Instructions for Completing Application Form Type I

Admission exercise for AY 2009-2010 is now open and will close on 1 April 2009 at 2359 hours.

Definition of Category A applicants

Applicants (regardless of nationality) presenting the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level results.

Instructions for completing Online Application Form Type I

The instructions on this page apply to the following:

  • School or Private Candidates, who took the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level examination in 2008, and have been issued an Admission Personal Identification Number (PIN)(either by Office of Admissions or MOE in February 2009).
  • Full-time National Servicemen (NSF) who have reserved places in NUS.

Please note that our application will be best used on Internet Explorer 6.0 or above.  Kindly logout from the acknowledge page after you have submitted your application online, and then close all Internet Explorer applications after logging out.

Please also note that for security reasons and that you are on a secure site, you are given only 30 minutes to complete the application form. You will be logged out if you take more than the allocated time.

If you wish to provide details in some of the sections, please prepare to pre-type your text using a text editor and then copy it over to the allocated spaces in the respective sections.


Step 1 :

Login with your NRIC / FIN number and issued Admission PIN.  If you have not received, or have forgotten or misplaced your Admission PIN, please bring along your NRIC, student pass or passport to seek a replacement of your PIN from the Office of Admissions.

You may also send a representative, with a letter of authorisation and your NRIC, student pass or passport to collect a new PIN on your behalf.  The letter of authorisation should bear your signature, NRIC / FIN number or passport number and the representative's NRIC / FIN number or passport number.

We regret that we are unable to reveal PIN over the phone and/or via email.  Please click here for more information on PIN retrieval procedures.


Step 2 :

After logging in, your personal particulars and academic results will be displayed on the screen. Please verify this information and ensure that it is correct as your admission outcome will be adversely affected by inaccurate information. 

Indicate changes or discrepancies, if any, at Section 7 of the Type I form and prepare relevant documents for submission to the Office of Admissions. The documents must reach the Office of Admissions by the closing date of 1 April 2009. Otherwise, it will be assumed that there are no changes or discrepancies.

Please note that only relevant 'O' Level results i.e. those which are required to meet course and/or subject prerequisites will be displayed. For example, the 'O' Level Additional Mathematics grade for Business Administration –related courses at NUS.


Step 3 :

At the online application, you may/are required to complete the following:


Step 4 :

Verify your online application.  Please check that the online form has been completed correctly before submitting.


Step 5 :

Submit online application.  You must submit your form online. It is a one-time submission. Downloaded application forms will not be accepted. An application number will be assigned to you if you had successfully submitted your application.

A copy of the submitted online application will also be made available on the acknowledgement page.   At the same time, an acknowledgement email will also be sent to the email address you have indicated/updated on the online application. 

You should save and/or print a copy of the acknowledgement page/email for your own reference.  No other confirmation letter will be given. 

If you do not get any instant acknowledgement page/email after submitting your online application, your submission may be unsuccessful.  You can then contact Office of Admissions, NUS and check with our staff if you have successfully submitted an online application to us.

Once you have successfully submitted an online application to us, your application status will be reflected as ‘Application Received’ when you log onto our Online Application Status Facility (OSAF) to check the status of your application.   


Step 6 :

The acknowledgement page/email will list down the type of supporting documents you are required to submit, depending what you have indicated in your online application form.

Please click here on more information on ‘Supporting Documents’.  You may also like to click here for more information on ‘Submission of Mother Tongue (MT) Result Slips’.

Please then proceed to send ONLY the RELEVANT supporting documents (if applicable) and make the application fee payment. Supporting documents and payment must reach the Office of Admissions, NUS by the closing date of 1 April 2009. Otherwise your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.

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