Grading System in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Government plans to amend the grading system in the public examinations in Bangladesh. Grading system in the JSC, SSC, HSC will amend with highest GPA letter grade 4 instead of 5. The marks slot and grade will be change accordingly.

Existing letter grade A+ is given for securing marks 80 to 100 in any subject. In new grading system, A+ marks will be split into two marks system from 80 to 89 and 90 to 100.

Grading is a standardized measurements of levels in Education. There are different level GPA and CGPA grading system for school college and university.

Total 6 level grading systems are 1 to 6 or A to F for Primary School, High School, College in Bangladesh maintaining GPA grading system for preparation of result according to the following calculation:

Grading system in Bangladesh For school

Numerical Grading system	Letter grading System	Grade Point
80-100	A+	5
70-79	A	4
60-69	A-	3.5
50-59	B	3
40-49	C	2
33-39	D	1
0-32	F	0

GPA – Grading Points Average.

Above grading system is applicable for all school level up to SSC Examination.

HSC Grading System

Letter Grading System for HSC Level by Education Boards

Calculation of GPA – Grading Points Average for HSC

University Grading System in Bangladesh

UGC grading system that University Grants Commission (UGC) approved for Universities in Bangladesh.

Numerical Grading system	Letter grading System	Letter Grade	Grade Point
80% and above Marks	A+	A Plus	4.0
75 % to 79% Marks	A	A Regular	3.75
70% to 74% Marks	A-	A Minus	3.5
65 % to 69% Marks	B+	B Plus	3.25
60% to 64% Marks	B	B Regular	3.0
55% to 59% Marks	B-	B Minus	2.75
50% to 54% Marks	C+	C Plus	2.5
45% to 49% Marks	C	C Regular	2.25
40% to 44% Marks	D	2.0
Less than 40% Marks	F	00

CGPA calculator 4.0 scale in Bangladesh.

Universities in Bangladesh can use ‘I’ grade in case of incomplete grade and ‘W’ for withdrawn courses.

Dhaka University Grading system – DU CGPA system

DU Grading System

A	4.0	excellent
A–	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0	good
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0	satisfactory
C-	1.7
D+	1.3
D	1.0
D-	0.7	minimum passing
F	0.0	failure
I		Incomplete
IP		in progress or grade not reported
NC		registered for no credit
P		P is a passing grade notation, limited to use and is not available as an option for CGPA
W		W is for notation that the course is withdrawn without prejudice

American International University Grading system

GPA – Grading system in American International University in Bangladesh

***AIU Grading System***
Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point
94-100	A+	4.00
90-93	A	3.75
86-89.99	A-	3.50
82-85.99	B+	3.25
78-81.99	B	3.00
74-77.99	B-	2.75
70-73.99	C+	2.50
66-69.99	C	2.25
62-65.99	C-	2.00
58-61.99	D+	1.75
54-57.99	D	1.50
50-53.99	D-	1.00
0-49.99	F	0.00

CGPA – Cumulative Grade Points Average

North South University Grading System

***NSU Grading System***
Number interval	Letter grade	Grade point
95-100	A	4.00
90-94	A-	3.70
87-89	B+	3.30
83-86	B Good	3.00
80-82	B-	2.70
77-79	C+	2.30
73-76	C Average	2.00
70-72	C-	1.70
67-69	D+	1.30
60-66	D Poor	1.00
00-59	F	0.00

CGPA calculator 4.0 scale in Bangladesh

East West University CGPA Calculation System

***EWU Grading System***
Number	Letter grade	Grade point
97-100	A+	4.00
90 – below 97	A	4.00
87 – below 90	A-	3.70
83 – below 87	B+	3.30
80 – below 83	B	3.00
77 – below 80	B-	2.70
73 – below 77	C+	2.30
70 – below 73	C	2.00
67 – below 70	C-	1.70
63 – below 67	D+	1.30
60 – below 63	D	1.00
below 60	F	0.00

Brac University Grading System in Bangladesh

**Brac Grading System**
Class interval	Letter grade LG	Grade point
90-100	A Excellent	4.00
85 – <90	A-	3.70
80 – <85	B+	3.30
75 – <80	B Good	3.00
70 – <75	B-	2.70
65 – <70	C+	2.30
60 – <65	C Fair	2.00
57 – <60	C-	1.70
55 – <57	D+	1.30
52 – <55	D Poor	1.00
<50	F Failure	0.00

United International University Grading system


Number interval	Letter grade	Assessment	Grade point GP
90 – 100	A	Outstanding	4.00
86 – 89	A-	Excellent	3.67
82 – 85	B+	Very Good	3.33
78 – 81	B	Good	3.00
74 – 77	B-	Above Average	2.67
70 – 73	C+	Average	2.33
66 – 69	C	Below Average	2.00
62 – 65	C-	Poor	1.67
58 – 61	D+	Very poor	1.33
55 – 57	D	Pass	1.00
<55	F	Fail	0.00

There are separate criteria equivalent to the grading system for the HSC & SSC levels to reintroduce 1st division, 2nd division and 3rd divisions or classes in proportion to grad-point average (GPA) marks.In 2009, The Bangladesh government changed to the result system for public examinations, matching the existing grades with the previous classes or divisions according to obtained marks.

GPA – Grade Point Average

GPA – Grade Point Average 3.50 or above is equivalent to first division while GPA less than 3.50 to 2.50 is 2nd division and GPA less than 2.50 to 1 is 3rd division for the students who passed SSC and equivalent exams during 2001-2003 period and who passed HSC and its equivalents in 2003.

Regarding score of marks — GPA 4 or above is equivalent to 1st division while GPA less than 4 to 3 is 2nd division and GPA less than 3 to 1 is 3rd division for the students who passed SSC and HSC and equivalents in 2004 and thereafter.

CGPA – Grade Point Average Scale

Besides, the approved universities will have to fix their Cumulative
CGPA – Grade Point Average scale (4 or 5) equivalent to 80 percent marks. Then division or class will be fixed converting the achieved CGPA to 100% numbers.

60% or above number is 1st class or division while less than 60% to 45% second class or division and less than 45% to 33% third class or division.

Grading System History

Historian George W Pierson of Yale University writes ” According to Tradition” the first grades issued at Yale University in 1985. Most of the country using their own grading system (GPA) in School, College and University. And grading points also different i.e 1 to 7. Grading Points are always represented with whole numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 are the only possible grades.

Because these grading points do not represent percentages, but instead correspond with specific rubric requirements, one could theoretically answer 90% of questions on a given examination correctly, but still get a GPA 5 if the 10% they missed represented crucial problems that corresponded to the 6 and 7 grade mark-bands. Additionally, each subject has slightly different ranges that correspond with different grading boundaries.