๐Ÿ’ป Code-First Learning โ€ข 8 PYQ Papers Analysed

Master C Programming
for Problem Solving

21CSC101T ยท SRM IST ยท Semester 1
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Units 3 & 4 = 60% of marks.  Pointers, Arrays, Functions, and Strings appear in every single PYQ paper. Master these first! 70% of exam questions are "What is the output?" โ€” dry-run every code block character by character.
๐Ÿ“ˆ Data-Driven Analysis

PYQ Pareto Analysis

Based on 8 exam papers. Master the 20% of topics that yield 80% of marks.

Unit 1
Problem Solving & Algorithms
12%
9 / 75 marks
Unit 2
C Fundamentals & Control Flow
20%
15 / 75 marks
๐Ÿ”ฅ HOT
Unit 3
Arrays, Strings & Functions
28%
21 / 75 marks
๐Ÿ”ฅ HOT
Unit 4
Pointers & Structures
25%
19 / 75 marks
Unit 5
File I/O & Dynamic Memory
15%
11 / 75 marks

๐Ÿ† Top Topics โ€” The Pareto List

Mastering only these topics lets you score 55โ€“65 out of 75

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๐Ÿ“š Complete Study Guide

Unit-by-Unit Study Guide

Clear concepts, memory layout diagrams, step-by-step code execution traces, and common exam mistakes for every unit.

โšก Quick Reference

Syntax, Algorithms & Complexity Cheat Sheet

Key C syntax templates, algorithm patterns, and Big-O complexities. Click any card to highlight it.

๐ŸŽฏ Exam Strategy

Guaranteed Marks Plan for PPS

How to approach each part of the PPS coding exam for maximum marks.

Part A
25 MCQs ร— 1 = 25 marks
Target: 20โ€“23 / 25
  • Output tracing: Trace printf/scanf with exact format specifiers 8/8
  • Operator precedence & associativity edge cases 8/8
  • Pre/post increment in expressions (++i vs i++) 8/8
  • Loop termination: identify off-by-one and infinite loop conditions 7/8
  • Pointer arithmetic: output of *ptr, ptr++, *(ptr+2) 7/8
  • sizeof() operator for primitive types, arrays, structs 7/8
  • Implicit type conversion and truncation in arithmetic 6/8
  • String functions: strlen, strcpy, strcat edge cases 6/8
  • scanf() format specifier bugs (%d reading float, etc.) 5/8
  • Bitwise operators: &, |, ^, ~, <<, >> on integers 5/8
Part B
5 Questions ร— 8 = 40 marks
Target: 32โ€“40 / 40
QUnitExpected Topic
21U1Write flowchart/algorithm for sorting or searching
22U2/3Write C program: factorial/fibonacci/pattern printing ๐Ÿ”ฅ
23U3Array manipulation OR string operations program ๐Ÿ”ฅ
24U4Pointer program OR structure with functions ๐Ÿ”ฅ
25U5File I/O program OR dynamic memory allocation with malloc/free
Part C
1 Question ร— 10 = 10 marks
Target: 8โ€“10 / 10

Choose 1 of 2 questions. Typical options:

Q.26
Bubble Sort + Selection Sort on a given array โ€” show EVERY PASS ๐Ÿ”ฅ OR Recursive functions (Fibonacci / Tower of Hanoi) โ€” trace call stack
Q.27
Linked list operations OR struct array program with pointers OR File handling program โ€” read, write, append with error checks
๐Ÿ’ก PPS Exam Secret: Always DRY-RUN your code mentally before writing. Draw the memory layout (stack frame, heap allocation) for pointer/struct questions. Examiners award marks for correct partial output even if a minor syntax error exists. Show variable states after EVERY iteration.

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Solved Questions & MCQ Drill

The most-repeated output-tracing and code-writing questions from 8 years of PYQs, plus MCQ flashcards.

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