Hello there,

CGPA ( Cumulative Grade Point Average ) is the average marks obtained by a student in a particular time period of a course. CGPA  is the sum total of your grade points in a given semester or academic year of a curriculum.

CGPA is calculated also for a single year and it is also calculated for cumulative 4 years. Formulas and system for both the cases are different.

And yes, CGPA matters during the campus placement. CGPA often works as the first parameter when applying or being considered for a job. Generally in the screening round, criteria that is being set is overall CGPA (most of the time the Training and Placement Cell itself sets this). This is to ensure that the student who has worked hard throughout the college should get more chance of getting hired than those who wasted their time in useless activities.

Hope this helps.