Overview

There are two intakes each year for the Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, August and January. Research scholarships or financial top-ups (for selected industrial projects only) are available to outstanding candidates.

Structure & Duration

Candidates enrolled for a graduate programme by research pursue an independent but supervised research in an approved topic based on which a thesis must be submitted for examination.

Candidates are also required to attend classes and pass the examinations to earn at least 18 Academic Units (for e.g. six 3-AU courses) in Ph.D. study. Candidates have to undergo a Qualifying Examination/Confirmation Exercise within a period stipulated by the school.

Programme Structure

The areas for graduate studies, by research include :

3D Packaging, System on Package and Printable Electronics

Autonomous Robots and Intelligent Systems

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Big Data and Video Analytic

Biomedical Devices

Biophotonics/Nanophotonics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-31 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Electronics & Embedded Technology

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

GRE^®

149 _(verbal)

149 _{(quantitative)}

3.5 _(analytical)

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants from overseas universities must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree with at least 2nd class Honours upper or equivalent.

All applicants from overseas universities must provide GRE. Applicants from India may use Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in place of GRE.

For applicants whose native language is not English, a good TOEFL score is required. IELTS may be submitted in place of TOEFL.

Tuition Fee

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International

22200 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11100 SGD per semester during 24 months.
National

19500 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9750 SGD per semester during 24 months.

Living costs for Singapore

1878 - 3880 SGD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.