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  1. The instructions below are only valid after December 2016 when NUSNET login to Turnitin is disabled.
  2. These instructions are applicable only to Turnitin users accessing Turnitin directly. If you have

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This Turnitin account has a dormant password.

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  1. always used Turnitin via IVLE, this page does not apply to you.
  2. Instructors are highly encouraged to set up submission to Turnitin via IVLE instead.

Log in to Turnitin

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titleIf you know your Turnitin account details

Go to turnitin.com.

Click Log In on the top right.

Enter your Turnitin account email address.

Enter your Turnitin account password.

Click Log In.

Reset your Turnitin account password

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titleIf you know your Turnitin email address and last name

Go to turnitin.com.

Click Log In on the top right.

Click the Reset password link.

Enter the email address associated with your Turnitin account.

Enter your last name as in your Turnitin account profile.

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titleIf you do not know your Turnitin email address and/or last name...
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Note

CIT does not create Turnitin accounts manually.

A Turnitin account is created automatically when you create a Turnitin submission folder in IVLE.

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  • Go to turnitin.com
  • Click Login.
  • Click Reset Password. (See note below.)
  • If the email and password match the details that Turnitin has on record, you will be sent an email with further instructions on resetting your password.
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You need to provide your NUS email address and your last name.

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  • The NUS Turnitin Administrator does not know nor has access to individual account information in Turnitin.

As your last name is system-assigned, your actual last name likely does not tally with the last name in your Turnitin

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account.

In most cases, Turnitin takes your name as in your matriculation card in order of first word in your name as first name, then all following names as the last name.

Examples:

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Display NameFirst name in TurnitinLast name in Turnitin
TAN AH KOWTANAH KOW
JOHN LIM AH SENGJOHNLIM AH SENG
LEE AH MUI ANNELEEAH MUI ANNE
MOHD ALI BIN MOHD RAFIMOHDALI BIN MOHD RAFI
SITI BINTE ABU BAKARSITIBINTE ABU BAKAR
GOPAL S/O MUTHUSAMYGOPALS/O MUTHUSAMY
POOJA D/O N SIVAKUMARPOOJAD/O N SIVAKUMAR
JAMES ALAN P SMITHJAMESALAN P SMITH
JACKSON JILL MARGARETJACKSONJILL MARGARET

You may have to try several variations to retrieve your Turnitin password

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If you have tried all possible variations of your name and you have a friendly-mail email, try the friendly-mail instead.

Once you have reset your password, login at turnitin.com.

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The NUS Turnitin Administrator does not know what is your last name is in Turnitin.

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Note
  1. You are only required to login directly to Turnitin if your instructor requires you to do so. Most Turnitin submissions are done directly in IVLE Files.
  2. You will know you are required to submit directly to Turnitin if you:
    1. receive a Welcome email from Turnitin, or
    2. are provided a Class ID and Class password to enrol in a Turnitin class.
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  • Go to turnitin.com
  • Click Login.
  • Click Reset Password. (See note below.)
  • If the email and password match the details that Turnitin has on record, you will be sent an email with further instructions on resetting your password.