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 2024-25
Application Opening Date

16 October 2023

12.00pm, Singapore Standard Time

Academic Year 2024-25
Application Closing Date

Originally 19 March 2024

Now extended to 22 March 2024, 11.59pm, Singapore Standard Time

Bursary Opening Period

Admission Applicants: 1 January 2024 - 31 May 2024
Matriculated Students: 1 May 2024 - 31 July 2024

Interview Notification
for shortlisted applicants

January - July 2024

1) Shortlisted law applicants

Interviews and essay writing tests for Law shortlisted applicants will be conducted in end-March to April 2024.
Click here for more details.

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 2024
Online Acceptance
of SMU Offer
Common Acceptance Platform @
Accept offer online at Common Acceptance Platform
January - July 2024
Accept offer online by
login at Applicant's
Self Service
Matriculation June - July 2024
Orientation Programmes July - August 2024
Classes start 19 August 2024

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 - 24 May 2024
  • 2nd window : 1 - 18 June 2024

Applicants who receive local university offers in the 1st window must decide on their choice of university by 24 May 2024. 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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