Computer Science and Applications 2023 Question Paper: Section Wise Weightage, Syllabus & More

University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2026 ( UGC NET )

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Updated on Jun 29, 2023 15:34 IST
UGC NET Computer Science and Application Question Paper is released by the National Testing Agency along with UGC NET Provisional Answer Key. UGC NET Computer Science Exam was conducted by NTA on June 17, 2023. Candidates can read & download the UGC NET English Question Paper and the section-wise bifurcation of the question paper in this article.

UGC NET Computer Science and Application Question Paper will be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with UGC NET Provisional Answer Key. UGC NET Computer Science and Application Exam was conducted by NTA on June 17, 2023. Candidates can read & download the UGC NET Computer Science and Application Question Paper in this article below.

UGC NET 2023 Computer Science and Applications Question Paper

The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the question paper for the UGC NET subject-wise exam along with the provisional answer key and response sheet. The candidates preparing for the UGC NET Computer Science and Application exam must go through the UGC NET question paper. The UGC NET question paper will help the candidates to understand the exam pattern, standard of questions, section-wise weightage, and more. UGC NET Computer Science and Application Exam is conducted by the NTA along with other 82 subjects.

University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) or NTA UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted in order to determine the eligibility of candidates for only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor posts in Indian universities and colleges.

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  • UGC NET 2023 Computer Science and Application Question Paper
  • UGC NET Computer Science and Application Previous Year Question Paper PDF Download
  • UGC NET Computer Science and Application Exam Pattern 2023
  • UGC NET Computer Science and Applications Paper 2 Syllabus

UGC NET 2023 Computer Science and Application Question Paper

UGC NET Computer Science and Application Paper 2023 will be released along with the release of the provisional answer key and response sheet. The candidates will be able to access the response sheet and the UGC NET 2023 Question Paper through the candidates' login. However, the candidates will be able to check their response sheet and the concerned subject question paper. The candidates can get the previous and current year's question papers in the article. The link for the UGC NET 2023 June Computer Science and Application Question Paper has been given below:

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UGC NET Computer Science and Application Previous Year Question Paper PDF Download

Candidates can download the UGC NET Computer Science and Application Previous Year Question Paper PDF through the link provided below in the table:

UGC NET Computer Science and Application Exam Pattern 2023

UGC NET Computer Science and Application exam pattern comprise two papers- Paper 1 and 2. Paper 1- 50 questions and 100 marks whereas Paper 2 is 100 question and 200 marks.As per the prescribed UGC NET 2023 exam pattern, both papers contain multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates need to complete both papers in a single duration of three hours. Have a look at the detailed UGC NET exam pattern 2023 below.

UGC NET Computer Science and Applications Paper 2 Syllabus 

A detailed UGC NET Computer Science and applications syllabus is provided below. The essential topics of Paper 2 are Discrete Structures and Optimization, DBMS, Software Engineering, Computational Theory, and Compilers. The candidates must go through the complete table to know the detailed syllabus for UGC NET Computer Science syllabus: 

UGC NET Computer Science Syllabus 

Unit 1: Discrete Structures and Optimization 

Mathematical Logic 

Sets and Relations 

Graph Theory 

Optimization 

Counting, Mathematical Induction, and Discrete Probability 

Unit 2: Computer System Architecture 

Digital Logic Circuits and Components 

Data Representation 

Basic Computer Organization and Design 

Register Transfer and Micro operations 

Microprogrammed Control 

Unit 3: Programming Languages and Computer Graphics 

Language Design and Translation Issues 

Elementary Data Types 

Object-Oriented Programming 

2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing 

3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations, and Viewing 

Unit 4: Database Management Systems 

Database System Concepts and Architecture 

SQL 

Data Warehousing and Data Mining 

Normalization for Relational Databases 

NoSQL 

Unit 5: System Software and Operating System 

System Software 

Basics of Operating Systems 

Threads, CPU Scheduling 

Process Management 

Storage Management 

Unit 6: Software Engineering 

Software Process Models 

Software Design 

Estimation and Scheduling of Software Projects 

Software Configuration Management 

Software Quality 

Unit 7: Data Structures and Algorithms 

Performance Analysis of Algorithms and Recurrences 

Data Structures 

Graph Algorithms 

Complexity Theory 

Advanced Algorithms 

Unit 8: Theory of Computation and Compilers 

Theory of Computation 

Context-Free Language 

Unsolvable Problems and Computational Complexity 

Regular Language Models 

Code Generation and Code Optimization 

Unit 9: Data Communication and Computer Networks 

Data Communication 

World Wide Web (WWW) 

Functions of OSI and TCP/IP Layers 

Mobile Technology 

Network Security 

Unit 10: Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) 

Genetic Algorithms (GA) 

Natural Language Processing 

Knowledge Representation 

Multi-Agent Systems 

 

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