B.E. (Computer Engineering) C Programming Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for C Programming
Module 1: Fundament als of C- Programmi ng
- 1.1 Character Set, Identifiers and keywords, Data types, Constants, Variables.
- 1.2 Operators-Arithmetic, Relational and logical, Assignment, Unary, Conditional, Bitwise, Comma, other operators. Expression, statements, Library Functions, Preprocessor.
- 1.3 Data Input and Output – getchar( ), putchar( ), scanf( ), printf( ), gets( ), puts( ), Structure of C program .
Module 2: Control Structures
- 2.1 Branching - If statement, If-else Statement, Multiway decision.
- 2.2 Looping – while, do-while, for
- 2.3 Nested control structure- Switch statement, Continue statement Break statement, Goto statement.
Module 3: Functions and Parameter
- 3.1 Function -Introduction of Function, Function Main, defining a Function, accessing a Function, Function Prototype, Passing Arguments to a Function, Recursion.
- 3.2 Storage Classes –Auto , Extern , Static, Register
Module 4: Arrays , String Structure
- 4.1 Array-Concepts, Declaration, Definition, Accessing array element, One-dimensional and Multidimensional array.
- 4.2 String- Basic of String, Array of String, Functions in String.h
- 4.3 Structure- Declaration, Initialization, structure within structure, Operation on structures, Array of Structure.
Module 5: Pointer
- 5.1 Pointer: Introduction, Definition and uses of Pointers, Address Operator, Pointer Variables, Dereferencing Pointer, Void Pointer, Pointer Arithmetic, Pointers to Pointers, Pointers and Array.
Module 6: Files
- 6.1 Files: File operation- Opening, Closing, Creating, Reading, Processing File.
Text Books
- 1 “Basics of Computer Science”, by BehrouzForouzan , Cengage Learning .
- 2 “Programming Techniques through C”, by M. G. Venkateshmurthy, Pearson Publication.
- 3 “Programming in ANSI C”, by E. Balaguruswamy, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
- 4 “Programming in C”, by Pradeep Day and Manas Gosh, Oxford University Press.
- 5 “Let Us C”, by Yashwant Kanetkar, BPB Publication.
- 1 "The C Programming Language" by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: February 22, 1988 ,ISBN-13: 978-0131103627 ,
- 2 "C Programming: A Modern Approach" by K. N. King, Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date: April 26, 2008 (2nd Edition), ISBN-13: 978-0393979503
- 3 "C Primer Plus" by Stephen Prata, Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: December 27, 2013 (6th Edition) ISBN-13: 978-0321928429
- 4 "Programming in C" by Stephen G. Kochan Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: August 18, 2014 (4th Edition) ISBN-13: 978-0321776419 Online Resources :
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Computer Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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