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VPD Grade Calculator
Work out the German grade uni-assist will report on your Vorprüfungsdokumentation. It uses the modified Bavarian Formula, the same conversion uni-assist applies, and shows every step so you can check the number by hand.
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Calculator
What are you applying for?
Your university result
The cumulative CGPA printed on your university transcript. If you have not finished yet, use your current one.
The lowest CGPA your university will award the degree at. It is written in your academic regulations, and it is usually 2.00 or 2.50.
This is not the mark that passes a semester or a single course. Those are different numbers, and using one of them here is the most common mistake on a VPD application.
Your HSC result
Your Higher Secondary Certificate result. The pass mark on that scale is 1.00, which the conversion uses as its floor.
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Your German grade
Fill in the steps and your result appears here straight away.
What the number means
German grades run the opposite way to a CGPA. 1.0 is the best result and 4.0 is the lowest that still passes.
- Sehr gutVery good1.00 to 1.50
- GutGood1.50+ to 2.50
- BefriedigendSatisfactory2.50+ to 3.50
- AusreichendSufficient3.50+ to 4.90
- Nicht ausreichendInsufficientabove 4.90
Before you apply
The minimum passing grade is not the semester pass mark
This is the single most common error. The formula wants the CGPA your university requires before it will award the degree, which is usually 2.00 or 2.50 and is written in your academic regulations. It is not the mark needed to pass one course, and it is not the mark needed to move up a semester. Using the wrong figure changes the result substantially.
The maximum is the scale maximum, not the class topper
The conversion measures your result against the top of the scale your university awards on, which for a Bangladeshi transcript is 4.00. It is not the highest CGPA anyone in your batch achieved.
Lower is better in Germany
German grades run the opposite way to a CGPA. 1.0 is the best possible result and 4.0 is the lowest that still passes, so a small number here is good news.
A VPD is a preliminary review, not an admission decision
uni-assist checks your documents and reports the converted grade. Universities then apply their own thresholds, and many care about far more than this one number.
The formula
Each qualification is converted with 3 × (max − achieved) ÷ (max − minimum to pass). A master's application converts the degree alone. Anything below that converts the degree and HSC separately, averages them, and adds the scale offset of 1.
This is a guide, not an official result. uni-assist issues the binding grade, and it may differ if your transcript states a different scale or minimum.
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