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BT-103 RGPV B.Tech

English for Communication (EC)

Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.

Previous Year Papers

8 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for BT-103

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Identifying Common errors in writing 6 topics
  • Articles
  • Subject‑Verb Agreement
  • Prepositions
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Reported Speech: Direct and Indirect
  • Sentence Structure
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Vocabulary building and Comprehension 4 topics
  • Acquaintance with prefixes and suffixes from foreign languages in English to form derivatives
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Reading comprehension
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Communication 7 topics
  • Introduction, Meaning and Significance of Communication
  • Process of Communication
  • Oral and Written Communication
  • 7 C’s of Communication
  • Barriers to Communication and ways to overcome them
  • Importance of Communication for Technical students
  • Non‑verbal communication
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Developing Writing Skills 5 topics
  • Planning, Drafting and Editing
  • Precise Writing
  • Précis
  • Technical definition and Technical description
  • Report Writing: features of a good report, structure of a formal report, report of trouble, laboratory report, progress report
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Business Correspondence 7 topics
  • Importance of Business Letters, parts and layout
  • Application and contents of a good Resume, guidelines for writing a Resume
  • Calling / Sending Quotation
  • Order
  • Complaint
  • E‑mail
  • Tender
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 6 past BT-103 papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Identifying Common errors in writing 15 marks
  • Unit 2 Vocabulary building and Comprehension 14 marks
  • Unit 3 Communication 28 marks
  • Unit 4 Developing Writing Skills 23 marks
  • Unit 5 Business Correspondence 24 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

  1. Choose/select the correct verb form that agrees with the subject and tense to complete the sentences.

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023

  2. Form words using correct prefixes or suffixes to complete sentences

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023

  3. Write a job application / covering letter along with resume for an advertised post

    Asked 3 times: 2025, 2022

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