AL-801 RGPV B.Tech
Business Intelligence (BI)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
3 papers, latest May 2026
Syllabus, notes and important questions for AL-801
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Business Intelligence 8 topics
- Effective and timely decisions
- Data, information and knowledge
- Role of mathematical models
- Business intelligence architectures
- Cycle of a business intelligence analysis
- Enabling factors in business intelligence projects
- Development of a business intelligence system
- Ethics and business intelligence
Unit 2 Knowledge Delivery 10 topics
- The business intelligence user types
- Standard reports
- Interactive analysis and ad‑hoc querying
- Parameterized reports and self‑service reporting
- Dimensional analysis
- Alerts/notifications
- Visualization: charts, graphs, widgets, scorecards and dashboards
- Geographic visualization
- Integrated analytics
- Optimizing the presentation for the right message
Unit 3 Efficiency 4 topics
- Efficiency measures
- CCR model – definition of target objectives, peer groups, identification of good operating practices
- Cross‑efficiency analysis – virtual inputs and outputs, other models
- Pattern matching – cluster analysis, outlier analysis
Unit 4 Business Intelligence Applications 3 topics
- Marketing models
- Logistic and production models
- Case studies
Unit 5 Future of Business Intelligence 7 topics
- Emerging technologies
- Machine learning
- Predicting the future
- BI search & text analytics
- Advanced visualization
- Rich reporting
- Future beyond technology
Exam insights
Counted from 3 past AL-801 papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 21 marks
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Unit 2 KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY 28 marks
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Unit 3 EFFICIENCY 19 marks
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Unit 4 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS 14 marks
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Unit 5 FUTURE OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 26 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Explain alerts, notifications and visualization techniques in Business Intelligence systems and their significance for decision support and business efficiency.
Asked 2 times: 2026, 2025
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Explain how organizations use data, information and Business Intelligence to make effective and timely decisions and their significance in management
Asked 2 times: 2026, 2024
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Explain how different business intelligence user types (operational, tactical, strategic users) influence the design and delivery of BI reports and systems, with examples.
Asked 2 times: 2026, 2024