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- Paper 1 | General Hindi: भाषा, लिपि, ध्वनि, वर्ण, अक्षर, स्वर, व्यंजन, मात्रा और संयुक्ताक्षर, वर्तनी, वर्ण-विन्यास, अनुस्वार, अनुनासिक, चंद्रबिंदु और ‘र’ के रूप, शब्द, पद और शब्द-भेद, संज्ञा और सर्वनाम, विशेषण और क्रिया, लिंग, वचन, पुरुष और कारक, काल, वाच्य, वाक्य और वाक्य-भेद, वर्णमाला, समास, संधि, विलोम शब्द, पर्यायवाची शब्द, सामान्य अशुद्धियाँ, अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द, मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ, अपठित गद्यांश और अपठित पद्यांश, Multi-Topic Content (Cross-Concept Material), शब्द-भंडार, वर्ण-विचार, हिन्दी की ध्वनि और स्वनिम व्यवस्था, प्राचीन और मध्यकालीन भारतीय आर्यभाषाएँ, काव्य के लक्षण, हेतु और प्रयोजन, अशुद्धि-शोधन, शब्द-रचना, शब्द-भेद, हिन्दी की रूप रचना, रूप-रचना, हिन्दी शब्द रचना, हिन्दी साहित्येतिहास दर्शन, भक्तिकालीन काव्यधाराएँ, भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र की परंपरा, भारतीय नवजागरण और स्वाधीनता आंदोलन, अन्य गद्य विधाएँ एवं प्रवासी साहित्य, निर्धारित उपन्यासों का तुलनात्मक अध्ययन, गोदान, हिन्दी कहानी का विकास, स्वातंत्र्योत्तर और नयी कहानी, हिन्दी निबंध का विकास, शुक्लोत्तर निबंध, द्विवेदी और शुक्ल युग के निबंध, हिन्दी की संवैधानिक स्थिति, आधुनिक भारतीय आर्यभाषाएँ और हिन्दी का उद्भव, हिन्दी भाषा प्रयोग के विविध रूप, रीतिकाल, जीवनी, द्विवेदी युग और छायावाद, रीति, वक्रोक्ति और औचित्य सिद्धान्त, शब्दशक्ति और ध्वनि सिद्धान्त, रस सिद्धान्त और साधारणीकरण, उत्तर आधुनिकतावाद, लोहिया दर्शन, हिन्दी उपन्यास का विकास, हिन्दी नवजागरण, अंबेडकर दर्शन, आदिकाल, प्रयोगवाद और नयी कविता, छायावादी काव्य: प्रसाद और निराला, प्रगतिवाद से समकालीन कविता, निर्गुण भक्ति काव्य, द्विवेदीयुगीन काव्य, रीतिकालीन काव्य, आरंभिक हिन्दी उपन्यास, स्वातंत्र्योत्तर उपन्यास, आत्मकथा, स्वाधीनता-पूर्व प्रेमचंदोत्तर उपन्यास, निर्धारित कहानियों का तुलनात्मक अध्ययन, साठोत्तरी नाटक, प्रसाद और प्रसादोत्तर युग के नाटक, भारतेन्दु युगीन नाटक, स्वातंत्र्योत्तर नाटक, भारतेन्दु युगीन निबंध, संस्मरण और रेखाचित्र, व्यंग्य, एक साहित्यिक की डायरी, संस्कृति के चार अध्याय, सगुण भक्ति काव्य, हिन्दी नाटक, एकांकी और रंगमंच, आधुनिक गद्य और हिन्दी नवजागरण, अलंकार सिद्धान्त, हिन्दी आलोचना का विकास, भक्ति आंदोलन, कल्पना, बिम्ब, प्रतीक, मिथक और फंतासी, नयी कविता का विस्तार और साठोत्तरी कविता, उत्तर-छायावादी और प्रगतिवादी काव्य, काव्यगुण और काव्यदोष, प्लेटो, अरस्तू और पाश्चात्य परंपरा, मार्क्सवाद, स्वच्छन्दतावादी काव्यशास्त्र, आधुनिक पाश्चात्य आलोचना, भाषा और भाषा परिवार, देवनागरी लिपि
- Paper 2 | General Studies: State Wise GK, Polity, Geography, History, GK- Current Affairs
- Paper 1 | Programming Language: Language Design, C Fundamentals, Control Flow, Functions, Arrays & Pointers, Storage Classes, Structures & Enums, DMA, Macros, Scoping & File Handling, OOPS with C++
- Paper 1 | 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, ORDBMS, NoSQL
- Paper 1 | Cyber Security: Society, Law & Ethics, Cyber Threats and Malware Attacks, Role of Internet and Web Services, Security in Mobile and Wireless Computing, Electronic Data Interchange and E-Commerce, Physical Security and Cryptography Basics, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Cyber Safety and Security, Ethical Hacking
- Paper 1 | Computer Organization and Architecture: Basics of COA, Programming the Basic Computer, Cache Memory Organization, Input Output Organisation, Instr Formats & Modes, Register Transfer and Microoperations, Control Unit Design
- Paper 1 | 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
- Paper 1 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Algorithm Analysis, Time Complexity Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Greedy Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Minimum Spanning Trees, Shortest Path Algos, Advanced Algorithms
- Paper 1 | Data Structures: Introduction to DS, Array, Linked List, Stack, Queue, Tree, Graphs, Hashing
- Paper 1 | Discrete Structures and Theory of Logic: Permutation and Combination, Set Theory, Relations, Functions, Propositional and Predicate Logic, Graph Theory, Group Theory
- Paper 1 | Software Project Management: Software Project Management
- Paper 2 | Operating Systems: Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Deadlock, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling, File Management, Unix OS, Linux OS, Security
- Paper 2 | Compiler Design: 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, Introduction to TOC, Deterministic FA (DFA), Non-Deterministic FA, Regular Expressions, Pushdown Automata & CFG, Complexity Theory
- Paper 2 | Artificial Intelligence & High Performance Computing: Approaches to AI, Search Algorithms, Game Playing, Knowledge Representation, Planning, Multi Agent Systems, Natural Language Processing, Emerging Tech Trends
- Paper 2 | Image Processing: Digital Image Fundamentals, Image Enhancement, Image Restoration, Color Image Processing, Image Compression
- Paper 2 | Software Engineering: Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
- Paper 2 | Computer Graphics: Basics of Computer Graphics, 2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing, 3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations and Viewing
- Paper 2 | Web Technologies: Website, Browser & Services, Internet Fundamentals, Web Design & Development, Protocols & Services, Web Publishing & Hosting, Server Side & Security, Emerging Technologies, HTML Basics, JavaScript-Basics, Java
- Paper 2 | Soft Computing: Fuzzy Sets, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms
- Paper 2 | Distributed System: Distributed Systems
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The video features an educational lecture by Sanchit Jain Sir from KnowledgeGate, focusing on algorithm analysis. The central question posed on the slide asks to identify the sorting algorithm with the lowest worst-case complexity among four choices: Merge Sort, Bubble Sort, Quick Sort, and Selection Sort. The instructor systematically evaluates each option to determine the correct answer based on Big O notation.
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The instructor begins by addressing the multiple-choice question displayed on the screen, which asks to identify the sorting algorithm with the lowest worst-case complexity. He starts analyzing the options one by one. First, he writes the worst-case time complexity for Merge Sort as O(n log n) next to option (A). He then moves to Bubble Sort, writing O(n^2) for option (B). Next, he analyzes Quick Sort, noting that its worst-case complexity is also O(n^2), which he writes next to option (C). Finally, he evaluates Selection Sort, writing O(n^2) for option (D). After comparing all the complexities, he identifies that O(n log n) is lower than O(n^2). He places a checkmark next to Merge Sort, indicating it is the correct answer with the lowest worst-case complexity among the given choices.
The lesson effectively demonstrates how to compare sorting algorithms by examining their worst-case time complexities. By explicitly writing out the Big O notation for each algorithm, the instructor clarifies that while Bubble, Quick, and Selection sorts share a quadratic worst-case complexity, Merge Sort offers a superior logarithmic-linear performance in the worst case. This comparison highlights the importance of understanding algorithmic efficiency for exam preparation. The visual annotation of O(n log n) versus O(n^2) serves as a clear takeaway for students studying data structures and algorithms.