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Value Added Course on “Foundations of Programming with Python “

Admin | September 15, 2025

Value Added Course on Foundations of Programming with Python “
 
Offered by the DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CBIT, in collaboration with EXCELR SOLUTIONS, Bangalore. 
 
Enroll in both ExcelR & CBIT through the registration link:
1. Registration Link for the General FREE Participation & Certification (ExcelR):
 
2. In addition, CBIT students have to register for the Value-Added Course—Proctored Certification: https://forms.gle/3YCY1g9Wr6MoEak5A 
 
Starting from: 15th September 2025
Timing: 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM (2 hours/day, Mon to Fri)
Get a Certificate of Participation – FREE!
 
Course Content:

S.No

Topic

Number of Hours

1

Introduction to Python, Installing IDEs, Writing First Program

1

2

Python Basics: Syntax, Variables, Data Types, Type Casting

1

3

Operators (Arithmetic, Relational, Logical, Bitwise, Assignment)

1

4

Control Flow – Conditional Statements (if, if-else, nested if)

1

5

Control Flow – Looping Constructs (for, while, nested loops)

1

6

Jump Statements (break, continue, pass)

1

7

Strings—Basics, Indexing, Slicing, Methods

1

8

Lists—Creation, Indexing, Slicing, Updating, Deleting

2

9

Lists—Built-in Functions & Methods, List Comprehensions

2

10

Tuples – Properties, Accessing Elements, Methods, Use Cases

2

11

Sets—Creation, Operations (Union, Intersection, Difference, etc.)

2

12

Sets—Methods, Frozen Sets, Practical Applications

1

13

Dictionaries—Creation, Accessing, Updating, Deleting

2

14

Dictionaries—Methods, Iterating, Nested Dictionaries

2

15

Functions—Defining, Calling, Arguments, Return Values

1

16

Functions—Lambda, Recursion, Built-in Functions

1

17

Error Handling – Introduction, Common Errors (SyntaxError, IndexError, KeyError, TypeError, etc.)

1

18

Exception Handling – try, except, finally, else, raise, custom exceptions

2

19

File Handling – Reading and Writing Files

1

20

Assessment / Mini Project.

4

Criteria for the Value Added Course Certification:
  • 1. CBIT Students must obtain the ExcelR Certification to be eligible for the Value Added Course Proctored Exam.
  • 2. Obtaining a minimum score of 60% in the proctored exam conducted by CBIT is required.
Faculty Coordinators:

Dr. Ramakrishna Kolikipogu, Professor, IT

Dr. M. Venu Gopalachari, Professor, IT

Sri G. Srikanth, Asst. Professor, IT (Contact: 9397807156)