CGPA stands for Cumulative Grade Point Average, which is a measure of performance for all of a students courses. It is usually used to measure the overall academic performance of a student. CGPA is calculated by obtaining the mean of the GPA that a student is awarded every semester and is divided by the total number of credits. In some countries, grades are averaged to create a grade point average (GPA), which is calculated by using the number of grade points a student earns in a given period of time. GPAs are often calculated for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and can be used by potential employers or educational institutions to assess and compare applicants. The key differences between GPA and CGPA are:

• Time Period: GPA is for a shorter time period, such as a semester or a term, while CGPA covers a longer academic duration, such as the entire duration of a bachelor’s degree including all the semesters.

• Inter-relatedness: GPA utilizes grades like A, B, C, D, or E, while CGPA has grade points commonly from 1 to 10 which are bifurcated across a particular range of marks.

• Grade Point System: CGPA is considered an important factor when it comes to cutoffs for various programs and scholarships, and students are chosen and rejected due to the difference of a mere decimal number, hence one needs to really focus on getting a good CGPA.

CGPA is an important educational grading system used by schools and colleges to evaluate the overall academic performance of students. Based on their performance, students are allotted with grades such as A, B, C, D, E, or F. The CGPA system can give a better idea to students of their strengths and weaker areas which require their focus more. However, the CGPA system has some cons, such as diminishing the scope of cutthroat competition, making students feel less motivated to work harder, and not putting out the actual scores of a student, making it difficult to assess the actual ability of a student.