How to Convert DGPA to Percentage a Quick 2 Min Read
After completion of your bachelor’s degree, you have two options. Firstly, you can apply for a job. Secondly, you can go for further studies. The best option is to go for further studies and then apply for a job. In both cases, you will be asked for the total marks in your respective degree or the total percentage or both or CGPA. While some of the universities mention the total marks and the percentage in the final memo along with CGPA some only mention CGPA. But, some universities like the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) also called the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) uses DGPA instead of CGPA. Then how will the students of MAKAUT and other universities extract the total marks or percentage from this DGPA? Thus, to answer this, we have come up with a blog on how to convert DGPA to percentage.
But, before we start, don’t worry if you have low GPA because there are a lot of colleges that accept low GPA scores.
Some of the questions addressed in this blog are, what is DGPA? How is DGPA calculated? How is DGPA different from CGPA and SGPA? Lastly, how to convert DGPA into total marks?
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What is DGPA? How is DGPA calculated?
Before moving on to the conversion of DGPA to Percentage, let’s understand what exactly DGPA is. DGPA stands for Diploma/Degree Grade Point Average. It is awarded at the end of your degree. That is it is the grade point for your entire degree or all the semesters in your degree.
It is calculated using the formula:
DGPA= Ʃ (YGPA*Credit point) / Ʃ (Credits)
Where YGPA stands for Yearly Grade Point Average.
While YGPA is mentioned in the report along with the credit. If not mentioned it can be calculated as the average of the two SGPA of that particular year.
Suppose a person has the following mark sheet:
| Semesters | YGPA | Credit |
| Semester I and II | 7.01 | 1 |
| Semester III and IV | 6.89 | 1 |
| Semester V and VI | 7.24 | 1.5 |
| Semester VII and VII | 7.60 | 1.5 |
Then the DGPA can be calculated as follows:
DGPA= Ʃ (YGPA * Credit point) / Ʃ (Credits)
= ( 7.01*1) + ( 6.89*1) + ( 7.24*1.5) + (7.60*1.5) / (+1+1.5+1.5)
i.e. = 35.95 / 5
= 7.19
Hence, 7.19 is the DGPA of the above mark sheet.
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How is DGPA different from SGPA?
SGPA stands for Semester Grade Point Average. It is the grade point obtained in a semester. Whereas, DGPA is the aggregate of points of all the semesters. Hence, we can say that DGPA can be calculated based on the SGPA as follows:
DGPA= Ʃ (SGPA * Credit point) / Ʃ (Credits)
While SGPA is calculated as:
SGPA= Ʃ (Subject Grade * Credit point) / Ʃ (Credits)
How is DGPA different from CGPA?
The Cumulative Grade Point Average is much like DGPA. It is the average of all the grade points obtained by a person in all the semesters in the particular course.
It is calculated in a similar manner to DGPA.
CGPA= Ʃ (SGPA * Credit point ) / Ʃ (Credits)
Conversion of DGPA to Percentage
To convert DGPA to percentage, you need to use the formula:
Percentage= (DGPA – 0.75) * 10
Suppose a person has a DGPA of 7.9 then his percentage is:
Percentage= ( 7.9- 0.75) * 10
= 7.15 * 10
= 71.5%
Here is the table for the percentage corresponding to the DGPA released by MAKAUT. The below table has calculated the percentage using the formula mentioned above.
| Grade points (DGPA) | Percentage of Marks |
| 6.25 | 55 |
| 6.75 | 60 |
| 7.25 | 65 |
| 7.75 | 70 |
| 8.25 | 75 |
| 8.75 | 80 |
Convert DGPA to Marks obtained
Now that we know the percentage of marks we can easily convert it to the marks obtained. For this calculation, you need to know the total percentage of marks (can be calculated from DGPA using the above formula), the number of papers, and the total marks.
Marks obtained= Percentage * Total marks /100
For example, you have 8 papers and hence the total marks are 800. Your percentage calculated from DGPA is 71.5%. Then the total marks obtained by you are:
Marks obtained= 71.5 * 800 / 10
= 572
Therefore, you obtained 572 marks out of 800.
In conclusion, now you know how to calculate the DGPA, the total marks obtained, and the percentage.
Frequently Asked Question
Q1. What sets the DGPA apart from the CGPA?
Ans. Similar to the DGPA is the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). It is the aggregate of a student’s grade points throughout all the semester exams of the specific course. It is computed in a way comparable to DGPA.
Q2. Determine the full form of DGPA?
Ans. DGPA stands for Degree Grade Point Average. It is the overall Grade Point Average that will appear on the diploma and is equivalent to the weighted total of SGPA.
Q3. How to determine DGPA percentage?
Ans. To change DGPA into percentage, subtract 0.75 from the DGPA. Then multiply the remainder number by 10.
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