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Machine Learning Techniques (BCS055) AKTU PYQ analysis – unit-wise weightage

We analysed 184 questions from 9 AKTU Machine Learning Techniques papers (2021–2026). Here is how marks are spread across units and which topics keep coming back.

Machine Learning Techniques unit-wise weightage

  • Unit 1: Introduction – 17% of questions, about 17 marks per paper
  • Unit 2: Regression, Bayesian Learning and Support Vector Machine – 36% of questions, about 34 marks per paper
  • Unit 3: Decision Tree Learning and Instance-Based Learning – 26% of questions, about 25 marks per paper
  • Unit 4: Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning – 23% of questions, about 23 marks per paper
  • Unit 5: Reinforcement Learning and Genetic Algorithms – 25% of questions, about 24 marks per paper

Most repeated Machine Learning Techniques topics in AKTU PYQs

  • Types of Learning
  • Derivation of Backpropagation Algorithm
  • Logistic Regression
  • Issues in Decision Tree Learning
  • Q Learning

Unit 1 (Introduction) – top topics

  • Types of Learning – asked 13 times, last in 2026
  • Well-Defined Learning Problems – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Designing a Learning System – asked 4 times, last in 2026

Unit 2 (Regression, Bayesian Learning and Support Vector Machine) – top topics

  • Logistic Regression – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • Naive Bayes Classifier – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Concept Learning – asked 5 times, last in 2023

Unit 3 (Decision Tree Learning and Instance-Based Learning) – top topics

  • Issues in Decision Tree Learning – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • k-Nearest Neighbour Learning – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • ID-3 Algorithm – asked 4 times, last in 2026

Unit 4 (Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning) – top topics

  • Derivation of Backpropagation Algorithm – asked 8 times, last in 2026
  • Types of CNN Layers – asked 6 times, last in 2026
  • Gradient Descent and the Delta Rule – asked 4 times, last in 2025

Unit 5 (Reinforcement Learning and Genetic Algorithms) – top topics

  • Q Learning – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • GA Cycle of Reproduction – asked 7 times, last in 2026
  • Introduction to Reinforcement Learning – asked 6 times, last in 2026