IPU (New Scheme 2026 onward) · CSE-AI · Semester 2
HVEE-120
One of a pair
Communication Skills and Human Values & Ethics are a pair. You study both of these, one in the first semester and the other in the second — your institute decides which way round. In the first semester they are ICT-113 and HVEE-115; in the second, ICT-118 and HVEE-120. Human Values & Ethics is an NUES paper: your teacher evaluates you out of 100 and there is no term-end examination.
Value education and harmony in the individual, family and society; ethical theories and decision-making; professional and engineering ethics; case studies and long-answer frameworks. Written for the 2-credit paper.
Practice questions for HVEE-115 / HVEE-120, arranged unit by unit against the official GGSIPU 2026-27 syllabus: short-answer questions and long-answer questions across value education, ethics and ethical theory, professional ethics for engineers, and ethics in a globalized world. Answers are not included — the complete notes for this paper are where they are worked out. This is not a previous year paper; HVEE is an NUES paper and has no term-end examination, so these are practice for the internal assessment.
Complete unit-wise notes for HVEE-115 / HVEE-120, written against the GGSIPU 2026-30 first-year syllabus. Value education: what values are, the value spectrum, universal, personal, social, moral and spiritual values, self-exploration, and harmony in the individual, the family and society. Ethics: ethics against morality, ethical relativism and universal ethics, utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, the ethical decision-making process and the role of conscience. Professional ethics for engineers: codes of ethics, integrity and objectivity, conflict of interest, gifts and kickbacks, whistleblowing, data privacy, and social and environmental responsibility. Ethics in a globalized world: human rights, environmental ethics, the Sustainable Development Goals, ethical leadership and governance, and values in nation building. This is an NUES paper — your teacher evaluates you out of 100 and there is no term-end exam.
Official GGSIPU syllabus for the B.Tech 2026-30 batch (first year, under USICT), applicable from the academic session 2026-27.
L 2 C 2
NUES paper — comprehensive evaluation by the concerned teacher out of 100. There is no term-end semester examination.
Introduction to Value Education, What are Values?, Importance of Values in life, Distinction between Human Values and Skills, Value Spectrum, Types of Values (Universal Values, Personal Values, Social Values, Moral Values, Spiritual Values), Sources of Values (Family, Society, Culture, Education), Self-exploration as a process for Value Education, Harmony in the Individual (Understanding the self, Body and Self, Needs of Self and Body, Realization of Co-existence), Harmony in Family (Relationships, Trust, Respect, Care, Affection, Guidance, Reverence, Glory), Harmony in Society (Justice, Social Order, Role of Society in Value Inculcation).
Introduction to Ethics, Definition of Ethics, Distinction between Ethics and Morality, Importance of Ethics in human conduct, Ethical Relativism vs. Universal Ethics, Sources of Ethical Principles (Law, Religion, Philosophy, Conscience, Culture), Ethical Theories (brief introduction to Utilitarianism, Deontology/Duty-based ethics, Virtue Ethics), Ethical Decision-Making Process (Identifying the ethical problem, Gathering information, Evaluating alternatives, Making a a decision, Reflecting on the decision, Reflecting on the outcome), Conscience and its role in ethical judgment.
Concept of Profession and Professional Ethics, Ethics in the Engineering Profession, Importance of Professional Ethics for Engineers, Codes of Ethics (overview of general principles), Core Values of Professional Ethics (Integrity, Honesty, Objectivity, Impartiality, Confidentiality, Diligence, Fairness), Professional Responsibility, Accountability, Conflict of Interest, Gifts and Kickbacks, Whistleblowing (meaning, importance, ethical considerations), Data Privacy and Confidentiality (general awareness), Social and Environmental Responsibility of Professionals.
Ethics in a Globalized World, Cross-Cultural Ethical Understanding, Challenges of Cultural Relativism, Social Justice and Equity, Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights - overview), Environmental Ethics (brief overview, moral responsibility towards nature), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for ethical action, Ethical Leadership, Ethics in Governance, Role of Values and Ethics in Nation Building, Concept of a "Value-based Society", Individual's role in promoting ethical behavior and contributing to a harmonious society.