CY-402 RGPV B.Tech
Fundamental of Cyber Security (FCS)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
6 papers, latest Jun 2025
- CY-402 paper, Jun 2025
- CY-402 paper, Dec 2024
- CY-402 paper, Jun 2024
- CY-402 paper, Nov 2023
- CY-402 paper, Jun 2023
- CY-402 paper, Jun 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for CY-402
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Unit 1 6 topics
- Introduction of Cyber Crime
- Challenges of cyber crime
- E‑Mail Spoofing
- Spamming
- Internet Time Theft
- Salami attack/Salami Technique
Unit 2 Unit 2 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 and extremist groups)
- Web server hacking
- Session hijacking
Unit 3 Unit 3 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
Unit 4 Unit 4 6 topics
- Status of Electronic Records as Evidence under Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and IT Act, 2000
- 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 Unit 5 10 topics
- Proxy Servers and Anonymizers
- Password Cracking
- Key Loggers and Spyware
- Viruses and Worms
- Trojan Horses
- Backdoors
- DoS and DDoS Attacks
- Buffer Overflow
- Attack on Wireless Networks
- Phishing (methods and techniques)
Exam insights
Counted from 6 past CY-402 papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Introduction of Cyber Crime 27 marks
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Unit 2 Web jacking 23 marks
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Unit 3 Cyber Crime and Criminal justice 21 marks
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Unit 4 The Indian Evidence Act of 1872 v. Information Technology Act, 2000 21 marks
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Unit 5 Tools and Methods in Cybercrime 16 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 the Salami Technique / Salami attack in detail with example and its effects.
Asked 4 times: 2024, 2023, 2022
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What is cyber crime and what are the major elements/provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 addressing cyber crimes in India?
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
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Explain DoS and DDoS attacks, including their mechanisms and techniques, objectives, and impact on online services and infrastructure.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023