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IGNOU MSc Info Security study hub
IGNOU’s 2-year MSc Info Security (MSCIS): 4 semesters, 19 courses. 80 official past papers and daily practice from real exam questions.
Semester 1
Introduction to Information Security
Business needs and security awareness, security threat and vulnerability, networking concepts and attacks and operating system concepts.
8 past papers · 91 practice questionsMSEI-022Network Security
Network security, secure protocols, cryptography techniques and network security technology.
7 past papers · 69 practice questionsMSEI-023Cyber Security
Information gathering, database security, web technology and Internet technology.
6 past papers · 79 practice questionsMSE-024Policy, Standards and Laws
Security standards, ISO standards, cyber laws and cyber crimes and regulation.
7 past papers · 77 practice questionsNext assignment due date for Semester 1: 31/10/2026 (July 2026 session). See all assignments.
Semester 2
Application and Business Security Developments
Application development life cycle, secure application Development-I, secure application Development-II and application testing and ethical hacking.
7 past papers · 123 practice questionsMSEI-026BCP, DR Planning Audit
Risk analysis, business continuity, DR strategies and BCM program management.
8 past papers · 146 practice questionsMSEI-027Digital Forensics
Cyber crime and cyber forensics, digital forensics : tools and techniques, mobile forensics and security issues in wireless technologies.
8 past papers · 129 practice questionsMSEP-028Project-I
Your project: proposal, building it, and the final report and viva.
Project guidelinesNext assignment due date for Semester 2: 31/10/2026 (July 2026 session). See all assignments.
Semester 3
Cyber Attack: Use of Technology in Cyberspace
Cyber space and cyber attacks.
4 past papers · 25 practice questionsMSE-030Cloud and Infrastructure Security
Cloud computing fundamentals and virtualization and resource provisioning, load balancing and security.
4 past papers · 22 practice questionsMSE-031Cyber Security using Python
Python, programming and cyber security, cyber security-Python and networks and cyber security-Python and web application.
4 past papers · 61 practice questionsMCS-226Data Science and Big Data
Statistics for data science, Hadoop, Spark, NoSQL and big data analytics.
5 past papers · 73 practice questionsMSEL-032Practical (Cyber Attacks, Cloud Security and Data Recovery etc.)
Hands-on practicals for Practical (Cyber Attacks, Cloud Security and Data Recovery etc.).
Assignment and study materialNext assignment due date for Semester 3: 31/10/2026 (July 2026 session). See all assignments.
Semester 4
Web Application Testing and Audit
Web fundamentals and its security, web application authentication and authorization, web services and web application security audit.
3 past papers · 42 practice questionsMSE-034E-commerce and Cyberspace
E-Commerce and intellectual property protection in cyberspace.
3 past papers · 33 practice questionsMSE-035IoT Security
IoT fundamentals and connectivity technologies and application development, fog computing and case studies.
3 past papers · 18 practice questionsMSE-036Latest Trends in Information and Cyber Security
Cyber security trends and tools for cyber defence.
3 past papers · 15 practice questionsMSEL-037Practical (Web Application, Audits, e-commerce security and IoT)
Hands-on practicals for Practical (Web Application, Audits, e-commerce security and IoT).
Assignment and study materialMSEP-038Project-II
Your project: proposal, building it, and the final report and viva.
Project guidelinesNext assignment due date for Semester 4: 31/10/2026 (July 2026 session). See all assignments.
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