IPU (New Scheme 2026 onward) · IT · Semester 1
ICT-113
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.
Every unit of the ICT-113 / ICT-118 syllabus, written against the official scheme: Unit I Grammar, Sentence Construction and Vocabulary; Unit II Effective Writing, Summarizing and Précis; Unit III Formal and Professional Communication; Unit IV Reading, Comprehension and Critical Appreciation. Worked examples, tables and diagrams throughout, with the high-yield points marked.
Ten long questions from every unit — the ones that keep coming back — plus short-answer questions covering the whole syllabus for the compulsory first question. Answers are in the complete notes for this paper.
Official GGSIPU syllabus for the B.Tech 2026-30 batch (first year, under USICT), applicable from the academic session 2026-27.
L 3 C 3
Teachers Continuous Evaluation: 40 marks. Term-End Semester Examination: 60 marks.
Parts of speech and their usage, Sentence structure, Types of sentences, Transformation of sentences, Subject–verb agreement, Articles and determiners, Prepositions, Tenses and their applications, Active and passive voice, Direct and indirect speech. Vocabulary development: Word formation, Synonyms development: formation, Synonyms and antonyms, Prefixes and suffixes, Commonly confused words, Technical vocabulary, Common errors in English usage.,
Principles of effective writing, Types of writing, Paragraph structure and development, Topic sentences and supporting ideas, Coherence and cohesion. Paraphrasing techniques, Summarizing skills, Précis writing, Editing and proofreading, Avoiding ambiguity and redundancy, Developing clarity and precision in writing.
Principles of formal communication, Professional writing conventions. Meetings: Agenda preparation, Minutes of meetings. Business and professional correspondence: Formal letters Applications Notices Memoranda Press releases E-mails Introduction to technical communication, Writing for academic and professional contexts.
Reading strategies: Skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading, Identifying main ideas and supporting details, Inference and interpretation. Comprehension and critical appreciation of selected speeches and talks: Development(http://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development) Analysis of: Theme and central ideas Structure and organization Style and rhetorical techniques Vocabulary and expressions Critical response and discussion