How should a CBSE student in India fill out the SRAR when applying to universities in the USA?
Enter your marks exactly as shown on official CBSE report cards without converting to US grades, select the exam-based education system, use final board results for grade 10, mark grade 12 as in progress with predicted scores, and check the box confirming your school does not rank students.
Filling out the SRAR correctly means resisting the urge to convert your CBSE marks into anything resembling a US GPA. You should enter your numbers exactly as your report cards and board sheets show them, and let the software do the conversion on its own.
Key Entries by Grade
| Grade | What To Enter |
|---|---|
| Grades 9 and 11 | Final internal year-end percentage |
| Grade 10 | Official CBSE board exam result |
| Grade 12 | Mark as in progress, add predicted scores |
Other Fields to Get Right
- Select an exam-based or international education system when asked, and list your school as Indian Secondary or Senior Secondary School by grade.
- Choose Full Year for course length and 1.0 credits for each main subject, spelling out Physics, Chemistry or Biology rather than writing just Science.
- For the grading scale, pick the numeric 0 to 100 option, or the CBSE dropdown if the portal offers one.
- Check the box saying your school does not provide class rank, since CBSE schools almost never issue one.
My Advice
Before you submit, pull out your original CBSE marksheets and cross-check every single entry against them line by line, since even one mismatched percentage can trigger a verification delay. If a specific university like a portal from Illinois asks you to report grade 10 board results under external exams instead of regular courses, follow that university's instructions over the general SRAR defaults.
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