EAE allows you to apply to courses in RP based on your interests and aptitudes. You can receive a conditional offer for your dream course prior to your O-Level final examinations.
Admissions will be based on your final O-Level grades.
Apply for your dream course in RP via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE), conducted annually for Singapore-Cambridge O-Level holders.
Admissions is based on academic merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
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 subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) allows you to apply to courses in RP based on your interests and aptitudes. You can receive a conditional offer for your dream course prior to taking your O-Level examinations. Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
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You must either be:
a Singapore Citizen (SC)/Permanent Resident (PR) who have registered to sit for the GCE O-Level examinations in the year of your EAE application, or
International student (enrolled in government, government-aided and Independent Schools) who have registered to sit for the GCE O-Level examinations in the year of EAE application
To find out more about the diploma courses offered by RP, you may:
Read up on RP courses online
Some courses may require additional medical check-up or specific tests, click here to find out more.
The EAE-O application window for Intake Year 2024 will take place from 22 June 2023 to 28 June 2023.
Application is made online through the EAE Application Portal. Please refer to the User Guide at the portal on how to apply.
You may indicate up to 3 course choices in your application (can be from different polytechnics)
Provide write-ups in application: (1) Reason(s) for course selection (up to 600 characters), (2) Talents and/or achievements (up to 1,000 characters)
Please note:
As choice order matters, and that you will only receive one course offer, please consider your choices very carefully and indicate your most preferred course as your first choice.
Please ensure that you have entered your contact details accurately for the polytechnic to contact you should your EAE application be successful.
Interview
From July to August 2023, you may be shortlisted to attend an interview. The interview is to:
Provide an interface for you to interact with the interviewers
Allow the interviewers to evaluate your understanding of the course(s) that you have applied for, and assess your suitability for the course(s) through your write-up(s) indicated in your application
Some courses require you to undergo aptitude test(s) in addition to the interview. Download the guide from the various School webpages to find out what these aptitude test(s) are and also tips on how to ace your interview.
Application Outcome
The application outcome will be released online through the EAE Application Portal on 6 September 2023.
If your application is successful, you are required to confirm the acceptance of your offer by 11 September 2023 through the EAE Application Portal. A non-response will be deemed as a rejection of the offer.
Should you change your mind after accepting the posting, you are required to submit your withdrawal online via the EAE Application Portal between 12 September and 13 October 2023.
In order to confirm your conditional offer, you must fulfil all of the admissions criteria.
Admissions Criteria
Met the course-specific Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Obtained a net ELR2B2 aggregate score of 26 points or better
Aggregate Computation
Net ELR2B2 = English Language (EL) + 2 relevant subjects (R2) + 2 other best subjects (B2) – CCA# bonus points. #CCA cannot be used as one of your subjects to compute the score, but instead is deducted to obtain the Net ELR2B2 aggregate
Four types of aggregate scores: ELR2B2-A, ELR2B2-B, ELR2B2-C, and ELR2B2-D. Depending on the course you are applying for, you will need to meet the aggregate score that corresponds to the course. See here for the Net ELR2B2 Aggregate Range (NAR)
If you have accepted your conditional offer and met the admissions criteria for the offered course after the release of your O-Level results, you will not be able to switch courses within or across polytechnics. You will also not be eligible to participate in other admissions exercises.
Conversely, your conditional offer will be automatically revoked if you do not meet the admissions criteria upon the release of your O-Level results. You will then be eligible to participate in other admissions exercises.
Enrolment
If your conditional offer is confirmed, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment by end February 2024. For more information on the online enrolment, please click here.
Apply for your dream course in RP via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE), conducted annually for Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level holders. Admissions is based on academic merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
a Singapore Citizen (SC)/Permanent Resident (PR) with valid GCE O-level results from any year, or
International student (enrolled in government, government-aided and Independent Schools) with valid GCE O-level results from the preceding year of the JAE.
Entry Requirements
You must fulfill the following requirements:
You are granted CCA bonus points if you obtain the following CCA grade:
Excellent (A1 to A2) = 2 points;
Good (B3 to C6) = 1 point
For more information on the O-Level subjects used for the computation of ELR2B2 aggregate scores, you can refer to the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Information Booklet
The 2022 GCE O-Level results will be released tentatively between Thursday, 12 January and Tuesday, 17 January 2023
JAE registration will run over a period of 6 calendar days starting from the same day as the release of the Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level Examination results
Application is made through the JAE Internet System (JAE-IS)
You may indicate up to 12 course choices in your application
Here are some tips to ace your JAE application
Posting
The posting outcome will be released tentatively on 2 February 2023 (Thursday) via the following modes:
JAE Internet System
SMS via applicant's local mobile number (if provided by applicant during JAE registration)
JAE Appeal
To seek an appeal either for a placement in a diploma course or seek a transfer to another diploma course, please submit an online application through the JAE Appeal Exercise*.
You may indicate up to six course choices in your appeal application.
The appeal outcome will be released online through the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Online Appeal Portal in February 2023.
* Only applicable to applicants who have participated in the JAE and meet the minimum entry requirements Please note:
You may make multiple amendments to your choices during the appeal period and only the latest submission will be processed.
Please consider your choices very carefully before submitting an appeal.
Your original JAE posting will be revoked if you are successful in your JAE appeal. Otherwise, your original JAE posting (if any) will be retained.
If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment within 3-4 weeks. For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.
Making the most of your
12 Choices
* You may refer to the JAE Booklet or click here for more details.
The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants whose qualifications are ineligible under Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) and Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on academic merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
All O-level holders may apply, except:
Students who have accepted the conditional offer of the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) and met the admissions criteria of the polytechnic course after the release of their final results
Current RP students
The DAE application schedule is as follows:
Application is made online through the DAE Application Portal. Please refer to our User Guide on how to apply.
You may indicate up to 3 course choices in your application.
Note:
Please consider your choices very carefully, and check that all your information entered are accurate before submitting the application, as you will not be able to make any amendments upon submission.
If you already have a course offer from RP through other admissions exercise, you are advised to complete the online enrolment by the date stipulated in the enrolment letter, so that it will not lapse while awaiting the outcome of your DAE application.
The outcome of your DAE application will be sent to your email account (indicated in your DAE application) on the following dates:
If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment within 3-4 weeks. For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here. Note: