Important Dates

Entry
Qualification

Singapore-
Cambridge GCE
A-Levels

Polytechnic Institutions
from Singapore
(NP,NYP,RP,SP,TP)

NUS
High School
Diploma

IB Diploma
(Group 1)

IB Diploma
(Group 2)

International
and Others

Academic Year 2025-26
Application Opening Date

18 November 2024

12.00pm, Singapore Standard Time

Academic Year 2024-25
Application Closing Date

19 March 2025

11.59pm, Singapore Standard Time

Bursary Opening Period

Admission Applicants: 1 January 2025 - 31 May 2025
Matriculated Students: 1 May 2025 - 31 July 2025

Interview Notification
for shortlisted applicants

January - July 2025

1) Shortlisted law applicants

Shortlisted Law applicants who have applied by 9 March will take the writing test in person at SMU on Saturday, 15 March. Shortlisted applicants who have applied after 9 March (and by the final application deadline) will take the writing test on either on Friday, 28 March or on Saturday, 29 March. A date will be assigned to you; only in exceptional circumstances will it be possible for you to take the test on another of these dates.

Interviews for Law applicants who are further shortlisted will take place on 29 March, 5 April, 12 April, 14 to 17 April and 19 April. It will not be possible to reschedule the interview except in exceptional circumstances. Interviews will take place in person at SMU; an exception can only be made for applicants who do not reside in Singapore.

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2) Shortlisted applicants who are not residing in Singapore

Online interviews (Zoom or Skype) will be conducted for applicants who are shortlisted for Accountancy, Business Management, Computer Science, Computing & Law, Economics, Information Systems, Law, and Social Science programmes.

Notification of
Application Outcome
(By Email)

February - July 2025

Online Acceptance
of SMU Offer

Common Acceptance Platform @
Accept offer online at Common Acceptance Platform

January - July 2025
Accept offer online by
login at Applicant's
Self Service

Matriculation

June - July 2025

Orientation Programmes

July - August 2025

Classes start

18 August 2025

Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for scholarship or admissions interviews. Notifications for interviews and application outcome are sent in batches between the dates mentioned above. All applicants will be notified of their application outcome by email. Application outcomes can also be checked via Applicant’s Self Service.

@ Common Acceptance Window Dates

  • 1st window : 2 January - 23 May 2025
  • 2nd window : 1 June - 16 June 2025

Applicants who receive local university offers in the 1st window must decide on their choice of university by 23 May 2025. They cannot delay their acceptance of the offers to the 2nd window. 

IB Diploma (Group 1) : refers to IB graduates from the IB schools listed. The Common Acceptance Platform applies to this group of students.

  • ACS (Independent)
  • ACS (International)
  • Hwa Chong International School
  • St. Joseph's Institution (SJI Senior School)
  • St. Joseph’s Institution International
  • School of the Arts Singapore
  • Singapore Sports School

IB Diploma (Group 2) : refers to IB graduates from the other IB schools, excluding IB Diploma (Group 1)

The above dates are subject to change from time to time.

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