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Pre-Enlistee IPPT and Body Mass Index

When and where to take the Pre-Enlistee Individual Physical Proficiency Test. How the scoring works and the implications of your scores.

Last updated 24 March 2026

Other than your Physical Employment Standard (PES), your Pre-Enlistee Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) scores and Body Mass Index (BMI) will play a part in the type and duration of the basic training you will go through as a recruit in each of the uniformed Services you could be assigned to (Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Civil Defence Force or Singapore Police Force) for your full-time National Service (NS).

Your PES grade and basic training

PES A or B1

If you are medically graded PES A or B1, you will enjoy an 8-week reduction in your full-time NS duration, should you attain 61 points or more from the three Pre-Enlistee IPPT stations (with a minimum of 1 point from each station).

You will need to attain this IPPT result at least two weeks before the Physical Training Phase (PTP) enlistment in order to qualify for direct basic training. You will then enlist later into the next available basic training intake. Otherwise, you are required to undergo the 8-week PTP.

Other PES B, C or E

You are not required to take the Pre-Enlistee IPPT as you go through a modified basic training programme which does not have the component of PTP. Thus, you do not qualify for the 8-week reduction in your full-time NS duration.

Find out what each PES means and the different types of basic training.

The three Pre-Enlistee IPPT stations

illustration of a person doing sit-up

Sit-ups score table [PDF, 482 KB]

Basic fitness component: Abdominal strength and endurance | Maximum 25 points

illustration of a person doing push-up

Push-ups score table [PDF, 493 KB]

Basic fitness component: Upper body strength and endurance | Maximum 25 points

illustration of a person running

2.4km run score table [PDF, 526 KB]

Basic fitness component: Cardiovascular fitness, lower body strength and endurance | Maximum 50 points

Refer to the score tables above to calculate your pre-enlistee IPPT score. Sum up the number of points you attain for performing a specific number of sit-ups and push-ups within one minute, and for completing the 2.4km run in a specific timing. The total maximum possible score is 100 points.

Learn more about how you can train for sit-ups and push-ups.

Book your Pre-Enlistee IPPT

You do not have to take the Pre-Enlistee IPPT separately if you have taken the modified National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test in a Junior College, Millennia Institute, polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education. The results of the three Pre-Enlistee IPPT stations from the modified NAPFA test will be transmitted to us.

If you are not studying in a Junior College, Millennia Institute, polytechnic, or the Institute of Technical Education, or if you want to reattempt your Pre-Enlistee IPPT, you can do so at the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) Fitness Conditioning Centre (FCC) every Wednesday (except Public Holidays).

Tests at CMPB FCC are conducted strictly by appointment only. A booking must be made via OneNS latest by Tuesday, before 12pm in order to take the test the following day.

Please note that:

  • You are only allowed to make one booking at any one time, but you can take your Pre-Enlistee IPPT as many times as you like, until the last Wednesday that is at least 14 days before your enlistment. For example, if you are going to be enlisted on 06 October 2025, you must attempt and pass your Pre-Enlistee IPPT latest by 17 September 2025 to be eligible for the 8-week reduction in your NS duration.

  • If you have already received your Enlistment Notice but you reattempted and passed your Pre-Enlistee IPPT before the deadline, we will send you another Enlistment Notice with a new enlistment date.

Pre-Enlistee IPPT results are valid for one year after the test. We strongly recommend that you book and attempt your Pre-Enlistee IPPT at CMPB FCC after receiving your PES. You should train for your Pre-Enlistee IPPT to avoid injury.

Your BMI and basic training

The BMI is a measure used to determine whether you are at a healthy weight for your height. You can calculate your BMI using this formula:

BMI = Weight (kg) / Height x Height (m)

BMI (Metric)

BMI = Weight (lbs) x 4.88 / Height x Height (ft)

BMI (Imperial)

If your BMI exceeds 27.0, your basic training duration will be 19 weeks. This basic training programme is designed to help obese recruits improve their physical fitness progressively while equipping them with basic soldiering skills and knowledge.