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.
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.
You must either be:
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:
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. Click here for more information on the O-Level subjects used for the computation of ELR2B2 aggregate scores.
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
Net ELR2B2 Aggregate Range (NAR) based on the admission exercise of the last intake and the information on course intake give you an indication of the competitiveness of entry to the respective courses. The NAR serves as a reference for applicants applying to these courses and do not constitute the admission scores for subsequent admissions exercises. Note that having an aggregate score that falls within the NAR does not guarantee a place in the course.
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 2024 GCE O-Level results will be released on 10 January 2025
JAE application will start on 10 January 2025, 4pm and end on 15 January 2025, 4pm
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 on 4 February 2025 via the following modes:
JAE Internet System
SMS via applicant's local mobile number (if provided by applicant during JAE application)
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*. The JAE Appeal takes place from 4 February 2025, 9am to 7 February 2025, 4pm.
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 on 21 February 2025.
* Only applicable to applicants who have participated in the JAE and meet the minimum entry requirementsPlease 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.
Enrolment
If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment. For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.
Making the most of your
12 Choices
*Click here for the range of Net ELR2B2 for 2024 JAE.
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.
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 contact us here if you encounter any technical difficulties or issues in submitting your application.
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. For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.Note: