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How to calculate GRADE POINT AVERAGE(GPA)?

CIE - Continuous Internal Evaluation SEE- Semester End Exam Assume your percentages in the exams conducted in various subjects are the following (CIE + SEE): Subject Principles of management Managerial economics Marketing Management Financial Accounting Human resource management Quantitative methods Business communication % of marks scored 82 97 71 89 56 80 85

These percentages are converted to grades by the following scheme Grade S A B C D E F I W X Grade Points Marks >=90 10 >=75<90 9 >=60<75 8 >=50<60 7 >=45<50 5 >=40<45 4 <40 0 Remarks Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Average Poor Fail Transitional Transitional Transitional

So your grades and grade points are as follows Subject % of marks scored Principles of management 82 Managerial economics 97 Marketing Management 71 Financial Accounting 89 Human resource management 56 Quantitative methods 80 Business communication 85 Grade A S B A C A A Grade Points 9 10 8 9 7 9 9

Each subject has a weightage associated with it known as credits. This info is found in the handbook given at the beginning of the year. The credits for the corresponding subjects are

Subject Principles of management Managerial economics Marketing Management Financial Accounting Human resource management Quantitative methods Business communication Putting in all the details into 1 table you get: Subject Principles of management Managerial economics Marketing Management Financial Accounting Human resource management Quantitative methods Business communication

No. of Credits 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

% of marks scored Grade 82 A 97 71 89 56 80 85 S B A C A A

Grade Points 9 10 8 9 7 9 9

No. of credits 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

The formula to calculate your GPA is GPA= (No. of credits for the subject X Grade Points)/(Total no. of credits) GPA=( 9X4 + 10X4 + 8X4 + 9X4 + 7X4 + 9X4+9 X4)/(4+4+4+4+4+4+4) -See the last 2 columns of the table GPA=244/28 GPA=8.71 The equivalent GPA to % conversion is done using the formula % = (GPA-0.75)X 10 %= (8.71-0.75) X10 %= 79.6

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