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  1. Course Overview: About the Course
  2. Paper - 1 | Unit - 1 | Teaching Aptitude: शिक्षण की अवधारणा एवं उद्देश्य / Concept and Objectives of Teaching, शिक्षण के स्तर / Levels of Teaching, शिक्षार्थी की विशेषताएँ / Learner's Characteristics, अधिगम: प्रकृति एवं सिद्धांत / Learning: Nature and Theories, संज्ञान, स्मृति एवं अधिसंज्ञान / Cognition, Memory and Metacognition, शिक्षण को प्रभावित करने वाले कारक / Factors Affecting Teaching, प्रभावी शिक्षण एवं शिक्षक / Effective Teaching and the Teacher, अनुदेशनात्मक उद्देश्य एवं पाठ नियोजन / Instructional Objectives and Lesson Planning, शिक्षण विधियाँ / Methods of Teaching, ऑफ़लाइन एवं ऑनलाइन शिक्षण विधियाँ / Offline and Online Teaching Methods, शिक्षण सहायक प्रणाली / Teaching Support System, मूल्यांकन प्रणाली / Evaluation Systems, Sāṃkhya, व्यक्तिगत व्यवहार / Individual Behaviour, मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन / Human Resource Management, बाल्यावस्था में विकास के क्षेत्र / Domains of Child Development, संवेग का जैविक आधार / Biological Basis of Emotion, उपनिषद और भगवद्गीता / Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, केन्द्रीय और परिधीय तंत्रिका तंत्र / Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
  3. Paper - 1 | Unit - 2 | Research Aptitude: अनुसंधान: अर्थ, लक्षण व वैज्ञानिक विधि / Research: Meaning, Features and Scientific Method, अनुसंधान के प्रतिमान एवं उपागम / Research Paradigms and Approaches, अनुसंधान के प्रकार / Types of Research, चर एवं मापन / Variables and Measurement, अनुसंधान की विधियाँ / Methods of Research, अनुसंधान के चरण / Steps of Research, प्रतिचयन / Sampling, आँकड़ा संग्रह के उपकरण एवं विधियाँ / Tools and Methods of Data Collection, आँकड़ा विश्लेषण एवं शोध सांख्यिकी / Data Analysis and Statistics in Research, शोध-प्रबंध एवं लेख लेखन / Thesis and Article Writing, अनुसंधान में ICT का अनुप्रयोग / Application of ICT in Research, शोध नैतिकता / Research Ethics
  4. Paper - 1 | Unit - 3 | Comprehension: प्रत्यक्ष बोध / Literal Comprehension, गद्यांश में शब्दावली और भाषा / Vocabulary and Language in Context, निष्कर्षात्मक बोध / Inferential Comprehension, आलोचनात्मक बोध / Critical Comprehension, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama, Modern British Fiction, William Shakespeare, Mid-Twentieth-Century and Contemporary British Fiction, American Drama
  5. Paper - 1 | Unit - 4 | Communication: संचार: अर्थ, प्रकृति एवं प्रक्रिया / Communication: Meaning, Nature and Process, संचार के प्रकार एवं स्तर / Types and Levels of Communication, मौखिक एवं अमौखिक संचार / Verbal and Non-verbal Communication, संकेत विज्ञान एवं अर्थ / Semiotics and Meaning, संचार के मॉडल एवं सिद्धांत / Models and Theories of Communication, प्रभावी संचार / Effective Communication, संचार की बाधाएँ / Barriers to Communication, कक्षा संचार / Classroom Communication, जनसंचार माध्यम: प्रकार एवं विकास / Mass Media: Types and Evolution, जनसंचार एवं समाज / Mass Media and Society, डिजिटल एवं नव माध्यम / Digital and New Media, Static General Knowledge, Morphology and Syntax, जन स्वास्थ्य पोषण / Public Health Nutrition, Newtonian Motion and Stability, GK- Current Affairs, Indian Economy, Art and Architecture, India after Independence
  6. Paper - 1 | Unit - 5 | Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude: संख्या पद्धति एवं सरलीकरण / Number System and Simplification, बीजगणित एवं आयु / Algebra and Ages, प्रतिशतता / Percentage, अनुपात, समानुपात, साझेदारी एवं मिश्रण / Ratio, Proportion, Partnership and Mixtures, औसत / Averages, लाभ, हानि एवं बट्टा / Profit, Loss and Discount, साधारण एवं चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज / Simple and Compound Interest, समय एवं कार्य / Time and Work, चाल, समय एवं दूरी / Speed, Time and Distance, क्षेत्रमिति एवं ज्यामिति / Mensuration and Geometry, श्रेणी / Series, कूटलेखन-कूटवाचन / Coding-Decoding, संबंध, दिशा एवं क्रम / Relationships, Directions and Ranking, व्यवस्था, पहेलियाँ, घड़ी एवं कैलेंडर / Arrangements, Puzzles, Clock and Calendar, Mathematical Foundations, Polity, जीवनी, Deconstruction, Gender and Queer Theory, Modern British and Irish Poetry, Central Force and Scattering, Chemical thermodynamics, Microscopic techniques, संविधान का दर्शन / Philosophy of the Constitution, Waves, Optics and Charged-Particle Motion, Membrane structure and function, Analysis
  7. Paper - 1 | Unit - 6 | Logical Reasoning: युक्ति की संरचना / Structure of Arguments, पद, परिभाषा एवं भाषा के उपयोग / Terms, Definitions and Uses of Language, निरुपाधिक प्रतिज्ञप्तियाँ / Categorical Propositions, निरुपाधिक न्यायवाक्य / Categorical Syllogism, वेन आरेख / Venn Diagrams, निगमन, आगमन एवं सादृश्यता / Deduction, Induction and Analogy, तर्कदोष / Fallacies, भारतीय तर्कशास्त्र: प्रमाण / Indian Logic: Pramanas, अनुमान एवं व्याप्ति / Anumana and Vyapti, हेत्वाभास / Hetvabhasa, Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Aristotle, पाश्चात्य दर्शन की विचारधाराएँ / Western Schools of Philosophy, Kant, Sadhana Paada, Vaiśeṣika
  8. Paper - 1 | Unit - 7 | Data Interpretation: आँकड़े एवं आलेखीय निरूपण / Data and Graphical Representation, आँकड़ा निर्वचन: तालिका / Data Interpretation: Tables
  9. Paper - 1 | Unit - 8 | Information and Communication Technology: कंप्यूटर की मूल बातें और हार्डवेयर / Computer Fundamentals and Hardware, मेमोरी, भंडारण और डेटा निरूपण / Memory, Storage and Data Representation, कंप्यूटर सॉफ्टवेयर / Computer Software, ऑफिस अनुप्रयोग / Office Applications, मल्टीमीडिया और फ़ाइल प्रारूप / Multimedia and File Formats, कंप्यूटर नेटवर्क / Computer Networks, इंटरनेट और वर्ल्ड वाइड वेब / Internet and World Wide Web, ई-मेल और ऑनलाइन संचार / Email and Online Communication, साइबर सुरक्षा / Cyber Security, डिजिटल नैतिकता, बौद्धिक संपदा और समाज / Digital Ethics, IPR and Society, क्लाउड और वितरित कंप्यूटिंग / Cloud and Distributed Computing, उभरती प्रौद्योगिकियाँ / Emerging Technologies, शिक्षा और शासन में ICT / ICT in Education and Governance, Cyber Threats and Malware Attacks, Role of Internet and Web Services, Electronic Data Interchange and E-Commerce, Internet Fundamentals, Web Design & Development, Web Publishing & Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Terms & Abbreviations, Society, Law & Ethics, Keyboard Shortcuts, Website, Browser & Services, भौगोलिक संकेतों का संरक्षण / Protection of Geographical Indications
  10. Paper - 1 | Unit - 9 | People Development and Environment: पारितंत्र और जैव विविधता / Ecosystems and Biodiversity, मानव और पर्यावरण की अंतःक्रिया / Human and Environment Interaction, विकास और पर्यावरण / Development and Environment, प्राकृतिक संसाधन: वन, जल और मृदा / Natural Resources – Forests, Water and Soil, ऊर्जा संसाधन / Energy Resources, वायु प्रदूषण / Air Pollution, जल प्रदूषण और उपचार / Water Pollution and Treatment, ध्वनि प्रदूषण / Noise Pollution, अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन / Waste Management, पर्यावरणीय स्वास्थ्य और विषविज्ञान / Environmental Health and Toxicology, जलवायु परिवर्तन और वैश्विक पर्यावरणीय समस्याएँ / Climate Change and Global Environmental Issues, प्राकृतिक प्रकोप और आपदा प्रबंधन / Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, भारतीय पर्यावरण कानून और नीतियाँ / Indian Environmental Laws and Policies, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पर्यावरण समझौते / International Environmental Agreements, Environment, Geography, कारखाना और उद्योग व्यवस्थाएँ / Factory and Industry Systems, Earth Materials, Surface Features and Processes, संक्रामक रोग और प्रतिरक्षण / Communicable Diseases and Immunization
  11. Paper - 1 | Unit - 10 | Higher Education System: प्राचीन भारत में शिक्षा / Education in Ancient India, प्राचीन भारत के उच्च शिक्षा केंद्र / Ancient Centres of Higher Learning, औपनिवेशिक काल की शिक्षा नीतियाँ और आयोग / Colonial Education Policies and Commissions, औपनिवेशिक कॉलेज, विश्वविद्यालय व सुधारक / Colonial Colleges, Universities and Reformers, स्वतंत्र भारत में शिक्षा आयोग और नीतियाँ / Education Commissions and Policies after Independence, राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 / National Education Policy 2020, उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों के प्रकार / Types of Higher Education Institutions, अधिगम कार्यक्रम और अकादमिक क्रेडिट / Learning Programmes and Academic Credits, व्यावसायिक, तकनीकी और कौशल आधारित शिक्षा / Professional, Technical and Skill-Based Education, मूल्य शिक्षा और पर्यावरण शिक्षा / Value Education and Environmental Education, शासन, प्रशासन और वित्तपोषण / Governance, Administration and Financing, उच्च शिक्षा का नियमन, प्रत्यायन और रैंकिंग / Regulation, Accreditation and Ranking
  12. Paper 2 | Unit 1 | Discrete Structures and Optimization: Propositional and Predicate Logic, Set Theory, Relations, Functions, क्रमचय, संचय एवं प्रायिकता / Permutation, Combination and Probability, Graph Theory, Group Theory, Digital Systems & Boolean Basics, Boolean Expression, Boolean Minimization, Optimization, Markov Chains
  13. Paper 2 | Unit 2 | Computer System Architecture: Logic Gates & Hardware, Combinational Circuit, Sequential Circuits, Number System, Number Representation, Floating Point Rep, Basics of COA, Register Transfer and Microoperations, Programming the Basic Computer, Instr Formats & Modes, Control Unit Design, Pipelining, Input Output Organisation, Cache Memory Organization, Multiprocessors
  14. Paper 2 | Unit 3 | Programming Languages and Computer Graphics: Language Design, C Fundamentals, Control Flow, Functions, Arrays & Pointers, Storage Classes, Structures & Enums, DMA, Macros, Scoping & File Handling, HTML Basics, XML, JavaScript-Basics, Java, Basics of Computer Graphics, 2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing, 3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations and Viewing, OOPS with C++, Java Fundamentals, Array, String, IO & References, OOPS with Java
  15. Paper 2 | Unit 4 | Database Management Systems: Basics of DBMS, ER Diagram, Relational Model & Functional Dependencies, Keys & Integrity Constraints, Normalization (1NF - BCNF), Decomposition Properties & 4NF, File Organization & Indexing, Relational Algebra, SQL, Relational Calculus, Transaction Management, Concurrency Control, Database Recovery, ORDBMS, Database Security & Authorization, Query Processing & Optimization, Enhanced Data Models, Data Warehousing & Mining, Big Data Systems, NoSQL
  16. Paper 2 | Unit 5 | System Software and Operating System: Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Deadlock, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling, File Management, Windows OS, Linux OS, Security, Distributed Systems, Virtual Machines
  17. Paper 2 | Unit 6 | Software Engineering: Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
  18. Paper 2 | Unit 7 | Data Structures and Algorithms: Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing, Algorithm Analysis, Time Complexity Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Greedy Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Minimum Spanning Trees, Shortest Path Algos, Advanced Algorithms
  19. Paper 2 | Unit 8 | Theory of Computation and Compilers: Introduction to TOC, Deterministic FA (DFA), Non-Deterministic FA, Regular Expressions, Grammar, Regular Language Properties, Moore & Mealy Machines, Pushdown Automata & CFG, Turing Machines, Complexity Theory, Intro to Compilers, Lexical Analysis, Grammar & CFG, Syntax Analysis: Top-Down, Syntax Analysis: Bottom-Up, Semantic Analysis & SDT, Intermediate Code Gen, Code Optimization, Run Time Environment
  20. Paper 2 | Unit 9 | Data Communication and Computer Networks: Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics, Network Security, Mobile Technology, Cloud Computing and IoT, Cloud Computing
  21. Paper 2 | Unit 10 | Artificial Intelligence: Approaches to AI, Search Algorithms, Game Playing, Knowledge Representation, Planning, Multi Agent Systems, Fuzzy Sets, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms
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This lecture demonstrates the design of a synchronous counter for the sequence 0 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 7 → 0 using T flip-flops. The instructor begins by presenting the problem and constructing a state table with present-state columns Q2, Q1, Q0 and next-state columns Q2+, Q1+, Q0+. He fills in the binary rows for states 0 through 7, marking unused or invalid transitions. Next, he derives the excitation inputs T2, T1, and T0 by comparing present and next states for each flip-flop, using the T flip-flop excitation rule where T = 0 means no change and T = 1 means toggle. He then simplifies the excitation equations using Karnaugh maps, obtaining T2 = Q1, T1 = Q0, and T0 = Q1 + Q̄0. Finally, he draws the three-flip-flop circuit with FF2, FF1, and FF0 connected according to these equations, and verifies the design by tracing the state sequence through a verification table. The lesson emphasizes systematic counter design: state assignment, excitation table construction, K-map minimization, circuit realization, and functional verification.

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  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The instructor introduces the problem displayed at the top of the board: 'Q Design synchronous counter for sequence: 0 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 7 → 0, using T flip-flop.' He points to the question and begins writing state variable labels Q2, Q1, and Q0 in red near the top of the whiteboard. He then draws a two-part table headed 'Present State' with columns Q2, Q1, Q0 and 'Next State' with columns Q2+, Q1+, Q0+. This establishes the standard state-table format for synchronous sequential circuit design, where each row will represent one present state and its corresponding next state in the required counting sequence.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The instructor fills in the state table row by row with binary digits under each column. The sequence 0 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 7 → 0 is mapped to three-bit binary values: state 0 (000) goes to state 1 (001), state 1 (001) goes to state 3 (011), and so on through the cycle. He then moves lower on the board to start a second table with columns labeled 'Present State Q', 'Next State Q+', and 'T'. This transition from the full state table to a per-flip-flop excitation analysis shows how each T input is determined independently by comparing the present and next values of its corresponding Q output.

  3. 5:00 – 10:00 05:00-10:00

    The board now displays the completed state table with rows 0–7 written in pink binary. A right-hand section headed T2, T1, T0 is being filled with excitation values. The instructor applies the T flip-flop excitation rule: if Q+ equals Q, then T = 0 (no toggle); if Q+ differs from Q, then T = 1 (toggle). Teal circles and digits are progressively added in the T columns across frames. In the last frame he draws a smaller grid on the right side with column labels 01, 11, and 10, beginning the Karnaugh map construction for one of the excitation equations. This step converts the tabular excitation data into a form suitable for Boolean minimization.

  4. 10:00 – 15:00 10:00-15:00

    The instructor continues building Karnaugh-style tables at the bottom of the board, headed 00, 01, 11, 10 with entries such as 4, 5, 6 and an arrow labeled Q1. The excitation columns T2, T1, T0 are filled with green 0s, 1s, checkmarks, and X marks representing don't-care conditions for unused states. He groups the 1s in each K-map to derive simplified Boolean expressions. The state table remains visible with rows numbered 0 through 7, and the right-hand section shows the completed excitation values. This window covers the critical minimization step that reduces the raw excitation table to implementable logic equations.

  5. 15:00 – 20:00 15:00-20:00

    The instructor fills in a grid table whose column headers read 00, 01, 11, 10, with the relation T0 = Q1 written to its right. He then draws a long red rectangle on the right side of the board, beginning the circuit diagram. Three flip-flop blocks labeled T2 FF2, T1 FF1, and T0 FF0 are drawn with their T inputs and Q outputs. Top equations include T1 = Q0 and T0 = Q1 + Q̄0, while the left side shows T2 = Q1. The circuit realization connects each flip-flop's T input to the appropriate combination of present-state outputs, completing the transition from Boolean equations to a physical synchronous counter circuit.

  6. 20:00 – 25:00 20:00-25:00

    The instructor points to the three-flip-flop circuit drawn in red on the whiteboard, showing boxes labeled FF2, FF1, and FF0 with T inputs and Q outputs. A top expression reads 'Q1 + Q0'. Green equations on the left read T2 = Q1, T1 = Q0, and T0 = Q1 + Q̄0. He then begins a verification table headed 'Present State' (Q2 Q1 Q0) and 'Next States' (Q2+ Q1+ Q0+), filling it row by row with 0s and 1s. This verification step confirms that the designed circuit produces exactly the required sequence by simulating each state transition using the derived excitation equations.

  7. 25:00 – 28:39 25:00-28:39

    The instructor continues the verification process, changing numeric values such as T2 = 0 and T1 = 1 to trace specific state transitions through the circuit. The purple table headed 'Present State' and 'Next States' is filled row by row, confirming that each present state maps to the correct next state in the sequence 0 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 7 → 0. The circuit diagram with FF2, FF1, and FF0 remains visible alongside the excitation equations. This final window demonstrates how to validate a synchronous counter design by stepping through all states and checking that the T inputs produce the required toggles, ensuring the counter operates correctly without entering invalid states.

The lecture follows a systematic five-step methodology for designing synchronous counters with T flip-flops. Step one is state assignment: the required sequence 0 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 7 → 0 is represented in three-bit binary, requiring three flip-flops. Step two constructs the state table listing each present state and its next state in the sequence, with unused states (2 and 6) treated as don't-care conditions. Step three derives the excitation table by applying the T flip-flop rule: T = 0 when Q+ = Q (hold) and T = 1 when Q+ ≠ Q (toggle), producing separate columns for T2, T1, and T0. Step four minimizes each excitation equation using Karnaugh maps with don't-care entries for invalid states, yielding T2 = Q1, T1 = Q0, and T0 = Q1 + Q̄0. Step five realizes the circuit by connecting each flip-flop's T input to its corresponding Boolean expression and verifying the design by simulating all state transitions. The key pedagogical insight is that T flip-flop counters are particularly straightforward because the excitation condition depends only on whether each bit changes, not on its absolute value. The verification step is essential to confirm that the counter cycles through exactly the required states and does not lock into a forbidden state. This approach generalizes to any synchronous sequential circuit design problem where the state transition diagram is fully specified.

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