How is GPA calculated at COMSATS?

Each course's marks percentage is rounded and read against CUI's bands (A 85 and above: 4, A- 80: 3.66, B+ 75: 3.33, B 71: 3, B- 68: 2.66, C+ 64: 2.33, C 61: 2, C- 58: 1.66, D+ 54: 1.3, D 50: 1, F 0 to 49: 0). Grade points times credit hours gives the course's quality points; the semester GPA is total quality points divided by total credit hours.

What marks are an A at COMSATS?

85 percent and above is an A worth 4.00 grade points; 80 to 84 is an A- worth 3.66. The bands are absolute, so the class average does not move them.

What is the pass mark at COMSATS?

50 percent, a D worth 1.00 grade point. Below 50 is an F with zero points, and the credit hours still count in the GPA denominator.

What CGPA is needed to avoid probation at CUI?

A cumulative 2.00. Undergraduates below it are placed on probation and must lift the CGPA the following semester.

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COMSATS GPA Calculator (Marks to CGPA)

Enter your marks percentage and credit hours per course and get the CUI letter grade, grade points, semester GPA and cumulative CGPA on COMSATS University's own absolute grading scale.

Semester GPA

3.53

This semester: 52.95 grade points over 15 credit hours, a GPA of 3.53.

This semester

Course 1: 88% is A (4) over 3 credit hours: 12 points
Course 2: 76% is B+ (3.33) over 3 credit hours: 9.99 points
Course 3: 82% is A- (3.66) over 3 credit hours: 10.98 points
Course 4: 69% is B- (2.66) over 3 credit hours: 7.98 points
Course 5: 91% is A (4) over 3 credit hours: 12 points
Semester GPA: 3.53

CUI grade bands (marks to grade points)

A: 85 and above: 4
A-: 80 to 84: 3.66
B+: 75 to 79: 3.33
B: 71 to 74: 3
B-: 68 to 70: 2.66
C+: 64 to 67: 2.33
C: 61 to 63: 2
C-: 58 to 60: 1.66
D+: 54 to 57: 1.3
D: 50 to 53: 1
F: below 50: 0

Marks are rounded to the nearest whole number before the band is read, as CUI's notification says (70.5 becomes 71). Scale effective from Fall 2021 admissions; students admitted earlier are on the previous HEC criteria.

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How this is calculated

COMSATS grades on marks, not on the class: the percentage in each course maps to a letter and fixed grade points (A 85 and above: 4, A- 80: 3.66, B+ 75: 3.33, B 71: 3, B- 68: 2.66, C+ 64: 2.33, C 61: 2, C- 58: 1.66, D+ 54: 1.3, D 50: 1, F 0 to 49: 0). Quality points for a course are grade points times credit hours; the semester GPA is total quality points divided by total credit hours, and CGPA is the same sum across every semester.

The bands and points are CUI's Grading Criteria adopted by the Academic Council at its 32nd meeting (6 October 2021), notified by the Registrar on 18 November 2021 and effective from Fall 2021 admissions. Marks are rounded to the nearest whole number first.

Frequently asked questions

How is GPA calculated at COMSATS?: Each course's marks percentage is rounded and read against CUI's bands (A 85 and above: 4, A- 80: 3.66, B+ 75: 3.33, B 71: 3, B- 68: 2.66, C+ 64: 2.33, C 61: 2, C- 58: 1.66, D+ 54: 1.3, D 50: 1, F 0 to 49: 0). Grade points times credit hours gives the course's quality points; the semester GPA is total quality points divided by total credit hours.
What marks are an A at COMSATS?: 85 percent and above is an A worth 4.00 grade points; 80 to 84 is an A- worth 3.66. The bands are absolute, so the class average does not move them.
What is the pass mark at COMSATS?: 50 percent, a D worth 1.00 grade point. Below 50 is an F with zero points, and the credit hours still count in the GPA denominator.
What CGPA is needed to avoid probation at CUI?: A cumulative 2.00. Undergraduates below it are placed on probation and must lift the CGPA the following semester.

Sources

Grading Criteria for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Registrar notification of 18 November 2021 (Academic Council, 32nd meeting): COMSATS University Islamabad

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