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Target CGPA Planner

Enter where you are and where you want to finish. We calculate the average you must sustain, and tell you honestly when a target is out of reach.

Studying at a specific university? Pick it here to load its exact scale.

The formula

To reach a target CGPA T with C credits completed at CGPA G and R credits remaining, the average you need across those remaining credits is:

Required = (T × (C + R) − G × C) ÷ R

Reading the answer honestly

If the required average exceeds the maximum on your scale, the target is arithmetically impossible in the credits you have left, no amount of effort changes that. This tool says so plainly instead of displaying an encouraging but meaningless number. It also shows your best possible finishing CGPA, which is usually the more useful figure at that point.

What to do when the target is unreachable

  • Widen the denominator. Taking additional credits gives future strong grades more weight. This only helps if you can actually score well in them.
  • Repeat a weak course, if your university replaces rather than averages the old grade. The grade improvement calculator models both policies.
  • Reset the target. A realistic 3.40 you actually hit is worth more than a 3.70 you miss.

A note on inverted scales

On the German 1.0–5.0 scale, "improving" means moving down. This planner detects the direction of your grading system and applies the comparison correctly, so a required average of 1.5 is reported as demanding rather than as an error.