Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject IT/ITeS study materials
Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject IT/ITeS study resources

Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject IT/ITeS study plan

Assam ASSEB Higher Secondary Skill Subject IT/ITeS · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Office Productivity Software (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations) & IT/ITeS Fundamentals and Digital Literacy

  • Set up a practice folder structure and type a 300-word document applying at least 10 formatting features (styles, headings, tables, page breaks) in a word processor

  • Build a spreadsheet with 30 rows of sample data and use at least 6 functions (SUM, AVERAGE, IF, COUNT, VLOOKUP, ROUND) correctly

  • Create a 6-slide presentation with a consistent theme, one chart, and speaker notes

  • Explain the difference between hardware, software, data and information in writing, with one local example each

Your checkpoint

A three-file portfolio (document, spreadsheet, presentation) on one common theme, plus a 150-word note mapping each file to the office-software skills it demonstrates

Week 2

Office Productivity Software (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations) & Data Entry, Keyboard Skills and Documentation Practices

  • Produce a formatted report of at least 500 words with a title page, table of contents, numbered headings, and a footer with page numbers

  • Clean and analyse a 50-row dataset using sorting, filtering, conditional formatting, and a pivot-style summary table

  • Type three timed passages of 5 minutes each at 30+ words per minute with 95%+ accuracy and log the results

  • Apply standard data-entry conventions: date format, capitalisation, numeric alignment, and duplicate checking on a 40-record practice sheet

Your checkpoint

A typed, formatted report plus a typing log sheet showing three timed scores and an error analysis of your most frequent mistakes

Week 3

Computer Hardware, Operating Systems and Peripherals & Internet, Web Technologies and Digital Communication

  • Identify and describe the function of CPU, RAM, ROM, motherboard, HDD/SSD, PSU, and at least four ports from memory, without notes

  • Perform and document basic OS tasks in both Windows and Linux-style interfaces: file permissions, folder creation, disk usage check, and installing/removing software

  • Configure a browser profile: bookmarks, downloads folder, pop-up settings, and one privacy setting, then explain what each change does

  • Explain how a URL resolves to a web page, covering DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, and IP addresses, in under 200 words

  • Write and send a professional email with a subject line, greeting, structured body, attachment, and signature to a practice address

Your checkpoint

A one-page hardware-and-network cheat sheet drawn from memory, checked against a reference, with errors marked in red

Week 4

Database Concepts and Data Management & Introduction to Programming and Logic Building

  • Design a normalized 3-table database schema for a small library or shop scenario, with primary and foreign keys marked

  • Write and run at least 8 SQL statements covering SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, and a two-table JOIN

  • Draw a flowchart for a number-checking or grading program using sequence, selection, and loop constructs

  • Write pseudocode and then working code for two small programs: sum of first N numbers, and largest of three inputs

  • Trace a given loop by hand and predict its output before running it

Your checkpoint

A database file with 3 related tables and 15+ sample records, plus a query sheet of 8 saved SQL statements with their outputs and a one-line explanation each

Week 5

IT-Enabled Services, BPO/ITES Operations and Customer Handling & Cyber Safety, Ethics and Data Privacy

  • Write a scripted response for five common customer scenarios: billing query, service delay, wrong item, refund request, and an angry caller

  • Handle two mock calls or chats with a peer or recorded self-review, applying greeting, active listening, empathy, and closing steps

  • Classify ten given data-privacy situations as safe or risky and justify each in one sentence

  • Set up and demonstrate three practical safeguards: strong password practice, two-factor authentication, and identifying a phishing message

  • Draft a one-page incident note describing a suspected phishing attempt using the facts-only, no-blame format

Your checkpoint

A customer-handling script card plus a scored self-review of one mock interaction against a 5-point checklist (greeting, clarity, empathy, resolution, closing)

Week 6

Internet, Web Technologies and Digital Communication & Entrepreneurship, Employability Skills and Workplace Communication

  • Create a simple three-page static website using headings, lists, links, and one image with correct relative paths

  • Compare at least four digital communication channels (email, chat, video call, ticketing) on speed, record-keeping, and suitability

  • Draft a two-minute self-introduction for an interview covering skills, one achievement, and why the role fits

  • Prepare a one-page CV in a word processor with consistent formatting, reverse-chronological order, and no spelling errors

  • Identify three IT-enabled local business or freelance opportunities and note the service, customer, and price model for each

Your checkpoint

A working three-page website folder plus a one-page CV and a 200-word write-up of three IT-enabled service ideas for your area

Week 7

IT/ITeS Fundamentals and Digital Literacy & Cyber Safety, Ethics and Data Privacy & Entrepreneurship, Employability Skills and Workplace Communication

  • Explain digital literacy terms (cloud, file format, backup, digital signature, netiquette) in your own words with one example each

  • Audit your own online accounts: list accounts, note which have 2FA, and change any reused passwords

  • Identify five common cyber threats (phishing, malware, ransomware, social engineering, weak passwords) and one countermeasure for each

  • Practise two workplace messages: a leave request and a status update, each under 120 words and appropriately formal

Your checkpoint

A personal cyber-safety audit sheet listing at least 8 accounts with 2FA status and actions taken, plus two polished workplace messages

Week 8

IT/ITeS Fundamentals and Digital Literacy & Office Productivity Software (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations) & Database Concepts and Data Management & Introduction to Programming and Logic Building & IT-Enabled Services, BPO/ITES Operations and Customer Handling & Cyber Safety, Ethics and Data Privacy

  • Complete two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and score them by domain

  • Re-attempt every question missed in the mocks and write the correct reasoning in your own words

  • Recite from memory the key lists: hardware components, SQL clause order, OSI-free network basics, and customer-handling steps

  • Redo one weak practical task (spreadsheet, query, or program) end to end without looking at notes

Your checkpoint

A revision log showing both mock scores by domain, a list of the five weakest areas, and evidence that each weak area was re-practised

Milestones