National University of Singapore

Medallists in the following competitions will be accorded special consideration under the University's discretionary admission scheme when they apply for undergraduate studies at NUS School of Computing (SoC):

1. Gold, silver and bronze medallists in International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)
2. Gold and silver medallists in Singapore's National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI)
3. Gold medallists of national-level Informatics competitions in the following countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

To apply for special consideration, medallists should submit the “SoC Admissions for Medallists” form to the following address: admission-medallists@nus.edu.sg. They will then be contacted by SoC staff to complete their applications for admission.

Medallists may seek further information on this special admission from SoC Office of Undergraduate Studies (or email their queries to: admission-medallists@nus.edu.sg.)

Gold medallists in similar competitions from other nations will be considered on request.

Special Consideration in Admissions for Medallists in Physics/Mathematics Competitions

Medallists in the following competitions will also be accorded special consideration under the University's discretionary admission scheme when they apply for undergraduate studies at NUS School of Computing (SoC):

1. Gold, silver and bronze medallists in International Olympiad in Physics
2. Gold, silver and bronze medallists in International Olympiad in Mathematics

To apply for special consideration, medallists should submit the “SoC Admissions for Medallists” form to the following address: admission-medallists@nus.edu.sg. They will then be contacted by SoC staff to complete their applications for admission.

Medallists may seek further information on this special admission from SoC Office of Undergraduate Studies (or email their queries to: admission-medallists@nus.edu.sg.)

Gold medallists in similar competitions from other nations will be considered on request.

Module Exemption for NOI and IOI Medallists

On admission to NUS School of Computing, these IOI / NOI medallists may exercise the option for exemption from the Computing modules listed in the table below. Students who opt for this module exemption are required to take other graded modules (of their choice) to fulfill the modular credit requirements needed for their programme requirements. However, if they, in addition to exercising the option, also sit for and pass the placement tests for the relevant modules, they will receive the respective credits for the modules.

Module Exemption for Medallists in International Olympiad in Physics / Mathematics

Module exemption for these medallists will follow the guidelines laid down by Departments of Physics and Mathematics, respectively, in Faculty of Science.

¹ CS1010 Programming Methodology (4 MCs), CS1020 Data Structures and Algorithms I (4MCs), and CS2010 Data Structures and Algorithms II (4 MCs).

² In addition, those medallists who have undergone formal training (of about 115 hours) in intensive programming in SoC, in preparation for international competitions, can apply for advanced placement and grade transfer for CS3233 Competitive Programming (4 MCs). The formal training is provided by staff from SoC, and covers the contents of CS3233 and beyond.