What does it mean if an Indian applicant has not received an SMU Singapore interview call, and should they wait or act?

Not receiving an SMU interview call within the expected window does not necessarily mean rejection, SMU's admission process has had periods of unusual timing and non-standard communication, including COVID-related delays that affected cohorts beyond the immediate pandemic years. The honest answer is that interview timelines vary and the absence of a call at a specific point in the cycle is not conclusive. The practical response is to not fixate on SMU's process to the exclusion of other parallel applications.

• Continue building and submitting applications to NTU, NUS, and other target universities.
• Treat each application as independent and give each one full attention rather than waiting for one process to resolve before investing in others. If a significant amount of time has passed without any communication from SMU, reaching out to their admissions office directly to enquire about the timeline for your application is reasonable and unlikely to have any negative impact.