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Cyber Security (BCC301) AKTU PYQ analysis – unit-wise weightage

We analysed 110 questions from 5 AKTU Cyber Security papers (2024–2026). Here is how marks are spread across units and which topics keep coming back.

Cyber Security unit-wise weightage

  • Unit 1: Introduction to Cyber Crime – 24% of questions, about 24 marks per paper
  • Unit 2: Cyber Crime: Mobile and Wireless Devices – 19% of questions, about 18 marks per paper
  • Unit 3: Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime – 24% of questions, about 24 marks per paper
  • Unit 4: Understanding Computer Forensics – 24% of questions, about 23 marks per paper
  • Unit 5: Security Policies and Cyber Laws – 29% of questions, about 29 marks per paper

Most repeated Cyber Security topics in AKTU PYQs

  • Cyber Offenses and Attacks
  • Intellectual Property Issues
  • Malware Viruses Worms Trojans
  • Mobile Device Security Challenges
  • Digital Forensics Science

Unit 1 (Introduction to Cyber Crime) – top topics

  • Cyber Offenses and Attacks – asked 12 times, last in 2026
  • Cybercrime Definition and Origins – asked 5 times, last in 2026
  • Who Are Cybercriminals – asked 3 times, last in 2026

Unit 2 (Cyber Crime: Mobile and Wireless Devices) – top topics

  • Mobile Device Security Challenges – asked 9 times, last in 2026
  • Organizational Mobile Security Policies – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Mobile and Wireless Proliferation – asked 3 times, last in 2026

Unit 3 (Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime) – top topics

  • Malware Viruses Worms Trojans – asked 9 times, last in 2026
  • Phishing and Identity Theft – asked 4 times, last in 2025
  • SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow – asked 4 times, last in 2026

Unit 4 (Understanding Computer Forensics) – top topics

  • Digital Forensics Science – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • Cyber Forensics Digital Evidence – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • Forensics Social Networking Sites – asked 5 times, last in 2026

Unit 5 (Security Policies and Cyber Laws) – top topics

  • Intellectual Property Issues – asked 11 times, last in 2026
  • Information Security Policy Need – asked 7 times, last in 2025
  • Indian Cyber Law – asked 7 times, last in 2026