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Institute of Technical Education 3-Year Higher Nitec
Admission criteria starting from 2028 PSE
To be eligible for admission to a 3-Year Higher Nitec course at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), you must meet these 2 criteria:
- Meet the minimum entry requirements (MER) of the aggregate type based on G1 equivalent grade:
- R2B2
- R1B3-A
- R1B3-B
- R1B3-C
- B4
- Meet the MER of the course that you are applying for.
- Find out the MER of specific courses on CourseFinder, which currently features information for 2026 admissions. Revisit these pages in mid-2027 for updated course information specific to 2028 admission.
Aggregate computation for 3-Year Higher Nitec courses
Each 3-Year Higher Nitec course uses one of these aggregate types to assess course eligibility.
| Aggregate types and subjects | Grade requirements |
|---|---|
|
R2B2
|
Grade requirement for R1, R2 and B1 subjects:
No grade requirement for B2 subject. |
|
R1B3-A
|
Grade requirement for R1, B1 and B2 subjects:
No grade requirement for B3 subject. |
|
R1B3-B
|
Grade requirement for R1, B1 and B2 subjects:
No grade requirement for B3 subject. |
|
R1B3-C
|
Grade requirement for R1, B1 and B2 subjects:
No grade requirement for B3 subject. |
|
B4
|
No grade requirement. |
Grade conversion to ITE aggregate points
- G3, G2 and G1 grade will be converted to ITE aggregate points to compute the aggregate scores.
- GCE O-Level, N(A)-Level and N(T)-Level will be considered as equivalent to G3, G2 and G1 respectively.
- G3 grade 9, G2 grade 6 and G1 grade E can be used for aggregate computation.
- If you have taken the same subject at different subject level (e.g. G1 English and G2 English), we will map both grades to the ITE aggregate score and use the better one with the lower point.
| G3/ O-Level grades | G2/ N(A)-Level grades | G1/ N(T)-Level grades | ITE aggregate points |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1, A2, B3, B4, C5, C6, D7 | 1, 2, 3 | A | 1 |
| E8 | 4 | B | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | C | 3 |
| - | 6 | D | 4 |
| - | - | E | 5 |
G3 grade 9, G2 grade 6 and G1 grade E cannot be used to fulfil subject-specific minimum entry requirements.
If you have taken Mother Tongue and subsequently Higher Mother Tongue for the same language
You can only use one score (i.e. the better of the two scores) in aggregate score computation.
For example, if Higher Chinese is used as the best subject B1, Chinese cannot be used as the best subject B2.
- Higher Mother Tongue Language: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay, and Higher Tamil
- Mother Tongue Language: Chinese, Malay and Tamil
Bonus points for ITE admission
The bonus points are subtracted from your gross aggregate scores to obtain the respective net aggregate scores for posting.
| CCA grade awarded to graduates of national secondary school | No. of bonus points |
|---|---|
|
2 |
|
1 |
Examples of R2B2 aggregate computation
Learn how R2B2 aggregate scores are computed with different subject combinations and grades:
- If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of other types of institution (JC, MI, or polytechnic) and are eligible to apply for ITE courses through PSE, you will still be eligible for the CCA bonus points if you have obtained the above CCA grade.
- You can explore available 3-Year Higher Nitec courses in CourseFinder, which currently features information for 2026 admissions.
- Revisit these pages in mid-2027 for updated course information specific to 2028 admission.