Software Engineering (BCS601) AKTU predicted paper 2026-27
AI-predicted paper for Software Engineering based on 5 past papers (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). NOT an official AKTU paper. Use as a revision tool only.
Paper pattern
- Section A: Attempt all questions. (14 marks)
- Section B: Attempt any THREE questions out of five. (21 marks)
- Section C: Attempt ONE question from each pair (a or b). (35 marks)
Why these questions
- Unit 2 (SRS and Software Quality Assurance) dominates — 21% avg weightage
- Asked every year: Spiral Model, Evolutionary and Iterative Models
- Due for comeback: Prototype Model
- Most repeated topic: Software Design Concepts
Section A – 2-mark questions
- Define SDLC.
- What is data dictionary? How is it used in software engineering?
- Write principles of Software Design.
- Write a short note on Functional Black Box Testing.
- List out the importance of cost estimation in software development.
- Mention any two non-functional requirements on software to be developed.
- Give a detailed overview of Size Oriented Measures of software.
Section B – sample questions
- What is the need of SDLC? Discuss evolutionary development model in detail with the help of diagram.
- Discuss the differences between black box and white box testing and explain how these techniques can be used simultaneously to test a system.
- Define software and software engineering. Write various components of software and give their brief description. Why there is a crisis in software development industry?