per the recent rankings, NUS was ranked #20 in the category of 'Global Universities'. 

Yes, the National University of Singapore is ranked by the US News and World Report rankings which is #20. Given below are the ranking observations for NUS -

• This rank is an improvement from what it was in the last year. 
• US World rankings for this university are improving with each passing year.

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.