Singapore • SAF / NSmen • 2026 Tables

IPPT Incentives — The $200 / $300 / $500 Awards

Score well and MINDEF pays. Here are the amounts, the payment timing, and the retake rules most people get wrong.

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The award table

These amounts have been in place since 2014. The same incentive scheme applies to NSFs (once posted to their unit) and Regulars — but not during training: pre-enlistee IPPT, BMT IPPT and tests during SCS/OCS carry no payout.

When and how you are paid

Incentives are paid about 14 days after the test. If you test at a Fitness Conditioning Centre with PayNow linked to your NRIC, payment can be immediate. Check your own score first on the IPPT Calculator.

Retake rules (from MINDEF's published answers)

• Unlimited attempts within your window — but once you attain Gold, no further attempts are allowed in that window.
• Only the difference is paid when you improve: Pass with Incentive ($200) then Silver ($300) pays you a further $100. You are entitled to one Gold award per window.
• Only the first 3 attempts count towards service pay / make-up pay (where applicable) and the annual 40-day NS call-up limit.
• A partial failure (pass total but 0 in a static station) leads to a partial retest — and no incentive is paid on a partial retest.
• Partially-exempt NSmen are judged on pro-rated pass standards (39/75 or 26/50) and, per MINDEF, are not eligible for monetary incentive awards if a static station is exempted.

What is your score worth?

Use the Target Planner: tell it the award you want and your current reps, and it gives you the exact slowest run that gets you paid.

FAQs

How much is the IPPT Gold incentive?

$500, plus the Gold IPPT badge. Silver pays $300 and Pass with Incentive pays $200. Amounts have been unchanged since 2014.

When is the IPPT incentive paid?

About 14 days after the test — or immediately at a Fitness Conditioning Centre if your PayNow is linked to your NRIC.

If I retake IPPT and score higher, do I get paid again?

You receive only the difference between the award already paid and the higher award — e.g. $200 then Silver pays $100 more. Only one Gold award is payable per IPPT window.