GRADE CHECKER APPLICATION (JAVA GUI USING NETBEANS)
Introduction
This project is a user-friendly Java Swing application that evaluates student
performance based on scores. It provides an interface for entering the student's name
and score, and then displays the grade (A–F) along with a performance remark (e.g.,
Excellent, Fair, Fail).
Designed with a modern UI theme, the app uses dark and light contrasts for better
user experience and readability. It is built to work smoothly on Java 8 and later
versions.
How It Works
The GUI uses Java Swing components such as JFrame, JPanel, JTextField,
JTextArea, and JButton.
The interface contains:
Input for student name
Input for score (0–100)
Button to check the grade
Output area that shows the result
When the button is clicked, the app:
1. Reads and validates the score
2. Determines the grade and remark
3. Displays the result in the output area
GRADING CRITERIA
Score RangeGrade Remark
91 – 100 A Excellent
81 – 90 B Very Good
71 – 80 C Good
61 – 70 D Average
51 – 60 E Fair
41 – 50 Pass Pass
0 – 40 F Fail
PSEUDOCODE
Start Program
Create GUI window with:
- Input field for name
- Input field for score
- Button to check grade
- Output text area
ON BUTTON CLICK:
- Get name and score from user
- If input is empty, show error
- Convert score to number
- Check which range the score falls into:
91 - 100 => Grade A, Excellent
81 - 90 => Grade B, Very Good
71 - 80 => Grade C, Good
61 - 70 => Grade D, Average
51 - 60 => Grade E, Fair
41 - 50 => Pass, Pass
0 - 40 => Grade F, Fail
- Display the result in the output area
End Program
JAVA CODE
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class GradeCheckerGUI extends JFrame {
private JTextField nameField, scoreField;
private JTextArea resultArea;
public GradeCheckerGUI() {
// Frame setup
setTitle("Grade Checker");
setSize(450, 350);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
// Panel setup
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setBackground(Color.decode("#2F2F2F"));
panel.setLayout(null);
JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Student Name:");
nameLabel.setBounds(30, 30, 100, 25);
nameLabel.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
panel.add(nameLabel);
nameField = new JTextField();
nameField.setBounds(150, 30, 250, 30);
nameField.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLUE, 1, true));
panel.add(nameField);
JLabel scoreLabel = new JLabel("Score (0 - 100):");
scoreLabel.setBounds(30, 80, 120, 25);
scoreLabel.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
panel.add(scoreLabel);
scoreField = new JTextField();
scoreField.setBounds(150, 80, 250, 30);
scoreField.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLUE, 1, true));
panel.add(scoreField);
JButton checkButton = new JButton("Check Grade");
checkButton.setBounds(150, 130, 150, 35);
checkButton.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
checkButton.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
panel.add(checkButton);
resultArea = new JTextArea();
resultArea.setBounds(30, 180, 370, 100);
resultArea.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 14));
resultArea.setEditable(false);
resultArea.setLineWrap(true);
resultArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
panel.add(resultArea);
checkButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
checkGrade();
}
});
add(panel);
setVisible(true);
}
private void checkGrade() {
String name = nameField.getText().trim();
String scoreText = scoreField.getText().trim();
if (name.isEmpty() || scoreText.isEmpty()) {
resultArea.setText("Please enter both name and score.");
return;
}
try {
int score = Integer.parseInt(scoreText);
String grade, remark;
if (score >= 91 && score <= 100) {
grade = "A";
remark = "Excellent";
} else if (score >= 81) {
grade = "B";
remark = "Very Good";
} else if (score >= 71) {
grade = "C";
remark = "Good";
} else if (score >= 61) {
grade = "D";
remark = "Average";
} else if (score >= 51) {
grade = "E";
remark = "Fair";
} else if (score >= 41) {
grade = "Pass";
remark = "Pass";
} else if (score >= 0) {
grade = "F";
remark = "Fail";
} else {
resultArea.setText("Score must be between 0 and 100.");
return;
}
resultArea.setText("Name: " + name + "\n" +
"Score: " + score + "\n" +
"Grade: " + grade + "\n" +
"Remark: " + remark);
} catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
resultArea.setText("Please enter a valid number for score.");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> new GradeCheckerGUI());
}
}
CONCLUSION
This Java GUI project demonstrates how a simple grading system can be made
interactive and user-friendly using Swing. It checks a student's performance, assigns
grades and remarks, and displays results clearly. The program uses modular design
and input validation, and can be expanded to save or print results in the future.
