Marks Percentage Calculator

Turning marks into a percentage is a division anyone can do. The question people are usually asking when they run it is the next one: given where I stand now, what do I need in the papers I have not sat yet? This does both. Enter what you have scored so far and it gives your percentage; add the marks still to be examined and a target, and it works out exactly what those papers have to carry — and tells you plainly if the target has already slipped out of reach, rather than returning a number larger than the papers are worth.

How to use it

1. Enter the marks you scored and what the paper or papers were out of.
2. Your percentage appears immediately.
3. To plan ahead, enter the total marks of the exams you have not sat yet and the overall percentage you are aiming for.
4. The result is what you need from those remaining marks, both as a raw figure and as a percentage of what is left.

Examples

• 380 out of 500 is 76%
• With 200 marks still to sit and 80% wanted overall, you need 180 of them — 90% of what is left
• Aiming for 85% in the same position would need 215 out of 200, which the page says is no longer possible

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate percentage of marks?

Divide the marks you scored by the total the exam was out of, then multiply by a hundred. 380 out of 500 is 380 ÷ 500 × 100, which is 76%. If you are combining several subjects, add up all the marks obtained and all the totals first, then divide — averaging the individual percentages gives a different and usually wrong answer whenever the subjects are out of different totals. This page adds them the correct way when you enter combined figures.

How do I work out what I need in the next exam?

Work backwards from the whole. Add the marks already examined to the marks still to come to get the grand total, take the percentage you want of that, and subtract what you have already scored — what is left is what the remaining papers have to produce. Doing this by hand is where people slip, usually by taking the target percentage of the remaining papers rather than of the whole course. Enter the remaining marks and your target above and the page does it properly, and expresses it as a percentage of the remaining papers so you can judge whether it is realistic.

How do I convert CGPA to percentage?

It depends on your board or university, and there is no universal rule. CBSE has commonly used CGPA × 9.5 for its own grading. Many Indian universities use a straight CGPA × 10, and others subtract a fixed number first, such as (CGPA − 0.75) × 10. Because the multiplier is set by the institution rather than by mathematics, take it from your own handbook rather than from any calculator — including ours. Our CGPA calculator handles the grade-point side of it; this page works in raw marks.

What if the target is no longer reachable?

The page says so, and shows the figure that makes it impossible — 215 marks needed from papers worth 200, for instance — rather than quietly capping the answer at 100% and letting you believe it is merely difficult. That honesty is the point: a target that requires more than full marks on everything remaining has already gone, and knowing that now lets you set a realistic one instead. Lower the target percentage until the number it asks for is one you could actually score.