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Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)
✓ Last verified Oct 4, 2026
Entry requirements
- English(Any one of these tests)
- IELTS — Minimum 6.5Required
- TOEFL — Minimum 90Required
- PTE — Minimum 55Required
- CAE — Minimum 170Required
- Tests
- APOptional
- Required subjects
- Mathematics at Senior High School levelRequired
- Physics, Chemistry or Biology at Senior High School levelRequired
- Physics at Junior High School levelPreferred
- Other
- InterviewRequired
- Accepted English tests
- IELTS Academic / IELTS UKAI Academic (as written on the page) overall 6.5 (Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5). TOEFL / TOEFL iBT Home Edition total 90 or 4.5 (Writing 25 or 4.5; Speaking 25 or 4.5). PTE Academic 55 (Speaking 55, Writing 59). C1 Advanced 170 (Writing 170, Speaking 170). SAT 1250 (Reading and Writing 60). ACT with Writing composite 30 (English 30, Writing 7). AST English 220. IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, C1 Advanced and AST scores must be within 2 years before the application deadline; SAT and ACT are valid 5 years. A test is mandatory for Gaokao applicants.
- How grades are compared
- PRC Gaokao: at least 80% of the maximum Gaokao score, plus a valid CSSD Verification Report from CHSI (https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/admissions/undergraduate/admission-guide/international-qualifications/prc-gaokao)
- Other requirements
- Gaokao route: current Gao 3 students may apply with Gao 1 and Gao 2 results and must submit Gaokao results within 3 days of release. Eligible applicants are interviewed in July, and the final decision is based on the interview. Only shortlisted applicants are interviewed. Students who did not sit the Gaokao are assessed case by case. AST is optional (3 subjects including English and Maths); Economics as the third AST subject is not accepted for Engineering. AP is optional (at least 5 tests scored 4 or 5). IB Diploma: Mathematics HL and Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Computer Science HL; overall 'a very good combination of 5s, 6s and 7s' (no points published). UK A-level: good passes in at least 4 A-levels in one sitting. The degree is also offered with a Second Major (Business, Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Society and Urban Systems, Sustainability), with a Minor in Business or International Trading, or as a double degree with Economics. The 4-year honours degree can be finished in 3.5 years on the accelerated pathway. IGP (Singapore-Cambridge A-level only): 10th-90th percentile CCD/C to AAA/A; not applicable to Chinese applicants.