20 May 2020
The Institute of Technical Education as well as Singapore’s five polytechnics will conduct selections for the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) online for the large majority of courses.
Graduating N-and O-level students can apply for early admission to ITE Nitec and Higher Nitec courses respectively, from May 27 to June 3. For polytechnic courses, final-year ITE students can apply from June 11 to 17, while graduating O-level students can apply from June 25 to July 1.
The EAE allows students to gain conditional admission to a course based on their aptitude and talent, even if they have yet to attempt their qualifying final examinations.
Students may have to submit portfolios, undergo interviews and take aptitude tests as part of the selection process.
Institutions implementing EAE this year will use electronic means such as online interviews or portfolio submissions over e-mail where feasible. However, on-campus selection will still be needed for some courses.