ITE Students

You must be a final-year ITE student who is about to complete:

• NITEC course in June or December in 2025; OR
• Higher NITEC course in September in 2025 or March 2026

• Apply via the EAE(I) portal.
• Application period is from 12 to 18 June 2025.
• Choose up to 3 courses, and submit a write-up for each selected course detailing your interest, aptitude and talents.

Tips

• List your accomplishments that are relevant to the course.
• Show us your aptitude for applied learning through activities that you have joined.
• Talk about your CCAs that are relevant to the course.
• Draft your write-up on paper first, then get someone to give you feedback.
• Focus on key highlights because you have a limited amount of characters.

EAE Assessment Criteria

Interview

• You will be notified during the EAE selection stage if you are shortlisted for an interview. Present a portfolio and showcase your aptitude, passion and commitment.
• Your portfolio can include evidence of your award certificates, CCAs, key activities, work samples, or other interests and hobbies. Final selection is based on your interview performance and portfolio.

Tips

• Ensure your portfolio contains your most relevant work. Highlight activities you participate in or outside of school that are related to your diploma of choice.

Release of Result

• Check and accept posting results at EAE(I) portal.
• If you change your mind after accepting the posting, submit your withdrawal online. Otherwise, you cannot participate in the Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE) in February.

Posting

• If your application is successful, you will be granted a conditional posting. The condition is that you are required to obtain:
  • Final net GPA of 2.0 or better for Higher NITEC qualification; OR
  • Final net GPA of 3.5 or better* for NITEC qualification
    * For NITEC in Nursing holders only, the minimum GPA requirement for admission to the Diploma in Nursing is 3.0.
    
• Your conditional posting will be confirmed if you meet the above criteria upon the release of ITE examination results. You will receive an enrolment package with instructions on how to accept your offer online via eEnrol portal.

You are eligible under JPAE if you have not studied in a polytechnic before and have one of the following qualifications:

• Holders of relevant Higher Nitec or Industrial Technician Certificate (ITC) / Certificate in Business Studies (CBS) who attained the minimum net GPA of 2.0
• Holders of relevant Nitec / National Technical Certificate (NTC) Grade 2 who attained the minimum net GPA of 3.5
• Final semester graduating Higher Nitec students, including those from the Direct-Entry to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)
• Final semester graduating Nitec students

Check out which NP courses you are eligible for

Apply online through the JPAE portal.

Application period is from Monday, 23 February 2026, 9am to Friday, 27 February 2026, 4pm.

Choose up to 8 eligible courses across all polytechnics.

Results will be released online at the JPAE Portal on 9 April 2026  (tentative). You will receive an email with instructions on how to accept your offer online via eEnrol portal.

Former polytechnic students with one of the following qualifications:

• Holders of relevant Higher Nitec or Industrial Technician Certificate (ITC) / Certificate in Business Studies (CBS) who attained the minimum net GPA of 2.0
• Holders of relevant Nitec / National Technical Certificate (NTC) Grade 2 who attained the minimum net GPA of 3.5

• Apply via the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) portal.
• Application period is from 14 January 2026, Wednesday to 19 January 2026, Monday 4:30pm.
• Your supporting documents should be uploaded to the DAE portal during the online application.
• You can include up to 3 choices in NP for which you are eligible.
• You will only receive 1 offer if successful.

• The outcome of your application will be released online through the DAE Portal by 16 April 2026, Thursday.
• If your application is successful, you will receive an enrolment package with instructions of how to accept your offer online.
• The period between receiving your package and your course registration appointment can be as short as one or two days, and it is very important that you accept the offer during the appointment.
• You can accept your offer online via eEnrol portal. Other information including payment of fees, application for financial assistance schemes and orientation period can also be found in both the package and the portal.