Course Fees (Full Time Diploma)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for full-time diploma programs^# at NP are highly subsidised by the Singapore Government for eligible students under the Tuition Grant Scheme.

The Polytechnics adopt a cohort-based fee structure, which means that student’s tuition fees will remain constant for the entire duration of their course.

Table: AY2025 annual fee payable by students enrolling in a full-time diploma course, who have opted for the Tuition Grant (TG) Scheme. 

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Notes:

1. The fees stated above are for your reference only.
2. Tuition Fees for Singaporean Citizens (SC) and Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR) are before GST. The Government continues to absorb the GST chargeable on tuition fees payable by SC and SPR students who are under the Tuition Grant Scheme. Tuition Fees for International Students (IS) are inclusive of GST.
3. Fees are billed on a semestral basis. You will receive your e-Bill on the actual fees payable after semester starts. You will be notified by email sent to your NP Student email address once the e-bill is ready for viewing. 
4. Subsidised students are those who are eligible and accepting the MOE Tuition Grant. For details on the scheme, please refer to MOE website.
5. Tuition fee for Reserved National Servicemen will be based on the year of offer.

For further queries, you can contact fin_student@np.edu.sg.

^# Not applicable to the Poly Foundation Programme (PFP). For course fee information on PFP, please refer here. 

Tuition Grant Scheme

The Singapore Government provides tuition grants to subsidise your education at the polytechnic.

Permanent residents and foreigners who accept the tuition grant must sign a bond to work in Singapore for 3 years upon graduation. To find out more about the Tuition Grant Scheme, please refer here.

Fees Payment Schedule

Fees are payable two times in an academic year:

1. The fee voucher will be available after mid-June for APR semester, and after mid-DEC for OCT semester.
2. Students can log in to the NPAL Student Portal to download a copy of their Fee voucher and verify whether payment will be processed via GIRO or non-Giro. Please refer to the payment instructions in the fee voucher.
3. If you have applied FAS application (PSEA, CPF, MENDAKI, MOE Tuition Fee Loan, BURSARY) before the due date of the FAS application, it will be reflected in the Fee voucher.

Payment

For Newly-enrolled Students who have no access to NPAL student portal:

For Existing Students:

1. The final fee voucher will be available after mid-June for APR semester, and after mid-DEC for OCT semester.
2. Student can log in to the NPAL Student Portal to download a copy of the Fee voucher.
3. If you have applied FAS application (PSEA, CPF, MENDAKI, MOE Tuition Fee Loan, BURSARY) before the due date of the FAS application, it will be reflected in the Fee voucher.

GIRO Account holders - Please ensure that there are sufficient funds in your bank account to allow NP to process the GIRO deduction successfully.

For NON-GIRO holders:

Giro Application (Direct Debit Authorisation)

Direct Debit Authorisation (DDA) is an arrangement where you authorise your bank to deduct money from the account indicated in your DDA form to pay Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Once you have set up the DDA, fees will be deducted from the account that you indicated in your DDA form. You must ensure you have sufficient funds in the bank account at the time of deduction.

POSB/DBS/OCBC account holders can submit the DDA electronically

To apply for the DDA, please click here.

Change in Citizenship

Students with a change in citizenship must officially inform NP of their new citizenship via the following steps:

1. Submit the “Change of Personal Particulars” under here, and
   
2. bring the following documents to the SSVC@Blk 1, The Atrium during operating hours*
   • The duly completed “Change of Personal Particulars” form
   • Original and photocopy of proof of new citizenship. #

Officers at SSVC will sight your original document. Please note that submission of the completed form without sighting the true copy will not be accepted.

*Operating hours of SSVC: Mon-Thu: 8:30am – 6:00 pm, Fri: 8:30am – 5pm, closed on public holidays.

# Only original NRIC or Passport is accepted as proof of citizenship. The NRIC collection slip is NOT accepted.

Students who officially inform NP of the change in their citizenship BEFORE the commencement of each semester will have their fees adjusted and refunded for that semester.

Students who officially inform NP of the change in their citizenship AFTER the commencement of the semester will have their fees adjusted with effect from the NEXT/FOLLOWING semester. No refund will be made for the difference in fees already paid in the current semester.

Withdrawal Procedure & Fees Payable

Students who wish to withdraw from their course must complete a prescribed withdrawal form and submit it to their respective Academic Schools/Divisions.

Fees Payable upon Withdrawal

* Only applicable to new students

** Rate and fees stated are only applicable to withdrawals due to medical reasons or study in another approved institution in Singapore.

Disbursement to Student

To find out more about the disbursement, please click here.

Financial Schemes & Eligibility

For financial schemes applicable to students in the PFP, click here.

For financial schemes applicable to students in full-time diploma programmes, click here.

Permanent Residents (PR) and International Students (IS) in full-time diploma programmes must execute the Tuition Grant deed with MOE before they are eligible to apply for any of the following financial schemes:

Frequently Asked Questions

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