Changes in GPA-division equivalence system

The government has determined anew the equivalence between the GPA system and the division system in the public examinations.
The education ministry has issued a gazette notification to this effect, says an official handout yesterday.
The ministry has amended the earlier notification issued on June 2 last year and set separate criteria equivalent to the grading system for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) levels to reintroduce 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions in proportion to grade point average (GPA) marks.
The decision came in the wake of movements from students who claimed that the earlier adjustment of the grading system with division system was discriminatory.
From now on, GPA 3.00 or above is equivalent to first division while GPA less than 3.00 to 2.00 is second division and GPA less than 2.00 to 1.00 is third division for the students of SSC and equivalent exams and HSC and its equivalents.
According to the earlier notification, GPA 3.50 or above was equivalent to first division while GPA less than 3.50 to 2.50 was second division and GPA less than 2.50 to 1.00 was third division for the students who passed SSC and equivalent exams during 2001-2003 period and who passed HSC and its equivalents in 2003.
The new notification will be in effect until issuing another notification, the handout mentioned.