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Register for NS - General
Information
Deferment for Full-time Studies
Under the Enlistment Act, NS liable persons are enlisted at the
earliest opportunity upon turning 18 years old. For those who are
studying, MINDEF does allow some flexibility for them to complete
their full-time studies up to the GCE 'A' Level or Polytechnic
Diploma (or their equivalent), both locally and overseas, before
enlisting for NS.
Local
Studies
GCE 'A' Level Studies
NS liable persons will be granted deferment for GCE 'A' Level
studies (and its equivalent) if they are able to commence the
course before 19 years old (for Secondary 4 Express Stream
students) or 20 years old (for Secondary 5 Normal Stream students)
as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
Exceptions may be considered for students who do not meet these
deferment cut-off ages, but are able to gain admission into Junior
Colleges and Centralised Institutes.
NS liable persons may be granted deferment to pursue GCE 'A' level
studies at private schools registered with MOE if they are able to
commence their courses before 18 years old as at the date of course
commencement.
Persons who have obtained less than 3 H2 passes (excluding
Knowledge & Inquiry) or failed in GP in one sitting of the GCE
'A' Level examination will be allowed further deferment to repeat
their GCE 'A' Level studies on a full-time basis, subject to one
repeat only.
Polytechnic Diploma Studies
NS liable persons will be granted deferment for Polytechnic Diploma
studies (and its equivalent) if they are able to commence the
course before 19 years old (for Secondary 4 Express Stream
students) or 20 years old (for Secondary 5 Normal Stream and
Institute of Technical Education students) as at 1st January of the
course commencement year.
Equivalent diploma courses would include those offered by the
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), the La Salle-SIA College of
the Arts and the Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre
(SHATEC).
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Certificate
Studies
NS liable persons will be granted deferment for NITEC or Higher
NITEC courses if they are able to commence the course before 19
years old (for Secondary 4 Express and Normal Stream students) or
20 years old (for Secondary 5 Normal Stream students) as at 1st
January of the course commencement year.
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Diploma
Studies
NS liable persons who completed NITEC in Precision
Engineering and Higher NITEC in Mechanical Engineering, will be
granted deferment for Technical Engineer Diploma (TED) programme if
they are able to commence the course before 20 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year. They will be granted
deferment to complete the academic phase and be enlisted for
full-time NS. Thereafter, they can commence the work experience
required for the course.
GCE 'O' and 'N' Level Courses
NS liable persons will generally be granted deferment to pursue GCE
'O' and 'N' level courses at government, government-aided or
independent secondary schools.
NS liable persons may be granted deferment to pursue GCE 'O' or 'N'
level courses at private schools registered with MOE if they are
able to commence their courses before 18 years old as at the date
of course commencement.
An extension of deferment may be granted for those who wish to
repeat their GCE 'N' or 'O' level studies on a full-time basis,
subject to one repeat only.
Private Courses
NS liable persons will generally be granted deferment to pursue
full-time courses at private institutions (not leading to a degree
qualification) if they are able to commence the course before 18
years old as at the date of course commencement.
Overseas Studies
NS liable persons will be granted deferment for overseas studies
(up to GCE 'A' level or Polytechnic Diploma or their equivalent) if
they are able to commence the course before 17 and a half years old
as at the date of course commencement. They will be required to
apply for an exit permit for overseas trips of 3 months and longer
and will be required to furnish a bond of $75,000 or an amount
equivalent to 50% of the combined annual gross income of both
parents for the preceding year, whichever is higher.
Application for
Deferment
NS liable persons may apply for deferment online at the NS portal
(http://www.ns.sg) during NS
registration and pre-enlistment documentation.
Those applying for deferment to pursue local studies may be
randomly selected to furnish documentary proof for verification. If
selected, they will be required to submit to CMPB a letter from
their school certifying their enrolment, their course of study as
well as their course commencement and completion dates.
Those applying for deferment to pursue overseas studies must submit
to CMPB a letter from their school certifying their enrolment,
their course of study as well as their course commencement and
completion dates. In addition, they must submit their parents'
Income Tax Notices of Assessment (both local and overseas) for the
preceding year.
Those who subsequently wish to pursue
or switch to a new course or institution must seek prior approval
from CMPB.
Notes: The information provided in this website
are general guidelines. For further details, you may wish to
contact the MINDEF eServices Centre at [email protected] or Tel:
1800-3676767 (eNSNSNS).