The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) allows applicants with at least two years of relevant work experience to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses.
The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants with work experience (including part-time ITE and WSQ holders) to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses. Learn More
The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) allows working adults to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
You must:
Be a Singaporean Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR)
Have at least two years of full-time work experience relevant to the full-time diploma courses that you are applying for
You may refer to this guide to find out more about the relevant job roles and related work experience to the courses offered at RP
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 application window for Intake Year 2024 will take place from 5 June 2023 to 2 July 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), (3) Details and description of your current/last job employment (up to 2,000 characters), (4) Employment records together with your application, as well as employer recommendations where available.
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 assess your working experience to determine the relevance of the competencies and skills gained over the course of your work to your course of interest
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 13 October 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 by 13 October 2023.
Enrolment
Applicants with confirmed offers 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.
The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants with work experience to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.
Applicants with work experience and meet the minimum entry requirement (MER) listed under the respective applicant type:
You must meet one of the following conditions:
Obtain final net Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or better for Higher Nitec qualification with at least one year of relevant work experience, or
Obtain final net Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or better for Nitec qualification with at least one year of relevant work experience
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
You are required to submit a brief write-up detailing your relevant experience in the areas related to the course(s) that you wish to be considered for.
Posting
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 1-2 weeks. For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.