How is the grading system at the IIT Gandhinagar?

The grading system at IIT is quite common and similar to other IIT’s. The procedure is quite systematic and involves steps like:

• You are awarded letter grade in courses and each letter has a numerical value. For instance, A is for 10; A – is 9; B is 8 and so on till F.
• The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) or Semester Performance Index (SPI) is calculated thereafter. It is the weighted average of grades of courses.
• On the other hand, Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) takes semester grades into consideration.
• There is also a criterion of giving A+ which has a numerical significance of 11 and is generally synonymous with exceptional performance.
• Grading varies across and the average falls in the range of B or C which is close to 5-6. 

The overall CPI and SPI will never extend 10.0. However, the more A+ you get, the more there are chances to compensate for bad performance in any semester.