Can an Indian student combine a computer engineering degree at NUS or NTU with a subsequent master's in patent law at SMU while on a tuition grant?

The tuition grant bond, the three-year post-graduation work commitment, can be deferred if you pursue a further master's degree immediately after completing the undergraduate program. This means that completing a computer engineering degree at NUS or NTU on the tuition grant, followed immediately by a master's in patent law at SMU, would defer the start of the three-year bond obligation until after the master's is completed. The practical pathway is viable in terms of immigration and bond structure, though the specific conditions of deferral should be verified with the scholarship office before committing.

• From a career perspective, the combination of computer engineering and patent law is a distinctive and increasingly valuable pairing: patent law work in technology, semiconductor, and software is a field where legal training and deep technical understanding of the underlying technology create a significant professional advantage.
• Singapore has a growing intellectual property sector connected to its technology industry, and this credential combination is likely to find strong demand.