India grades on a 10-point CGPA, but the banding differs by university 鈥?which is why your own institution's official conversion wins over any generic estimate. This converter gives you three reads: the UGC 脳9.5 percentage shortcut, a linear proportional map, and a WES-style band, with the caveat that a high Indian CGPA doesn't automatically mean a 4.0.
An Indian CGPA of 8.0 is roughly a 3.3 US GPA.
That clears the common 3.0 floor and is competitive at many US master's programmes. Selective programmes start closer to 3.5, roughly a CGPA of 8.5+. If your university publishes an official CGPA鈫? table, use it 鈥?this is an estimate, not a replacement.
The Indian 10-point scale looks proportional to the US 4.0 鈥?divide by 10, times 4 鈥?and the arithmetic is tempting. But the two scales behave differently at the top. Indian universities set their own banding, some award the top bands generously, and a 9.0 at a strict institution can mean more than a 9.5 at a generous one. Evaluators read the transcript, the institution, and the banding tables together.
First Division typically starts around 60% (鈮?6.3 脳9.5), and 8.5鈥?0 is strong-to-outstanding territory depending on the university. Banding is institution-specific.
US A/A鈭?territory starts at 90% on many scales. Because Indian top bands are sometimes awarded generously, a high CGPA does not automatically translate to a 4.0.
The three methods below land differently on purpose: the UGC shortcut is the referenceable one in India, WES-style bands are the honest planning read, and the linear map is what naive calculators do 鈥?which is why the results can disagree. That disagreement is information, not a bug.
And if you're working from a percentage instead of a CGPA, use the percentage 鈫?GPA converter directly.
University Grants Commission guidance: CGPA 脳 9.5 = percentage. Then map the percentage to US bands using the standard 90/80/70 anchors. Referenceable in India, and the most common shortcut applicants are told.
A common credential-evaluation band read, tuned to how Indian CGPAs typically sit. More forgiving in the middle than a linear map, because a 6.5鈥?.5 CGPA is genuinely solid Indian work.
CGPA 脳 0.4. Simple and widely used, but it treats both scales as proportionally identical 鈥?which they are not. It is harsh on mid-range CGPAs and optimistic nowhere it shouldn't be.
Many Indian universities publish their own CGPA鈫抪ercentage conversion. That table always wins over the generic shortcuts here 鈥?the 脳9.5 factor is guidance, not law, and some institutions effectively use 脳10. If your transcript already states a percentage or GPA, report that.
| CGPA (10) | 鈮?% | Reading | Typical US GPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 鈥?10 | 85%+ | Outstanding 鈥?top band at most institutions | 3.7鈥?.0 |
| 8.5 鈥?8.9 | 80%+ | Excellent 鈥?strong, competitive | 3.7 |
| 8.0 鈥?8.4 | 76%+ | Very good 鈥?clears most selective floors | 3.3 |
| 7.0 鈥?7.9 | 66%+ | Good 鈥?solid, above First Division | 3.0鈥?.3 |
| 6.0 鈥?6.9 | 57%+ | First Division boundary | 2.7鈥?.0 |
| < 6.0 | < 57% | Below First Division 鈥?check institution policy | < 2.7 |
Percentage equivalents use the UGC 脳9.5 factor as guidance; your institution's own table overrides these. 'Typical' is doing real work here 鈥?evaluators vary by institution and programme.
Figures last verified August 2026 路 Band tables are reconstructions of common practice, not official WES output; always prefer your institution's published table