GPA planner — the GPA you need, term GPA from courses, and CBSE CGPA to %

How to use the GPA planner

1. Under Calculate, pick a mode: GPA needed for a target, GPA from courses, or CBSE CGPA to %.
2. For a target: enter your Current cumulative GPA, Credits already counted, Target cumulative GPA and Credits still to take.
3. For courses: enter your current GPA and credits (use 0 credits to see only the new term), then list Courses (name, grade, credits), one per line, such as Calculus I, A-, 4.
4. For CBSE: type your CGPA, or the grade points of your five main subjects separated by commas.
5. Read the result and the table underneath.

What it does and when to use it

The planner answers three common questions. “What GPA do I need from now on to graduate with a 3.5?” helps you decide whether a target is realistic and how hard to push. “What will this term do to my GPA?” turns a list of course grades into a term GPA and a new cumulative GPA. “What percentage is my CBSE CGPA?” is often asked on application forms in India.

For a single course, work out the grade first with the grade calculator. To plan your study weeks once you know the target, try the revision planner, and the spaced repetition planner schedules reviews so material sticks.

How it works

Target mode

GPA needed = (target × (earned + remaining) − current × earned) ÷ remaining

The tool also shows the highest cumulative GPA you can still reach (all 4.0 from now) and the lowest (all 0), plus a table of common targets.

Courses mode

Term GPA = Σ(grade points × credits) ÷ Σ credits New cumulative GPA = (current × earned + term quality points) ÷ (earned + term credits)

Grades use this 4.0 scale: A/A+ 4.0, A− 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B− 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C− 1.7, D+ 1.3, D 1.0, D− 0.7, F 0.

CBSE mode

Indicative percentage = 9.5 × CGPA, as stated in CBSE’s Class X FAQ. With subject grade points, the CGPA is their average and each subject is also shown as 9.5 × its grade point.

Worked examples

All results come from the planner.

Reaching 3.5. Current GPA 3.2 over 60 credits, target 3.5, 60 credits left. You need 3.8 on the remaining credits. The highest reachable cumulative GPA is 3.6, and a 3.7 target would need 4.2, which is not possible.

One term’s courses. Calculus I A− (4 credits), General chemistry B+ (4), English composition A (3) and World history B (3) give 49 quality points over 14 credits: a term GPA of 3.5. Added to 60 earlier credits at 3.2, the new cumulative GPA is 3.26.

CBSE. A CGPA of 9.2 gives an indicative percentage of 87.4%.

Limits and tips

• 4.0 scale only for the target and course modes. Weighted high-school GPAs (5.0 scales) are not supported.
• Repeated courses and grade replacement are handled differently by each school; adjust credits yourself.
• Pass/fail courses usually count towards credits but not GPA, so leave them out of the course list.
• The CBSE formula is indicative and does not give your actual marks.