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Attendance Calculator

Calculate your current attendance percentage, find out how many classes you can still miss, or how many more you need to attend to meet the required threshold.

Attendance Formulas

Current % = (Classes Attended / Total Classes) × 100
Can Miss = floor((Attended − r × Total) / (1 − r))
Must Attend = ceil((r × (Total + Future) − Attended) / (1 − r))

Where r = required rate (e.g. 0.75 for 75%). "Can Miss" only applies when attendance is already above the threshold. "Must Attend" applies when below threshold.

How to Use the Attendance Calculator

  1. 1
    Enter Total Classes
    Input the total number of classes that have been conducted in your course so far this semester.
  2. 2
    Enter Classes Attended
    Enter how many of those classes you actually attended. This must be equal to or less than total classes held.
  3. 3
    Set Required Percentage
    The default is 75%, which is the requirement in most Indian universities. Change this to match your institution's requirement.
  4. 4
    Add Future Classes (Optional)
    If you know how many classes are still planned, enter that number to see your projected final attendance if you attend all remaining classes.

Example Calculation

80 classes held, 55 attended, required 75%, 20 future classes:

Current % = (55 / 80) × 100 = 68.75% (below 75%)
Must attend = ceil((0.75 × (80 + 20) − 55) / (1 − 0.75))
= ceil((75 − 55) / 0.25) = ceil(80) = 80 more classes needed
Projected % (attend all 20 future) = (55+20)/(80+20) × 100 = 75%
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