CGPA to GPA Converter
Enter your 10-point CGPA below for its US 4.0 GPA equivalent — or pick another country for the 5.0 (Nigeria) and 4.0 (Pakistan) CGPA scales.
A Bachelor's / first-degree grade — for graduate (Master's) admission or employment
Got a school-leaving qualification instead — A-levels, Class 12, WASSCE, the Abitur? Here's what actually happens to those.
Converted using the CBSE equivalence (CGPA × 9.5). Individual universities may publish their own formula — check your institution's conversion certificate.
Hover or tap a band to see what it means.
Hover or tap a band to see what it means.
Enter a grade above to see what it means in the United States
You'll get the classification it corresponds to, the range it falls in rather than a single false-precise number, and how firm that answer is.
How CGPA to GPA conversion actually works
Credential evaluators do not divide your CGPA by 2.5. They first place your result on your country's own scale — for the Indian 10-point CGPA that usually means converting to a percentage with the CBSE equivalence (CGPA × 9.5) — then map that band to a US letter-grade equivalent. Because Indian grade distributions are compressed — marks above 90% are rare enough that the converter treats 90% as the realistic ceiling — a Distinction is credited more generously than naive arithmetic suggests: an 8.0 CGPA (76%) reads as 3.62–3.82 rather than the 3.2 you would get by dividing by 2.5.
What is my CGPA as a US GPA?
| CGPA (10-pt) | ≈ Percentage | Band | ≈ US GPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 90.25% | Distinction | 3.90–4.00 |
| 9.0 | 85.5% | Distinction | 3.81–4.00 |
| 8.5 | 80.75% | Distinction | 3.72–3.92 |
| 8.0 | 76% | Distinction | 3.62–3.82 |
| 7.5 | 71.25% | First Class | 3.46–3.66 |
| 7.0 | 66.5% | First Class | 3.23–3.43 |
| 6.5 | 61.75% | First Class | 2.99–3.19 |
| 6.0 | 57% | Second Class | 2.74–2.94 |
| 5.5 | 52.25% | Second Class | 2.37–2.57 |
| 5.0 | 47.5% | Pass | 2.07–2.27 |
| 4.5 | 42.75% | Pass | 1.64–1.84 |
Percentage via the CBSE equivalence (CGPA × 9.5); GPA ranges produced by this site's own converter, so this table and the tool above cannot disagree. Sources: CBSE; UGC CBCS guidelines. How the ranges are worked out.
Other CGPA scales
- Nigerian 5.0 CGPA to US GPA — First Class starts at 4.50/5.0
- Pakistani 4.0 CGPA to US GPA — maps near-directly
- Bangladeshi CGPA to US GPA — confirm whether your university uses 4.0 or 5.0
- Indian CGPA to UK classification — for UK Master's requirements stated as 2:1 or First
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a 10-point CGPA to a 4.0 GPA?
There is no single official formula — evaluators convert via your percentage and grade band. The common CBSE equivalence is percentage = CGPA × 9.5; a 8.2 CGPA ≈ 77.9%, which lands in the Distinction band and converts to roughly 3.66–3.86 on the US 4.0 scale. It is a window rather than a single number because no two evaluators convert identically. Enter your own CGPA in the converter above for your figure and its range.
Is multiplying CGPA by 9.5 accurate?
CGPA × 9.5 is the equivalence published by CBSE and is widely used, but individual universities may define their own conversion (some use (CGPA − 0.75) × 10). If your university issues an official conversion certificate, use that number for applications and this tool for planning.
What about a 5.0-scale CGPA (Nigeria) or 4.0-scale CGPA (Pakistan)?
Select the matching country in the converter — Nigeria's 5.0 CGPA and Pakistan's 4.0 CGPA each have their own bands. A Nigerian 4.5/5.0 is First Class (≈3.7–4.0 US GPA); it is not the same as 4.5 on a 4.0 scale.
My university gave me a CGPA but my transcript also shows a percentage. Which is official?
Whichever your university prints as the awarded result — and if it issues a conversion certificate stating the percentage equivalent, that document is what an evaluator will use, ahead of any formula. Where both appear with no certificate, enter the CGPA here and treat the percentage as derived; the CBSE × 9.5 equivalence is a convention, not a rule your university is bound by.
Does a low CGPA convert better because Indian marking is strict?
It is credited more generously than dividing by 2.5 would suggest, but that is not the same as being inflated. The conversion reflects that marks above 90% are rare in Indian universities, so the top of the scale is effectively unreachable and a Distinction sits closer to a US A than raw arithmetic implies. It does not make a weak result look strong — the bands below Distinction convert roughly where you would expect.