O-level Students

Early Admissions Exercise

Apply for your dream course in NP based on your aptitudes and interests via the EAE, an aptitude-based admissions exercise. The admission offer is conditional, based on your final O-Level grades.

Joint Admissions Exercise

Apply for your dream course in NP via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE), conducted annually for Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level holders. Admissions is based on academic merit and subjected to available vacancies of the diploma courses.

JAE Appeal

• The 2026 JAE Online Appeal is only open to students who have taken part in the 2026 JAE and starts from Tuesday, 3 February 2026 to Friday, 6 February 2026 (tentative).
• You may submit an appeal application through the JAE Online Appeal Portal for up to six polytechnic diploma and/or ITE Higher Nitec courses, where
  • you have met the course minimum entry requirements, and
  • your aggregate score is equal or better than that of the last student successfully posted into the course under the 2026 JAE.
• If your JAE appeal is successful, your original JAE posting will be automatically revoked.  You are allowed to keep your original JAE posting only if you are unsuccessful in the JAE Appeal Exercise.
• The result of the appeal will be released online via JAE Appeal Exercise Portal on Monday, 23 February 2026 (tentative). Visit the JAE Appeal Exercise portal for details.

Direct Admissions Exercise

The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants whose qualifications are ineligible under JAE and EAE to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on academic merit and subjected to available vacancies of the diploma courses.