Last Updated: 26 September 2024
JAE eligibility
1. Factors affecting eligibility
Eligibility to participate in JAE is determined by a few factors.
Use this online form to check your eligibility or select your profile below to learn more:
I am a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
You can participate in the JAE by using O-Level examination results from any year.
You have 2024 O-Level examination results
- You will receive an email to inform you of your eligibility to participate in the JAE.
- You will also receive Form A of the courses that you are eligible to apply through JAE.
You have O-Level examinations results from different years before 2024
- You can log in to JAE-IS and submit a request to compute your eligible courses based on the O-Level results from any 2 years.
- If you have taken the same subject in both years, the better grade of the 2 sittings will be used to compute your aggregate score.
You were admitted to a course in JC, MI, polytechnic, or ITE previously through JAE or other admission exercises
- You can only apply for courses in other institution types.
- For example, if you are a current or ex-JC student, you are not eligible to apply for JC courses in the upcoming JAE. You can only apply to courses in MI, polytechnic, and ITE.
I am an international student
- You are eligible to participate in the JAE only if you have taken the 2024 O-Level examinations as a student in a government, government-aided or independent secondary school in Singapore.
- You are not eligible for JAE if you are private candidate or studying in other types of school.
You can use SchoolFinder to check your school type.
Who is not eligible
If you have a confirmed place and are successfully admitted to an institution through a direct or early admission exercise
You should approach ITE directly to seek re-admission if you belong to one of the following profiles
- Current student in the 2-year Higher Nitec courses.
- Current student in Year 2 or 3 of the 3-year Higher Nitec courses for courses under the enhanced curricular structure.
- Recent Higher Nitec graduate who graduated on or after 1 May 2024.
- Had to leave your ITE course due to disciplinary reasons within the past 2 years.
You should not participate in JAE. Any ITE course posting you receive will be voided, and ITE will notify you of this via email.
If you are not eligible to apply for any courses through the JAE, you can consider other admission exercises and programmes for entry to the different Post-Secondary Education Institutions.