Percentage Calculator

Percentage of marks is still how most Indian boards, universities and entrance cut-offs describe performance: marks obtained divided by maximum marks, times 100. A 425 out of 500 is not a CGPA and it is not a percentile. This tool is the plain arithmetic students in Lucknow and Madurai still need when a teacher reads raw scores aloud.

The conversion students actually type

Class 10 and 12 marksheets, university internals, and many state scholarship forms still ask for percentage, not grade points. Mixing a CBSE CGPA conversion with a raw-score percentage is a common way to mis-fill a college form. IndiaKit keeps this page strictly as obtained ÷ total so it cannot be confused with the CGPA converters elsewhere on the site.

The formula used here

Percentage = (marks obtained ÷ total marks) × 100. Defaults of 425 and 500 give 85%. If a practical paper is out of 30 and theory out of 70, add them first, then run the total, or run each paper and weight them the way your board instructs.

Some universities report “best of five” subjects. This calculator does not pick subjects for you. Add the papers your board counts, using the same maximum that will appear on the marksheet.

Percentile in JEE or NEET is a rank statistic, not this formula. Do not paste a percentile into a percentage field on a scholarship site.

425 out of 500 in a Lucknow pre-board

Ravi’s ISC pre-board in Lucknow totals 425 out of 500 across five papers. The calculator prints 85%. He checks a single chemistry paper at 67/80 separately when he wants to know where to revise, rather than averaging feelings.

Boards publish their own notes

Grace marks, internal moderation and subject-best rules are board-specific. This page does not convert grades or CGPA. For CBSE-style CGPA use the dedicated converters.

Common questions

How do I combine theory and practical into one percentage?

Add the two scores and add the two maxima unless your marksheet already prints a combined total. Then divide once. Do not average two percentages of different maxima and expect the board total to match.

Is 85% the same as 8.5 CGPA?

Not automatically. Some universities use CGPA × 9.5, others use different tables. Use the CGPA-to-percentage page for the 9.5 convention, and your university circular for anything else.

Can I use this for a semester SGPA printout?

Only if you are converting raw marks. SGPA is already a credit-weighted average of grade points. The school GPA tool is closer to that job.