SEE GPA to percentage — how the Nepali letter-grade system works

Since 2073 BS, the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) — the old "SLC" — has been reported in letter grades rather than raw percentage. If your parents studied the old system, their score was out of 100%; yours is a GPA (Grade Point Average) built from grade points per subject.

The letter-grade bands

Under the NEB system each subject lands in a band. Each band equals a grade point: A+ = 4.0 (90–100), A = 3.6 (80–89), B+ = 3.2 (70–79), B = 2.8 (60–69), C+ = 2.4 (50–59), C = 2.0 (40–49), and D = 1.6 (35–39 marks). Below that, the subject is a non-graded failure. GPA is calculated from these grade points — a credit-weighted average across your subjects.

What's a "good" GPA in Nepal?

Most +2 science streams look for roughly a 3.0+ GPA with strong Maths and Science grades; management and humanities streams often accept lower. Scholarships (including district and institutional scholarships) typically use GPA cut-offs announced by each college. Because requirements differ by college and year, always check that college's own admission notice before assuming.

Should you "convert" GPA to percentage?

There is no single official formula published for converting a full SEE GPA to percentage — marks-to-grade is one-way because grade bands are ranges, not points. Any calculator promising "your exact percentage" is making a rough model. If a form insists on a percentage, ask the institution which conversion they want (some use GPA × 25, some band-mapping); our SEE GPA calculator shows the grade-point maths honestly instead of inventing precision.