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Calculate your UAS under the new 70-point system. See which NUS, NTU, and SMU courses you qualify for. Browse full IGP cut-off data for 77 courses.
Data: AY2025/2026 IGP via NUS, NTU, SMU official publications · Compiled by SGSchoolKaki · Updated March 2026
Disclaimer: IGP data is from AY2025/2026 admissions via official university publications. GP changes yearly and does not guarantee admission.
AY2026/2027 data will be updated when released (expected Jan 2027).
This calculator computes the 70-point University Admission Score, the method used for students who sat the GCE A-Level examination in 2025 or 2026.
If you sat A-Levels in 2024 or earlier and are applying for AY2026 or AY2027 admission, your UAS is instead computed on the previous 90-point scale (including Project Work and your H1 subject in full) and rebased proportionately to 70. This calculator's formula doesn't cover that computation. From AY2028 admissions, every applicant is assessed on the 70-point scale shown here regardless of sitting year, and Project Work no longer contributes points at all.
AAA/A notation (3H2/1H1): the three letters before the slash are the grades of the 3 H2 subjects; the letter after the slash is the applicant's best H1 subject (a 4th content subject or Mother Tongue Language) — not General Paper. NUS, NTU and SMU all state this explicitly in their own methodology notes, and all three also say that General Paper and Project Work are both assumed to be Grade C for the purpose of this published profile — real GP grades of admitted students aren't disclosed.
10th %ile: the profile at the 10th percentile of admitted students — 90% of last year's intake scored at or above this. 90th %ile: the profile near the top of the intake. Poly GPA: the equivalent 10th/90th-percentile GPA for polytechnic applicants (# = sample too small for a representative figure). The Interview tag means the course also requires an interview, portfolio, or selection test, per each university's own asterisked list.
Because GP is assumed at Grade C in the official disclosure rather than shown as a real grade, we can't derive an exact 70-point figure from the published profile. The RP-estimate column is Higher Nucleus's own approximation: (sum of the 3 H2 grades) + 7.5, where 7.5 stands in for an assumed GP Grade C. This means the highest possible RP-estimate is 67.5, not 70 — that's expected, not an error, and reflects the fact that the published data simply doesn't capture real GP performance.
The most reliable comparison is your own 3 H2 total (out of 60, shown by the calculator above) against the 3H2 portion of each course's published profile — this is exactly what NUS, NTU and SMU themselves now advise 2026-UAS applicants to do. Treat the RP-estimate as a rough secondary indicator, not a precise cutoff.
21 courses · Source: NUS Office of Admissions (official AY2025/2026 publication, Jan 2026) · Interview tag reflects NUS's own asterisked list · Apply: NUS Application Overview
| Course | Faculty / College | 10th %ile (3H2/1H1) | 90th %ile (3H2/1H1) | RP-estimate | Poly GPA | Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawInterview | Faculty of Law | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 252 |
| MedicineInterview | School of Medicine | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.87 | 286 |
| NursingInterview | School of Medicine | CCD/C | ABB/B | 50 | 3.18 | 343 |
| DentistryInterview | Faculty of Dentistry | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 80 |
| ArchitectureInterview | Design & Engineering | CCC/C | AAB/B | 52.5 | 3.27 | 165 |
| Engineering | Design & Engineering | BBB/C | AAA/A | 60 | 3.57 | 1259 |
| Industrial DesignInterview | Design & Engineering | BBC/B | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.56 | 43 |
| Landscape ArchitectureInterview | Design & Engineering | CCC/B | AAB/C | 52.5 | 3.37 | 47 |
| Business Analytics | School of Computing | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.75 | 274 |
| Business Artificial Intelligence Systems | School of Computing | AAA/B | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.71 | 93 |
| Common Computer Science Programmes | School of Computing | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.81 | 893 |
| Information Security | School of Computing | AAA/B | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.88 | 47 |
| Computer Engineering | Design & Eng + Computing | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.81 | 203 |
| Data Science and Economics | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 103 |
| Environmental Studies | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/B | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.67 | 45 |
| Food Science and Technology | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/C | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.64 | 45 |
| Humanities and Sciences | Humanities & Sciences | ABB/C | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.63 | 1976 |
| Pharmaceutical Science | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.93 | 65 |
| Pharmacy | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/C | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.73 | 193 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsInterview | Humanities & Sciences | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 43 |
| Business Administration | NUS Business School | AAA/C | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.61 | 914 |
46 courses · Source: NTU Admissions · Official PDF (AY2025-26 publication) · Interview tag reflects NTU's own asterisked list for A-Level applicants · Apply: NTU Admission Guide
| Course | Faculty / College | 10th %ile (3H2/1H1) | 90th %ile (3H2/1H1) | RP-estimate | Poly GPA | Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineInterview | Lee Kong Chian Medicine | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 189 |
| Renaissance EngineeringInterview | College of Engineering | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 62 |
| Aerospace Engineering | College of Engineering | ABC/B | AAA/A | 60 | 3.72 | 103 |
| Bioengineering | College of Engineering | BCC/B | AAA/A | 55 | 3.56 | 119 |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | College of Engineering | BCC/C | AAA/A | 55 | 3.50 | 178 |
| Civil Engineering | College of Engineering | CCD/D | AAB/B | 50 | 3.48 | 119 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | College of Engineering | CCC/D | AAA/C | 52.5 | 3.48 | 688 |
| Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering | BCC/D | AAA/B | 55 | 3.59 | 54 |
| Information Engineering & Media | College of Engineering | BCC/D | ABC/B | 55 | 3.57 | 120 |
| Maritime Studies | College of Engineering | BCC/C | ABC/B | 55 | 3.59 | 135 |
| Materials Engineering | College of Engineering | BCC/D | AAA/A | 55 | 3.43 | 176 |
| Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering | CCD/C | AAA/A | 50 | 3.49 | 422 |
| Process Engineering and Synthetic Chemistry | College of Engineering | ABC/C | AAA/A | 60 | # | 9 |
| Robotics | College of Engineering | BBC/B | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.70 | 34 |
| AI and Society | Computing & Data Science | ABC/C | AAA/A | 60 | # | 27 |
| Computer Engineering | Computing & Data Science | AAC/C | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.66 | 253 |
| Computer Science | Computing & Data Science | AAB/C | AAA/A | 65 | 3.78 | 487 |
| Data Science & AI | Computing & Data Science | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | 3.89 | 202 |
| Double Major ProgrammesInterview | College of Science | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | 3.82 | 152 |
| Biological SciencesInterview | College of Science | AAB/C | AAA/A | 65 | 3.64 | 217 |
| Chemistry & Biological Chem | College of Science | BCC/C | AAA/A | 55 | 3.50 | 170 |
| Chinese MedicineInterview | College of Science | ABC/B | AAA/A | 60 | # | 39 |
| Environmental Earth SystemsInterview | College of Science | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | # | 57 |
| Mathematical Sciences | College of Science | BCC/B | AAA/A | 55 | 3.42 | 135 |
| Physics / Applied Physics | College of Science | CCC/D | AAA/A | 52.5 | 3.42 | 65 |
| AccountancyInterview | Nanyang Business School | BBC/B | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.63 | 298 |
| BusinessInterview | Nanyang Business School | BBC/B | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.65 | 732 |
| Applied Computing in FinanceInterview | Nanyang Business School | AAC/C | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.72 | 39 |
| SOH Double Major ProgrammesInterview | HASS | AAA/C | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.51 | 39 |
| SSS Double Major Programmes | HASS | AAA/C | AAA/A | 67.5 | # | 19 |
| Art, Design & MediaInterview | HASS | CCC/C | AAA/A | 52.5 | 3.43 | 125 |
| ChineseInterview | HASS | BBC/C | AAA/C | 57.5 | 3.41 | 73 |
| Communication StudiesInterview | HASS | ABC/B | AAA/A | 60 | 3.66 | 154 |
| Economics | HASS | ABC/B | AAA/A | 60 | 3.60 | 109 |
| Economics and Data Science | HASS | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | # | 49 |
| EnglishInterview | HASS | BBC/C | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.38 | 74 |
| HistoryInterview | HASS | BCC/B | AAB/C | 55 | 3.41 | 72 |
| Linguistics & Multilingual | HASS | BBC/C | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.54 | 54 |
| PhilosophyInterview | HASS | BBC/C | AAB/C | 57.5 | 3.43 | 32 |
| Philosophy, Politics & Econs | HASS | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | # | 14 |
| Psychology | HASS | AAC/B | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.64 | 105 |
| Public Policy & Global Affairs | HASS | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | 3.60 | 36 |
| Sociology | HASS | BBC/C | AAA/A | 57.5 | 3.59 | 84 |
| Arts (Education)Interview | National Institute of Education | BCC/B | AAA/A | 55 | # | 51 |
| Science (Education)Interview | National Institute of Education | BBC/C | AAA/A | 57.5 | # | 26 |
| Sport Science & ManagementInterview | National Institute of Education | BCC/D | AAB/B | 55 | 3.47 | 72 |
10 courses · Source: SMU Admissions (official publication, 9 Jan 2026) · All SMU programmes require interviews as part of holistic admissions · Apply: SMU Admissions & Requirements
| Course | Faculty / College | 10th %ile (3H2/1H1) | 90th %ile (3H2/1H1) | RP-estimate | Poly GPA | Intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccountancyInterview | School of Accountancy | BBB/C | AAA/A | 60 | 3.71 | 268 |
| Business ManagementInterview | Lee Kong Chian School of Business | ABB/C | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.78 | 980 |
| LawInterview | Law | AAA/A | AAA/A | 67.5 | 3.73 | 182 |
| EconomicsInterview | Economics | BBB/C | AAA/A | 60 | 3.65 | 217 |
| Information SystemsInterview | Computing | BBC/C | AAA/B | 57.5 | 3.61 | 406 |
| Computer ScienceInterview | Computing | AAB/B | AAA/A | 65 | 3.80 | 135 |
| Computing & LawInterview | Computing | ABB/A | AAA/A | 62.5 | # | 30 |
| Software EngineeringInterview | Computing | BBC/B | AAA/C | 57.5 | 3.67 | 89 |
| Social SciencesInterview | Social Sciences | BBB/C | AAA/A | 60 | 3.65 | 216 |
| Integrative StudiesInterview | Integrative Studies | ABB/A | AAA/A | 62.5 | 3.73 | 71 |
Every grade profile on this page (the 3H2/1H1 columns) is transcribed verbatim from the official AY2025/2026 publications of the NUS Office of Admissions, NTU Office of Admissions and SMU Admissions. All three universities disclose this profile as 3 H2 subjects + 1 H1 subject, with GP and Project Work both assumed at Grade C. The RP-estimate column is Higher Nucleus's own approximation (3H2 total + 7.5), clearly distinct from the official figures, and is capped at 67.5 by construction — see the caveat above the NUS table for full explanation. Spotted an error? WhatsApp us at +65 9787 3734 and we'll verify and correct it.
Changelog:
From 2026, Singapore universities use a new 70-point University Admission Score (UAS), replacing the previous 90-point system. This reform was announced by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing in March 2023 to reduce curriculum load and encourage students to focus on quality over quantity.
Your base UAS is your 3 best H2 subjects plus General Paper. If you took a 4th content subject or Mother Tongue Language, each is tested separately against your base score — the extra subject is added, the total is rebased to a maximum of 70, and the result is kept only if it is higher than your base. Your final UAS is the highest of the applicable computations. (This formula is unaffected by the IGP notation discussed further down the page — your calculator result above is your real, exact UAS.)
| Scenario | Formula | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Base score (everyone) | UAS = H2₁ + H2₂ + H2₃ + GP | 60 + 10 = 70 |
| 2. With 4th H2 subject | UAS = (Base + 4th H2) ÷ 90 × 70 | Rebased to 70 |
| 3. With 4th H1 subject | UAS = (Base + 4th H1) ÷ 80 × 70 | Rebased to 70 |
| 4. With MTL (H1 MTL or O-Level HMTL) | UAS = (Base + MTL) ÷ 80 × 70 | Rebased to 70 |
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E | S | U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 | 20 | 17.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| H1 | 10 | 8.75 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
The maximum is 70 points: three H2 A grades (20 each = 60) plus an A in General Paper (10) = 70. Optional subjects can never push the total above 70 because any computation that includes them is rebased to a 70-point ceiling.
Based on the official AY2025/2026 IGP, the lowest 10th-percentile 3H2 profile at NUS is Nursing at CCD (RP-estimate: 50), followed by Architecture and Landscape Architecture, both at CCC (RP-estimate: 52.5). All three require an interview or selection process, and "easiest by IGP" doesn't mean easy — it reflects last year's admitted cohort, not a guaranteed entry bar.
Based on the official AY2025/2026 IGP, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are tied for the lowest 10th-percentile 3H2 profile at NTU, both at CCD (RP-estimate: 50). Both have sizeable intakes (119 and 422 places respectively), which typically keeps their profiles more accessible.
NUS's Common Computer Science Programmes require a 10th-percentile profile of AAA/A (RP-estimate: 67.5, the highest band) with 893 intake places, based on AY2025/2026 IGP. By comparison, NTU Computer Science sits at AAB/C (RP-estimate: 65, 487 places) and SMU Computer Science at AAB/B (RP-estimate: 65, 135 places) — NTU and SMU are essentially tied, with NUS the most competitive of the three by this measure.
Because the IGP reflects last year's admitted cohort, it shifts every year with demand and cohort performance. Some courses also require interviews, portfolios, or aptitude tests on top of grades — these are tagged in the tables above. Aim comfortably above the 10th-percentile profile rather than treating it as a minimum entry score.
NUS offers a 2.5 rank point bonus for applicants who list an NUS course as their first choice. If your UAS falls within 2.5 points of a course's estimated threshold, applying as first choice may improve your chances.
Your GCE A-Level certificate doesn't expire. If you're applying some years after you first sat the exam, whether after a gap year, a retake, or as a private candidate, what changes isn't the certificate itself but which UAS computation applies to your results, based on the year you sat (see above). Private candidates follow the same UAS rules as school candidates and aren't required to have taken Project Work.
No — neither NUS's nor NTU's own admission requirements state any age limit on your Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level certificate. Both universities split their requirements purely by which year you sat the exam — 2025-and-after uses the 70-point formula, 2024-and-earlier uses the rebased 90-point formula — never by how many years have passed since. Whether you're applying 3 years or 15 years after leaving JC, your certificate is equally valid; only the applicable formula depends on your sitting year, exactly as explained above.
What does change every cycle is the benchmark you're measured against: your UAS is always compared to that admission year's Indicative Grade Profile, not the one from when you sat your exams. A score that comfortably cleared a course a decade ago may not clear it today, since the IGP shifts with each year's applicant pool — so it's worth checking the current tables above rather than relying on what a course "used to need."
One narrow, specific exception worth knowing: for NUS Law-related programmes only, applicants who scored at least an E (but not the required B) in GP or KI may submit a Reading & Writing SAT score of 700+ as an alternative way to meet that specific requirement. NUS states this SAT score is valid for five years leading up to the application deadline. This provision is specific to Law admissions — it doesn't apply to the general UAS computation or to any other faculty.
If you're weighing a retake or preparing as a private candidate, our private candidates page covers how we support that path. And if you or your child are considering the IB Diploma instead — whether starting fresh as a student, or exploring an IB retake — you can consider visiting KSAP IBDP subject consultation for a walkthrough of how IB subject and Higher Level choices map to the same NUS, NTU and SMU prerequisites.
UAS = 3 best H2 grades + GP grade. Max 70 (3×20 + 10). PW is pass/fail. 4th subject and MTL only counted if they improve your total, rebased to 70. See the full formula table with worked examples above.
NUS, NTU and SMU all publish their Indicative Grade Profile as 3 H2 subjects plus 1 H1 subject — the applicant's best H1, such as a 4th content subject or Mother Tongue Language — not General Paper. GP and Project Work are both assumed to be Grade C for this disclosure. This is stated explicitly in each university's own methodology notes. See "How to read these tables" above.
NUS Medicine's published 10th-percentile profile is AAA/A, the highest band in NUS's table (RP-estimate: 67.5). Shortlisted applicants also complete NUS’s own admissions assessments — a Focused Skills Assessment (FSA) and Situational Judgement Test (SJT) — plus an interview. The BMAT is no longer used; it was discontinued after 2023/24. (NTU’s LKCMedicine requires the UCAT instead.)
No. PW is pass/fail from 2026 and does not contribute to your UAS.
NUS gives a 2.5 RP bonus for applicants who list an NUS course as their first choice. This can help if you fall slightly below a course's estimated threshold.
RP90 (old): 3H2 + 1H1 + GP + PW = max 90. RP70 (new): 3H2 + GP = max 70, with the 4th subject and MTL counted only if they help. PW is pass/fail. The scales are not directly convertible.
No. The IGP’s commonly quoted figure is the 10th percentile, so 90% of admitted students scored at or above it. Some courses require interviews or portfolios. Aim above the IGP for a comfortable margin.
A-Level results are released in late February, and NUS, NTU, and SMU applications typically close in mid-March. SMU’s portal usually opens earliest, around November. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle’s exact dates.
No. Neither NUS nor NTU states an age limit on your A-Level certificate — both split requirements only by which year you sat the exam (2025-and-after vs. 2024-and-earlier), not by how long ago that was. Your UAS is always compared against the current admission year’s IGP, though, so a score that used to clear a course may not still do so. One narrow exception: NUS Law-related programmes let applicants with at least an E in GP/KI submit a 700+ SAT Reading & Writing score instead, valid for 5 years — this applies to Law admissions only.
No. H3 subjects are graded separately (Distinction, Merit, Pass, Ungraded) and don’t add points to your UAS, on either the 70-point or the previous 90-point scale. You may see other sources describe H3 as adding bonus points; that isn’t correct under the official computation. Universities may still weigh your H3 grade qualitatively alongside your UAS.
The calculator's formula matches the official MOE computation exactly. The published grade profiles are transcribed verbatim from NUS, NTU and SMU’s official publications and re-verified 18 July 2026 (see the data methodology above). Because the universities assume Grade C for GP when disclosing these profiles, converting them into a 70-point equivalent requires an estimate — clearly labelled as such in the RP-estimate column. Meeting a course’s IGP doesn’t guarantee admission, and some courses weigh interviews, portfolios or aptitude tests alongside your score.
