Disruption will hence be restricted only for full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) to pursue a higher educational qualification, such as an advanced diploma, associate degree or degree course.
Only courses conducted by educational institutions which confer their own qualifications are allowed. For example, a NSF will not be allowed disruption to pursue a foreign degree course conducted by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), since the qualification is not conferred by SIM.
Disruption is only considered on the basis of cohort equity to allow those from the same school cohort but enlisted in the later intake, to proceed for further studies at the same university at the same time as those enlisted in the earlier intake. For example, Polytechnic graduates enlisted in the Sep-Nov quarterly intake may be granted disruption to pursue local university studies in Jul, at the same time as their Polytechnic peers who were enlisted in the Jun-Aug quarterly intake of the same year. Disruption will not be granted to NSFs who are enlisted ahead of their age cohort with equivalent qualifications as the basis of disruption is to maintain cohort equity.