Undergraduate Concession Card

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If you are a full-time matriculated undergraduate, you are eligible to apply for an Undergraduate Concession Card to enjoy concessionary travel on buses, MRT and LRT.

All part-time undergraduates, postgraduates, non-graduating (exchange & non-exchange) students irrespective of the courses they are in, are ineligible for the concession card.

You can find more information here.

The bulk application exercise for the AY2024/25 freshmen will commence from 15 July 2024 to 31 August 2024. Only full-time matriculated undergraduates are eligible to apply for the Undergraduate Concession Card. You can check your eligibility here.

Application is done online via the Transitlink Application page.

  • Upload a colour passport-sized photograph that was taken within the last 3 months (taken full face with a white background)
  • Payment to be made via eNets Credit. (Transitlink’s payment guide can be found here.)

If your name is more than 32 characters (including spaces):

  • Please use this form between 8 July 2024 and 16 August 2024 to provide us with your amended/shortened name.
  • Starting from 17 August 2024, please submit your amended/shortened name using this form.

All concession cards applied during the bulk application exercise will be sent to the Student Service Centre (SSC) located at University Sports Centre.

Collection of your concession card at SSC will commence from 08 August 2024 and is by appointment only.

Freshmen and current students who applied for your concession card during the bulk application exercise on 15 July to 31 August 2024, please take note of your application date when arranging an appointment to collect your card at the Student Service Centre.

NOTE: Collection of Concession Card is by appointment only. 

  • You must make an appointment via our appointment booking portalto collect your concession card.
  • Bring along your mobile phone, with uNivUS app installed. We will be scanning your digital student card upon collection.
  • If you are authorizing a proxy, select Yes in the appointment booking portal.
    • Your proxy should bring a copy of your Student Card and also his/her own NRIC / Passport for identification.

Collection Schedule 

S/No

Application Date 

Collection Date

1)

15 July – 23 July 2024

07 August 2024 onwards

2)

24 July – 30 July 2024

14 August 2024 onwards

3)

31 July – 06 August 2024

21 August 2024 onwards

4)

07 August – 13 August 2024

28 August 2024 onwards

5)

14 August – 20 August 2024

04 September 2024 onwards

6)

21 August – 27 August 2024

11 September 2024 onwards

7)

28 August – 31 August 2024

18 September 2024 onwards

Collection Venue 
All applied concession cards during the bulk exercise will be sent to the Student Service Centre for collection.

Collection location:
University Sports Centre, USC-03-07
2 Sports Drive 1
Singapore 117561

Bring your mobile phone, with uNivUS app installed, to scan your digital student card for collection of your concession card.

Only full-time matriculated undergraduates are eligible for the Undergraduate Concession Card.

Current students without a concession card can apply for one either online or any SimplyGo Ticketing Service Centre. If your name is more than 32 characters (including spaces), please use this form to provide us with your amended/shortened name.

When applying for the concession card, prepare the following: 

  •  Passport-size photograph (taken within the last 3 months) against a white background;
  • Student Card; and

One of the following documents: 

  •   Original NRIC/Passport for Singapore Citizens; or
  •   Original NRIC/Re-entry permit for Singapore Permanent Residents; or
  •   Original Passport and Foreign Student Pass (FIN) for foreign students.

Note: Photograph must fulfil the following criteria: 

  • Taken against a white background in colour passport-sized
  • Hair must be neatly combed or tied up
  • Image must show full face from chin to crown of the head

For Undergraduate Concession Cards applied online, your concession card will be mailed to the mailing address provided by you in the application.

For Undergraduate Concession Cards applied at any SimplyGo Ticketing Service Centre, you will be issued your card on the spot.

To start using your Undergraduate Concession Card, head down to any SimplyGo Ticket Office to activate the card by making a minimum top-up of $5. Bring your original NRIC/Passport for verification purposes.

You may refer here for more FAQs on concession cards.

Full-time matriculated undergraduates can enjoy travel concession through the use of Monthly Concession Passes (MCPs). The MCPs can be purchased at any SimplyGo Ticket Office and Self-Help Ticketing Machine.

There are 3 schemes:

Bus Concession Pass (BCP) 
Unlimited travel on basic bus services for $55.50 monthly.

Train Concession Pass (TCP) 
Unlimited travel on train rides for $48 monthly.

Hybrid Concession Pass (HCP) 
Unlimited travel on both train rides and basic bus services for $81 monthly.

The Undergraduate Concession Card can also be topped-up with a minimum travel value of $5 for use on buses and trains should you decide not to purchase a monthly concession pass. Normal adult fares will be deducted.

More information can be found at the TransitLink website.

Please refer to TransitLink website on the replacement of your lost or damaged concession card.   

The expiry date of your concessionary eligibility period can be determined at any SimplyGo Ticket Office and Self-Help Ticketing Machine.

Please send an extension request hereat least 14 working days before the expiry date of your existing concessionary eligibility period.

The processing time for the extension will take about 14 working days. You will be informed via email on the date to activate the extension for your concessionary eligibility period.

Your card concession eligibility will expire once you completed your course of study in NUS. However, the card can be used for a further 4-month period, with adult fare payment. Concession passes cannot be purchased during this period.

You can return the concession card to any SimplyGo Ticket Office so as to obtain a refund of any remaining travel value in the card. The card will be retained by the Ticket Office. You may request for an immediate refund at any Ticket Office during the 4 months grace period. After the 4 months period, your card will expire and cannot be used or refunded immediately. You will then be issued a receipt to collect the refund 5 working days later at any Ticket Office.

Cardholders are required to produce their NRIC/Passport for the refund. Refund of the card by a proxy is allowed if the proxy presents their own original NRIC/Passport in addition to the above-mentioned items.

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