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Deep Learning (BAI701) AKTU PYQ analysis – unit-wise weightage

We analysed 122 questions from 5 AKTU Deep Learning papers (2023–2026). Here is how marks are spread across units and which topics keep coming back.

Deep Learning unit-wise weightage

  • Unit 1: Introduction to Neural Networks – 52% of questions, about 30 marks per paper
  • Unit 2: Deep Networks – 61% of questions, about 38 marks per paper
  • Unit 3: Dimensionality Reduction – 49% of questions, about 26 marks per paper
  • Unit 4: Optimization & Generalization – 59% of questions, about 34 marks per paper
  • Unit 5: Case Studies & Applications – 45% of questions, about 25 marks per paper

Most repeated Deep Learning topics in AKTU PYQs

  • Training a Network (Loss, Backprop, SGD)
  • Optimization in Deep Learning
  • Convolutional Networks
  • Linear Models (SVM, Perceptron, Logistic Regression)
  • History & Theory of Deep Learning

Unit 1 (Introduction to Neural Networks) – top topics

  • Training a Network (Loss, Backprop, SGD) – asked 10 times, last in 2026
  • Linear Models (SVM, Perceptron, Logistic Regression) – asked 8 times, last in 2026
  • Neural Networks & Shallow Networks – asked 5 times, last in 2026

Unit 2 (Deep Networks) – top topics

  • Convolutional Networks – asked 9 times, last in 2026
  • History & Theory of Deep Learning – asked 8 times, last in 2025
  • Regularization & Batch Normalization – asked 4 times, last in 2026

Unit 3 (Dimensionality Reduction) – top topics

  • Linear Dimensionality Reduction (PCA, LDA) – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • ConvNet Architectures (AlexNet, VGG, ResNet) – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Training a ConvNet (Weight Init, Hyperparameters) – asked 5 times, last in 2026

Unit 4 (Optimization & Generalization) – top topics

  • Optimization in Deep Learning – asked 10 times, last in 2026
  • Recurrent Networks & LSTM – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Generalization in Neural Networks – asked 3 times, last in 2026

Unit 5 (Case Studies & Applications) – top topics

  • Audio WaveNet – asked 5 times, last in 2026
  • Image Classification & Detection – asked 4 times, last in 2026
  • NLP & Word2Vec – asked 3 times, last in 2026