Research Programmes : Admission Requirements

Qualification
  • A good relevant Bachelor's Degree and/or Master's Degree.
  • NUS graduates should have at least a 2nd Upper Honors.
  • The ability to pursue research in the candidate's proposed field of advanced study.

GRE / GATE scores
  • All applicants must submit either GRE or GATE test scores.
  • The minimum requirement for GATE score is 1800 or 90 percentile.
  • The minimum requirement for GRE score is:
    Verbal Ability : 500, Quantitative Ability : 700, Analytical Writing : 3.5
  • Applicants with NUS or NTU Honors degree are not required to submit GRE/GATE test scores.

TOEFL / IELTS scores
  • Applicants whose native tongue or medium of undergraduate instruction is not English should submit TOEFL/IELTS scores as evidence of their proficiency in the English Language.
  • The minimum requirement for TOEFL score is:
    Paper-Based Test : 580, Computer-Based Test : 260, Internet-Based Test : 85
  • The minimum requirement for IELTS score is 6.
  • Applicants are also encouraged to take the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and Test of Written English (TWE).
Please check with the department that you are applying to for more detailed information.
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