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GPA and CGPA calculators

A semester GPA is your total quality points divided by your total attempted credit hours, where quality points equal grade point times credit hours. A CGPA repeats that calculation across every semester you have completed. Both are weighted by credit hours, so a 4-credit course moves your average almost twice as much as a 2-credit course.

Summary of this calculator's current selection
SectionGPA and CGPA calculators
Calculators3
CoveragePakistani universities and admitting authorities
Primary outputLinks to each calculator with its formula
Last verified2026-07-22
Free to useNothing is uploaded — calculations run in your browserEstimate — verify with the official source

How this calculation works

Formula

The two calculations, side by side

 GPA / CGPAMerit / aggregate
Used forCoursework you have completedApplying for admission
InputsCredit hours and gradesMatric, Intermediate and entry-test marks
FormulaQuality points ÷ credit hoursΣ (percentage × weight)
ResultA figure out of 4.00A percentage out of 100

University grading-scale comparison

ScaleMax GPPass markA grade fromStatus
Standard 4.004.0050%85%Editable / unverified
UAF undergraduate4.0040%80%Editable / unverified

Grading bands differ by university and sometimes by department. Where CalcuPK could not confirm a scale against an official document, it is shown as editable — enter grade points from your result card for an exact result.

Common mistakes

  • Averaging grade points directly instead of weighting them by credit hours.
  • Including non-credit or audit courses in the total credit hours.
  • Entering a previous CGPA without the completed credit hours it was earned over, which makes it impossible to weight.

Key terms

Admission aggregate
A single percentage that combines your Matric, Intermediate and entry-test marks using the weights a university publishes. It is used to rank applicants on a merit list.
GPA
Grade Point Average — total quality points divided by total attempted credit hours for a single semester, on a scale that is usually 4.00.
CGPA
Cumulative Grade Point Average — the same calculation as GPA but across every completed semester, weighted by credit hours.
Closing merit
The aggregate of the last candidate admitted to a programme in a given year. It is set by supply and demand each cycle and is not a fixed pass mark.

Frequently asked questions

Because credit hours weight the calculation. Three courses graded 4.00, 3.00 and 2.00 average to 3.00 only if all three carry the same credit hours. If the 4.00 course is 4 credits and the 2.00 course is 2 credits, the GPA rises. The formula is total quality points divided by total credit hours, never a plain mean of grade points.