Quaid-i-Azam University CGPA Calculator

Q: What CGPA does QAU require to avoid probation or to graduate?

QAU keeps no confirmed CGPA floor for probation or graduation on public record as far as this page can tell, so the roughly 2.0 figure common across HEC-aligned universities is the fallback until your department's written policy says otherwise. Postgraduate tracks such as an MPhil or PhD typically layer thesis and research-defence requirements on top of any CGPA threshold.

Q: How do you convert a QAU CGPA to a percentage?

QAU doesn't publish one fixed formula for turning a CGPA into a percentage, so any calculator you find online is offering a guess rather than a university rule. The percentage printed on your own transcript, issued by QAU's examination department, is the figure worth using on a scholarship or job application.

Q: How is SGPA different from CGPA at QAU?

A term-by-term SGPA at QAU can swing around a single demanding thesis or research-methods course, while the CGPA smooths that out by averaging every semester completed so far, weighted by credit hours. Because postgraduate admissions committees look at the CGPA rather than a semester-by-semester history, it carries more weight than any single term's SGPA.

Q: Does repeating a course change your CGPA at QAU?

At most Pakistani public universities, retaking a failed course lets the better grade count toward the CGPA once the repeat is recorded, and QAU is presumed to follow a similar pattern, though whether the earlier attempt is dropped entirely or averaged in wasn't confirmed for this page. Your own examination department can confirm the rule for a specific core course.

Q: How many credit hours does a typical semester carry at QAU?

A BS semester at QAU generally carries somewhere around fifteen to eighteen credit hours, in step with most four-year Pakistani degrees, while MPhil and PhD terms are built around coursework and research components instead of a fixed undergraduate-style credit load. Your own department will have the exact figure for your specific programme.

Q: What counts as a good CGPA at QAU?

With no confirmed QAU-specific honours chart, the wider Pakistani convention is a reasonable stand-in: past roughly 3.5 reads as outstanding, 3.0 to 3.5 as solidly good, and comfortably above 2.0 as a safe pass. Given QAU's research reputation, admission to its own postgraduate programmes from within often expects a stronger undergraduate CGPA than the bare minimum pass.

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At Quaid-i-Azam University, your CGPA is the credit-hour weighted average of every course you have taken: multiply each course's grade point by its credit hours, add those quality points across all your semesters, then divide by the total credit hours. Grade points come from the official Quaid-i-Azam University grading scale shown below, on which 80% or more earns A (4.00 points) and the maximum CGPA is 4.00. The lowest passing grade is D, awarded from 50%.

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Quaid-i-Azam University grading scale

Quaid-i-Azam University grades on an absolute scale out of 4.00 with 9 bands. A mark of 80% or above earns A (4.00), and 50% is the lowest passing band (D). The calculator above already applies these bands, so you can enter raw marks instead of letters.

Quaid-i-Azam University grading scale: marks, grade and grade point
Marks (%)	Grade	Grade point
80–100	A	4.00
76–79	A-	3.80
72–75	B+	3.50
68–71	B	3.00
64–67	B-	2.80
60–63	C+	2.50
55–59	C	2.00
50–54	D	1.00
0–49	F	0.00

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https://qau.edu.pk/rules-regulations-relating-to-bs-program-morning-evening/ · retrieved 2026-08-31Official scale is unusual: it skips a C- and D+ band entirely (C at 55-59% drops straight to D at 50-54%), and uses non-standard grade-point steps (3.80 for A-, 2.80 for B-, 2.50 for C+) rather than the common .33/.67 thirds. A student must attend at least 80% of classes held in a course to sit the terminal exam. Grade improvement/repeat is capped at 4 courses over the whole degree. Academic standing: CGPA < 1.0 triggers dismissal, CGPA 1.0-2.0 is probation.

How grading works at Quaid-i-Azam University

Every Pakistani semester transcript rests on the same arithmetic: a grade earns a point value, that value gets scaled against the course's credit hours, the scaled figures for a term are totalled and divided back by the credit-hour count, and the identical calculation carried across every semester produces the CGPA. Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad applies this system to its degree programmes, with 4.0 as the ceiling most HEC-aligned Pakistani universities use.

Established in 1967 as the University of Islamabad before being renamed Quaid-i-Azam University in 1976, QAU has built a reputation as one of Pakistan's leading research universities, particularly in economics, international relations, biotechnology and the natural sciences. Its postgraduate research output and international rankings sit well above most public universities of similar age, and admission to its more competitive departments is correspondingly selective.

No grading table published by QAU itself was located while researching this page, so its scale is shown against the standard HEC-aligned framework used by most Pakistani public universities, a 4.0 ceiling, a pass mark generally in the fifties, rather than a document unique to QAU. Given the university's research orientation, postgraduate programmes may apply thesis and coursework requirements on top of a straightforward CGPA, so students on an MPhil or PhD track should confirm the exact regulations with their own department rather than relying solely on this general scale.

Worked example: a full semester on the Quaid-i-Azam University scale

Here is a complete 15 credit-hour semester scored against the Quaid-i-Azam University grade points in the table above. The marks are illustrative, but every number after them is calculated the same way the calculator on this page calculates yours.

Illustrative Quaid-i-Azam University semester showing marks, grades, credit hours and quality points
Course	Credit hrs	Marks /100	Grade	Grade point	Quality points
Core course I	3	90	A	4.00	3 × 4.00 = 12.00
Core course II	4	78	A-	3.80	4 × 3.80 = 15.20
Core course III	3	70	B	3.00	3 × 3.00 = 9.00
Elective	3	66	B-	2.80	3 × 2.80 = 8.40
Lab / practical	2	57	C	2.00	2 × 2.00 = 4.00
Total	15				48.60

Step by step

Convert each course mark to a grade point. Work out each course as a percentage of its total marks, then read the letter off the Quaid-i-Azam University grading table. 90 out of 100 is 90%, which falls in the A band and is worth 4.00 grade points.
Multiply each grade point by the course credit hours. Credit hours decide how much each course counts, so multiply to get quality points: 3 × 4.00 = 12.00, 4 × 3.80 = 15.20, 3 × 3.00 = 9.00, 3 × 2.80 = 8.40, 2 × 2.00 = 4.00.
Add the quality points and the credit hours. Adding the five courses gives 48.60 quality points across 15 credit hours.
Divide to get the semester GPA. 48.60 ÷ 15 = 3.24, the semester GPA for this term at Quaid-i-Azam University.
Fold the semester into your CGPA. If you had already completed 45 credit hours at a CGPA of 3.20, those carry 144.00 quality points. Add this semester and the CGPA becomes (144.00 + 48.60) ÷ (45 + 15) = 3.21.

Notice how the 4-credit course moves the average roughly twice as hard as the 2-credit lab. That credit-hour weighting is the whole reason a GPA is not just the average of your grade points.

Which Quaid-i-Azam University programmes use this scale?

The same grading plan applies across Quaid-i-Azam University’s degree programmes, including BS Economics, BS International Relations, BS Biotechnology and MPhil Physics. Credit-hour loads differ by programme (a typical semester runs 15 to 18 credit hours), but the marks-to-grade-point mapping above does not change between them.

Quaid-i-Azam University CGPA: frequently asked questions

What CGPA does QAU require to avoid probation or to graduate?

QAU keeps no confirmed CGPA floor for probation or graduation on public record as far as this page can tell, so the roughly 2.0 figure common across HEC-aligned universities is the fallback until your department's written policy says otherwise. Postgraduate tracks such as an MPhil or PhD typically layer thesis and research-defence requirements on top of any CGPA threshold.

How do you convert a QAU CGPA to a percentage?

QAU doesn't publish one fixed formula for turning a CGPA into a percentage, so any calculator you find online is offering a guess rather than a university rule. The percentage printed on your own transcript, issued by QAU's examination department, is the figure worth using on a scholarship or job application.

How is SGPA different from CGPA at QAU?

A term-by-term SGPA at QAU can swing around a single demanding thesis or research-methods course, while the CGPA smooths that out by averaging every semester completed so far, weighted by credit hours. Because postgraduate admissions committees look at the CGPA rather than a semester-by-semester history, it carries more weight than any single term's SGPA.

Does repeating a course change your CGPA at QAU?

At most Pakistani public universities, retaking a failed course lets the better grade count toward the CGPA once the repeat is recorded, and QAU is presumed to follow a similar pattern, though whether the earlier attempt is dropped entirely or averaged in wasn't confirmed for this page. Your own examination department can confirm the rule for a specific core course.

How many credit hours does a typical semester carry at QAU?

A BS semester at QAU generally carries somewhere around fifteen to eighteen credit hours, in step with most four-year Pakistani degrees, while MPhil and PhD terms are built around coursework and research components instead of a fixed undergraduate-style credit load. Your own department will have the exact figure for your specific programme.

What counts as a good CGPA at QAU?

With no confirmed QAU-specific honours chart, the wider Pakistani convention is a reasonable stand-in: past roughly 3.5 reads as outstanding, 3.0 to 3.5 as solidly good, and comfortably above 2.0 as a safe pass. Given QAU's research reputation, admission to its own postgraduate programmes from within often expects a stronger undergraduate CGPA than the bare minimum pass.

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