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CGPA → Percentage Calculator
Different Indian universities use different CGPA-to-percentage formulas — and most students put the wrong number on their resume because they used a generic calculator. This one has the official formulas for 18 major institutions.
Percentage = (CGPA − 0.75) × 10
For UG and PG engineering. Official since 2015 regulation.
8.50
CGPA
8.50
Percentage
77.50%
Division
First Class with Distinction
Same CGPA across universities
| University | Formula | For CGPA 8.50 |
|---|---|---|
| Anna University (Tamil Nadu) | Percentage = (CGPA − 0.75) × 10 | 77.50% |
| VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University) | Percentage = (CGPA − 0.75) × 10 | 77.50% |
| JNTU Hyderabad / Kakinada / Anantapur | Percentage = (CGPA − 0.75) × 10 | 77.50% |
| Mumbai University (engineering) | Percentage = 7.1 × CGPA + 12 | 72.35% |
| Mumbai University (arts/commerce) | Percentage = (CGPA × 10) − 7.5 | 77.50% |
| Delhi University | Percentage = CGPA × 9.5 | 80.75% |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) | Percentage = (CGPA − 0.75) × 10 | 77.50% |
| VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| IIT (most campuses) | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| IIM (most campuses) | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| GTU (Gujarat Technological University) | Percentage = (CGPA − 0.5) × 10 | 80.00% |
| MDU (Maharshi Dayanand University) | Percentage = CGPA × 9.5 | 80.75% |
| KUK (Kurukshetra University) | Percentage = CGPA × 9.5 | 80.75% |
| CBSE Class X / XII (school) | Percentage = CGPA × 9.5 | 80.75% |
| ICSE / ISC (school) | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| Generic 10-point scale (CGPA × 10) | Percentage = CGPA × 10 | 85.00% |
| Generic CGPA × 9.5 | Percentage = CGPA × 9.5 | 80.75% |
Why one CGPA gives different percentages
A CGPA of 8.5 converts to:
- Anna University, VTU, JNTU, SPPU: 77.5% (formula:
(CGPA − 0.75) × 10) - Mumbai University engineering: 72.35% (
7.1 × CGPA + 12) - Delhi University, CBSE: 80.75% (
CGPA × 9.5) - VIT, Manipal, IIT, IIM: 85% (
CGPA × 10) - GTU: 80% (
(CGPA − 0.5) × 10)
That's a 13-point spread for the same CGPA. The right number to put on your resume / applications is the one your own university uses on the official conversion certificate.
When to convert and when not to
- Job applications — most ask for both. Quote your CGPA + your university's percentage formula.
- Higher studies (Indian) — IIM CAT, GATE, GMAT all accept CGPA directly. Don't convert.
- Higher studies (foreign) — most want WES / WAUC evaluation, which uses its own scale (often 4-point GPA). Convert via the WES tool, not Indian formulas.
- Government job applications — UPSC, banking PO etc. — they often have their own conversion table on the form. Use that, not your university's.
Indian percentage classes
- First Class with Distinction: ≥ 75%
- First Class: 60 – 74.99%
- Second Class: 50 – 59.99%
- Pass Class: 40 – 49.99%
- Fail: < 40%