Certificate of Merit (COM) is generally awarded to the top 5% of the graduates from a programme. Graduates must obtain all the necessary module credits for certification within normal programme duration and passed all core, specialisation and lifeskills modules at the first attempt and had achieved outstanding performance in their programme of study, with an cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, at the point of graduation. Graduates awarded COM will be informed by post and presented with their COM at the ITE Graduation Ceremony.