Grading Scheme
Grading Scheme and Interpretation
Grade | Grade Points |
Interpretation |
---|---|---|
O | 10 | Outstanding |
A+ | 9 | Excellent |
A | 8 | Very Good |
B+ | 7 | Good |
B | 6 | Above Average |
C | 5 | Average |
P | 4 | Pass |
F | 0 | Fail |
S | NA | Satisfactory [ST1] |
US | NA | Unsatisfactory [ST2] |
Class for MSc degree
CGPA 7.50 and above: First Class with Distinction
CGPA 6.00 to 7.49: First Class
GCPA 5.00 to 5.99: Second Class
CGPA 4.00 to 4.99: Pass
CGPA below 4.00: Fail [ST3]
Calculation of Cumulative Grade Points Average
If a student has taken courses numbered as , which have Credits respectively and the Grade Points are in these courses, then the Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA) is where the sum in both numerator and denominator includes all the courses completed.
CGPA may be converted to percentage as [Percentage (%) = CGPA x 10].
Course Numbering
Courses are numbered in the format “ABC123.N” where ABC indicates the Subject Board offering the course, 123 is the course number, and N indicates the TIFR campus.
Campus | TIFR Mumbai | HBCSE | NCRA | CAM | ICTS | NCBS | TIFR Hyderabad | Multi-Campus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
[ST1]For courses that are not credited, per UGC nomenclature
[ST2]For courses that are not credited per UGC nomenclature
[ST3]This scheme is standard for job applications etc all over India. The 2nd decimal place for CGPA is per UGC.