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ITE students and graduates may apply for admission through the following admission exercises:
Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) for ITE Students:
EAE for ITE students is open to graduating final-year Nitec and Higher Nitec students from the Institute of Technical Education. Successful applicants under the EAE will be given conditional offers before their final Grade Point Average (GPA) for Nitec or Higher Nitec are released.
Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE):
The Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE) is conducted jointly by the five Polytechnics. The exercise allows applicants to submit application for admission to full-time courses offered by the five polytechnics.
Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE):
The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants who are NOT eligible to participate in the EAE and JPAE to apply for the TP course of their interest.
To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants must have the minimum GPA (inclusive of CCA bonus points) and the relevant ITE certificate applicable to the full-time diploma courses that they are applying for. Admission is based on merit and subject to availability of vacancies.
Please access the following pages for the relevant certificates awarded by ITE that are recognised for admission to the full-time diploma courses.
Applicants seeking admission are required to fulfil the medical requirements (PDF: 92KB) for respective courses.
Applicants who are active in their ITE's Co-curricular Activities (CCA) may gain up to 0.2 CCA bonus points. The CCA bonus points can be used to improve their GPA ranking for admission consideration.
CCA Grade |
No. of Bonus Point Awarded |
|---|---|
Grade A |
0.20 point |
Grade B |
0.15 point |
Grade C |
0.10 point |
Grade E |
0.05 point |
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Note: Those who have Higher Nitec or Nitec International qualifications (attained overseas), previously attended courses at or graduated from a local University or Polytechnic are NOT eligible to apply under the JPAE. If they do so, their applications will be invalidated.
| When to Apply | How to Apply |
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6 June 2024 to 12 June 2024 Information on application timeline can be found here. |
Online Application: EAE(ITE) portal. Applicants may select up to three courses in order of their preferences in their online applications. They are also required to provide a 600 characters write-up for each choice to detail their course-specific aptitude and interest. Walk-in, email and telephone applicants will not be accepted by MOE or the polytechnics. |
For technical assistance, please send an email to help@jpeaei.polytechnic.edu.sg.
| When to Apply | How to Apply |
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| 19 Feb 2024, 9am to 23 Feb 2024, 4pm |
Online Application: Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise Applicants are allowed to submit up to a maximum of 8 courses for which they are eligible. |
| When to Apply | How to Apply |
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| 18 Mar 2024 to 5 Apr 2024 (tentative) |
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* ITE applicants eligible to apply through JPAE are advised to submit their applications through JPAE.
Note: Applicants may apply up to 3 course choices. All documents submitted are non-returnable.
Selection Process & Criteria
The polytechnics will call up shortlisted applicants for further assessment, such as interviews and / or aptitude tests from 1 Jul 2024 to 27 Aug 2024.
Selection Process
EAE(ITE) focuses on students who have strong aptitude and interest in a field related to the diploma course they are applying for.
Polytechnics will have the discretion to determine their modes of assessment, such as portfolios, interviews and aptitude tests, where relevant and appropriate. Polytechnics may also consider participation in activities such as work attachments and sustained involvement in projects that are related to the course students are applying for, as well as relevant co-curricular activities.
Admissions Criteria
Application Results
Withdrawal of Acceptance
Withdrawal of acceptance must be submitted online through EAE ITE portal from 12 Sep 2024 to 11 Oct 2024, 11.59pm. Students who have accepted an EAE ITE offer but do not withdraw by the deadline will be deemed to have confirmed their acceptance and will not be eligible to participate in JPAE and other polytechnic admissions exercises.
Posting Procedure
Posting Results
Information on Medical Requirements can be found here (PDF: 92KB).
Special Educational Needs
For enquiries on support for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), applicants may refer to SEN website.
Click here for the list of courses offered by TP.
You may retrieve information on the respective admissions exercises (grouped by entry qualifications), eligibility criteria, application period and other information from the respective admissions exercises web pages.
Applicants with working experience
Yes, you may. The Polytechnic will reserve a place for successful male applicants who are unable to obtain approval to defer or be disrupted from their Singapore full-time National Service (NS) to join the current intake. Reservation of a place is only applicable to male Singaporeans and Singapore PRs who are required to serve NS and are admitted to a polytechnic course for the first time.
Holders of international qualifications may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Foreign Qualifications). Information pertaining to accommodation, programmes and part-time employment is available here.
1 intake (course commences in April).
Applicants are allowed to combine their GCE 'O' level results of up to two sittings (e.g. 2015 and 2017) when seeking admission to the Polytechnic.
You may wish to consider the following TP courses that accept Grade D7 for English. Please check that you meet the other entry requirements for the courses. Information on the entry requirements is available by clicking on the respective course names.
Course code |
Course name |
T50 |
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T51 |
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T20 |
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T69 |
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T29 |
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T04 |
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T60 |
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T38 |
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T43 |
|
T33 |
|
T71 |
|
T56 |
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T63 |
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T70 |
|
T59 |
|
T13 |
|
T62 |
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T23 |
|
T65 |
|
T26 |
|
T58 |
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T30 |
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T28 |
|
T22 |
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T66 |
Mechatronics |
T64 |
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T25 |
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T35 |
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T45 |
You may wish to consider the following TP courses that accept Grade D7 for Mathematics. Please check that you meet the other entry requirements for the courses. Information on the entry requirements is available by clicking on the respective course names.
Course code |
Course name |
T20 |
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T71 |
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T59 |
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T40 |
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T23 |
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T22 |
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T35 |
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T48 |
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| T53 | Social Sciences in Gerontology |
T09 |
For your top few choices for JAE, you may wish to select those TP courses that you are passionate about and for which your net ELR2B2 aggregate score is less than or equal to the previous year’s highest aggregate score of the course or not too far above the highest score.
To maximise the likelihood of being posted to a course of your JAE choices, you should ensure that, for some of your selected courses, your net ELR2B2 aggregate score falls below the previous year’s highest aggregate scores of those courses.
Students who have completed Year 4 of the Integrated Programme (IP) in Singapore may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local).
Students who have completed Year 6 of the Integrated Programme (IP) in Singapore and have obtained an IB Diploma may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local). Students with IB Diploma may also apply for selected diploma courses which allow them to complete the course in 2 or 2.5 years, provided they meet the entry requirements.
You may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local). Students with GCE ‘A’ Level qualification may also apply for selected diploma courses which allow them to complete the course in 2 or 2.5 years, provided they meet the entry requirements.
For enquiries related to JPAE,
For enquiries related to EAE for ITE Students and DAE,
