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30 free resources — books, eBooks, official docs & portals
NIELIT Official Student Portal
NIELIT – Govt. of India
Official portal for CCC, O Level, A Level exam registration, admit card, result and study material download.
NIELIT CCC Course Study Notes
NIELIT – Govt. of India
Complete chapter-wise study material for CCC (Course on Computer Concepts) — 8 chapters covering MS Office, Internet, Email & more.
NIELIT O Level Syllabus & Study Guide
NIELIT – Govt. of India
Official O Level syllabus covering M1-R5, M2-R5, M3-R5, M4-R5 modules with practicals and project guidelines.
NIELIT CCC Question Bank
NIELIT – Govt. of India
Previous year questions and model papers for CCC exam practice. Useful for all exam months.
NPTEL Free IT Courses
IITs & IISc – NPTEL
Free certified courses from IITs and IISc on Programming, Data Structures, DBMS, Networking, AI & more with assignments.
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Al Sweigart
Best beginner Python book — practical examples covering file automation, web scraping, PDF handling, Excel, and scheduling tasks.
Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Allen B. Downey
Clear introduction to Python programming with a focus on problem-solving and computational thinking. Ideal for beginners.
Python for Everybody
Dr. Charles R. Severance
Widely used textbook for beginners — covers Python basics, data structures, web services, databases and data visualisation.
Python Official Tutorial (Docs)
Python Software Foundation
Official Python 3 documentation and tutorial — authoritative reference for syntax, built-ins, modules and the standard library.
Dive Into Python 3
Mark Pilgrim
In-depth guide covering Python 3 features — generators, comprehensions, unit testing, serialisation, and porting Python 2 code.
Real Python Tutorials
Real Python Team
Hundreds of free Python tutorials with examples — beginner to advanced. Covers Django, Flask, NumPy, Pandas, OOP and more.
Let Us C (17th Edition)
Yashavant Kanetkar
India's most popular C programming book — simple language, hundreds of examples, exercises and solutions. Ideal for NIELIT O Level and DCA students.
Let Us C++
Yashavant Kanetkar
Companion to Let Us C — covers OOP, classes, inheritance, polymorphism, templates, STL and file handling. Perfect for ADCA students.
The C Programming Language (K&R)
Brian W. Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie
The original C bible by the creators of C. Concise, authoritative, and still the definitive reference for C programming.
C Programming — GeeksforGeeks
GeeksforGeeks
Comprehensive C programming tutorials, practise problems, MCQs, and interview questions. Great for exam and placement prep.
C++ Reference (cppreference.com)
cppreference contributors
Complete reference for C++ standard library, STL containers, algorithms, strings, I/O and modern C++17/20 features.
MDN Web Docs — HTML, CSS & JavaScript
Mozilla Foundation
The gold standard reference for web development — complete docs, tutorials and interactive examples for HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript.
W3Schools Web Tutorials
W3Schools
Beginner-friendly tutorials for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, PHP, SQL and more — with live code editor for practice.
HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites
Jon Duckett
Visually rich introduction to HTML and CSS — widely recommended for beginners. Covers modern layouts, typography and responsive design.
Bootstrap 5 Official Docs
Bootstrap Team
Official Bootstrap 5 documentation — components, grid system, utilities, forms and JavaScript plugins for responsive websites.
SQL Tutorial — W3Schools
W3Schools
Complete SQL tutorial with interactive examples — SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries and more.
MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual
Oracle Corporation
Official MySQL documentation — installation, SQL syntax, stored procedures, triggers, views, indexing and performance tuning.
Database System Concepts
Silberschatz, Korth & Sudarshan
Standard DBMS textbook covering relational model, SQL, normalisation, transactions, concurrency, and storage management.
MS Office Complete Guide (GCFGlobal)
GCFGlobal.org
Free step-by-step lessons for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook — with interactive exercises for every level.
Tally Prime Official Learning Centre
Tally Solutions
Official Tally Prime tutorials covering company creation, accounting vouchers, GST, TDS, payroll, inventory and financial reports.
Introduction to Algorithms (CLRS)
Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest & Stein
The definitive algorithms textbook — sorting, searching, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms and NP-completeness.
Data Structures and Algorithms — GeeksforGeeks
GeeksforGeeks
Comprehensive DSA tutorials with animations, code examples in C/C++/Python, and practice problems for placements and exams.
MIT OpenCourseWare — Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Free lecture notes, assignments and exams from MIT's CS courses — Programming, Algorithms, AI, OS, Networks and more.
Computer Networks — Tanenbaum
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Classic networking textbook covering OSI model, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, routing, DNS, HTTP and network security.
Khan Academy — Computing
Khan Academy
Free interactive computing lessons — How the Internet Works, Programming Basics, Algorithms, Cryptography and more.
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