Nepal introduced the new Grading System a year ago and the results of Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) for this year are just near as well. So the parents and students need to understand how the grading system works.
Why was the Grading system introduced?
- This type of system is well-used in most of the foreign countries. So introducing the grading system only means standardizing these exams.
- Two students securing 80 and 85 marks are almost in the same bracket. This system brings students of similar classifications together.
How will the marks be graded?
- First, the individual marks are converted into Grade Points and then the average of the Grade points is the final GPA.
The grade conversion chart is as follows:
| SN | Interval in % | Grade | Description | Grade Point |
| 1 | 90 to 100 | A+ | Outstanding | 4.0 |
| 2 | 80 to below 90 | A | Excellent | 3.6 |
| 3 | 70 to below 80 | B+ | Very good | 3.2 |
| 4 | 60 to below 70 | B | Good | 2.8 |
| 5 | 50 to below 60 | C+ | Above average | 2.4 |
| 6 | 40 to below 50 | C | Average | 2.0 |
| 7 | 20 to below 40 | D | Below average | 1.6 |
| 8 | 1 to below 20 | E | Insufficient | 0.8 |
| 9 | 0 | N | Not graded | 0.0 |
What shouldn’t be done with GPA?
The GPA shouldn’t be converted into Percentage.
For example (this shouldn’t be done):
GPA – 3.80
Calculation – (3.80/4) * 100
= 95%
Why shouldn’t GPA be converted into Percentage?
- Because the one with possibly better percentage may not have a better GPA. It is a whole different system of grading. For Example:
The Grading System was introduced to eliminate the Percentage system. It is an irony when people again want to convert their GPA into Percent. However, only the system of grading seems to have changed with the education system still the same.
