Universities of India & Pakistan and their CGPA conversion rules

Every student in India or Pakistan knows this struggle. You get your result in CGPA, but then a form or a scholarship asks for percentage. Suddenly you are stuck. How do you even convert it? The important point is that this method of conversion varies depending upon each university criteria. Each college or university has its own rules.

That is why it’s so important to know the official rule of your own university. Let’s look at how some of the top ones in India and Pakistan handle this conversion.

Why this conversion matters

Most universities now give results in CGPA. It looks neat, but the problem is many exams, jobs, and foreign universities still want percentage. So students are forced to calculate it. If you do it wrong, your marks might look less or more than they actually are. That can ruin an application.

Indian universities

In India, many universities follow a ten point scale. But the formula is not the same everywhere.

Delhi University is the most common example. Here students simply multiply their CGPA by 9.5. So if your CGPA is 7.6, your marks are around 72 percent.

Jawaharlal Nehru University works on a nine point scale. They don’t give a fixed formula to students, but many still use the same CGPA times 9.5 method unless the university gives a table.

The IITs are a little different. IIT Bombay, for example, tells students to subtract 0.5 from their CGPA and then multiply by ten. Some IITs skip the headache and print both CGPA and percentage on the transcript itself.

Mumbai University keeps it simple. Most of its colleges also use CGPA times 9.5.

Anna University in Chennai does not push students to calculate. Their transcripts already mention both CGPA and percentage.

Pakistani universities

In Pakistan, almost every big university follows the four-point GPA system. Here, too, each place has its own way of changing GPA to percentage.

NUST in Islamabad has another formula. They simply ask you to multiply your CGPA by 25. A 3.2 CGPA becomes 80 percent.

LUMS is different. They don’t give an open formula. Students who need a percentage for foreign study usually have to ask the registrar for an official letter that shows both CGPA and percentage.

At Karachi University, some departments use GPA, others use percentage directly. Where GPA is used, the usual formula is CGPA divided by 4 and multiplied by 100.

COMSATS uses the same approach as NUST. Multiply your CGPA by 25 and you get your marks in percent.

India vs Pakistan

The big difference is the scale. Indian universities mostly use a ten-point CGPA system. The common formula there is CGPA times 9.5. Pakistani universities stick with a four-point GPA system. The common formula there is CGPA times 25.

If you move from one country to another, your marks can look very different because of this.

Final words

The only safe way is to check your own university rules. Do not depend on random online calculators. If you are planning to study abroad, the smartest step is to ask your university for a conversion certificate. That way, your marks are clear and you don’t risk mistakes.

So yes, the math itself is not hard, but every place does it in its own way. Know your formula, double-check with your registrar, and you won’t have problems later.