Returning NSmen

Thank you for your service and contribution to our nation. Academic places offered to NSmen will be deferred till after the completion of your full-time national service.

Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs)

Singapore Citizens and PRs who are required to fulfil their National Service may apply within the stipulated application period. Successful applicants will have a place reserved until they complete their full-time National Service.

Returning NSmen (RNS) 

You will be contacted by SIT Admissions in January of the year of your enrolment to SIT. Please confirm acceptance at the SIT application portal by March in order to be matriculated into your degree programme. Please refer to the Guide for Returning NSmen for more information on reconfirmation of acceptance, scholarship application and more.
 

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    Applying to Bring Forward Matriculation Year

    Please email us at  Adm@SingaporeTech.edu.sg to inform us that you are able to commence your degree study ahead of the original matriculation year. In your email, please provide us with an official letter from your NS unit stating the reasons supporting the request. We will review and if approved, amend your matriculation year in our records to the preceding year.

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    Applying to Disrupt from NS

    SIT commences its new term in early September every year. For NSFs whose ORD falls after the term commencement but wish to begin classes on time, they can apply for disruption from NS so that they can start together with the rest of the cohort.

    Upon confirming your enrolment online during the RNS confirmation exercise (around Jan – Mar of your matriculation year), you will be able to download a copy of the disruption letter (from Feb onwards). The letter will show your programme commencement and completion dates, which you can submit to your NS unit to apply for disruption. Upon receiving MINDEF's reply, please promptly submit MINDEF's official approval letter to SIT Admissions via email to Adm@SingaporeTech.edu.sg. 

    If your disruption application is unsuccessful, please provide SIT with an official letter from your NS unit stating your enlistment date and ORD. We will review and amend your matriculation year in our records to the following year.

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    Applying to Defer Enrolment

    Only successful male applicants serving full-time National Service (NS) in Singapore will be allowed deferment upon the acceptance of their SIT offers as they are required to complete their NS obligations before pursuing their tertiary education.

    Offers which are not accepted by the stipulated closing date would be deemed to have lapsed.

    Applicants currently working to serve existing contractual obligations (such as bonds or employment agreements) should only apply for admission when they are ready to commence their studies that same year.

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    Applying for Change of Programme

    It is recommended that Returning National Servicemen (RNS) should confirm acceptance for their reserved programme, even if they wish to apply for a different programme in the year of enrolment. If the RNS is successful in his new application, his new offer will supersede the reserved programme. If his new application is unsuccessful, he would still have retained his place in the reserved programme, based on his initial acceptance.

    To apply for a different programme, access the SIT application portal during the admissions period from mid-January to mid-March during your enrolment year. 

    Should you wish to retain your place in the reserved programme after successfully applying for another programme, please email Admissions Division at Adm@SingaporeTech.edu.sg. All requests are reviewed based on a case-by-case basis.


FAQs

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    I have accepted an offer from SIT. As I will be serving NS and enrolling in 2 years’ time, what should I do next?

    An email requesting you to participate in the RNS confirmation exercise will be sent to you in January of the year that you will be matriculating in SIT. You should confirm your enrolment online by the stipulated deadline in mid-March. Please write to us at Adm@SingaporeTech.edu.sg if you do not hear from us by mid-January.

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    I already have a place reserved for me after my NS in another Autonomous University (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUSS/SUTD). Can I still apply to SIT?

    Yes, NSFs who have been offered a place at another university can still apply to SIT.

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    My ORD (Operationally Ready Date) is shortly after SIT term commencement, can I choose not to disrupt NS and commence my studies at SIT in the following year instead?

    Please email us at Adm@SingaporeTech.edu.sg to inform us that you do not wish to disrupt NS and provide us with an official letter from your NS unit stating your enlistment date and ORD. We will review and amend your matriculation year in our records to the following year.

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