Source: www.ns.sg
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. Those who have
already embarked on their full-time studies but do not meet the
deferment conditions, will have to disrupt their studies and be
enlisted for NS at the earliest opportunity scheduled by the
Central Manpower Base (CMPB).
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)
at Junior Colleges/ Centralised Institute, 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 Institute.
NS liable persons may be granted deferment to pursue GCE 'A' level
studies at private schools registered with Ministry of Education
(MOE) or the Council of Private Education (CPE) if they are able to
commence their courses before 18 years old as at 1st January of the
course commencement year.
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 considered 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) and the LaSalle College of the
Arts.
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.
NS liable persons with NITEC qualification will also be granted
deferment for Higher NITEC courses if they are able to commence the
course before 20 years old 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 either the
Ministry of Education (MOE) or the Council of Private Education
(CPE) if they are able to commence their courses before 18 years
old as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
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 (not leading to a degree qualification) at
private institutions, registered with either the Ministry of
Education (MOE) or the Council of Private Education (CPE), if they
are able to commence the course before 18 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year.
The deferment is only granted for the completion of the stage of
studies (e.g. Certificate, Diploma) commenced before the age of 18
years old as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
No further extension of deferment will be allowed unless another
stage of studies could be commenced before 18 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year.
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 18 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year. 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 NS Call Centre at [email protected] or Tel:
1800-3676767 (eNSNSNS).
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 18 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year. 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 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 NS Call Centre at [email protected] or Tel:
1800-3676767 (eNSNSNS).
its better to defer to continue with the degree overseas...unless u r enrolled into NUS/ NTU...
a break in the studies may cause a change in academic interest ...it happens to some and they ended up mixing with some bad comrades in the army..
u can always do NS when return...still young and able...study comes first...
in fact i would encourage the govt to enrol NS after their degree...and the govt should put them on the priority list for jobs bank...in times of recession, these men have served their country dutifully but found themselves jobless after their 2 year stint....
the govt must be responsible and protect the dutiful men, apart from women they have protected.....
the govt has not done enough or award well to dutiful NS personnel...