Professor Chong Yap Seng
Appointed Dean of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on 1 January 2019, succeeding Associate Professor Yeoh Khay Guan.
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Singapore's first medical school, teaching since 1905 and ranked 13th in the world for Medical and Health by Times Higher Education (2026).
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Singapore
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Kent Ridge
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#13
THE Medical and Health ranking 2026
English
Medium of instruction
For Indian Students
Can Indian students study MBBS in Singapore?
Short answer: Yes, Indian students can study MBBS in Singapore. No, not as the rules stand: the NMC asks for the 12-month internship at the university that awards the degree, and Singapore's PGY1 year is arranged nationally.
Admission is open to Indian students
NUS and NTU both accept international applicants, but places are few, about 280 a year at NUS and 190 at NTU, and Singaporeans get priority. Entry is on excellent Class 12 science results, a UCAT score and an interview, and Indian students also need a qualified NEET UG result for India.
Why the degree does not meet the NMC rules
No, not as the rules stand. The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for a course of at least 54 months, a twelve-month internship in the same foreign institution, English-medium teaching and a licence to practise in the country of study. Singapore's five-year, English-medium MBBS meets the course length and language rules, but its twelve-month internship is the PGY1 year, a paid hospital job arranged by MOH Holdings rather than by NUS or NTU. So, as the rules stand, the degree does not meet them and does not lead to an Indian licence.
What this means if you want to work in India
The FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force) is the screening test for doctors with a foreign degree, but as the rules stand a Singapore MBBS does not lead to an Indian licence, and international students also serve a six-year bond in Singapore's public hospitals after PGY1. If India is your long-term plan, plan this with our counsellors before you apply.
Introduction
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Study programme:MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), the Singapore primary medical qualification
- Language:English
- Duration:5 years, Phases I to V, followed by a 12-month PGY1 hospital year
- University type:Public university, ranked 10th in the world (QS 2027)
- Per academic year fees:S$87,800 · ₹65 lakh (approx.) with the MOE Tuition Grant, AY2026/27
- Entrance examination:UCAT, a portfolio and the Focused Skills Assessment in April
- Application deadline:Mid-March (applications open in October)
- International seats:About 280 places a year in total, with priority for Singaporeans
Wide view of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine campus at Kent Ridge, with the Medicine tower among the surrounding faculty and hospital buildings
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Recognition & Prestige
Rankings & Recognition
NUS Yong Loo Lin is one of the highest-ranked medical schools in Asia: 13th in the world on the Times Higher Education Medical and Health table for 2026, and 18th in the world and first in Asia for Medicine in the QS subject rankings for 2025. Its parent university, the National University of Singapore, is 10th in the world on QS 2027.
#13
Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2026, Medical and Health
#18
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, Medicine (first in Asia)
#10
QS World University Rankings 2027, National University of Singapore
Clinical training runs at National University Hospital, the school's principal teaching hospital with 1,289 beds, and in Singapore's public hospitals. The NUS MBBS leads to registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), and the school is listed in WDOMS, so graduates can apply for ECFMG Certification and the USMLE. For India, the five-year English-medium MBBS meets the NMC's course-length and language rules, but the NMC asks for the 12-month internship at the university that awards the degree, while Singapore's PGY1 year is arranged nationally by MOH Holdings, so the degree does not meet the NMC rules as they stand.
Accreditations and Recognition
WDOMS
The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools
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Academic Excellence
Why Study Medicine at NUS
NUS Medicine is a world-ranked school in a safe, English-speaking city a short flight from India, with a large and long-established Indian community. It also comes with a six-year service bond, very high fees and a degree that does not meet the NMC rules for practising in India. Both sides are set out below.
Ranked Among the World's Best for Medicine
A 1,289-Bed Principal Teaching Hospital
Taught Entirely in English
A Short Flight Home
A Long-Established Indian Community
A Very Safe City
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How to Apply
Admission Process for MBBS
Admission to NUS Medicine runs through the UCAT, an online application with a portfolio and, for shortlisted candidates, the Focused Skills Assessment in April, for about 280 places a year with priority for Singaporeans. NEET does not decide admission, but a qualified NEET-UG result is a separate Indian requirement a student must hold before going abroad. Read the service bond in the timeline below before you apply.
Admission Timeline
- 1Before applyingQualify NEET-UG
Indian nationals must qualify NEET-UG before taking admission abroad; under NMC rules the NEET result serves as the eligibility certificate. This is an Indian requirement, entirely separate from the university's own selection.
- 2Before applyingUnderstand the service bond
Every student accepted into medicine signs the Ministry of Health (MOH) Medical Undergraduate Agreement. International students then serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector, against five for Singapore citizens, counted from after the PGY1 year. Understand this before you start an application, not after an offer arrives.
- 3Within 12 months of applyingSit the UCAT
Applicants with CBSE or ISC Class 12 sit the UCAT, a two-hour computer-based aptitude test, within the 12 months before they apply. Class 12 Chemistry together with Biology or Physics are the subject prerequisites.
- 4October to mid-MarchApply online with a portfolio
Applications, with a portfolio, are submitted online to the NUS Office of Admissions between October and mid-March. The application fee is S$20 (about ₹1,500) for an international applicant with international qualifications.
- 5AprilThe Focused Skills Assessment
Shortlisted candidates attend the in-person Focused Skills Assessment in April. Offers follow from April to June.
- 6After acceptanceStudent's Pass
Admitted students apply for a Student's Pass through ICA's SOLAR system once the university registers them, with a S$45 processing fee (about ₹3,300), a S$60 issuance fee (about ₹4,400) and a further S$30 (about ₹2,200) if a multiple-journey visa is needed.
Eligibility Criteria
Academic Qualification
An applicant with CBSE or ISC Class 12 needs excellent final results, with Chemistry together with Biology or Physics, plus a UCAT score. Under Indian NMC rules an Indian applicant additionally needs Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English at Class 12, with a minimum of 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the general category, 40% for SC, ST and OBC candidates and 45% for general-category candidates with benchmark disabilities, together with a qualifying NEET-UG score.
Subjects:
PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnglish
Age Requirement
Under Indian NMC rules the candidate must be 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year, with no upper age limit. NUS sets no upper age limit of its own.
- Minimum 17 yearsAge to be completed by 31 December of the admission year, under Indian NMC rules
Requirements
Two things govern an NUS Medicine application, and neither of them is marks.
About 280 Places, Planned for Singapore
NUS admits about 280 medicine students a year in total. Places are planned around Singapore's own medical workforce, Singaporeans get priority, and NUS does not publish a separate number of places for international students. Treat a seat here as one possible outcome, not as your only plan.
The Six-Year Bond Applies to International Students
The MOH Medical Undergraduate Agreement binds every medicine student. International students serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector, one more than Singapore citizens, starting after the PGY1 year. Leaving early means paying liquidated damages under the agreement.
Entrance Examination
Admission rests on an aptitude test, a portfolio and a skills assessment rather than on category-wise minimum marks.
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| UCAT | A two-hour computer-based aptitude test, taken within the 12 months before applying |
| Subject prerequisites | Class 12 Chemistry together with Biology or Physics |
| Portfolio | Submitted with the online application, between October and mid-March |
| Focused Skills Assessment | An in-person assessment in April for shortlisted candidates |
| NEET-UG (for India) | A qualified score, needed by every Indian student who plans to practise in India |
Required Documents
To apply, students need to submit essential academic and identification documents:
- Class 12 results with Chemistry and Biology or Physics
- UCAT result from the 12 months before applying
- Portfolio submitted with the online application
- Passport copy and the documents required by the NUS Office of Admissions
- NEET-UG scorecard, required separately of Indian nationals
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Programme Structure
MBBS Curriculum & Internship Structure
The NUS MBBS runs for five years across Phases I to V, taught entirely in English. The final phase includes a Student Internship Programme with named rotations, which is part of the degree course. Singapore's 12-month internship year, PGY1, comes after graduation and is arranged nationally by MOH Holdings rather than by NUS, which is why the degree does not meet the NMC rule that the internship be done at the university that awards the degree.
MBBS Course
Total Duration:
5 Years, Phases I to V, then a 12-month PGY1 year after graduation
Degree:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), the Singapore primary medical qualification
Curriculum Phases at NUS Medicine
Phase I (Year 1)
Foundations of Health and Disease
The first year covers the foundations of the human body and of disease, alongside professional practice and health data literacy:
Foundations of Health and DiseaseHuman Body SystemsProfessional PracticeHealth Data LiteracyPhase II (Year 2)
Systems-Based Learning
Systems-based teaching across the major organ systems, with the foundations of paediatric and geriatric medicine:
Endocrine SystemReproductive SystemMusculoskeletal SystemNeuroscienceFoundations of PaediatricsFoundations of GeriatricsPhase III (Year 3)
Core Clinical Practice
The first full clinical year, covering the core disciplines together with elective time:
Internal MedicineFamily MedicineGeneral SurgeryOrthopaedicsElectivesPhase IV (Year 4)
Acute and Specialty Clinical Practice
Acute and specialty clinical teaching across the remaining major disciplines:
AnaesthesiaEmergency MedicinePsychological MedicineObstetrics and GynaecologyPaediatricsOphthalmologyPhase V (Year 5)
Advanced Clinical Postings and the Student Internship Programme
Advanced clinical postings together with the Student Internship Programme, which has named rotations across the core disciplines:
Medicine SIPSurgery SIPFamily Medicine SIPObstetrics and Gynaecology SIP
Clinical Rotations
Clinical training runs at the school's principal teaching hospital and in Singapore's public hospitals:
| Clinical base | Role in training |
|---|---|
| National University Hospital | The school's principal teaching hospital, with 1,289 beds as at March 2026, and its largest single clinical base |
| Singapore's public hospital clusters | Clinical postings also run across Singapore's public hospital network |
| Student Internship Programme | Part of Phase V of the degree, with named rotations in Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology; it is part of the five-year course, not the PGY1 year |
| MOH Holdings | The national body that employs PGY1 doctors after graduation and posts them across the public hospital clusters; it is not part of NUS |
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The Singapore Framework
Recognition, the Service Bond and the Singapore Framework
A Singapore medical degree sits inside a tightly planned national system, and its terms apply to international students as much as to citizens. The table sets out what that means in practice.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total intake | About 280 places a year in total, planned around Singapore's own medical workforce, with priority for Singaporeans |
| MOH Medical Undergraduate Agreement | Signed by every medicine student; the service obligation is six years for international students and five years for Singapore citizens |
| When the bond begins | After the 12-month PGY1 year, not on graduation day |
| Liquidated damages | Payable under the agreement if the bond is broken |
| Singapore Medical Council | The NUS MBBS leads to provisional registration for PGY1 and then full registration with the SMC |
| WDOMS | The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, so graduates can apply for ECFMG Certification and the USMLE |
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The table above sets out the terms that apply to an international medical student in Singapore.
Legacy
The People and the Lineage
Medicine has been taught here since 1905, and the school's graduates include a President of Singapore and a Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Dr Benjamin Sheares
Second President of Singapore and a renowned obstetrician who trained and taught at the school. Sheares Hall at NUS and the Benjamin Sheares Bridge carry his name.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Twice Prime Minister of Malaysia, who studied medicine at the school, entering when it was the King Edward VII College of Medicine.
Faculty
NUS Yong Loo Lin is Singapore's first and largest medical school and the oldest part of the National University of Singapore, which ranks 10th in the world on QS 2027. The school ranks 13th in the world on the Times Higher Education Medical and Health table for 2026, and its principal teaching hospital, National University Hospital, has 1,289 beds.
Academic Expertise
13th in the world on the THE Medical and Health table for 2026
18th in the world and 1st in Asia for Medicine on QS 2025
Part of a university ranked 10th in the world on QS 2027
National University Hospital, 1,289 beds
Student Support & Mentorship
Taught entirely in English, with no local language requirement
About 280 places a year in total
NUS International Undergraduate Scholarship open to Indian nationals
On-campus halls from about S$104 (about ₹7,700) a week for a double room
About University
History Information
Founded in 1905
King Edward VII College of Medicine, 1921
Through Three Universities
Named Yong Loo Lin in 2005
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Role in medicine
Role in medical education
Singapore's First Medical School
Among the Best in the World
Training for a Planned National Workforce
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Cost of living
Living Cost in Singapore
Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in. A student typically spends about S$1,150 to S$3,400 a month, and the gap between an NUS hall place and a private room is the largest single variable in the budget. Rupee figures use about ₹74 to the Singapore dollar (October 2026).
Monthly Living Cost
| Cost Component | Approximate Amount |
|---|---|
| Accommodation (NUS hall double room to private room) | ₹33,000 to ₹1,33,000 (S$450 to S$1,800) |
| Food (three meals a day) | ₹22,000 to ₹59,000 (S$300 to S$800) |
| Public transport | ₹7,400 to ₹22,000 (S$100 to S$300) |
| Utilities | Usually included in hall rent |
| University health service fee | About ₹1,000 a month (S$83.25 a semester) |
| Phone, toiletries, clothing | ₹22,000 to ₹37,000 (S$300 to S$500) |
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Average monthly living cost
₹85,000 to ₹2,52,000 (S$1,150 to S$3,400)
Housing
Accommodation
NUS publishes its on-campus rates in full, and the difference between a hall place and Singapore's private rental market is the largest single variable in a student's budget here.
Halls of Residence
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Food & Dining
Indian Food and Daily Life in Singapore
Singapore has one of the largest and longest-established Indian communities outside India, and Indian food here is part of ordinary daily life rather than something to search for.
The Little India district has been part of Singapore for generations, with restaurants, groceries, temples, mosques and shops serving a wide range of Indian regional cuisines. It is reachable by MRT from anywhere in the city.
People of Indian origin make up about 9 per cent of Singapore's resident population, and Tamil is one of the country's four official languages. An Indian student here is joining a long-established part of Singaporean life, not a small expatriate community.
Singapore's hawker centres serve South Indian, North Indian and Indian Muslim food, among many other cuisines, at prices well below restaurant rates. Numbeo puts an inexpensive restaurant meal at about S$15 (about ₹1,100), and hawker food costs less, which is the main way students keep the food budget down.
Indian groceries, spices and provisions are available across the city, not only in Little India, so cooking Indian food at home needs no special planning.
Vegetarian and halal food are easy to find across Singapore, including on and around the NUS campus.
Location
How to Reach NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Address
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore. The school sits on the NUS Kent Ridge campus in the south-west of Singapore, alongside National University Hospital. Clinical postings run across Singapore's public hospitals, all within the city-state.
Nearest Airport
Changi Airport (SIN), with direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and other Indian cities
Flight Time From India
About four to four and a half hours from Chennai or Bengaluru and five and a half to six hours from Delhi or Mumbai, all direct
Your Roadmap to Success
Career Pathways After MBBS at NUS
Graduates receive the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), the Singapore primary medical qualification and the equivalent of an Indian MBBS rather than an Indian postgraduate MD.
Graduates receive provisional registration from the Singapore Medical Council so they can be employed as PGY1 doctors by MOH Holdings, the national body that posts them across the public hospital clusters. PGY1, formerly called housemanship, runs for 12 months and must start within two years of graduating; full SMC registration follows.
Under the MOH Medical Undergraduate Agreement, international students serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector, starting after PGY1; Singapore citizens serve five. It is a contract with liquidated damages for leaving early, and it shapes a graduate's first working years.
After PGY1, graduates can apply for residency through MOH Holdings with the NUHS, SingHealth or NHG Health clusters, and specialist training can continue within the public health system during and after the bond.
The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), so NUS graduates can apply for ECFMG Certification and sit the USMLE, the US licensing exam. ECFMG's accreditation policy is for information only and does not affect an individual graduate's eligibility for ECFMG Certification.
The five-year English-medium NUS MBBS meets the NMC's course-length and language rules, but the NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 also ask for a 12-month internship at the same foreign institution that awards the degree. In Singapore that year is PGY1, a paid hospital job arranged nationally by MOH Holdings rather than by NUS, so, as the rules stand, an NUS degree does not meet the NMC rules and does not lead to an Indian licence through the FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force). The six-year bond also comes first. Plan this with our counsellors before you apply.
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Practising in India
FMGE (NExT Deferred and Not in Force)
To practise medicine in India after graduating abroad, an Indian student qualifies NEET-UG before admission, completes the course abroad, clears the NMC screening examination (the FMGE; NExT is deferred and not in force), completes an internship in India, and registers with the NMC or a State Medical Council. For an NUS graduate this route is not open as the rules stand, because the internship year does not meet the NMC rules, and the six-year service bond comes first in any case.
Step 1
The Bond Comes First
International graduates serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector under the MOH Medical Undergraduate Agreement, starting after the PGY1 year. Leaving earlier means paying liquidated damages under the agreement. Counting five years of study, the PGY1 year and the bond, a family should plan for about 12 years in Singapore from the first day of the course.
Step 2
Course Length and Internship
The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for a course of at least 54 months, a 12-month internship in the same foreign institution, and a licence to practise in the country of study. The five-year NUS MBBS clears the course length. Its 12-month internship, though, is the PGY1 year after graduation, a paid hospital job arranged nationally by MOH Holdings rather than by NUS, and the final-year Student Internship Programme is part of the degree course itself. That is why, as the rules stand, the Singapore degree does not meet the NMC rules and does not lead to an Indian licence.
Step 3
Teaching in English
The regulations require the course to be taught in English. NUS delivers the MBBS in English throughout, so this condition is met.
Step 4
FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force)
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducts the FMGE twice a year with a pass mark of 150 out of 300. In the December 2025 session 42,872 candidates appeared and 10,262 qualified, a pass rate of 23.95%. In June 2025, 36,034 appeared and 6,707 qualified, 18.61%. The National Exit Test (NExT), intended to replace the FMGE, is deferred and not in force.
Step 5
Clinical Internship in India (CRMI)
After clearing the FMGE, graduates complete a Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) in India, normally twelve months, and then register with the NMC or a State Medical Council.
Student Life Style
Student life at NUS
Singapore is a city-state of around six million people: equatorial, English-speaking, very safe and very expensive. For an Indian student it is one of the most familiar-feeling places to study abroad, and one of the most costly.
Marina Bay Sands and the ArtScience Museum illuminated at night across Singapore's Marina Bay
The Cost, and How to Plan for It
The Helix Bridge lit in purple at night with Marina Bay Sands and the ArtScience Museum behind
The Bond Shapes the Decade
Bridge over the Singapore River with a road sign and the central business district towers behind
An Equatorial Climate
Mosque in Singapore's Little India district, with minarets and palm trees against a blue sky
Safety
Language and Familiarity
Getting Home
Money and Payments
Scholarship & Financial
Scholarship & Financial Aid
Real financial help is available at NUS, and it comes with the same six-year service bond attached. Read all three cards together rather than the first alone.
Tuition for AY2026/27 is S$87,800 a year (about ₹65 lakh) for a non-ASEAN international student with the MOE Tuition Grant, or about S$439,000 across five years, about ₹3.25 crore. Without the Tuition Grant the full fee is S$190,150 a year including GST, about ₹1.41 crore.
- S$87,800 a year × 5 = about S$439,000, about ₹3.25 crore
- Full fee without the Tuition Grant: S$190,150 a year, about ₹1.41 crore
- Application fee S$20 (about ₹1,500)
The MOE Tuition Grant is what brings the fee down from S$190,150 to S$87,800 a year, and the subsidised fee comes with the MOH Medical Undergraduate Agreement. International students then serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector after PGY1, against five for Singapore citizens, and leaving early means paying liquidated damages. The grant is a contract, not a discount.
Open to citizens of every country except Singapore, so Indian nationals qualify, and it applies to Medicine. It covers the subsidised tuition fee after the Tuition Grant, plus a living allowance of S$5,800 a year (about ₹4.3 lakh), an accommodation allowance of S$5,000 a year (about ₹3.7 lakh) and a one-time computer allowance of S$1,750 (about ₹1.3 lakh). Holders also take the Tuition Grant, so the six-year service bond still applies.
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| University | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineSingapore | AIIMS New DelhiNew Delhi, India |
|---|---|---|
| University Type | Public, founded 1905 | Institute of National Importance (government) |
| Medium | English | English |
| Course Duration | 5 years, then a 12-month PGY1 year in Singapore | 5.5 years, being 4.5 years plus a 12-month internship |
| Tuition (per year) | S$87,800, about ₹65 lakh, with the Tuition Grant (AY2026/27) | About ₹1,628 in academic fees for the whole course, including ₹1,350 tuition |
| Admission | UCAT, portfolio and Focused Skills Assessment, plus a qualified NEET UG result | NEET UG |
| Recognition | Listed in WDOMS; SMC registration; does not meet the NMC internship rule (PGY1 is arranged nationally) | Listed in WDOMS |
| Global Ranking | THE Medical and Health 13 (2026); QS Medicine 18 (2025) | NIRF Medical 1 (2025) |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions students and parents ask most often about studying medicine at NUS.
Yes. NUS accepts international applicants whose qualifications meet the subject prerequisites, whatever their nationality. Places are few, though: about 280 a year in total, planned around Singapore's own medical workforce, with priority for Singaporeans, and NUS publishes no separate number of places for international students.
Yes. Every student accepted into medicine signs the Ministry of Health (MOH) Medical Undergraduate Agreement. International students serve six years in Singapore's public healthcare sector and Singapore citizens five, starting after the PGY1 year. Leaving early means paying liquidated damages under the agreement.
For AY2026/27, tuition is S$87,800 a year (about ₹65 lakh) for a non-ASEAN international student with the MOE Tuition Grant, or about ₹3.25 crore across five years. Without the grant the full fee is S$190,150 a year including GST. Rupee figures use about ₹74 to the Singapore dollar (October 2026).
The NUS International Undergraduate Scholarship is open to citizens of every country except Singapore and applies to Medicine. It covers the subsidised tuition fee plus living, accommodation and computer allowances. Holders also take the Tuition Grant, so the six-year service bond still applies.
The MBBS runs for five years across Phases I to V. The final phase includes a Student Internship Programme with rotations in Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as part of the degree. Singapore's 12-month internship year, PGY1, comes after graduation and is arranged by MOH Holdings across the public hospital clusters.
No, not as the rules stand. The five-year English-medium MBBS meets the NMC's course-length and language rules, but the NMC asks for the 12-month internship at the university that awards the degree, and Singapore's PGY1 year is arranged nationally by MOH Holdings, not by NUS. So the degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence, and the six-year service bond comes first in any case. If India is your long-term plan, plan it with our counsellors before you apply.
Yes. The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), so its graduates can apply for ECFMG Certification and sit the USMLE. ECFMG's accreditation policy is for information only and does not affect an individual graduate's eligibility for ECFMG Certification.
Entirely in English. Singapore teaches in English, so there is no local language to learn for lectures, examinations or the wards.
An applicant with CBSE or ISC Class 12 needs excellent results with Chemistry together with Biology or Physics, and a UCAT score from the 12 months before applying. Applications with a portfolio run from October to mid-March, and shortlisted candidates attend the Focused Skills Assessment in April. Indian students also need to qualify NEET-UG.
At National University Hospital, the school's principal teaching hospital with 1,289 beds as at March 2026, and across Singapore's public hospital clusters.
High. A double room in an NUS hall of residence was S$104 a week on the AY2025/26 rate sheet, about S$450 (about ₹33,000) a month, while a private one-bedroom flat outside the city centre costs about S$2,662 (about ₹1,97,000) a month. In all, a student spends about ₹85,000 to ₹2,52,000 a month, so a campus place makes a very large difference.