Yes but to some extent
- If you are studying in an engineering college and you apply for campus placement jobs in your college, then CGPA will play a very important role because mostly all the companies have an eligibility criteria of a minimum percentage ranging from 60% to 80% which can be converted into CGPA according to the convention followed by your university.
- Now you should note that other than the eligibility criteria, companies watch out for consistency or increase in your CGPA so even if your CGPA is average (around 7–8 CGPA), if you maintain it throughout your semester results or show an increase to reach this level, then that will increase your chances of getting selected for the job.
- In today’s cut-throat competition companies want people who have exposure to practical world thus you should pay more attention to improving your technical and soft skills and undertake some good projects throughout your academic career.
All these combined will definitely help you in grabbing the job you want.