Academic grading in Bangladesh

Two types of grading systems are available in Bangladesh: grade point average (GPA) and cumulative grade point average (CGPA).

Grading system in school and college

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Reference
80–100	A+	5.00
70-79	A	4.00
60–69	A-	3.50
50–59	B	3.00
40–49	C	2.00
33-39	D	1.00
0-32	F	0.00

Grading system in universities

Grading system in Public Universities

Degree evaluation with ″class″ in university (e.g., First Class, Second Class, Third class, Pass)

The bachelor's and master's degrees result of the public universities in Bangladesh can be classified according to the British undergraduate degree classification system, when it is evaluated with class grade. GPA above or equal to 3 is equal to 1st Class in honors degree in Bangladesh. This means:

• CGPA 3.00 to 4.00 = 1st Class
• CGPA 2.25 to 2.99 = 2nd Class
• CGPA 1.65 to 2.24 = 3rd Class

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Remarks
80-100	A+	4.00	First Class
75-79	A	3.75	First Class
70-74	A-	3.50	First Class
65-69	B+	3.25	First Class
60-64	B	3.00	First Class
55-59	B-	2.75	Second Class
50-54	C+	2.50	Second Class
45-49	C	2.25	Second Class Upper
40-44	D	2.00	Third Class
0-39	F	0.00	Fail

Grading system in private universities

North South University, East Delta University, BRAC University, American International University-Bangladesh, United International University, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, East West University and University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh follows North American grading standards, so their grading policy is different from those of other Bangladeshi universities.

Grading system in East Delta University

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Remarks
93% & Above	A	4.00	Outstanding
89% - <93%	A-	3.70	Excellent
86% - <89%	B+	3.30	Very Good
82% - <86%	B	3.00	Good
79% - <82%	B-	2.70	Fair
75% - <79%	C+	2.30	Passing
72% - <75%	C	2.00	Passing
69% - <72%	C-	1.70	Passing
65% - <69%	D+	1.30	Deficient Passing
60% - <65%	D	1.00	Deficient Passing
<60%	F	0.00	Failing
	I	0.00	Incomplete
	W	0.00	Withdraw
	O	0.00	University Withdrawal
	Blank	0.00	Institutional
	X	0.00	Repeated (Credit not allowed)
	R	0.00	Repeated (Credit allowed)
	WV	0.00	Waived
	TR	0.00	Transferred
	NC	0.00	Non-Credit

Grading system in North South University

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Remarks
93-100	A	4.00	Excellent
90-93	A−	3.70
87-89	B+	3.30
83-86	B	3.00	Good
80-82	B−	2.70
77-79	C+	2.30
73-76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C−	1.70
67-69	D+	1.30
60-66	D	1.00	Poor
00-59	F	0.00
-	W	0.00	Withdraw
-	I	0.00	Incomplete
-	R	0.00	Retaken

Grading system in International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Remarks
90-100	A	4.00	Excellent
87-89	B+	3.7	Very Good
84-86	B	3.4	Good
80-83	B−	3.1	Good
77-79	C+	2.8	Average
74-76	C	2.5	Above Average
70-73	C−	2.2	Below Average
65-69	D+	1.5	Poor
60-64	D	1.0	Pass
01-59	F	0.0	Failing
	I		Incomplete
	W		Withdrawal

Grading system in BRAC University

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point
97-100	A+ Exceptional	4.00
90-100	A Excellent	4.00
85 - <90	A−	3.70
80 - <85	B+	3.30
75 - <80	B Good	3.00
70 - <75	B−	2.70
65 - <70	C+	2.30
60 - <65	C Average	2.00
57 - <60	C−	1.70
55 - <57	D+	1.30
52 - <55	D Poor	1.00
50 - <52	D−	0.7
<50	F Failure	0.00

Grading system in United International University

Class interval	Letter grade	Assessment	Grade point
90 – 100	A	Outstanding	4.00
86 – 89	A−	Excellent	3.67
82 – 85	B+	Very Good	3.33
78 – 81	B	Good	3.00
74 – 77	B−	Above Average	2.67
70 – 73	C+	Average	2.33
66 – 69	C	Below Average	2.00
62 – 65	C−	Poor	1.67
58 – 61	D+	Very poor	1.33
55 – 57	D	Pass	1.00
<55	F	Fail	0.00

Grading system in Daffodil International University

Marks	Letter grade	Grade point	Class interval
80–100	A+	4.00	First Class
75–79	A	3.75	First Class
70–74	A−	3.50	First Class
65–69	B+	3.25	First Class
60–64	B	3.00	First Class
55–59	B-	2.75	Second Class
50–54	C+	2.50	Second Class
45–49	C	2.25	Second Class Upper
40–44	D	2.00	Third Class
0–39	F	0.00	Fail

Grading system in Green University

Numerical grade	Letter grade	Assessment	Grade point
80% and above	A+	(A Plus)	4.00
75–79%	A	(A Regular)	3.75
70–74%	A−	(A Minus)	3.50
65–69%	B+	(B Plus)	3.25
60–64%	B	(B Regular)	3.00
55–59%	B−	(B Minus)	2.75
50–54%	C+	(C Plus)	2.50
45–49%	C	(C Regular)	2.25
40–44%	D	-	2.00
Less than 40%	F	-	0.00
Withdrawal	W	-	-
Incomplete	I	-	-

Grading system in University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point
99–100	A	4.00
97–98	A−	3.20
95–96	B+	3.00
93–94	B	2.90
90–92	B−	2.80
85–89	C	2.00
80–84	C−	1.50
74–79	D	1.00
70–74	D−	1.00
0–70	F	0.00

Grading system in American International University-Bangladesh

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point
94–100	A+	4.00
90–93	A	3.75
86–89.99	A−	3.50
82–85.99	B+	3.25
78–81.99	B	3.00
74–77.99	B-	2.75
70–73.99	C+	2.50
66–69.99	C	2.25
62–65.99	C−	2.00
58–61.99	D+	1.75
54–57.99	D	1.50
50–53.99	D−	1.00
0–49.99	F	0.00

Former

Grading system in East West University

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point
97-100	A+	4.00
90-below 100	A	4.00
87-below 90	A−	3.70
83-below 87	B+	3.30
80-below 83	B	3.00
77-below 80	B−	2.70
73-below 77	C+	2.30
70-below 77	C	2.00
67-below 70	C−	1.70
63-below 67	D+	1.30
Below 60	F	0.00

Grading system in private universities except the above universities

Class interval	Letter grade	Grade point	Remarks
80–100	A+	4.00	First Class
75–79	A	3.75	First Class
70–74	A−	3.50	First Class
65–69	B+	3.25	First Class
60–64	B	3.00	First Class
55–59	B−	2.75	Second Class
50–54	C+	2.50	Second Class
45–49	C	2.25	Second Class Upper
40–44	D	2.00	Third Class
0–39	F	0.00	Fail