What CGPA do you need for campus placements?

The honest answer: there is no universal cut-off, and any specific number you see quoted online is a generalisation. Cut-offs are set per company, per role and per year, and they move with the talent pool.

Common patterns

That said, some broad patterns recur in Indian campus recruitment:

Many mass-recruiting IT services companies set a floor around 6.0–7.0 CGPA (often expressed as 60–70%), frequently with a “no active backlog” condition.
Product companies, core-engineering roles and top-tier firms often expect 7.5+ and sometimes 8.0+, alongside strong technical performance.
Some elite roles screen less on CGPA and more on coding tests, interviews or prior internships.

Treat these as rough bands, not promises. Your placement cell publishes the actual eligibility for each recruiter — that is the figure that binds.

What to do with a borderline CGPA

If you are just below a likely cut-off, focus on the levers you still control: clear backlogs, lift this semester's SGPA (use the target GPA calculator to see what you need), and build a portfolio — projects, internships, competitive-programming results — that lets you clear interviews even where CGPA is only a gate.

CGPA is a filter, not the decision

For most roles, CGPA decides who gets to the test or interview; performance there decides who gets hired. A strong CGPA opens doors, but it rarely closes the deal on its own.

The “no active backlog” clause matters as much as the number

Students fixate on the CGPA floor and overlook the condition attached to it. A large share of campus eligibility criteria pair a CGPA cut-off with “no active backlog” — meaning an uncleared paper can disqualify you even if your CGPA clears the bar. Clearing backlogs before the placement window often unlocks more recruiters than chasing an extra decimal of CGPA.

Key takeaways

There's no universal cut-off — your placement cell's per-recruiter list is what binds.
IT services often floor around 6.0–7.0; product/core roles often want 7.5–8.0+.
A “no active backlog” condition can matter more than the CGPA number itself.
Borderline? Clear backlogs, lift SGPA via the target calculator, and build a portfolio.