MCS-218 Data Communication and Computer Networks

MCS-218, Data Communication and Computer Networks, is an IGNOU course of MCA_NEW (Master of Computer Applications) and MCAOL (Master of Computer Applications (Online)). Its December 2026 term-end exam is on Tuesday, 15 December 2026, in the evening (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM) session. The newest assignment in the official list is for July 2026, January 2027. 5 question papers from December 2024 to June 2026 are linked below.

MCS-218 at a glance

Course code

MCS-218

Course title

Data Communication and Computer Networks

Programmes

MCA_NEW, MCAOL

Exam session

Evening (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM)

Current assignment

July 2026, January 2027

Assignment medium

English

Assignment marks

100, counts 30%

Question papers on record

5, December 2024 to June 2026

MCS-218 assignment 2026-27: question paper PDF in English

Marks, weightage and last dates are the ones printed in the official assignment list. When a notice extends the last date, the notice applies. Submit the assignment of the session you are registered in.

MCS-218 previous year question papers, December 2024 to June 2026

IGNOU has published 5 MCS-218 (Data Communication and Computer Networks) question papers in its lists: June 2026 (2), December 2025 (1), June 2025 (1), December 2024 (1). The newest paper shows the current pattern; the older ones show which units are asked again.

• June 2026MCS-218 question paperOpen PDF
• June 2026EVBOpen PDF
• December 2025MCS-218 question paperOpen PDF
• June 2025MCS-218 question paperOpen PDF
• December 2024MCS-218 question paperOpen PDF

Other papers on 15 Dec 2026, evening session

50 more papers are in the same session as MCS-218. Two of your courses in one session is a clash: check all your courses at once in My date sheet.

• BAM-003
• BCOE-144Office Management and Secretarial Practices
• BECC-114
• BESC-132Structure and Management of Education
• BFO-016
• BHDE-143प्रेमचंद
• BHIC-112
• BNM-029
• BPAC-113
• BPSC-113
• BPVI-002
• BRL-002
• BRL-102
• BRL-113
• BSKE-143
• BSM-014
• BSOC-132Sociology of India
• BSW-123
• BUDC-114
• CNSAH-002
• DNHE-001
• ECO-14
• LSE-009
• LSE-012
• MAM-057
• MBCE-013
• MCS-052
• MDV-108
• MEDS-048
• MEG-007Indian English Literature
• All papers of 15 Dec 2026

Programmes that have MCS-218

• MCA_NEWMaster of Computer ApplicationsAll 23 MCA_NEW courses
• MCAOLMaster of Computer Applications (Online)All 23 MCAOL courses

More MCS courses

• MCS-067
• MCS-068
• MCS-081
• MCS-082
• MCS-201Programming in C and Python
• MCS-202Computer Organisation
• MCS-203Operating Systems
• MCS-206Object Oriented Programming using Java
• MCS-207Database Management Systems
• MCS-208Data Structures and Algorithms
• MCS-211Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• MCS-212Discrete Mathematics
• MCS-213Software Engineering
• MCS-214Professional Skills and Ethics
• MCS-215Security and Cyber Laws
• MCS-219Object Oriented Analysis and Design
• MCS-220Web Technologies
• MCS-221Data Warehousing and Data Mining
• MCS-224Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• MCS-225Accountancy and Financial Management
• MCS-226Data Science and Big Data
• MCS-227Cloud Computing and IoT
• MCS-230Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision
• MCS-231Mobile Computing

Official links

• Date sheet of the December 2026 term-end exam (PDF)
• IGNOU assignments page
• IGNOU question papers page
• Student login (Samarth), where assignments are uploaded
• Term-end exam form

This page is an index of the university's own listings, read on 3 Nov 2026. centraluniversity.in is not IGNOU. A date sheet marked tentative can change, so match your date with the hall ticket before the exam.