CS-503 (C) RGPV B.Tech
Cyber Security (CS)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
5 papers, latest Dec 2025
- CS-503 (C) paper, Dec 2025
- CS-503 (C) paper, Jun 2025
- CS-503 (C) paper, Dec 2024
- CS-503 (C) paper, Nov 2023
- CS-503 (C) paper, Nov 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for CS-503 (C)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Introduction of Cyber Crime 6 topics
- Introduction of Cyber Crime
- Challenges of cyber crime
- Classifications of Cybercrimes: Email Spoofing
- Spamming
- Internet Time Theft
- Salami attack / Salami Technique
Unit 2 Web jacking and Online Frauds 11 topics
- Web jacking
- Online Frauds
- Software Piracy
- Computer Network Intrusions
- Password Sniffing
- Identity Theft
- Cyber terrorism
- Virtual Crime
- Perception of cyber criminals (hackers, insurgents, extremist groups)
- Web server hacking
- Session hijacking
Unit 3 Cyber Crime and Criminal Justice 12 topics
- Concept of Cyber Crime and the IT Act, 2000
- Hacking
- Teenage Web Vandals
- Cyber Fraud and Cheating
- Defamation
- Harassment and E‑mail Abuse
- Other IT Act Offences
- Monetary Penalties
- Jurisdiction and Cyber Crimes
- Nature of Criminality
- Strategies to tackle Cyber Crime
- Trends in Cyber Crime
Unit 4 Indian Evidence Act and IT Act 5 topics
- Status of Electronic Records as Evidence
- Proof and Management of Electronic Records; Relevancy, Admissibility and Probative Value of E‑Evidence
- Proving Digital Signatures
- Proof of Electronic Agreements
- Proving Electronic Messages
Unit 5 Tools and Methods in Cybercrime 9 topics
- Proxy Servers and Anonymizers
- Password Cracking
- Keyloggers and Spyware
- Viruses and Worms
- Trojan Horses and Backdoors
- DoS and DDoS Attacks
- Buffer Overflow
- Attacks on Wireless Networks
- Phishing: Methods and Techniques
Exam insights
Counted from 5 past CS-503 (C) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Introduction of Cyber Crime 18 marks
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Unit 2 Web jacking and Frauds 22 marks
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Unit 3 Cyber Crime and Criminal justice 18 marks
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Unit 4 The Indian Evidence Act of 1872 v. Information Technology Act, 2000 20 marks
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Unit 5 Tools and Methods in Cybercrime 25 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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Define cyber crime and explain its types, classification, or modes of committing it.
Asked 5 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020
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Strategies to tackle cyber crime and emerging trends in cyber security.
Asked 4 times: 2025, 2022, 2020
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Discuss the proof/evidentiary techniques and management of electronic/digital records and messages
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023