Bangladeshi grading system
In Bangladesh, SSC and HSC grades run from A+ (best) to F, and D is the lowest pass. University grades: A+ to F, lowest pass D.
Example · Average of 3 subjects
Between A and A+
Excellent or outstanding: your school’s rules decide which grade goes on your report. D is the lowest pass.
Each subject counts the same. Add weights to count some subjects more.
SSC and HSC grades: A+ to F
Secondary (SSC) and higher secondary (HSC) results from the education boards, and school grades. Each subject gets a letter and grade points, and the GPA out of 5.00 averages them.
| Grade | Meaning | Marks | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | outstanding | 80–100 | Pass |
| A | excellent | 70–79 | Pass |
| A− | very good | 60–69 | Pass |
| B | good | 50–59 | Pass |
| C | satisfactory | 40–49 | Pass |
| D | pass | 33–39 | Pass |
| F | fail | 0–32 | Fail |
University grades: A+ to F
Public universities and most private universities, on the University Grants Commission's uniform scale.
| Grade | Meaning | Marks | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | A plus | 80–100 | Pass |
| A | A regular | 75–79 | Pass |
| A− | A minus | 70–74 | Pass |
| B+ | B plus | 65–69 | Pass |
| B | B regular | 60–64 | Pass |
| B− | B minus | 55–59 | Pass |
| C+ | C plus | 50–54 | Pass |
| C | C regular | 45–49 | Pass |
| D | pass | 40–44 | Pass |
| F | fail | 0–39 | Fail |
Bangladeshi grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Bangladeshi grades: we found no table for them on Wikipedia or from an official source, and we do not make one up. A US university reads a foreign transcript itself or through the credential evaluation service it names, and its conversion is the one that counts.
Send your grades as they are, with the scale above. When a form asks for your average, give it on your own scale and say which scale it is: the converter’s average does exactly that, weighted by credits when you enter them.
What to know about grades in Bangladesh
- A GPA of 5.00 in the SSC or HSC means an A+, 80% or more, in every subject counted.
- University degree classes follow the CGPA: 3.00 to 4.00 is a first class, 2.25 to 2.99 a second class and 2.00 to 2.24 a third class.
- Some private universities, such as North South University and BRAC University, use North American cut-offs, with an A only from 93% or 90%.
- The school scale tops out at 5.00 and the university scale at 4.00, so the two averages cannot be compared directly.
Sources: Wikipedia, Academic grading in Bangladesh; Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: Bangladesh.