A CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate is a certificate issued by a certified university wherein the university marks are provided in CGPA and are converted to percentage form.
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The Calculation of CGPA
| Marks in the given subject out of 100 | Grade | Grade Point |
| 90-100 | A1 or A+ | 10 |
| 80-90 | A2 or A | 9 |
| 70-80 | B1 or B+ | 8 |
| 60-70 | B2 or B | 7 |
| 50-60 | C1 or C+ | 6 |
| 40-50 | C2 or C | 5 |
| 33-40 | D1 or D+ | 4 |
| Below 33 | Fail | – |
For instance, if a student scores 92, then the student gets a 10 CGPA.
If a student scores 63, then the student gets a 7 CGPA.
Need of a CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate
Moreover, in many universities, the students’ evaluation is done in a Cumulative Grade Point Average format, in CGPA format.
But this is not a universal practice. To further make the students’ marks or grade be quickly evaluated by the universities or institutions worldwide, a certified CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate is made.
The contents of a CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate
Whenever the Institute or Organisation in which the student is studying or has passed out issues a CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate, the institution mentions the CGPA evaluation details. Also tells as to if they provide an equivalent percentage of marks against the CGPA. The Institution or the Organisation also notes the particular method to convert the student’s CGPA percentage according to their evaluation system.
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The Format of a CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate
The top left corner of the CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate additionally contains the issuing Institute or Organisation‘s logo. Also, the top centre of the page includes the Name of the issuing Institute or Organisation.
The page is then divided with a line, after which a centre aligned subheading ‘TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN’, in bold, is written.
Then the student’s name, roll number, and the course the student is pursuing are mentioned.
After the university sets the evaluation mode, it is specified whether the CGPA is out of 10 or any other specification of the university.
The university also mentions if they provide an equivalent percentage of marks against the CGPA. And in the last, the method to calculate the CGPA to Percentage is given.
Further, on the bottom right side is the Registrar’s signature of the issuing Institution or University or Institution.
The footer also contains the complete address, phone numbers, and email id of the issuing Institution or University or Institution.
The Template of CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate
| Logo of the University NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY Reference Number Date_____________________ _____________________TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Name of the student, roll number xxxxxxxx from Name of the University has scored X CGPA. It is informed that the Name of University follows the grading system for Name of the course from xxxx year onwards. About the conversion scheme from CGPA to the percentage, the following formula for converting the CGPA to percentage of marks of xxxx year scheme has been adopted.Percentage of marks = (CGPA – X ) * 10 (signature of the Registrar) ___________Registrar Address and contact details of the University |
The formula for CGPA TO PERCENTAGE conversion
However, this formula varies from only University to another as some Universities use (CGPA – X ) * 10, where X goes from being 0.5 or 1. Some Universities also use CGPA * 9.5. But the method to obtain percentage from CGPA is widely used by many institutions all over the world is
Marks in percentage = CGPA * 9.5
Thus, using the above formula, one can easily convert the CGPA into a percentage.
Samples of CGPA TO PERCENTAGE conversion certificate
With the help of a CGPA to Percentage Conversion Certificate, students can easily apply to universities worldwide, no matter which type of grading system was adopted by the university in which they studied earlier. For more information about Study abroad, read our blog on Study abroad
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