CGPA to US GPA Calculator

1. Enter your CGPA on the 10-point scale.
2. Read your estimated US GPA on the 4.0 scale and the closest letter grade.
3. Use the figure for planning, then confirm with your credential evaluator or target university.

Here is what each result means:

A CGPA to GPA conversion restates a 10-point cumulative grade point average, common in India and South Asia, on the US 4.0 scale that American universities use. Graduate admissions, scholarships and some employers expect a 4.0 GPA, so a clear estimate helps you complete an application.

Unlike a fixed formula, US universities and credential evaluators map grades using bands, and those bands vary. This tool uses a widely published mapping so you get a realistic figure, with the reminder that the official evaluator table is the one that counts.

It places your CGPA into the nearest US grade band and returns the matching 4.0 grade point and letter.

1. Take your 10-point CGPA.
2. Find the band it falls into, for example 8.0 to 8.4.
3. Read the mapped 4.0 grade point and letter for that band.

If you first need to build the CGPA from your semester results, use the CGPA calculator, then convert it here.

Suppose your CGPA is 8.2 on a 10-point scale.

That falls in the 8.0 to 8.4 band, which maps to a US GPA of about 3.5, roughly a B+ to A- range.

A CGPA of 9.2 maps to about 3.9, close to a straight A. Because the mapping is by band, small CGPA changes near a boundary can move the GPA estimate.

This mapping is a common planning estimate. Your credential evaluator official table is authoritative.

These three measures use different scales and are read differently abroad.

To convert your CGPA to a percentage instead, use the CGPA to percentage calculator.

The Evaluator Table

The biggest factor. WES, ECE and university tables differ, so the same CGPA can map to slightly different GPAs.

Grade Inflation and Scale

Some systems mark more strictly than others, which is why evaluators do not simply divide CGPA by 2.5.

Course-by-course vs Overall

Evaluators often convert each course, then average, which can differ from mapping a single overall CGPA.

Graduate Applications

US master and PhD portals ask for a 4.0 GPA, so estimate yours before you apply.

Scholarships

Merit thresholds are often stated as a GPA, so convert your CGPA to see if you qualify.

Job Applications Abroad

Some employers ask for a GPA on the 4.0 scale rather than a CGPA.

1. Dividing CGPA by 2.5

A common shortcut that usually understates strong CGPAs. Use a band table instead.

2. Treating the Estimate as Official

Only your evaluator or university conversion is authoritative for an application.

3. Mixing a 4.0 CGPA with a 10-point Rule

If your CGPA is already on a 4.0 scale, no conversion is needed.

4. Ignoring Course-level Conversion

Evaluators often convert each grade, so a single overall mapping is only an estimate.

5. Forgetting to State Your Scale

Always tell the reader your CGPA was on a 10-point scale so the GPA makes sense.

The band mapping is applied exactly, but the bands themselves are an estimate, not an official evaluator table.

Map your 10-point CGPA to the nearest US 4.0 grade band. As a guide, a CGPA of 8.0 is about 3.5, 7.0 is about 3.0, and 9.0 and above approaches 4.0. Confirm with your credential evaluator.

Roughly 3.5, in the A- to B+ range. Evaluators such as WES use their own tables, so your official figure may differ slightly.

About 3.9, close to a straight A. The exact figure depends on the evaluator or university conversion table.

It is a rough shortcut but it usually understates strong grades, because US evaluators map grades by band rather than by a flat ratio.

Often yes. Many recalculate course by course using their own scale, so treat any single conversion as an estimate.

WES is one widely accepted credential evaluator, and its report is authoritative where a university requires it. Other evaluators and universities may use different tables.

No, this tool takes a 10-point CGPA. If you have a percentage, first convert it to CGPA, then convert the CGPA here.

A 3.5 GPA sits between a B+ and an A-. The exact letter depends on the school grading bands.

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere, unless you choose Save, which keeps the result only in this browser.

• Academic grading in the United States (Wikipedia, the 4.0 scale and letter bands).
• Academic grading in India (Wikipedia, the 10-point CGPA scale).
• Grading systems by country (Wikipedia, cross-country comparison).