CGPA Calculator
Calculate your Cumulative GPA (CGPA) across multiple semesters. Add each semester's GPA and credits to track your overall academic performance.
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What is CGPA?
CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) represents your overall academic performance across all completed semesters. It is calculated by dividing the total grade points earned across all semesters by the total credit hours attempted.
Unlike semester GPA which only reflects a single term, CGPA provides a comprehensive view of your academic journey and is often used by employers and graduate schools to evaluate candidates.
Understanding Cumulative GPA
Your Cumulative GPA (CGPA) differs from your semester GPA in one crucial way: it reflects your total academic performance across every course you have taken, not just a single term. While semester GPA shows how you performed in one specific period, CGPA weights each semester by its credit volume, meaning a 15-credit semester with a 3.5 GPA contributes more to your CGPA than a 12-credit semester with the same GPA. This cumulative GPA is what appears on your official transcript and is the figure employers, graduate schools, and scholarship committees use to evaluate your academic history. Understanding how CGPA works is essential for students who have had a weak semester and want to calculate how many strong semesters it will take to recover.
International grading systems add another layer of complexity. US universities typically use a 4.0 scale, while Indian institutions use a 10.0 scale (calculated by dividing percentage by 9.5). Our CGPA calculator handles both seamlessly. If you retake a course, some institutions replace the old grade while others average both attempts, affecting your CGPA differently. Track individual semester performance with our semester GPA calculator and use the GPA calculator for individual course planning. Your CGPA is the single most important number on your transcript — tracking it accurately ensures you never lose sight of your long-term academic goals.