I am 16 this year -taking olevels- and I am going for foundation studies in Australia next year. It is a one year program before i start university for 3 years in 2012. I am guaranteed a place in the college and also university for my course in medicine.
I am quite worried whether they would not allow me to defer ns til I finish my course in biomedicine but I've heard tt some people were allowed to finish their course in medicine before coming back for ns and they also would be allowed to become a doctor during ns. Is this true?
My dad is not happy that I might have to come back for ns after foundation year and then go back again for university.
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).
i want to do foundation studies too. im currently 15. o level in 2011. have you checked if you can defer university after foundation studies? i think its better to serve first because you will have 2 years to study a little bit and save some money. this may help u cut down some tuition fees.
Just wondering: you have done your calculations and stuff? how much does it cost you to do foundation studies and the rental and stuff.
i only know foundation studies is 13k SGD around there
Originally posted by St2pidfreak:HEY eac,
does that mean we need to pay the 75k bond thing? how does it work actually?
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).
after my foundation studies, i come back to serve ns and parents can get back the 75k? or its the government's?
If come back for NS, you will get your money back. Nothing will happen.
If don't come back, your money will be forfeited, and if you ever come back to Singapore, you will get charged in court for not doing NS.
oh thats great. we can loan it from banks right?
You ownself go ask the banks yourself.
Can't spoonfeed you everytime...
alright mate! thnx