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CGPA and percentage to GPA converter (4.0 scale)

  

Approximate. Credential evaluators convert each course, not your overall average.

Convert from

GPA (4.0 scale)

3.28

8.2 ÷ 10 × 4 = 3.28

How we got this

  1. Your CGPA is 8.2 out of 10.
  2. Scale it to 4: 8.2 ÷ 10 = 0.82.
  3. × 4 = 3.28. This straight-line method is a rough guide; WES and universities grade course by course.

Why your GPA has two answers

Indian marking is strict at the top: 75% is a strong result, while in the US an A usually starts at 90 or 93%. Scaling a percentage straight onto 4.0 ignores that, so it undersells most Indian transcripts. Many US evaluators instead read each Indian division as a letter grade, which is the band method shown here.

Neither is official for your application. World Education Services and similar evaluators look at each subject, its credits and its grade, then build a GPA the same way the credit-weighted GPA calculator does. If a university lists a minimum GPA, compare both figures and read its own conversion page.

Going the other way, you may need a percentage from your CGPA first; the CGPA to percentage calculator lists each university's formula. Germany uses a different scale, where 1.0 is best; see the German grade converter.

Sources

What this calculator does not account for

  • Course-by-course evaluation, which agencies like WES use for the official GPA.
  • Grade inflation or rigour differences between universities.

How this is calculated

Formula: Straight-line scaling, or division bands

GPA =CGPA ÷ 10 × 4, or GPA =percentage ÷ 25

What the symbols mean

  • CGPAYour average on a 10-point scale.
  • bands60%+ read as A (4.0), 50–59% as B (3.0), 40–49% as C (2.0).

Good to know

  • The band method usually gives Indian students a higher GPA than straight-line scaling, because a first division is uncommon at the top end.
  • WES, ECE and universities evaluate course by course from your transcript. Use this for shortlisting, not for the form.

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Worked examples

Each example is worked out by the same code as the calculator above.

CGPA 8.2

8.2 ÷ 10 × 4 = 3.28 on a straight line.

72% in a B.Com

Straight-line: 72 ÷ 100 × 4 = 2.88. Bands: 72% is a first division, read as 4.0.

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Questions

What is 8 CGPA in GPA?

3.2 by straight-line scaling (8 ÷ 10 × 4). A course-by-course evaluation can come out higher, because it reads each subject's grade rather than scaling the average.

What is 75% in GPA?

3.0 by straight-line scaling and 4.0 on division bands, since 75% is a first division.

Which number should I put on my application?

The one the university asks for. If it says self-report, many ask for your CGPA on its own scale with the scale stated.