GPA stands for grade point average. It is an indicator of once performance/level in any subject. For example A+(excellent), A(very good), B (good),C (average),E (poor),F (failure), depending upon Universities. Every grade is assigned with a point, Table 1 below shows the points of each grade in a five point system. Also every subject is assigned with a Credit score. Now GPA is calculated as grade score multiplied by credit score for each subject divided by the total credit score.
GPA Formula
What is CGPA
CGPA means cumulative grade point average. It means that it is mean of GPA. CGPA is calculated for a term of course. To arrive at CGPA, grade points obtained by a student in all semesters are added and divided by the sum of his total credit hours. If there are two semesters in a year, a student gets CGPA for a year, sum of GPA of each semester divided by two is the CGPA of that year.
How to calculate percentage from CGPA
To calculate percentage from a CGPA score is simply to multiply by 9.5.
Percentage score=9.5*CGPA score
For Example: If a student got total 9.2 CGPA, it means his or her total percentage of marks: 9.5*9.2 = 87.4%.
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