For German universities, should I report my overall CGPA from all bachelor's semesters or just the last semester?

This is a common and costly mistake precisely because it feels intuitive to report your best number. German admissions bodies specifically ask for your complete academic record, and uni-assist's own country-specific guidance for Indian applicants requires an official overview of subjects and grades across the programme, not a single semester's figure.

How to Report Your CGPA Correctly

• Use your university's own final figure: if your transcript or degree certificate states an overall or final CGPA, report that exact number rather than calculating your own.
• Don't substitute your best semester: even if your last semester's CGPA is higher, say 9.0 against an overall of 8.15, report the overall 8.15 since that is what German universities and uni-assist evaluate.
• Still finishing your degree: some programmes allow you to apply with results available so far, but report those actual grades rather than treating one semester as your full CGPA.

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Uni-assist's official country-details page for India states it requires an official overview of subjects and grades for the programme. Uni-assist's own FAQ on assembling documents confirms it needs the grading-system information used to award the degree, either on the transcript or as a separate official document.

My Advice

In my experience, students sometimes report their strongest semester's GPA out of habit or hope, and it creates a mismatch the university catches the moment it checks your official transcript, which can delay or jeopardise your application. Pull the exact overall CGPA figure from your degree certificate or final transcript before filling any form, and if your university issues both a semester-wise and an overall figure, always use the overall one.