Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Courses and Fees 2026

Nanyang Technological University fees for Indian students range from SGD 36,350 (INR 27.26 Lakhs) per year for non-lab undergraduate degrees to SGD 89,380 (INR 67.04 Lakhs) for the full-programme Nanyang MBA. The most in-demand postgraduate options for Indian applicants, MSc Business Analytics (SGD 52,000, INR 39.00 Lakhs), MSc Data Science (SGD 63,220, INR 47.42 Lakhs), and MSc Financial Engineering (SGD 69,760 to 75,210, INR 52.32 to 56.41 Lakhs), are all 12 to 18-month full-programme prices, not annual bills.

Your realistic entry is the August 2027 intake, since the August 2026 batch is already registering and the Student’s Pass processing window (roughly 4 to 6 weeks after In-Principle Approval) rules it out. A narrow January 2028 window opens after August 2027 for a small set of coursework Masters. The one decision that matters at this stage is whether to accept the MOE Tuition Grant, which cuts fees sharply but binds you to work in a Singapore-registered company for three years post-graduation.

The core fee anchors for the current cycle:

• UG non-lab (Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences), AY2026/27: SGD 36,350 (INR 27.26 Lakhs) per year
• UG lab-based (Engineering, Science, Computing), AY2026/27: SGD 40,600 (INR 30.45 Lakhs) per year
• UG Accountancy and Business tracks, AY2026/27: SGD 45,600 (INR 34.20 Lakhs) per year
• Nanyang MBA (12 months, full programme): SGD 89,380 (INR 67.04 Lakhs)
• Nanyang Scholarship: full tuition covered plus SGD 6,500 (INR 4.88 Lakhs) annual living allowance

A four-year Engineering degree at NTU adds up to roughly INR 1.22 Crore in tuition alone, and a one-year MSc Data Science sits at about INR 47.42 Lakhs full programme, both quoted at the fee that follows you for the full duration of study. All INR figures use 1 SGD = INR 75 (xe.com, 25 July 2026).

Planning to apply for the August 2027 intake at NTU Singapore? Check the full NTU admissions guide for Indian students

Nanyang Technological University Tuition Fees by Programme for Indian Students

Nanyang Technological University charges Indian students the non-subsidised international rate, inclusive of Singapore’s 9 percent GST. The rate splits three ways: lab-based (Engineering, Science, Computing), non-lab (Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences), and the higher-priced Business and Accountancy tracks. Coursework Masters are quoted as full-programme fees, not per year, because most run 12 to 18 months.

Nanyang Technological University Undergraduate Fees for Indian Students: AY2026/27

Undergraduate fees are fixed at the rate published for your admission year and stay unchanged for the full four-year degree, so the number below is what you pay in Year 1 and every year after.

Source: NTU Undergraduate Tuition Fees, Accepted Programme Offer in 2026 (ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/financial-matters/tuition-fees/accepted-programme-offer-in-2026). All fees are inclusive of 9 percent GST.

Nanyang Technological University Postgraduate Fees for Indian Students: AY2026/27

Coursework Masters are quoted as one-time full-programme fees. For a 12-month MSc, the number below is your total tuition liability.

Sources: NTU Postgraduate Tuition Fees page and each programme’s official page on ntu.edu.sg. CMU Track adds an unbudgeted SGD 6,500 to SGD 8,500 (INR 4.88 to 6.38 Lakhs) for a term at Carnegie Mellon University, not included above. Application fees are separate: SGD 50 (INR 3,750) for most MSc programmes, SGD 100 (INR 7,500) for MSc Business Analytics.

Nanyang Technological University Fee Trend by Year

NTU revises tuition on an academic-year cycle. Since your rate locks to your admission year and stays fixed for the full duration, the trend that matters is the annual step-up applied between one intake year and the next.

Public archives for prior-year international non-subsidised fees are not consolidated on a single NTU page. The historical band, read off successive AY-specific publications, has moved in the low single digits year over year: UG lab-based rose from around SGD 39,000 (AY2025/26) to the current SGD 40,600 for AY2026/27, roughly a 4 percent step. Assume a similar 2 to 4 percent uplift is likely for the AY2027/28 rate that will apply to your August 2027 admission, but treat the exact number as unpublished until NTU releases the AY2027/28 fee schedule in early 2027.

Cost of Living at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for Indian Students

NTU publishes an official student cost-of-living range of SGD 1,275 to 1,775 (INR 95,625 to INR 1,33,125) per month. That range assumes on-campus or subsidised hostel accommodation, hawker-centre and canteen meals, and public-transport commutes. Off-campus rentals near the Boon Lay or Jurong East MRT lines push the top of the range up sharply.

Source: NTU Cost of Studies for international students (ntu.edu.sg). SGD to INR at 1 SGD = INR 75.

Grocery and food inflation in Singapore ran roughly 3 percent through 2025 to 2026, and hawker-centre meal caps have held, so the food column above is a stable planning number for August 2027 entrants. Where you will see the biggest year-over-year variance is in off-campus rent, which is why sticking to campus halls until you know the city protects your first-year budget.

Total Cost of Studying at Nanyang Technological University for Indian Students

Total cost blends tuition, living, mandatory fees, and the Student’s Pass and insurance line items. The table below shows a first-year budget for the two most common Indian applicant profiles.

Mandatory Fees line = Student’s Pass application SGD 30 (INR 2,250), issuance SGD 90 (INR 6,750), multi-journey visa SGD 30 (INR 2,250), plus mandatory hospitalisation and surgical insurance approximately SGD 70 (INR 5,250). Living totals use the mid-to-upper end of NTU’s published range, on 10-month basis for UG and 12-month for PG.

Across a full 4-year Engineering degree, tuition alone lands at roughly INR 1.22 Crore, and adding living plus mandatory fees pushes the all-in total to INR 1.62 to 1.70 Crore. An education loan sized to that number, say INR 1.5 Crore at 10.5 percent over 10 years, carries an EMI of approximately INR 2.02 Lakhs per month post-graduation. For the MSc Data Science profile on a INR 60 Lakh loan, EMI works out to roughly INR 80,000 per month.

Nanyang Technological University Scholarships for Indian Students

NTU auto-considers most incoming international undergraduates for merit-based scholarships as part of the admission application, so no separate form is needed for the two flagship undergraduate awards below. Postgraduate coursework students have far fewer institutional options and typically rely on India-side awards.

Nanyang Technological University Institutional Scholarships

Source: NTU Undergraduate Financial Matters (ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/financial-matters). Nanyang Scholarship is highly selective, with roughly 40 to 50 awards per year across all nationalities.

India-Side Scholarships Open for the August 2027 Intake

These are the four externally-funded routes Indian students most commonly stack with an NTU offer. All are open for the August 2027 cohort.

Want the full list of NTU scholarships with amounts in INR? See the complete NTU scholarships guide for Indian students

Nanyang Technological University Tuition Deposit and Payment Options

Once you accept your NTU offer, a SGD 5,000 (INR 3.75 Lakhs) acceptance deposit secures your seat and is credited toward your first-semester tuition bill. The deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw, but does count against tuition if you enrol. Payment triggers the issuance of your In-Principle Approval letter from ICA, which is the document you need for the Student’s Pass.

Methods of Payment

• Telegraphic transfer (SWIFT): The primary route from Indian banks. Allow 3 to 5 working days for value date; keep the SWIFT copy for your visa and loan file.
• NTU’s designated international payment provider (Flywire): Cuts intermediary bank charges by roughly 2 to 3 percent versus a raw SWIFT wire; usable in INR directly.
• Forex card: Load SGD before departure for daily spend and small fee payments; not practical for full tuition due to card ceilings.
• Education loan disbursement: HDFC Credila, Avanse, ICICI, and SBI all disburse directly to NTU on the university’s proforma invoice. Sanction letter is accepted by ICA as proof of funds for the Student’s Pass.

Steps to Pay the Tuition Fee for International Students

1. Accept the offer online through the NTU Admissions Portal within the offer-letter deadline (typically two weeks).
2. Pay the SGD 5,000 (INR 3.75 Lakhs) acceptance deposit via Flywire or SWIFT.
3. Complete the Student’s Pass application on ICA’s SOLAR+ system; receive the In-Principle Approval letter.
4. Pay the balance of the first-semester tuition by the invoice due date (usually 4 weeks before term start).
5. Retain every receipt and SWIFT confirmation for your immigration and loan-disbursement file.

NTU bills tuition on a per-semester schedule for undergraduates and a per-trimester or per-term schedule for coursework Masters, so you never front the full-programme fee in one payment. There is no formal early-payment discount at NTU, unlike some UK universities, but paying by the invoice deadline avoids the SGD 100 (INR 7,500) late-payment charge.

Source: NTU Fees Payment Schedule (Non-Subsidised Tuition Fee Scheme), ntu.edu.sg/oad2.

Hidden Costs of Studying at Nanyang Technological University

The line items below sit outside the tuition and hall-fee columns and are the ones Indian families most often forget. For the August 2027 intake, the two most time-sensitive are the mandatory insurance uplift and the outbound one-way airfare, which peaks in July.

• Student’s Pass end-to-end: SGD 30 application + SGD 60 issuance + SGD 30 multi-journey visa = SGD 120 (INR 9,000), one-time.
• Mandatory hospitalisation and surgical insurance: Approximately SGD 70 (INR 5,250) per year, non-negotiable; NTU auto-enrols and bills you.
• Medical check-up on arrival: SGD 120 to 200 (INR 9,000 to 15,000) at NTU’s health centre or a designated clinic.
• One-way airfare Delhi/Mumbai to Singapore in August: INR 25,000 to 45,000, book by April 2027.
• Setup costs (bedding, kitchenware, work desk, laptop peripherals): SGD 400 to 700 (INR 30,000 to 52,500), one-time.
• IELTS retake or PTE Academic: INR 17,000 to 18,000 per attempt, if your first score falls short.
• SWIFT and forex markup on tuition transfers: Approximately INR 40,000 to 70,000 per year on a INR 50 Lakh transfer at 1 percent all-in cost.

Total first-year hidden costs land at roughly INR 1.5 to 2.5 Lakhs on top of tuition and living. Budget them explicitly, most Indian applicants underestimate this bucket by half.

Fee Saving Strategies for Indian Students at Nanyang Technological University

The single most time-sensitive lever for the August 2027 intake is the Tuition Grant decision at undergraduate level. It halves your tuition in exchange for a three-year Singapore employment bond, and it is not available if you defer the decision past your admission acceptance window.

• Accept the MOE Tuition Grant (UG only): Cuts UG lab-based tuition from SGD 40,600 (INR 30.45 Lakhs) to roughly SGD 20,650 (INR 15.49 Lakhs) per year, a saving of close to INR 60 Lakhs across four years. The trade-off is a three-year work-in-Singapore bond post-graduation.
• Bid for on-campus hall accommodation: Halls at SGD 350 to 700 (INR 26,250 to 52,500) per month versus off-campus at SGD 1,200 to 1,800 (INR 90,000 to 1.35 Lakhs). Saves INR 8 to 12 Lakhs per year.
• Work part-time up to 16 hours per week during term: Student’s Pass permits it; typical on-campus rate is SGD 12 to 18 (INR 900 to 1,350) per hour. Offsets roughly INR 4 to 6 Lakhs per academic year of living costs.
• Claim Section 80E interest deduction on your Indian education loan: Full interest is deductible for 8 years from the year repayment begins, meaningful for loans over INR 40 Lakhs.
• Choose the correct programme band: A non-lab undergraduate degree at SGD 36,350 versus a lab-based at SGD 40,600 saves INR 3.19 Lakhs per year. Verify your programme’s classification before enrolment; some interdisciplinary majors sit in the non-lab band.
• Route funds through Flywire, not raw SWIFT: Saves 2 to 3 percent per transfer, worth INR 1 to 1.5 Lakhs per year on Masters tuition.

Is Nanyang Technological University Worth the Cost for Indian Students

A one-year MSc Data Science at NTU is a total investment of roughly INR 63.56 Lakhs against a Singapore-market starting salary that for Employment Pass eligibility begins at SGD 5,600 (INR 4.20 Lakhs) per month, and typically lands SGD 6,500 to 8,500 (INR 4.88 to 6.38 Lakhs) per month for NTU Data Science and Business Analytics graduates in the Singapore tech and finance sectors.

Singapore does not offer a UK-style automatic post-study work route. Graduates need an employer-sponsored Employment Pass to stay and work, and the minimum salary threshold applies. NTU’s location inside Southeast Asia’s largest financial hub, combined with the university’s own on-campus employer pipeline (DBS, Grab, Shopee, ByteDance, Standard Chartered, and the Big Four all recruit from campus each semester), keeps conversion from OPT-equivalent employment to Employment Pass strong for STEM and Business graduates.

On the EMI-versus-salary maths, a INR 60 Lakh education loan at 10.5 percent over 10 years is an EMI of approximately INR 80,000 per month. Set against the SGD 6,500 (INR 4.88 Lakhs) monthly EP-track salary common for NTU MSc graduates, that is under 17 percent of gross monthly income. Payback of the full loan tracks 4 to 5 years for a graduate who stays in Singapore, versus 8 to 10 years for a graduate who returns to India on a INR 25 to 35 Lakh Indian tech-sector salary.