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The NSman IPPT Guide — Your Annual Requirement, Explained

Everything an NSman needs in one page: the window, your three routes to clear it, and the edge-case rules (partial failure, exemptions) that trip people up.

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Your window

Your IPPT window runs from your birthday to the day before your next birthday. Every window, you must fulfil the fitness requirement in one of three ways:

Route	What counts
Pass IPPT	51+ points with at least 1 point in every station, at any FCC attempt in the window. Passing also ends any NS FIT obligation immediately.
Complete NS FIT	10 sessions within the window, one of which must be an IPPT attempt. Track them with the NS FIT Tracker.
ICT-IPPT	Take IPPT during In-Camp Training as part of your unit's programme — it counts toward the same window.

Age 35 and above: HSP comes first

If you are an IPPT-eligible NSman aged 35 or above, MINDEF requires you to complete the SAF Health Screening Programme (HSP) every year before attempting IPPT or NS FIT, and only a Low Cardiac Risk outcome lets you participate. Key facts from MINDEF's published answers:

The HSP window opens 3 months before your birthday; the review is initiated by your NS unit administrator when your IPPT window opens — you do not book it in the OneNS IPPT screen.
Your medical examination certificate is valid from issue until 30 days after your next birthday. For NSmen the annual requirement runs from 35 through 45.
You can book an IPPT session up to 3 months ahead before clearing HSP — but you cannot take the test unless HSP is completed by the test date.
No HSP date 2–3 months into your window? MINDEF advises contacting the NS Contact Centre (1800-367-6767).

If the window closes unfulfilled

The next window becomes a Mandatory NS FIT window. Do not let it slide — book early through OneNS (slots open 3 months ahead; see how to book).

Partial failure — the rule nobody warns you about

Under MINDEF's rules, scoring 51+ overall but 0 in a static station is not a pass and not a plain fail — it is a partial failure. You must retest only the failed station within 90 days or before your window ends, whichever is earlier. No incentive is paid on a partial retest. Our calculator flags this case explicitly.

Partial exemption

If you hold an official medical exemption from one or both static stations, you take a modified test against pro-rated passing standards — 39 of 75 (one static + run) or 26 of 50 (run only), per MINDEF's published answers. The calculator's exemption mode applies these automatically.

Money

Pass with Incentive pays $200, Silver $300, Gold $500 — full rules, payment timing and retake top-ups are in the IPPT Incentives guide.

FAQs

When is my IPPT window?

From your birthday to the day before your next birthday. Within it you must pass IPPT, complete 10 NS FIT sessions (including one IPPT attempt), or take IPPT during ICT.

What is a partial failure in IPPT?

Scoring 51+ points overall but 0 in a static station. You retest only the failed station within 90 days or before your window ends, whichever is earlier, and no incentive is paid on the partial retest.

What happens if I do nothing in my window?

Your next window becomes a Mandatory NS FIT window — the requirement carries over with less flexibility, so clear each window on time.

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