MCS-226 Data Science and Big Data

MCS-226, Data Science and Big Data, is an IGNOU course of MSCIS (Master of Science in Information Security), MSCRWEE (Master of Science in Renewable Energy and Environment), MCA_NEW (Master of Computer Applications) and 2 more programmes. Its December 2026 term-end exam is on Tuesday, 29 December 2026, in the evening (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM) session. The newest assignment in the official list is for July 2026. 5 question papers from December 2024 to June 2026 are linked below.

MCS-226 at a glance

Course code

MCS-226

Course title

Data Science and Big Data

Programmes

MSCIS, MSCRWEE, MCA_NEW, MCAOL, MAEC

Exam session

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

Current assignment

July 2026

Assignment medium

English

Assignment marks

100, counts 30%

Question papers on record

5, December 2024 to June 2026

MCS-226 assignment July 2026: 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-226 previous year question papers, December 2024 to June 2026

IGNOU has published 5 MCS-226 (Data Science and Big Data) 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-226 question paperOpen PDF
• June 2026EVBOpen PDF
• December 2025MCS-226 question paperOpen PDF
• June 2025MCS-226 question paperOpen PDF
• December 2024MCS-226 question paperOpen PDF

Other papers on 29 Dec 2026, evening session

31 more papers are in the same session as MCS-226. Two of your courses in one session is a clash: check all your courses at once in My date sheet.

• BANC-112
• BBCCT-121
• BCOC-132Business Organisation and Management
• BEGC-112
• BESE-142Lifelong Learning
• BEYE-024
• BFO-007
• BGS-011
• BHDC-112हिंदी निबंध और अन्य गद्य विधाए
• BHME-106
• BPAC-102
• BPCE-143
• BPFT-142
• BPSC-102
• BPVI-013
• BSMA-006
• BSOE-142
• BSW-131
• BUDS-186
• MCSE-011
• MDJ-002
• MEG-015Comparative Literature: Theory and Practice
• MEV-018
• MHYI-042
• MIR-022
• MMPC-007Business Communication
• MMTE-004
• MTE-003
• MTE-014
• MTTM-014
• All papers of 29 Dec 2026

Programmes that have MCS-226

• MSCISMaster of Science in Information SecurityAll 17 MSCIS coursesFee and eligibility
• MSCRWEEMaster of Science in Renewable Energy and EnvironmentAll 18 MSCRWEE coursesFee and eligibility
• MCA_NEWMaster of Computer ApplicationsAll 23 MCA_NEW courses
• MCAOLMaster of Computer Applications (Online)All 23 MCAOL courses
• MAECMaster of Arts in EconomicsAll 21 MAEC coursesFee and eligibility

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-218Data Communication and Computer Networks
• 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-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.