Ziauddin University CGPA Calculator

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At Ziauddin 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 Ziauddin University grading scale shown below, on which 85% 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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Switch to “Enter marks” to see your exact percentage. It cannot be derived from letter grades alone, and Pakistan has no single official CGPA-to-percentage formula.

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Ziauddin University grading scale

Ziauddin University grades on an absolute scale out of 4.00 with 11 bands. A mark of 85% 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.

Ziauddin University grading scale: marks, grade and grade point
Marks (%)	Grade	Grade point
0–49	F	0.00
50–53	D	1.00
54–57	D+	1.30
58–60	C-	1.66
61–63	C	2.00
64–67	C+	2.33
68–70	B-	2.66
71–74	B	3.00
75–79	B+	3.33
80–84	A-	3.66
85–100	A	4.00

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https://zu.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ZU_Undergraduate-Semester-System-Policy-2025.pdf · retrieved 2026-08-30Table 7 'Grade Equivalent' (page 10 of 18), cross-confirmed by Table 8 on page 14. Applies to all undergraduate programs excluding MBBS/BDS (those run on the annual/professional system). D+ is worth 1.30, a slightly rounder value than the 1.33 (=4/3) seen at most peer universities. Minimum qualifying CGPA for undergraduate degree completion is 2.00.

How grading works at Ziauddin University

Ziauddin is a private medical university rather than a public-sector institution, among the earliest of its kind in Pakistan, and for its semester-based BS and allied-health programmes the CGPA works exactly as it does at any HEC-aligned university: a course's grade point is scaled by its credit hours, the scaled figures are summed across a term, and dividing by credit hours attempted gives SGPA, with that same running total across every semester becoming CGPA out of 4.0.

Run by the Ziauddin Trust in Karachi, the university teaches MBBS and BDS alongside a growing list of BS programmes in allied health and applied sciences, meaning a student's actual grading experience depends heavily on whether they're on a professional clinical track or a standard semester-based BS degree. Clinical years assessed through professional examination boards typically follow pass-and-distinction rules rather than the CGPA arithmetic described above.

No single grading table covering both Ziauddin's clinical and semester-based programmes was confirmed while researching this page, so the calculator applies the general HEC-default bands to its BS-level degrees rather than a Ziauddin-specific document. Students on a clinical or professional track should check their own college's assessment policy instead, since it sits outside the CGPA system entirely.

Worked example: a full semester on the Ziauddin University scale

Here is a complete 15 credit-hour semester scored against the Ziauddin 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 Ziauddin University semester showing marks, grades, credit hours and quality points
Course	Credit hrs	Marks /100	Grade	Grade point	Quality points
Core course I	3	93	A	4.00	3 × 4.00 = 12.00
Core course II	4	77	B+	3.33	4 × 3.33 = 13.32
Core course III	3	69	B-	2.66	3 × 2.66 = 7.98
Elective	3	66	C+	2.33	3 × 2.33 = 6.99
Lab / practical	2	59	C-	1.66	2 × 1.66 = 3.32
Total	15				43.61

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 Ziauddin University grading table. 93 out of 100 is 93%, 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 × 3.33 = 13.32, 3 × 2.66 = 7.98, 3 × 2.33 = 6.99, 2 × 1.66 = 3.32.
Add the quality points and the credit hours. Adding the five courses gives 43.61 quality points across 15 credit hours.
Divide to get the semester GPA. 43.61 ÷ 15 = 2.90, the semester GPA for this term at Ziauddin 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 + 43.61) ÷ (45 + 15) = 3.13.

The division actually gives 2.9073; result cards print two decimals, so it appears as 2.90. 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 Ziauddin University programmes use this scale?

The same grading plan applies across Ziauddin University’s degree programmes, including MBBS, BDS, BS Allied Health Sciences and Doctor of Physical Therapy. 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.

Ziauddin University CGPA: frequently asked questions

How do I convert a Ziauddin CGPA into a percentage?

There's no official formula, at Ziauddin or any Pakistani university, for turning a CGPA into a percentage, so an online calculator's answer is at best an educated guess. What actually matters for a scholarship application, a job offer or further study is the percentage printed on your own Ziauddin result card.

What counts as a good CGPA on a Ziauddin semester-based programme?

No distinct honours table specific to Ziauddin's BS-level programmes has surfaced for this page, so the general Pakistani convention is a fair enough guide: north of 3.5 usually reads as outstanding, and safely clearing 2.0 counts as a workable pass. Allied-health departments with heavier practical assessment may hold their own students to a somewhat tougher internal standard.

How is SGPA different from CGPA for a Ziauddin student?

SGPA is calculated purely from the courses finished in one semester, so a demanding clinical placement or practicum can pull it down even for a strong student. CGPA instead accumulates every semester completed so far, weighted by credit hours, and moves more slowly as a result. Ziauddin, like most universities, relies on that cumulative figure rather than any single semester's SGPA for final degree classification on its semester-based programmes.

What happens to an F, a withdrawal or an incomplete at Ziauddin?

On Ziauddin's semester-based degrees, an F earns zero grade points and continues to weigh on the CGPA until the course is retaken and passed, generally a condition of graduating. A withdrawal filed within the allowed window is usually left out of the GPA calculation, while an incomplete acts as a placeholder until missing clinical hours, coursework or a delayed assessment is finished.

How many credit hours does a semester carry at Ziauddin?

BS and allied-health programmes at Ziauddin generally sit within the common Pakistani range of about fifteen to eighteen credit hours a semester, though clinical placements can add substantial contact time without adding proportionally to the credit-hour count the CGPA formula actually weights. MBBS and BDS years follow an entirely different, longer professional structure outside this range.

Does Ziauddin grade differently from the HEC standard scale?

No Ziauddin-specific grading table for its BS-level programmes was confirmed while writing this page, so the bands shown follow the general HEC pattern most of the sector uses, four points at the top and a pass mark generally in the fifties. MBBS and BDS years assessed through professional examination boards sit entirely outside this comparison and follow their own pass-and-distinction system instead.

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