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 System in Bangladesh
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 |
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| W | W is for notation that the course is withdrawn without prejudice |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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
GPA – Grade Point Average
CGPA – Grade Point Average Scale
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.
