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Manage Applications: View Instructions
Click on “View Instructions” and select the programme from the drop-down menu to view the specific instructions that are given for each of the programme.
Graduate Admission System
User Guide for Applicants
Last updated: April 2014
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Introduction
This User Guide serves as a general reference for students who are interested to apply to NUS graduate programmes using the online Graduate Admission System (GDA).
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Manage Applications: Languages
Indicate the languages that you speak and write in, and indicate your proficiency levels here.
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Manage Applications: Personal Particulars
Click on “Personal Particulars” to fill in the required personal information. Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents are required to key in their NRIC number, while international applications who are working / residing in Singapore are to provide their FIN.
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Homepage
Spend some time to read the instructions on the homepage
Click on “Manage Applications” to: -add / submit applications - update relevant information (academic qualifications, employment history, test details, contact info etc) - answer questionnaire / essay questions, if applicable - upload documents - associate referee(s) to your applications - view admission checklist Graduate Admission System - User Guide for Applicants 5
Existing users who forget your password: click here to reset
New users: click here to create your account
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At the Login Page
Navigate to https://.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx#
Existing users: login here using your email address and login password
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Manage Applications: Test Details
Select the relevant test here.
Provide your test scores and related info here and then click on Save.
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Manage Applications: Other Information
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Manage Applications: Employment History
Please provide details of your employment history to date in this section.
You can edit your preference ranking, as well as delete applications before you submit your applications online.

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Add New Application: Re-order Preference
If you are applying for multiple NUS programmes, rank your applications in order of preference by clicking “Up” and “Down”.
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Manage Applications: Contact Details – Personal Contact
As your primary email address is also your login ID, and notifications will be sent to this account, please make doubly sure that you have keyed in the email address correctly.
Important!
As it is common to be holding multiple email accounts, please take note which email account you are using to create your account for the Graduate Admission System.
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Create New Account
Your email address will also be your login ID. Should you forget your login password and request to have it reset, the link to authorise the password reset will be sent to this email address.
Manage Applications: Add New Application
Click on “Add New Application”
Select / key in the relevant information as accurately as you can, then click the “Save” button.
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Manage Applications: Academic Qualifications
“Location” here refers to the country of the awarding institution for your degree, and not the physical location of your study.
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Manage Applications: Personal Particulars
Apart from the basic information (e.g. full name and date of birth), other info (such as pass type, pass number, passport date of issue, passport expiry date) are commonly requested by many of our programmes
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Manage Applications: Contact Details – Next of Kin Contact
It is compulsory for you to provide the contact info of at least one next-of-kin, as the University will attempt to contact this person during an emergency situation.