(For August 2010 Intake)

All Polytechnic Diploma holders who have been granted admission to the Bachelor of Science (Education) or Bachelor of Arts (Education) Programme at the National Institute of Education and who wish to read Mathematics as their Academic Subject are required to sit for a Mathematics Qualifying Test (MQT). Only those who perform satisfactorily in the MQT will be eligible to read Mathematics as their Academic Subject.

The MQT is a test of aptitude for solving mathematical problems. It covers all topics in Secondary School Elementary Mathematics and Additional Mathematics. In addition, questions on mathematical reasoning and logical thinking will be asked.

Please note that the MQT may be only taken once.

Test Dates and Venue

There will be two test dates:

• Please bring along your NRIC or Passport for identification purpose when you sit for the test.
• Please also bring along your pen and scientific calculator for the test.
• Only those polytechnic graduates who did not take Test 1 are allowed to sit for Test 2

Registration

If you are offered admission to NIE and you need to sit for the MQT, you will have to register for the MQT.
Click Here to register

Test Result (2009)

Click here to see the result for Test 1.
Click here to see the result for Test 2.

Sample Questions

Click the following link to download a set of sample MQT questions:

MQTsample.pdf (You need Acrobat Reader to open the file)

Please note that the document above contains a representative set of questions intended to provide MQT candidates with an idea of the types and level of difficulty of MQT items. The actual format of the MQT may differ from that of the sample provided.

Enquiries

For enquiries on the MQT, please contact:

Asst. Prof. Soon Wan Mei, Amanda
Email: wanmei.soon@nie.edu.sg