List of CUET 2026 Subjects for BSc Computer Science: Discover Unit-wise Topics, Patterns, and Study Plans

Section

Unit

Sub Unit

A

Exception and File Handling in Python

• Exception handling: syntax error, exceptions, need of exception handling, user-defined exceptions, raising exceptions, catching exceptions
• File Handling: text file and binary file, reading and writing text files, using pickle module, file access modes

Database Concepts

• Introduction to database concepts, difference between database and file system, relational data model, foreign key
• Relational algebra: selection, union set difference and cartesian product

Structured Query Landuage(SQL)

• Benefits of structured Quesry language, data manipulation, data types, introduction to MySQL, data definition language
• Data query: SELECT, FROM, Where
• Math functions: POWER(), ROUND(), MOD()
• Aggregate functions: MAX(), MIN(), AVG(), SUM(), COUNT();using COUNT(*)
• Operations on relations: Union, intersection, minus, cartesian product, JOIN

Computer networks

• Basic concept of MAC and IP address difference between internet and web
• Introduction to computer networks, evolution of networking
• Network topologies: Mesh, Ring, Bus, Star, tree topologies
• Network devices: Modem, Ethernet, Repeater, Hub, Switch, Router, Gateway

B1: Computer Science

Exception and File Handling in Python

• Exception handling: syntax errors, need of exception handling, user-defined exceptions, raising exceptions, built-in exception classes

Queue

• Queue(list implementation): introduction to Queue(FIFO), operations on Queue(INSERT and DELETE) and its implementation in Python
• Introduction to DQueue and its implementation in Python

Understanding Data

Data and its purpose, collection, and organisation; understanding data using statistical methods;mean, median, standard deviation

Computer Networks

• Introduction to computer networks, evolution of networking
• Network types: LAN, WAN, MAN
• Network devices: Modem, Ethernet Card, Switch
• Difference between Internet and web

Structured Query Language

• Math functions: POWER(), ROUND(), MOD()
• Data definition: create table, alter table drop table
• Advantages of using Standard Query Langauge

Stack

• Operations on stack(PUSH and POP)
• Expressions in prefix, infix, and postfix notations
• Conversion of infix expression to postfix expression

Searching

• Searching: sequential search, BInary search, analysis of sequential and binary search
• Implementation of searching techniques in Python

Sorting

• Overview of sorting techniques, bubble sort and selection sort
• Hashing: Hash functions, collision resolution, implementation the map abstract data type

Database Concepts

• Introduction to database concepts
• Difference between database and file system
• Selection projection
• Set difference

Understanding Data

• Data and its purpose
• Collection and organisation
• Understanding data using statistical methods

B2: Informatics Practices

Database Query using SQL

• Operations on relations: Union intersection, minus, JOIN
• Date functions: NOW(), DATE(), DAYNAME(), MONTHNAME(), DAY()

Data Handling using Pandas I

• Data frames: creation, Text/CSV files, display, head and tail functions, Boolean indexing
• 
  Series: Creation of series from - and array, dictionary, scaler value
  
• Introduction to Python libraries, data structures in Pandas, NumPy
• Importing/Exporting data between CSV files and DataFrames

Data Handling using Pandas II

• Descriptive statistics: max, min, count, sum, mean, median, mode
• Handling missing values-dropping and filling
• Importing/Exporting data between MySQL database and pandas

Introduction to Computer Networks

• Website: introduction, the difference between a website and webpage, webserver, hosting of a website
• Introduction to Internet, URL, WWW, and its applications
• Introduction to networks, types of networks: LAN, MAN, WAN
• Network devices: modem, hub, router
• Network topologies: Star, Bus,Tree, Mesh

Security Aspects

• Threats and prevention: Viruses, Worms, Trojan, Spam, Adware
• Network Security concepts: Firewall, Cookies, hackers and Crackers
• Network security threats; denial of service, intrusion problems, snooping, eavesdropping

Societal Impacts

• E-waste its a hazard and management
• Awareness about health concerns related to the usage of technology liek effect on eyesight, ergonomic aspects, etc.
• Digital footprint, intellectual property rights, licensing and copyrights, overview of Indian IT act

Plotting Data using Matplotib

• Customizing plots: color, style, width, legends in plots
• Purpose of plotting

Data Communication

• Concept of communication, types of data communication, switching techniques
• Network protocol: need for protocol, HTTP, FTP, electronic mail protocol

CUET 2026 Computer Science Pattern

Details

Exam Level

National

Nature of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ)

Duration

60 minutes

Number of Sections

3

Section-wise Questions

• Section A: 15 questions
• Section B1: 25 out of 35 questions
• Section B2: 25 out of 35 questions

Language

English, Hindi, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali

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