AY2015-16 Grade Profiles, Polytechnic GPAs and Programme Places for A level and

Polytechnic Applicants
Eligibility for admission is an important factor when students decide on which programme to study.
Applicants need to be aware that the admission criteria may vary from programme to programme.
For the popular programmes with small intake, competition is expected to be keener with more
stringent grade requirements. In order to help prospective applicants make an informed choice, our
University has put together the information in a tabular format for easy reference.
In using the tables below, please note the following:
a. The grade profiles, GPAs and programme places may vary from year to year, depending
on the number and performance of applicants, and the number of places available.
b. Meeting the previous years grade/GPA scores of a programme does not guarantee
admission to that programme for the current year.
c.

Certain programmes may have specific subject requirements. The programmes marked
with asterisk (*) are those where additional assessments such as interviews, selection
tests, and/or portfolios are required. Please refer to
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/oad2/website_files/ALevel/Min_Subject_Requirements.pdf for
more details.

The grade profiles, polytechnic GPAs are to be used as a guide only.

Table 1: Grade Profiles of the 10th and 90th percentiles of A-Level Applicants offered places for
programmes at NTU in UAE 2015
Representative grade profiles1 of the 10th and 90th percentiles of applicants offered places in
AY2015-16 for applicants holding Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level qualifications. The grade
profiles refer to the grades scored by A-level applicants in their 3 H2 and 1 H1 subjects. For the
purpose of this exercise, Grade C is assumed for both General Paper (GP) and Project Work (PW)
in determining the grade profiles. Please note that certain programmes may require grades higher
than C for GP.

NTU Programmes

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Medicine*
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering*
Aerospace Engineering
Bioengineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Information Engineering & Media
Maritime Studies
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
College of Science
Biological Sciences*
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
Environmental Earth Systems Science*
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics & Economics
Physics / Applied Physics
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy*
Business*

Representative Grade
Profile
3H2/1H1
10th
90th
percentile
percentile
AAA/A

AAA/A

AAA/A
AAA/B
BBC/D
AAB/C
BCC/D
BBC/D
BBC/D
CCD/C
BCC/D
BBC/D
BCC/D
ABC/D
BCC/D
CCC/D

AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/B
AAB/C
AAA/A
AAA/C
AAA/B
AAA/A
AAA/A

ABC/D
BBC/D
AAA/B
BBC/D
ABC/D
CCD/D

AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A

AAA/C
AAC/B

AAA/A
AAA/A

These provide an indication of the grade profiles for most of the applicants admitted in AY2015-16.
There could be other equivalent profiles for each programme. For example, a grade profile of
ABC/C could be considered to be broadly equivalent to BBB/C, unless there are pre-requisites.

NTU Programmes

College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

Art, Design & Media*^
Chinese
Communication Studies*
Economics
English*
History*
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies*
Philosophy*
Psychology
Public Policy & Global Affairs
Sociology*
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)*
Science (Education)*

Representative Grade
Profile
3H2/1H1
10th
90th
percentile
percentile
CCD/C
BCC/D
ABC/B
ABC/C
BCC/C
BCC/B
BBC/B
BCC/B
ABC/B
ABC/C
BCC/B

AAA/B
AAB/C
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAB/B
AAA/A
AAB/B
AAA/A
AAA/A
AAA/C

ABC/C

AAA/A

ABC/D
AAC/C

AAA/A
AAA/A

^ Admission to Art, Design & Media programme is based on Composite Score which comprises
Entrance Requirement Score and University Admission Score.

Table 2: Polytechnic GPAs of the 10th and 90th percentiles of Polytechnic Applicants offered places
for programmes at NTU in UAE 2015
Representative Polytechnic Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of the 10th and 90th percentiles of
Polytechnic applicants offered places for programmes in AY2015-16. Please note that in addition to
the Polytechnic GPA, the O-Level results of Polytechnic applicants are also taken into account for
university admissions.

NTU Programmes
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Medicine*
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering*
Aerospace Engineering
Bioengineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Information Engineering & Media
Maritime Studies
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
College of Science
Biological Sciences*
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
Environmental Earth Systems Science*
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics & Economics
Physics / Applied Physics
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy*
Business*
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Art, Design & Media*^
Chinese
Communication Studies*
Economics
English*
History*
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies*

Representative Grade Profile

Polytechnic GPAs
10th percentile

90th percentile

#
3.88
3.42
3.64
3.55
3.53
3.54
3.44
#
3.70
3.53
3.69
3.46
3.46

#
4.00
3.94
3.97
3.97
3.97
3.96
3.95
#
3.97
3.94
3.96
3.93
3.91

3.54
3.46

3.97
3.93

#
3.56
#
3.47

#
3.93
#
3.86

3.78
3.80

3.97
3.97

3.23
3.37
3.74
3.63
3.32
3.38
3.44

3.79
3.84
3.96
3.83
3.71
3.74
3.79

Representative Grade Profile

Polytechnic GPAs

NTU Programmes

10th percentile

90th percentile

3.48
3.71
3.62
3.58

3.72
3.94
3.95
3.80

3.64

3.91

#
#

#
#

Philosophy*
Psychology
Public Policy & Global Affairs
Sociology*
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)*
Science (Education)*
# No representative GPA is shown as the sample size is small.

^ Admission to Art, Design & Media programme is based on Composite Score which comprises
Entrance Requirement Score and University Admission Score.

Table 3: Total number of NTU programmes places taken up in AY2015-16

NTU Programmes
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Medicine*
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering*
Aerospace Engineering
Bioengineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Information Engineering & Media
Maritime Studies
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
College of Science
Biological Sciences*
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
Environmental Earth Systems Science*
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics & Economics
Physics / Applied Physics
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy*
Business*
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Art, Design & Media*
Chinese
Communication Studies*
Economics
English*
History*
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies*
Philosophy*
Psychology
Public Policy & Global Affairs
Sociology*
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)*
Science (Education)*

Places taken up in
AY2015-16

90
58
136
88
190
147
71
268
644
57
51
90
84
239
489
305
236
30
178
68
121
606
665
169
111
221
147
104
55
104
38
133
60
170
75
36
22

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