2025 GCE Normal Academic Level Syllabuses Examined for Private Candidates
Here are the 2025 GCE N(A)-Level examination syllabuses that are offered to private candidates:
For syllabuses that have been revised, the specimen papers are available on the website for three years, including the year of posting. We seek your understanding that some items / images / resources may not be available in these online specimen papers, due to copyright restrictions. In such cases, a description of the item / image / resource, and/or a web-link may be provided. The full specimen paper, in printed format, may be purchased from SEAB.
From 2017, certain papers of selected GCE N(A)-Level subjects will be conducted in the e-Examination format (for example, e-Oral). The subjects are as follows:
| Subject Title | Subject Code | Paper | 
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 1196 | 3 | 
| Malay | 1197 | 3 | 
| Tamil | 1198 | 3 | 
Online Tutorial for Mother Tongue Language e-Oral examination to understand the revised examination format.
Cambridge Subjects
| Subject Title | Language Medium | Subject Code | Specimen Papers for
 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1190 | - | |
| English | 2022 | - | |
| English | 2125 | ||
| English | 2126 | ||
| English | 2127 | Paper 1
 | |
| English | 2195 | ||
| English | 2246 | ||
| Bengali | 3236 | - | |
| Gujarati | 3237 | - | |
| Hindi | 3238 | - | |
| Panjabi | 3239 | - | |
| Urdu | 3240 | - | |
| English | 4045 | - | |
| English | 4051 | - | |
| English | 5105 | ||
| English | 5106 | ||
| English | 5107 | ||
| Principles of Accounts [Updated]^ | English | 7086 | 
^ Change is to response format for Paper 2. The new response format requires
candidates to write their answers on the question paper.
° Subject/Paper with e-Examination. Refer to e-Exam Resources for Private Candidates for
details. 
Local Subjects
| Subject Title | Language Medium | Subject Code | Specimen Papers for
 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese
 | Chinese | 1196 | Paper 1
 | 
| Malay
 | Malay | 1197 | Paper 1
 | 
| Tamil
 | Tamil | 1198 | Paper 1
 |