Overview
- Academic Calendar: June-March or July-April
- Graduation Timeline: 8 + 2 + 2 = 12 years total (eight years primary, two years lower secondary and two years upper secondary)
- Native Language(s): English, Hindi
Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) (Arts or Sciences group) - 12 years completion
- All-India Senior School Certificate - 12 years completion
- Pre-Degree certificate - 12 years completion
- Pre-professional Certificate (pre-dental, pre-engineering, pre-medical, pre-agriculture) - 12 years completion
- Pre-university Certificate - 12 years completion
- Senior Secondary School Certificate (National Institute of Open Schooling) - 12 years completion
- Higher Secondary School Certificate (all streams other than arts and sciences) - 12 years completion
- Intermediate Certificate for Goa - 12 years completion
- Intermediate Certificate for Andhra Pradesh - 12 years completion
- Indian School Certificate - 12 years completion
- Certificate of Vocational Education Examination (CVE-12) - 12 years completion
Not Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- All-India Higher Secondary Certificate (earned after standard grade XI) - 11 years completion
- All-India Secondary School Certificate (AISSC) - Varies
- Diploma in education where admission is based on the 10-year secondary school certificate - 10 years completion
- Health Visitor or Multipurpose Diploma
- High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC)
- Higher Secondary Certificate earned or Intermediate School Certificate after fewer than 12 years of schooling
- Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
- Matriculation Certificate
- Pre-university Certificate earned after Standard Grade XI - 11 years completion
- Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
- Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)
- Secondary School Certificate (National Institute of Open Schooling)
- Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Secondary School Examination Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)
- Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (Year 10) - 10 years completion
Grading Scale NCAA Reference
A1
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00A2
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00B1
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00B2
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00C1
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00C2
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00D
U.S. 4.0 equivalentD · 1.00E1
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00E2
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00
| Selected Grading Scale | Targeted Scale: U.S. 4.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Local Grade | U.S. Grade | U.S. Points |
| A1 | A | 4.00 |
| A2 | A | 4.00 |
| B1 | B | 3.00 |
| B2 | B | 3.00 |
| C1 | C | 2.00 |
| C2 | C | 2.00 |
| D | D | 1.00 |
| E1 | F | 0.00 |
| E2 | F | 0.00 |
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) / Secondary School Examination Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)
Source: NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility (free, publicly available resource). No official affiliation with NCAA. These grading scales are for reference and are used in our GPA Calculator. View complete Sources & Attributions.
References
NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility