IT Officer - 7th
Paper I: General Awareness & Technical Fundamentals
Part I (General Awareness & Reasoning):
Focuses on Nepal's geography, natural resources, governance, constitution, and current affairs.
Includes logical reasoning, numerical reasoning, and spatial reasoning for problem-solving.
Part II (Technical Fundamentals):
Covers computer networks, computer architecture, digital design, and basic electrical & electronics principles.
Introduces microprocessors, memory systems, and communication systems.
Paper II: Advanced Technical Subjects & Applications
Section A (Core Technical Subjects - 25%):
Focuses on computer networks (protocols, layers, routing, TCP/IP, etc.), computer architecture (microprocessors, memory systems, I/O organization), digital design (logic circuits, sequential logic, arithmetic circuits), and basic electrical & electronics (circuit theory, semiconductors, amplifiers).
Introduces electronic communication systems (modulation, error detection, SNR, BER).
Section B (Programming & Software Engineering - 25%):
Covers structured and object-oriented programming (data types, control structures, classes, inheritance, polymorphism).
Explores data structures (linear structures, trees, graphs, sorting, hashing) and algorithm design techniques (greedy methods, dynamic programming, recursion).
Includes software engineering principles (lifecycle models, project management, requirements analysis, design, implementation, maintenance).
Discusses database management systems (relational model, SQL, transactions, indexing, distributed databases) and operating systems (processes, memory management, file systems, security).
Section C (Advanced Computing Topics - 20%):
Focuses on artificial intelligence (search, NLP, learning, planning, robotics) and theory of computation (languages, automata, Turing machines, complexity theory).
Covers compiler design (lexical analysis, parsing, code generation, optimization) and computer graphics (2D/3D transformations, rendering, shading).
Introduces emerging technologies (neural networks, cryptography, embedded systems, e-commerce, GIS).
Section D (Practical Applications - 30%):
Includes technical writing (proposals, essays, critiques) and case studies (analysis and design of software systems, integrating knowledge from software engineering, databases, and operating systems).