5 CGPA to percentage is 50 percent if you multiply by 10, 47.5 percent under CBSE (5 x 9.5) and 42.5 percent under the VTU 2018 scheme, because that scheme subtracts 0.75 before multiplying by 10. Check your grade card regulation to know which applies.
The 5 band is where pass and second class lines sit at many universities, and where 50 and 55 percent eligibility rules start to bite. This page shows those lines, the CGPA each rule needs for 50 and 55 percent, worked examples, how clearing a backlog changes your CGPA, and the full chart. Your university's conversion is the final word.
At a glance
5.00 under x 10
50%5.00 under CBSE
47.5%5.00 under VTU 2018 scheme
42.5%Second class lines
JNTUH 5.50, JNTUK 5.75, GTU 5.5, SPPU 5.50, VTU 2022 scheme 5.0Pass lines
JNTUH and JNTUK pass class from 5.00; AKTU needs SGPA 5.0 each semesterBand covered
5.00 to 5.99
Percentage = CGPA x 10, CGPA x 9.5, or (CGPA - offset) x 10
The offset is 0.75 for the VTU 2018 scheme, MAKAUT and JNTUK, and 0.5 for GTU, JNTUH and BPUT. SPPU uses 10 x CGPA minus 2.5 from 4.75 to 5.74 and 5 x CGPA + 26.25 from 5.75 to 6.74.
Quick reading: 5 CGPA to percentage by rule
Rules split widely at this level. The minus 0.75 rule can sit 7.5 marks below the x 10 rule, which may be the difference between meeting a 50 percent line and missing it.
| CGPA | SPPU | x 10 | VTU 2018 scheme | CBSE | Mumbai old | GTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 47.5 | 50 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 46.5 | 45 |
| 5.2 | 49.5 | 52 | 44.5 | 49.4 | 47.92 | 47 |
| 5.25 | 50 | 52.5 | 45 | 49.875 | 48.275 | 47.5 |
| 5.27 | 50.2 | 52.7 | 45.2 | 50.065 | 48.417 | 47.7 |
| 5.5 | 52.5 | 55 | 47.5 | 52.25 | 50.05 | 50 |
| 5.6 | 53.5 | 56 | 48.5 | 53.2 | 50.76 | 51 |
| 5.74 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 49.9 | 54.53 | 51.754 | 52.4 |
| 5.75 | 55 | 57.5 | 50 | 54.625 | 51.825 | 52.5 |
| 5.8 | 55.25 | 58 | 50.5 | 55.1 | 52.18 | 53 |
| 5.9 | 55.75 | 59 | 51.5 | 56.05 | 52.89 | 54 |
| 5.99 | 56.2 | 59.9 | 52.4 | 56.905 | 53.529 | 54.9 |
Mumbai University no longer uses its old 7.1 x CGPI + 11 line on Arts, Commerce, Management and Science results; those colleges compute the percentage from marks. The column is for older grade cards only.
- Take the CGPA from your consolidated grade card.
- Note your university and scheme.
- Enter both in the calculator above.
- Compare the percentage with the 50 or 55 percent line on your form.
- If you have backlogs, check how clearing them changes your CGPA.
Is a CGPA in the 5s a pass? Class lines by university
| University | Pass class | Second class |
|---|---|---|
| JNTUH R18 | 5.00 to 5.49 | 5.50 to 6.49 |
| JNTUK R20 | 5.00 to 5.74 | 5.75 to 6.74 |
| VTU 2022 scheme | Not listed separately | 50 to 59 percent, so CGPA 5.0 to 5.99 |
| GTU | Below 5.5 | 5.5 to 6.49 |
| SPPU engineering | 4.75 to 5.49 | 5.50 to 6.24 |
| AKTU | Minimum SGPA 5.0 to pass each semester | Second Division below 6.5 |
The GTU and SPPU lines come from secondary sources and vary by faculty, so check them against your own grade card. A CGPA in the 5s counts as a pass at the universities listed here, but the class your degree shows depends on the exact value.
The 50 and 55 percent lines
Many applications ask for 50 or 55 percent in graduation. Here is the smallest two decimal CGPA that reaches each, with the percentage it gives in brackets.
| Rule | 50 percent | 55 percent |
|---|---|---|
| x 10 | 5 (50) | 5.5 (55) |
| CBSE x 9.5 | 5.27 (50.065) | 5.79 (55.005) |
| Minus 0.5 (GTU, JNTUH, BPUT) | 5.5 (50) | 6 (55) |
| Minus 0.75 (VTU 2018 scheme, MAKAUT, JNTUK) | 5.75 (50) | 6.25 (55) |
| SPPU bands | 5.25 (50) | 5.75 (55) |
| Old Mumbai rule | 5.5 (50.05) | 6.2 (55.02) |
A JNTUK student, for example, needs 5.75 for 50 percent, while a VIT student reaches 50 at 5.00. Some of these answers fall in the 6 band; see our 6 CGPA chart for those values.
How the calculator handles a 5 point CGPA
Put the CGPA in the first box with both decimals, and select the university or board in the second. The result shows the percentage, the rule used, and how the other rules read that CGPA, so you can see at a glance whether a different rule would cross 50.
Pressing Swap direction reverses the question: enter 50 or 55 and it returns the CGPA you need under the rule you picked. For a whole degree built from semester figures, begin at our SGPA to CGPA tool.
Step by step: 5.91, 5.75, 5.8 and 5.5
VTU 2018 scheme, CGPA 5.91. 5.91 minus 0.75 = 5.16; times 10 = 51.6 percent. That is second class.
JNTUK, CGPA 5.75. (5.75 minus 0.75) x 10 = 50 percent, and 5.75 is exactly where JNTUK second class begins.
SPPU, CGPA 5.8. 5.8 lies in the 5.75 to 6.74 band, so 5 x 5.8 + 26.25 = 29 + 26.25 = 55.25.
Old CBSE Class 10, CGPA 5.5. 5.5 x 9.5 = 52.25 percent as the indicative figure.
Backlogs, improvement and the 5 band
A low CGPA often comes from one or two failed papers. Where a university counts an F with zero points, clearing it lifts the CGPA.
One cleared backlog. CGPA 5.6 over 160 credits gives 896 points. A 4 credit F later cleared with grade point 6 adds 24 points: (896 + 24) / 160 = 5.75. At JNTUK that moves the student from pass class to second class.
Half the degree left. CGPA 5.3 after 4 of 8 equal semesters, target 6.0. (6.0 x 8 minus 5.3 x 4) / 4 = (48 minus 21.2) / 4 = 6.7. That is the average SGPA needed in each remaining semester.
How a cleared paper is recorded differs between universities, so confirm the rule with your exam section before you plan around it.
Values students check most, 5.17 to 5.98
The list covers the values searched most in this band, with the three rules most students in the 5s ask about.
- 5.91 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.6, x 10 59.1, SPPU 55.8
- 5.98 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 52.3, x 10 59.8, SPPU 56.15
- 5.75 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 50, x 10 57.5, SPPU 55
- 5.89 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.4, x 10 58.9, SPPU 55.7
- 5.93 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.8, x 10 59.3, SPPU 55.9
- 5.67 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.2, x 10 56.7, SPPU 54.2
- 5.95 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 52, x 10 59.5, SPPU 56
- 5.55 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 48, x 10 55.5, SPPU 53
- 5.94 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.9, x 10 59.4, SPPU 55.95
- 5.90 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.5, x 10 59, SPPU 55.75
- 5.65 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49, x 10 56.5, SPPU 54
- 5.73 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.8, x 10 57.3, SPPU 54.8
- 5.87 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.2, x 10 58.7, SPPU 55.6
- 5.68 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.3, x 10 56.8, SPPU 54.3
- 5.76 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 50.1, x 10 57.6, SPPU 55.05
- 5.60 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 48.5, x 10 56, SPPU 53.5
- 5.86 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51.1, x 10 58.6, SPPU 55.55
- 5.50 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 47.5, x 10 55, SPPU 52.5
- 5.56 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 48.1, x 10 55.6, SPPU 53.1
- 5.79 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 50.4, x 10 57.9, SPPU 55.2
- 5.57 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 48.2, x 10 55.7, SPPU 53.2
- 5.78 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 50.3, x 10 57.8, SPPU 55.15
- 5.81 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 50.6, x 10 58.1, SPPU 55.3
- 5.41 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 46.6, x 10 54.1, SPPU 51.6
- 5.64 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 48.9, x 10 56.4, SPPU 53.9
- 5.74 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.9, x 10 57.4, SPPU 54.9
- 5.52 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 47.7, x 10 55.2, SPPU 52.7
- 5.70 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.5, x 10 57, SPPU 54.5
- 5.17 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 44.2, x 10 51.7, SPPU 49.2
- 5.36 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 46.1, x 10 53.6, SPPU 51.1
- 5.42 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 46.7, x 10 54.2, SPPU 51.7
- 5.54 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 47.9, x 10 55.4, SPPU 52.9
- 5.69 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 49.4, x 10 56.9, SPPU 54.4
- 5.48 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 47.3, x 10 54.8, SPPU 52.3
- 5.20 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 44.5, x 10 52, SPPU 49.5
- 5.27 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 45.2, x 10 52.7, SPPU 50.2
- 5.30 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 45.5, x 10 53, SPPU 50.5
- 5.23 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 44.8, x 10 52.3, SPPU 49.8
- 5.85 CGPA to percentage: VTU 2018 scheme 51, x 10 58.5, SPPU 55.5
Single values open on pages of their own, for example 5.75 and 5.91.
Where 5 band students go wrong
| Habit | Why it hurts | Do this |
|---|---|---|
| Taking 5.5 as 55 percent on a JNTUK result | JNTUK gives 47.5 | Subtract 0.75, then multiply by 10 |
| Leaving a backlog uncleared before applying | The F may still pull the CGPA down | Clear it and ask for a fresh grade card |
| Assuming the class from the CGPA | Lines differ: 5.50 at JNTUH, 5.75 at JNTUK | Go by the class your certificate states |
| Mixing SGPA and CGPA | One semester is not the whole degree | Use the cumulative value |
Chart: 5.00 to 5.99
The chart gives every hundredth in this band under the six rules. Follow any value through to a page showing its working. For universities that are not in the columns, the tool at the top carries the extra rules, and our CGPA to percentage guide lists them.
| CGPA | CBSE x 9.5 | x 10 | VTU 2018 | GTU | SPPU | Mumbai old |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.00 | 47.5% | 50% | 42.5% | 45% | 47.5% | 46.5% |
| 5.01 | 47.6% | 50.1% | 42.6% | 45.1% | 47.6% | 46.57% |
| 5.02 | 47.69% | 50.2% | 42.7% | 45.2% | 47.7% | 46.64% |
| 5.03 | 47.79% | 50.3% | 42.8% | 45.3% | 47.8% | 46.71% |
| 5.04 | 47.88% | 50.4% | 42.9% | 45.4% | 47.9% | 46.78% |
| 5.05 | 47.98% | 50.5% | 43% | 45.5% | 48% | 46.86% |
| 5.06 | 48.07% | 50.6% | 43.1% | 45.6% | 48.1% | 46.93% |
| 5.07 | 48.17% | 50.7% | 43.2% | 45.7% | 48.2% | 47% |
| 5.08 | 48.26% | 50.8% | 43.3% | 45.8% | 48.3% | 47.07% |
| 5.09 | 48.36% | 50.9% | 43.4% | 45.9% | 48.4% | 47.14% |
| 5.10 | 48.45% | 51% | 43.5% | 46% | 48.5% | 47.21% |
| 5.11 | 48.55% | 51.1% | 43.6% | 46.1% | 48.6% | 47.28% |
| 5.12 | 48.64% | 51.2% | 43.7% | 46.2% | 48.7% | 47.35% |
| 5.13 | 48.74% | 51.3% | 43.8% | 46.3% | 48.8% | 47.42% |
| 5.14 | 48.83% | 51.4% | 43.9% | 46.4% | 48.9% | 47.49% |
| 5.15 | 48.93% | 51.5% | 44% | 46.5% | 49% | 47.57% |
| 5.16 | 49.02% | 51.6% | 44.1% | 46.6% | 49.1% | 47.64% |
| 5.17 | 49.12% | 51.7% | 44.2% | 46.7% | 49.2% | 47.71% |
| 5.18 | 49.21% | 51.8% | 44.3% | 46.8% | 49.3% | 47.78% |
| 5.19 | 49.31% | 51.9% | 44.4% | 46.9% | 49.4% | 47.85% |
| 5.20 | 49.4% | 52% | 44.5% | 47% | 49.5% | 47.92% |
| 5.21 | 49.5% | 52.1% | 44.6% | 47.1% | 49.6% | 47.99% |
| 5.22 | 49.59% | 52.2% | 44.7% | 47.2% | 49.7% | 48.06% |
| 5.23 | 49.69% | 52.3% | 44.8% | 47.3% | 49.8% | 48.13% |
| 5.24 | 49.78% | 52.4% | 44.9% | 47.4% | 49.9% | 48.2% |
| 5.25 | 49.88% | 52.5% | 45% | 47.5% | 50% | 48.28% |
| 5.26 | 49.97% | 52.6% | 45.1% | 47.6% | 50.1% | 48.35% |
| 5.27 | 50.07% | 52.7% | 45.2% | 47.7% | 50.2% | 48.42% |
| 5.28 | 50.16% | 52.8% | 45.3% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 48.49% |
| 5.29 | 50.26% | 52.9% | 45.4% | 47.9% | 50.4% | 48.56% |
| 5.30 | 50.35% | 53% | 45.5% | 48% | 50.5% | 48.63% |
| 5.31 | 50.45% | 53.1% | 45.6% | 48.1% | 50.6% | 48.7% |
| 5.32 | 50.54% | 53.2% | 45.7% | 48.2% | 50.7% | 48.77% |
| 5.33 | 50.64% | 53.3% | 45.8% | 48.3% | 50.8% | 48.84% |
| 5.34 | 50.73% | 53.4% | 45.9% | 48.4% | 50.9% | 48.91% |
| 5.35 | 50.83% | 53.5% | 46% | 48.5% | 51% | 48.99% |
| 5.36 | 50.92% | 53.6% | 46.1% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 49.06% |
| 5.37 | 51.02% | 53.7% | 46.2% | 48.7% | 51.2% | 49.13% |
| 5.38 | 51.11% | 53.8% | 46.3% | 48.8% | 51.3% | 49.2% |
| 5.39 | 51.21% | 53.9% | 46.4% | 48.9% | 51.4% | 49.27% |
| 5.40 | 51.3% | 54% | 46.5% | 49% | 51.5% | 49.34% |
| 5.41 | 51.4% | 54.1% | 46.6% | 49.1% | 51.6% | 49.41% |
| 5.42 | 51.49% | 54.2% | 46.7% | 49.2% | 51.7% | 49.48% |
| 5.43 | 51.59% | 54.3% | 46.8% | 49.3% | 51.8% | 49.55% |
| 5.44 | 51.68% | 54.4% | 46.9% | 49.4% | 51.9% | 49.62% |
| 5.45 | 51.78% | 54.5% | 47% | 49.5% | 52% | 49.7% |
| 5.46 | 51.87% | 54.6% | 47.1% | 49.6% | 52.1% | 49.77% |
| 5.47 | 51.97% | 54.7% | 47.2% | 49.7% | 52.2% | 49.84% |
| 5.48 | 52.06% | 54.8% | 47.3% | 49.8% | 52.3% | 49.91% |
| 5.49 | 52.16% | 54.9% | 47.4% | 49.9% | 52.4% | 49.98% |
| 5.50 | 52.25% | 55% | 47.5% | 50% | 52.5% | 50.05% |
| 5.51 | 52.35% | 55.1% | 47.6% | 50.1% | 52.6% | 50.12% |
| 5.52 | 52.44% | 55.2% | 47.7% | 50.2% | 52.7% | 50.19% |
| 5.53 | 52.54% | 55.3% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 52.8% | 50.26% |
| 5.54 | 52.63% | 55.4% | 47.9% | 50.4% | 52.9% | 50.33% |
| 5.55 | 52.73% | 55.5% | 48% | 50.5% | 53% | 50.41% |
| 5.56 | 52.82% | 55.6% | 48.1% | 50.6% | 53.1% | 50.48% |
| 5.57 | 52.92% | 55.7% | 48.2% | 50.7% | 53.2% | 50.55% |
| 5.58 | 53.01% | 55.8% | 48.3% | 50.8% | 53.3% | 50.62% |
| 5.59 | 53.11% | 55.9% | 48.4% | 50.9% | 53.4% | 50.69% |
| 5.60 | 53.2% | 56% | 48.5% | 51% | 53.5% | 50.76% |
| 5.61 | 53.3% | 56.1% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 53.6% | 50.83% |
| 5.62 | 53.39% | 56.2% | 48.7% | 51.2% | 53.7% | 50.9% |
| 5.63 | 53.49% | 56.3% | 48.8% | 51.3% | 53.8% | 50.97% |
| 5.64 | 53.58% | 56.4% | 48.9% | 51.4% | 53.9% | 51.04% |
| 5.65 | 53.68% | 56.5% | 49% | 51.5% | 54% | 51.12% |
| 5.66 | 53.77% | 56.6% | 49.1% | 51.6% | 54.1% | 51.19% |
| 5.67 | 53.87% | 56.7% | 49.2% | 51.7% | 54.2% | 51.26% |
| 5.68 | 53.96% | 56.8% | 49.3% | 51.8% | 54.3% | 51.33% |
| 5.69 | 54.06% | 56.9% | 49.4% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 51.4% |
| 5.70 | 54.15% | 57% | 49.5% | 52% | 54.5% | 51.47% |
| 5.71 | 54.25% | 57.1% | 49.6% | 52.1% | 54.6% | 51.54% |
| 5.72 | 54.34% | 57.2% | 49.7% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 51.61% |
| 5.73 | 54.44% | 57.3% | 49.8% | 52.3% | 54.8% | 51.68% |
| 5.74 | 54.53% | 57.4% | 49.9% | 52.4% | 54.9% | 51.75% |
| 5.75 | 54.63% | 57.5% | 50% | 52.5% | 55% | 51.83% |
| 5.76 | 54.72% | 57.6% | 50.1% | 52.6% | 55.05% | 51.9% |
| 5.77 | 54.82% | 57.7% | 50.2% | 52.7% | 55.1% | 51.97% |
| 5.78 | 54.91% | 57.8% | 50.3% | 52.8% | 55.15% | 52.04% |
| 5.79 | 55.01% | 57.9% | 50.4% | 52.9% | 55.2% | 52.11% |
| 5.80 | 55.1% | 58% | 50.5% | 53% | 55.25% | 52.18% |
| 5.81 | 55.2% | 58.1% | 50.6% | 53.1% | 55.3% | 52.25% |
| 5.82 | 55.29% | 58.2% | 50.7% | 53.2% | 55.35% | 52.32% |
| 5.83 | 55.39% | 58.3% | 50.8% | 53.3% | 55.4% | 52.39% |
| 5.84 | 55.48% | 58.4% | 50.9% | 53.4% | 55.45% | 52.46% |
| 5.85 | 55.58% | 58.5% | 51% | 53.5% | 55.5% | 52.54% |
| 5.86 | 55.67% | 58.6% | 51.1% | 53.6% | 55.55% | 52.61% |
| 5.87 | 55.77% | 58.7% | 51.2% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 52.68% |
| 5.88 | 55.86% | 58.8% | 51.3% | 53.8% | 55.65% | 52.75% |
| 5.89 | 55.96% | 58.9% | 51.4% | 53.9% | 55.7% | 52.82% |
| 5.90 | 56.05% | 59% | 51.5% | 54% | 55.75% | 52.89% |
| 5.91 | 56.15% | 59.1% | 51.6% | 54.1% | 55.8% | 52.96% |
| 5.92 | 56.24% | 59.2% | 51.7% | 54.2% | 55.85% | 53.03% |
| 5.93 | 56.34% | 59.3% | 51.8% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 53.1% |
| 5.94 | 56.43% | 59.4% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 55.95% | 53.17% |
| 5.95 | 56.53% | 59.5% | 52% | 54.5% | 56% | 53.25% |
| 5.96 | 56.62% | 59.6% | 52.1% | 54.6% | 56.05% | 53.32% |
| 5.97 | 56.72% | 59.7% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 56.1% | 53.39% |
| 5.98 | 56.81% | 59.8% | 52.3% | 54.8% | 56.15% | 53.46% |
| 5.99 | 56.91% | 59.9% | 52.4% | 54.9% | 56.2% | 53.53% |
Questions students ask
5 CGPA comes to how many percent?
50 by x 10, 47.5 by CBSE, 45 by GTU and 42.5 by the VTU 2018 scheme. Your university's rule decides which one you write.
What is CGPA 5.8 to percentage?
5.8 x 10 = 58; 5.8 x 9.5 = 55.1; (5.8 minus 0.75) x 10 = 50.5; SPPU gives 55.25.
Is 5.5 CGPA a pass?
Yes at JNTUH, JNTUK, GTU and SPPU, where the pass line is 5.00 or lower. At JNTUH 5.50 is also where second class starts.
How much is 5.75 CGPA in percentage?
x 10 gives 57.5, CBSE gives 54.625, VTU's 2018 scheme gives 50 and SPPU gives 55.
Will clearing a backlog raise my CGPA?
At universities that count an F with zero points, yes, because the new grade point replaces the zero. Ask your exam section how the cleared paper is recorded.
What CGPA gives 50 percent?
5.00 under x 10, 5.27 under CBSE, 5.50 under GTU and JNTUH, 5.75 for JNTUK and the VTU 2018 scheme, and 5.25 under SPPU.