Computer Networks (BCS603) AKTU PYQ analysis – unit-wise weightage
We analysed 144 questions from 6 AKTU Computer Networks papers (2018–2025). Here is how marks are spread across units and which topics keep coming back.
Computer Networks unit-wise weightage
- Unit 1: Introductory Concepts and Physical Layer – 32% of questions, about 32 marks per paper
- Unit 2: Link Layer and Medium Access Control – 38% of questions, about 38 marks per paper
- Unit 3: Network Layer – 37% of questions, about 37 marks per paper
- Unit 4: Transport Layer – 18% of questions, about 18 marks per paper
- Unit 5: Application Layer – 29% of questions, about 29 marks per paper
Most repeated Computer Networks topics in AKTU PYQs
- Physical Layer Transmission
- TCP Protocol
- Flow Control Protocols
- Routing and Forwarding
- Medium Access Control
Unit 1 (Introductory Concepts and Physical Layer) – top topics
- Physical Layer Transmission – asked 21 times, last in 2025
- Network Architecture and Protocols – asked 9 times, last in 2025
- Network Goals and Categories – asked 3 times, last in 2024
Unit 2 (Link Layer and Medium Access Control) – top topics
- Flow Control Protocols – asked 14 times, last in 2025
- Medium Access Control – asked 11 times, last in 2025
- Error Detection and Correction – asked 7 times, last in 2025
Unit 3 (Network Layer) – top topics
- Routing and Forwarding – asked 13 times, last in 2025
- Logical Addressing and Subnetting – asked 11 times, last in 2025
- Congestion Control – asked 9 times, last in 2025
Unit 4 (Transport Layer) – top topics
- TCP Protocol – asked 16 times, last in 2025
- Process to Process Delivery
- UDP Protocol
Unit 5 (Application Layer) – top topics
- Network Management and SNMP – asked 8 times, last in 2025
- File Transfer Protocol – asked 7 times, last in 2025
- Data Compression and Cryptography – asked 4 times, last in 2025