If you are a student looking to get a spot on the 2025 MEXT scholarship, you need to meet up with a minimum of 2.30 GPA on a 3.00 scale for you to get accepted. I don’t know why, but this information usually seems hidden, cause it isn’t in the application guidelines for students, neither at the Embassy nor the University.
This scale is much different from the standard 5.00 scale used in universities all around the world, so you need to learn how to calculate this GPA so that you know if you are eligible for an application. I want to note that although we will calculate your GPA, this calculation is not official, the university and embassy are responsible for calculating the official scores.
How to Calculate Your GPA for the MEXT Scholarship
MEXT has a special way of calculating the GPA of the students applying to its scholarship program. You can check your eligibility using the MEXT-specified grade conversion chart and GPA calculation formula provided below.
| Grading System | Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Point Scale | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | |
| 4-Point Scale | A | B | C | F | |
| 4-Point Scale | 100 – 80 | 79 – 70 | 69 – 60 | below 59 | |
| 5-Point Scale | S | A | B | C | F |
| 5-Point Scale | A | B | C | D | F |
| 5-Point Scale | 100 – 90 | 89 – 80 | 79 – 70 | 69 – 60 | below 59 |
| Grade Point | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
GPA Calculation Formula
([No. of GP3 Credits] x 3) + ([No. of GP2 Credits] x 2) + ([No. of GP1 Credits] x 1) + ([No. of GP0 Credits] x 0) / Total no. of credits for all registered courses. If you use the standard grading system i.e. 5-point scale, then you can use the example provided below.
| Course Title | Grade | Credit | JASSO grade point | Total Point | ||
| course 1 | A | 3 | × | 3 | = | 9 |
| course 2 | A | 3 | × | 3 | = | 9 |
| course 3 | B | 3 | × | 3 | = | 9 |
| course 4 | D | 3 | × | 1 | = | 3 |
| 12 | 30 |
(9×3)+(0×2)+(3×1)+(0×0)/12 = 30/12 = 2.5 GPA
NOTE: If the courses do not go by the credit system, replace the “number of credits” with the “number of courses” registered.
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