CGPA Full Form

What is the full form of CGPA?

The full form of CGPA is “Cumulative Grade Point Average“. It is a measure of academic performance that is used in schools and colleges to summarize a student’s overall performance over a period of time, typically a semester or an academic year. The CGPA is calculated by taking into account the grades received by a student in all the subjects taken during a specific period and then averaging those grades to arrive at a single numerical value. This value is then used to determine a student’s overall performance and academic standing.

How to convert CGPA to percentage 

There are two types of methods to calculate percentage from a CGPA are given below :

• Subject-wise percentage  – 9.5 * GPA of each subject
• Overall percentage –  9.5 * overall CGPA

Consider a student with a CGPA of 8.5 then the percentage of the student can be calculated as below :

overall percentage = 9.5 * 8.5 = 80.75%

Therefore the percentage of the student will be 80.75 percent.

How to Convert CGPA to Marks 

Here is the formula to convert CGPA to marks is given below :

• marks obtained = [CGPA * (9.5 * (sum of marks in each subject))] / 100

For example, consider A student who got a CGPA of 8.5 and a sum of marks in each subject = 425 out of 500; then the marks obtained by the student are calculated below.

marks obtained = [8.5 * (9.5 * 425)]/100 = 343

Therefore the mark obtained by the student is 343.

History of CGPA 

William Farish first introduced the grading system in England at Cambridge University in 1972. William Farish was a professor at Cambridge. He wanted to know the student’s understanding of the subject he taught. He wanted to analyze his student’s performance reports through CGPA. This grading system first originated in Factories to grade the production quality, whether the product is made of good quality or not. 

The concept of a grade point average (GPA) has been used in education for many years. GPA is a method of calculating the average of a student’s grades over a period of time, typically a semester or academic year. The GPA is calculated by assigning a numerical value to each letter grade (such as A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, etc.) and then averaging those values.

The GPA system is widely used in the United States, with the concept of a cumulative GPA (CGPA) being introduced in the 1950s and 1960s. CGPA is the average of all the grades earned throughout a student’s academic career and is used to evaluate a student’s overall performance in college.

In most of the world, the CGPA system is used to evaluate the academic performance of students, including in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, the Philippines, and other countries.

It’s worth noting that different universities and countries have different grading scales and calculation methods for GPA and CGPA.

Advantages

1. Students can analyze their weaknesses and strengths.
2. The pressure of getting the highest score can be minimized due to this CGPA
3. It has another advantage of maintaining healthy competition among students by dividing them into groups like (good students, average students, and below-average students…)
4. Representation of these Grades is easily understandable to both educated and uneducated parents to analyze their children’s report cards.
5. Grades are universally acceptable and understandable to show our academic performance it is an added advantage of CGPA.
6. Provides a comprehensive and standardized method for measuring academic performance and progress.
7. Allows for easy comparison of student performance across different courses and semesters.
8. It can be used to determine eligibility for academic honors, scholarships, and graduate programs.

Disadvantages

1. The main disadvantage of this CGPA is as it does not represent the actual performance of the student. Rather, it shows only the grades.
2. No student will aim for 100/100 marks because Grade-A ranges from 90-100. The student who got 90 is the same as the student who got 100/100
3. As we know Grading system depends upon Assignments, Projects, and Attendance, so students start concentrating on these activities rather than subjects for good grades. 
4. It can be affected by grade inflation, where grades are inflated to appear better than they are.
5. It can be overly simplistic, as it does not take into account the individual strengths and weaknesses of a student.
6. It doesn’t take into account the difficulty level of courses, as a student could have a high GPA in easier courses and a low GPA in harder courses.
7. The focus on maintaining a high GPA can lead to students prioritizing grades over learning.
8. It’s not universally accepted or used internationally.

Table to Show Different Grades

In India, the grading system is based on percentages, but this may differ from country to country according to their educational policies. (The below Grades table is according to the JNTUK standards)

Marks Range Theory	Marks Range Lab	Letter Grade	Level	Grade Point
>=90	>=67	O	Outstanding	10
>=80 to <90	>=60 to <67	S	Excellent	9
>=70 to <80	>=52 to <60	A	Very Good	8
>=60 to <70	>=45 to <52	B	Good	7
>=50 to <60	>=37 to <45	C	Fair	6
>=40 to <50	>=30 to <37	D	Satisfactory	5
<40	<30	F	Fail	0