Grading System in Bangladesh

Grading scales:

Most Common

Higher School Certificate

Postsecondary

Letter Grade +/-

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Cephalon International School

Daffodil International University

Higher Secondary Certificate (Old)

National University (Old Scale)

North South University

Prime University

University of Chittagong (ACF Scale)

University of Development Alternative

University of Rajshahi

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade	Notes
60.00 - 100.00	First Division	A
55.00 - 59.99	Second Division	AB
50.00 - 54.99	Second Division	B
43.00 - 49.99	Second Division	BC
35.00 - 42.99	Third Division	C	Some institutions consider a lower grade than 35 as passing
0.00 - 34.99	Fail	F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	US Grade
A+	5.00	80.00 - 100.00	A+
A	4.00 - 4.99	70.00 - 79.99	A
A-	3.50 - 3.99	60.00 - 69.99	AB
B	3.00 - 3.49	50.00 - 59.99	B
C	2.00 - 2.99	40.00 - 49.99	C
D	1.00 - 1.99	33.00 - 39.99	D
F	0.00 - 0.99	0.00 - 32.99	F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	US Grade
A+	80.00 - 100.00	4.00	A
A	75.00 - 79.00	3.75	A
A-	70.00 - 74.00	3.50	A-
B+	65.00 - 69.00	3.25	B+
B	60.00 - 64.00	3.00	B
B-	55.00 - 59.00	2.75	B-
C+	50.00 - 54.00	2.50	C+
C	45.00 - 49.00	2.25	C
C-	40.00 - 44.00		C-
D	40.00 - 44.00	2.00	C-
F	0.00 - 39.00	0.00	F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	Grade Description	US Grade
A+	80.00 - 100.00	4.00	Outstanding	A
A	75.00 - 79.00	3.75	Excellent	A
A-	70.00 - 74.00	3.50	Very Good	A-
B+	65.00 - 69.00	3.25	Good	B+
B	60.00 - 64.00	3.00	Satisfactory	B
B-	55.00 - 59.00	2.75	Above Average	B-
C+	50.00 - 54.00	2.50	Average	C+
C	45.00 - 49.00	2.25	Below Average	C
D	40.00 - 44.00	2.00	Pass	C-
F	0.00 - 39.00	0.00	Fail	F

Scale	Grade Description	Division	US Grade
60.00 - 100.00		First Division	A
45.00 - 59.99		Second Division	B
33.00 - 44.99		Pass Division	C
	Conceded Pass		D
0.00 - 32.99			F

Scale	Grade Description	Division	US Grade
60.00 - 100.00		First Class	A
45.00 - 59.99		Second Class	B
36.00 - 44.99		Third Class	C
	Conceded Pass		D
0.00 - 35.99			F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	Grade Description	US Grade
A	93.00 - 100.00	4.00	Excellent	A
A-	90.00 - 92.00	3.70		A-
B+	87.00 - 89.00	3.30		B+
B	83.00 - 86.00	3.00	Good	B
B-	80.00 - 82.00	2.70		B-
C+	77.00 - 79.00	2.30		C+
C	73.00 - 76.00	2.00	Average	C
C-	70.00 - 72.00	1.70		C-
D+	67.00 - 69.00	1.30		D+
D	60.00 - 67.00	1.00		D
F	0.00 - 59.00	0.00	Failure	F