The scale at IIT Madras reaches 10, with S at the top. There is no central band table. Departments decide. Chennai, 1959.
There are 8 grade tiers. E (4 points) is the floor of the scoring range.
No conversion formula for IIT Madras appears in any source we can read. Only the examination office produces an equivalence worth submitting.
IIT Madras uses a distinctive 10-point scale with S as the highest grade; programme-specific regulations can differ. We leave it unstated rather than borrow a number from a comparable institution.
Let the calculator compute and let the handbook govern. Where the two disagree, IIT Madras is right.
| Grading mode | Institution-specific grading |
| Scale | 0–10 |
| CGPA → percentage status | No official universal formula verified |
We publish these openly rather than filling them with guesses. Help us close one.
IIT Madras uses a distinctive 10-point scale with S as the highest grade; programme-specific regulations can differ.
| Grade | Points | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| S | 10.00 | — |
| A | 9.00 | — |
| B | 8.00 | — |
| C | 7.00 | — |
| D | 6.00 | — |
| E | 4.00 | — |
| U | 0.00 | — |
| W | 0.00 | — |
IIT Madras publishes the grade points shown in the table on this page, drawn from the source linked at the top.
Not unless the relevant university or receiving authority explicitly publishes that formula for the applicable purpose. The linked source is where each grade point in that table came from.