How Grades Appear on Your Transcript
Course marks are converted into a Letter Grade (LG) and Grade Point (GP) as shown above. Continuous-assessment marks (attendance, assignments, quizzes) may remain fractional, but the total mark for each course is rounded to a whole number before conversion. A student absent from a course's Semester Final Examination receives no Grade Point for that course. Official transcripts and grade sheets show only the Letter Grade and Grade Point for each course — the underlying numeric marks are not printed.
Source: JnU, Rules and Regulations for Bachelor's Degree (revised), §12(f),(k),(l) — verified Aug 2026
GPA/CGPA Formula and Grade Improvement
Semester GPA = (sum of Credit × Grade Point across that semester's courses) ÷ total credits attempted that semester. CGPA is the same calculation carried cumulatively across all completed semesters.
- A student who earns below Grade Point 3.00 (below a 'B') in a theoretical course, up to the 4th Year 1st Semester, may retake that course's Semester Final Examination once, with the next available batch, to try to improve the grade.
- If the improvement attempt scores lower than the original, the original grade stands.
- In any improvement, supplementary, or re-take examination, a student can be awarded at most a 'B+' (Grade Point 3.25) for that course, even if the raw marks would earn more — effective from the 2016-17 academic session.
Source: JnU, Rules and Regulations for Bachelor's Degree (revised), §16(b),(d) — verified Aug 2026
Promotion and Continuation Requirements
Promotion between years requires a minimum CGPA: 2.00 (Letter Grade D) to move from 1st Year to 2nd Year, and 2.25 (Letter Grade C) to move from 2nd Year to 3rd Year and from 3rd Year to 4th Year. A student is not promoted if they miss at least one course of any Semester Final Examination, even with the required CGPA.
A student is dropped from the programme if: after two re-admissions they still fail to earn the CGPA required for promotion; they cannot complete the programme within six academic years (12 semesters) of first admission; or an 'F' grade remains in any course after appearing at the Supplementary Examination.
Source: JnU, Rules and Regulations for Bachelor's Degree (revised), §14, §18 — verified Aug 2026
Degree Completion Requirements
To receive the Bachelor degree, a student must earn the required 125 total credit points, achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.25, and complete the programme within six academic years of first admission.
Source: JnU, Rules and Regulations for Bachelor's Degree (revised), §15 — verified Aug 2026
Credit Transfer Policy
Jagannath University does not accept credit transfer from any other programme, university, or institution into its Bachelor degree programme.
Source: JnU, Rules and Regulations for Bachelor's Degree (revised), §19 — verified Aug 2026
