Free · nothing leaves your browser

Percentage to grade calculator (CBSE)

This percentage to grade calculator converts a percentage - or marks obtained out of a maximum - into a grade on CBSE’s 9-point scale, A1 down to E2, along with the grade point behind it. Pick a grade instead, and the panel below works the other way: which percentage band that grade actually covers.

One caveat stated up front, in the same spirit as the other calculators on this site: this is the commonly published CBSE grading table, not a guarantee that every school currently applies it for every purpose. Boards revise their schemes over time.

Find the grade

Enter a percentage directly, or marks obtained and the maximum.

PercentageMarks / total

Percentage (0 to 100)

Percentage

78%

Grade

Grade point

Look it up the other way

Pick a grade to see the percentage band and grade point it covers.

B1 covers 71 to 80% and carries a grade point of 8.

Runs on your own device. Nothing typed here is sent anywhere or saved.

Reference table

The CBSE 9-point scale, in full

CBSE 9-point grading scale with percentage bands and grade points
Grade	Percentage	Grade point	Passing?
A1	91 to 100%	10	Yes
A2	81 to 90%	9	Yes
B1	71 to 80%	8	Yes
B2	61 to 70%	7	Yes
C1	51 to 60%	6	Yes
C2	41 to 50%	5	Yes
D	33 to 40%	4	Yes
E1	21 to 32%	—	No
E2	0 to 20%	—	No

Reading the scale

Where this scale comes from, and where it stops applying

CBSE introduced a 9-point grading scale as part of its Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation reforms, replacing a raw percentage with a letter grade for internal reporting, and it remains the reference table most schools, students and websites still cite when the question “what grade is this percentage” comes up. That is the table this calculator uses.

Reading the bands correctly

Each band is a genuine range, not a single number: A2 covers every percentage from 81 up to just under 91, not only exactly 81 or exactly 90. This calculator compares the precise percentage you enter against those bounds directly, rather than rounding first, so a result like 90.6% is correctly placed in A2 even though a naive rounding to the nearest whole number would push it into A1.

Grade points and where CGPA comes from

Every passing band, A1 down to D, carries a grade point out of 10. That is not a separate number invented for this table - it is literally the figure a subject’s grade point contributes when a CBSE CGPA is computed by averaging grade points across subjects. E1 and E2 carry no grade point here because they sit below the passing bands on this particular scale.

What this table cannot promise

Grading schemes are not frozen. CBSE has revised how it reports results before, and for classes below the board exam years, plenty of schools run their own internal-assessment grading that does not map onto this table at all. So this page states its scope honestly: it is the widely published CBSE 9-point reference scale, useful for understanding roughly where a percentage lands, and not a substitute for checking the exact scheme your child’s school or board is currently applying wherever the grade genuinely decides something.

Why it will not work for ICSE or a state board

This 9-point structure, with these specific bands and grade points, belongs to CBSE. ICSE reports results as a direct percentage without this grade layer, and most state boards do the same or use their own distinct scale. Running a non-CBSE percentage through this table would produce a grade that board never actually issues, so this calculator is scoped to CBSE only.

Privacy, stated plainly

There is no server call anywhere in this lookup. Every comparison happens inside your own browser, nothing is stored between visits, and no analytics event fires as you type, matching what our privacy policy promises across the site.

Before you rely on the grade

This is CBSE's published 9-point scale - it does not apply to ICSE or state boards.
Bands are checked against the exact percentage, not a rounded one.
Grade points, not the letter grades themselves, are what a CBSE CGPA is built from.
Schemes get revised, and schools layer their own internal grading - confirm with your own school before quoting a grade formally.

Know a parent who'd want this?

A forward on WhatsApp takes ten seconds, and it means more to another parent than any ad.

Questions parents ask

About the percentage to grade calculator

What is the CBSE 9-point grading scale?

It is a set of nine bands - A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D, E1 and E2 - each covering a range of percentage, with A1 the highest (91 to 100) and E2 the lowest (0 to 20). Every passing band from A1 to D also carries a grade point out of 10, which is what CBSE's CGPA figure is built from.

What percentage is each grade?

A1 is 91 to 100, A2 is 81 to 90, B1 is 71 to 80, B2 is 61 to 70, C1 is 51 to 60, C2 is 41 to 50, and D is 33 to 40. E1 (21 to 32) and E2 (0 to 20) sit below the passing bands on this scale.

Is this the current, official CBSE grading scale?

This is the 9-point scale most widely published as CBSE's own reference table, and it is the one this calculator uses. What we cannot promise is that every school, every year and every purpose currently applies it exactly this way - CBSE has revised its assessment scheme in the past, and individual schools layer their own internal-assessment grading on top for classes below the board exam years. Treat this as the commonly cited table, and confirm the exact scheme with your own school wherever the grade decides something. If you already have a CGPA figure instead, the CGPA to percentage calculator converts it the other way.

Does this apply to ICSE or state boards too?

No. This 9-point scale is CBSE's own table. ICSE and most state boards report a direct percentage without this grade structure, or use a different scale entirely, so running an ICSE or state-board percentage through this table would produce a grade that board never issued.

What does the grade point actually mean?

It is the number out of 10 that CBSE's CGPA is built from - an A1 contributes 10 points, a B1 contributes 8, and so on. Averaging the grade points across every subject is how a CBSE CGPA is arrived at, though this calculator only converts a single percentage or mark, not a full subject list.

Why isn't there a grade for exactly 90.5%?

There is - the calculator checks the raw percentage, not a rounded one, so 90.5% falls into A2 (81 to 90) rather than A1, and 91.0% exactly is the first value inside A1. A published table that only shows whole numbers like "81-90" and "91-100" leaves that boundary ambiguous; this calculator resolves it by comparing the exact figure rather than rounding first.

Is anything I type here sent anywhere?

No. The lookup runs as plain comparisons inside your own browser. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else, nothing is saved between visits, and no analytics event fires as you type - exactly what our privacy policy promises across the site.

The pages parents most often open straight after this one.

CGPA to percentage calculator
Already have a CGPA? Convert it to an indicative percentage instead.
Percentage to CGPA calculator
The other CBSE conversion - percentage into an indicative CGPA.
CBSE percentage calculator (best of 5)
Add up marks across every subject first, then grade the result here.
Online tuition for Class 10
The year grades and CGPA start deciding admissions and cut-offs.
Free online tests by class
See which grade band a subject would land in today, before the real exam.
Online tuition fees
Every plan and price published openly, with no form to fill in first.

The other free tools

All free, all in the browser, none of them asking your child to sign in.

Percentage to CGPA calculator
Turn a percentage score into a CGPA using the CBSE 9.5 scale. Walk through the working and point out cases where the conversion breaks down.
Class 9 and 10
CGPA to percentage calculator
CBSE specifies a 9.5 conversion factor for turning a CGPA into a percentage. Go through the calculation one step at a time instead of jumping straight to the answer.
Class 9 and 10
School admission age calculator
Tell us your child's date of birth and your state, and find out which class they belong in, plus their age on that state's official cut-off date.
Parents of children aged 2 to 8
Dictation words with audio
Word lists for dictation, sorted by class, read aloud by the browser at whatever speed you set, plus an answer sheet you can print.
Class 1 to 10
Spelling test
Your child types each word as we read it aloud in a sentence. Each class has twenty real words, and every one is checked straight away.
Class 1 to 10
Times tables race
Indian schools require times tables practice up to 20, not just 12, so that is where our practice goes.
Class 2 to 8
English grammar quiz
Grammar questions covering nouns, opposites, articles, tenses and more come to your child at their own class level, each one with an explanation attached.
Class 1 to 10
Maths worksheet generator
Pick your class, subject and level, and you will get a fresh A4 worksheet, ready to print, with its own answers sheet attached.
Class 1 to 5
Mental maths sprint
Sixty seconds of quick sums, pitched at your child's class. Speed only counts once the method is solid.
Class 1 to 10
Science quiz
Science questions grouped by year from Class 6 through 10, with explanations for every answer.
Class 6 to 10
General knowledge quiz
General knowledge, sorted by class level, with a focus on India: its states, symbols, geography, history, and the solar system.
Class 1 to 10
Opposites and synonyms
Sorted by class, these vocabulary exercises place every word inside a sentence so it actually sticks with the child.
Class 1 to 8
Opposites, Synonyms and Idioms: Hindi Word Quiz
In vyakaran, opposites, synonyms and idioms in Hindi are where the most marks are won, and they turn up in three different formats.
Class 3 to 10
Life Cycles and the Water Cycle
Cycles have no true starting point, so children can order the stages from wherever they like. The cycles covered: butterfly, frog, seed, water, digestion.
Class 3 to 7
Word Problems - Which Operation?
Wrong answers in word problems usually trace back to the wrong operation, not to the sums themselves. Before doing anything else, work out which operation is needed.
Class 2 to 5
Clock - Learn to Tell the Time
Set the time by dragging the hands. The hour hand slides smoothly between the numbers, something most children's clocks fail to show correctly.
Class 1 to 4
Fractions on a Number Line
Children place fractions at their correct spots on a number line, a skill pizza diagrams do not teach. Fractions are numbers with an exact position of their own, and Class 5 students need to grasp that.
Class 3 to 6
Human Body Parts
Drag each label onto its correct spot on the body diagram, beginning with the sense organs and then moving to the internal organs. Labels are given in both English and Hindi.
Class 1 to 5
Drag and Drop Indian States on the Map Quiz
Children drag states and capitals to their correct spots. There is no picking from options here, only genuine understanding. A blank map is where real geography learning begins.
Class 3 to 8
Word Search
Six packs from first words to science and maths vocabulary, on a grid generated fresh every round.
Class 1 to 8
Memory Match
Flip cards let children match pairs across times tables, opposites, irregular plurals and Hindi matras. Three subjects, six packs in total.
Class 1 to 5
Number Pop
This is an arcade-style maths game rather than a quiz. Bubbles rise upward, and the task is to pop only the ones that match the rule. Speed picks up as the score climbs.
Class 1 to 8
Hindi Word Builder - build the Hindi word
Build Hindi words with letter tiles and learn where matras belong. The i matra causes confusion because it is placed before the letter yet pronounced after it.
Class 1 to 3
Phonics sound match
Children still learning to decode words benefit from reading aloud, practising opening sounds, closing sounds, blending and rhyme.
Class 1 to 3
Marks percentage calculator
Type in the marks for each subject to see your total, the percentage this works out to, and an indicative CBSE CGPA.
Parents and students
Study timetable generator
Add your own subjects, mark the weak ones, and get a personalised weekly study timetable that gives weak subjects twice the time, plus an optional exam-date countdown.
Class 1 to 10
Exam countdown timer
Set an exam name and date and get a live countdown, plus a plain hours-per-day revision hint. Reflects into a shareable link, nothing leaves your browser.
Parents and students, any class
Reading age calculator
Look up the reading level typically expected for a class or age, or paste a passage for a Flesch-Kincaid based reading age estimate, honest about where both methods break down.
Class 1 to 10
GPA India calculator
Turn CBSE grades, marks or a percentage into a 10-point CGPA and a 4.0 GPA for NRI or international school-transfer applications, with the exact formula shown.
Class 9 and 10
Crossword maker
Type in 5 to 20 words and clues and the layout is built automatically by crossing shared letters, with a separate printable answer key.
Parents and teachers, Class 1 to 10
CBSE percentage calculator (best of 5)
Works out both the overall CBSE result percentage and the best-of-five aggregate from up to six subjects, with the rule explained plainly.
Class 9 and 10
Attendance percentage calculator
Shows current attendance percentage against a target and exactly how many classes are needed or can be missed to stay there.
Class 1 to 10
CTET score calculator
Checks CTET marks out of 150 against NCTE's published qualifying percentage by category, for Paper I or Paper II.
Teachers
Diary entry format generator
Builds a correctly formatted diary entry for Class 6 to 10, with date and day worked out automatically and class-specific guidance.
Class 6 to 10
Classroom seating chart maker
Paste a class list, set rows and columns, and arrange it random, alphabetical or manual into a printable seating chart. Handles too many students and empty seats correctly.
Teachers, any class
Leave letter generator
Generate a correctly formatted school absence letter to a class teacher or principal - To, Subject, Respected Sir or Madam, body and Yours sincerely - ready to copy or print.
Parents, Class 1 to 10
Number to words converter
Convert any number into words using the Indian lakh-crore system or the international million-billion system, with an optional rupee mode.
Class 3 to 6
Word search maker
Type your own list of 5 to 20 words and get a printable word search in 4 or 8 directions, with a separate answer key. Words that cannot fit are reported by name.
Class 1 to 8
School fee receipt generator
Fill in school name, student, class, term, amount and mode of payment to generate a clean, printable fee receipt with the amount spelled out in words.
Schools and tutors
Transfer certificate format generator
Draft a CBSE-style transfer certificate with every standard field laid out correctly - a format aid for a school to adapt onto its own letterhead, not a valid certificate on its own.
Parents and school offices
Name tracing sheet generator
Type any name or word list and print a dotted or light-grey tracing sheet on the standard three-line ruling, for LKG and UKG handwriting practice.
LKG and UKG
AED to INR school fee converter
Convert AED, QAR, SAR, KWD, BHD or OMR school fees to or from INR using a rate you enter yourself, with per-term and annual totals - no live rate fetched or assumed.
NRI parents, Gulf and India
Flashcard maker
Build printable flashcards - fold or duplex layout - from your own term/definition list, a times table or a spelling set, plus an on-screen flip mode.
Class 1 to 10
Bonafide certificate format generator
Draft a bonafide student certificate for passport, bank, bus pass, visa or scholarship purposes, correctly worded - a format aid, only the school can issue the real one.
Parents and school offices

Answered by a real teacher

A grade is a summary. What's underneath it?

If a grade has been slipping for a while, message us and we will tell you plainly what is actually going on with the subject, not just the number.

Message us on WhatsApp Other ways to contact us