About This Solved Paper
| Prepared by | Unnati Education academic team, IGNOU-experienced content writers |
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| Qualification | Graduate with specialization in Statistics and Quantitative Methods |
| Programme | IGNOU Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFE), also part of the broader Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE) |
| Institution Reference | IGNOU Term-End Examination, December 2025 |
| Last updated | April 2026 |
What is the BFE-101 December 2025 Question Paper?
The BFE-101 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End set for Basics of HIV/AIDS under the CAFE and DAFE programmes. It runs three hours, totals one hundred marks, and asks students to attempt any five out of eight questions, each carrying twenty marks and roughly 300 words.
This paper is the academic record of what IGNOU actually tested last December. It also doubles as the closest preview for upcoming sittings because syllabus weighting rarely shifts session to session. The paper is bilingual, printed in English first and Hindi second, and you may answer in either language. All eight questions are descriptive, with no compulsory question or sub-parts to worry about.
About IGNOU BFE-101 Basics of HIV/AIDS
This is the foundation paper for anyone entering the CAFE or DAFE programme. You'll cover the global history of the epidemic, India's key health indicators, the implications of universal testing, modes of transmission including mother-to-child, home care for people living with HIV, comprehensive precautions, TB and STD co-infections, and the social and economic conditions that drive transmission. The paper rewards clear public-health thinking and structured writing.
Most CAFE and DAFE students treat this paper as a scoring opportunity because the questions are predictable and revision-friendly. With a clean structure and a few real Indian examples, even mid-range students cross sixty out of one hundred. Theory is moderate, application and clarity carry the marks.
Exam Pattern and Marks Breakdown
| Duration | 3 hours |
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| Total marks | 100 |
| Total questions set | 8 |
| Questions to attempt | Any 5 |
| Marks per question | 20 |
| Word target per answer | About 300 words |
| Compulsory question | None, all questions carry equal marks |
| Calculator policy | Not required |
| Language of answer | English or Hindi (one language throughout) |
| Missing data | State your assumption clearly before answering |
All Questions in the BFE 101 Question Paper December 2025 (Complete List)
Below is the unedited reprint of every question from the official IGNOU sheet. Read it the way you'd read a real exam, not a textbook.
CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN HIV AND FAMILY EDUCATION (CAFE/DAFE) Term-End Examination December, 2025 BFE-101: BASICS OF HIV/AIDS Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions in about 300 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
Trace the history of HIV/AIDS in the world.
List the different health indicators that reflect the health status in India.
What are the implications of universal testing in HIV/AIDS?
Explain the different modes of transmission among children. Describe the issues related to mother to child transmission.
Briefly describe the home care of a person living with HIV/AIDS.
Elaborate the comprehensive precautions necessary in the context of HIV/AIDS.
Discuss the relation between TB and HIV infection and HIV infection and STDs.
Highlight the economic, social and cultural conditions that promote HIV transmission.
(Hindi version)
เคฌเฅ.เคเคซ.เค.-101: เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ./เคเคกเฅเคธ เคเฅ เคฎเฅเคฒ เคคเคคเฅเคต เคธเคฎเคฏ: 3 เคเคฃเฅเคเฅ เค เคงเคฟเคเคคเคฎ เค เคเค: 100
เคจเฅเค: เคเคฟเคจเฅเคนเฅเค เคชเคพเคเค เคชเฅเคฐเคถเฅเคจเฅเค เคเฅ เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐ เคฒเคเคญเค 300 เคถเคฌเฅเคฆเฅเค (เคชเฅเคฐเคคเฅเคฏเฅเค) เคฎเฅเค เคฆเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค เคธเคญเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคถเฅเคจเฅเค เคเฅ เค เคเค เคธเคฎเคพเคจ เคนเฅเคเฅค
เคตเคฟเคถเฅเคต เคฎเฅเค เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ./เคเคกเฅเคธ เคเฅ เคเคคเคฟเคนเคพเคธ เคเคพ เคชเคคเคพ เคฒเคเคพเคเคเฅค
เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคฎเฅเค เคธเฅเคตเคพเคธเฅเคฅเฅเคฏ เคธเฅเคฅเคฟเคคเคฟ เคเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคตเคฟเคค เคเคฐเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเฅ เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เคธเฅเคตเคพเคธเฅเคฅเฅเคฏ เคธเคเคเฅเคคเคเฅเค เคเฅ เคธเฅเคเฅ เคฌเคจเคพเคเคเฅค
เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ./เคเคกเฅเคธ เคฎเฅเค เคธเคพเคฐเฅเคตเคญเฅเคฎเคฟเค เคชเคฐเฅเคเฅเคทเคฃ เคเฅ เคเฅเคฏเคพ เคจเคฟเคนเคฟเคคเคพเคฐเฅเคฅ เคนเฅเค?
เคฌเคเฅเคเฅเค เคเฅ เคธเคเคเคฐเคฃ เคเฅ เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เคคเคฐเฅเคเฅเค เคเฅ เคตเฅเคฏเคพเคเฅเคฏเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค เคฎเคพเค เคธเฅ เคฌเคเฅเคเฅ เคฎเฅเค เคธเคเคเคฐเคฃ เคธเฅ เคธเคเคฌเคเคงเคฟเคค เคฎเฅเคฆเฅเคฆเฅเค เคเคพ เคตเคฐเฅเคฃเคจ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ./เคเคกเฅเคธ เคธเฅ เคชเฅเคกเคผเคฟเคค เคตเฅเคฏเคเฅเคคเคฟ เคเฅ เคเคฐเฅเคฒเฅ เคฆเฅเคเคญเคพเคฒ เคเคพ เคธเคเคเฅเคทเฅเคช เคฎเฅเค เคตเคฐเฅเคฃเคจ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ./เคเคกเฅเคธ เคธเฅ เคจเคฟเคชเคเคจเฅ เคเฅ เคฒเคฟเค เคเคตเคถเฅเคฏเค เคตเฅเคฏเคพเคชเค เคเคนเคคเคฟเคฏเคพเคค เคเฅ เคฌเคพเคฐเฅ เคฎเฅเค เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคคเคพเคฐ เคธเฅ เคฌเคคเคพเคเคเฅค
เคเฅ.เคฌเฅ. เคเคฐ เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ. เคธเคเคเฅเคฐเคฎเคฃ เคเคฐ เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ. เคธเคเคเฅเคฐเคฎเคฃ เคเคฐ เคเคธ.เคเฅ.เคกเฅ. (STDs) เคเฅ เคฌเฅเค เคธเคเคฌเคเคง เคชเคฐ เคเคฐเฅเคเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเค.เคเค.เคตเฅ. เคธเคเคเคฐเคฃ เคเฅ เคฌเคขเคผเคพเคตเคพ เคฆเฅเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเฅ เคเคฐเฅเคฅเคฟเค, เคธเคพเคฎเคพเคเคฟเค เคเคฐ เคธเคพเคเคธเฅเคเฅเคคเคฟเค เคธเฅเคฅเคฟเคคเคฟเคฏเฅเค เคชเคฐ เคชเฅเคฐเคเคพเคถ เคกเคพเคฒเคฟเคเฅค
- History of HIV/AIDS, Indian health indicators, universal testing implications, modes of transmission among children, mother to child transmission, home care for people living with HIV, comprehensive precautions, TB and HIV co-infection, HIV and STDs link, and the economic, social, and cultural drivers of HIV transmission
This is the umbrella set of topics the December 2025 paper draws from, and the same set powers upcoming sittings. The history and health-indicator questions anchor the public-health foundation block. Transmission modes and home care build the clinical-care block. The TB-HIV link, STDs, and the social-drivers question form the policy and prevention block. Treat them as one connected syllabus.
Syllabus Topics Covered
The questions on this paper trace a clean line through the BFE-101 syllabus. You'll see the global history of the epidemic, India's health indicators, universal testing, paediatric and mother-to-child transmission, home-based care for PLHIV, universal precautions, TB and STD co-infections, and the structural drivers that keep transmission going. Section weighting hasn't shifted in recent years, so this set is a reliable preview.
Sample Answer Preview: BFE-101 Basics of HIV/AIDS Explanation
Take Question 4: explain the different modes of transmission among children, and describe the issues related to mother-to-child transmission. This is a twenty-mark question, and examiners are scoring both the medical accuracy and the structure of your reasoning.
Start with a one-line working definition of paediatric HIV transmission. Frame it as the routes through which children under fifteen acquire HIV, with mother-to-child transmission being the dominant route globally. That's roughly three marks for the framing.
Move into the modes one by one. List the four main routes: in-utero transmission across the placenta, intrapartum transmission during delivery, postpartum transmission through breastfeeding, and the smaller share through unsafe medical procedures or transfusions. Spend two to three lines on each, with the relative risk percentages where you remember them. That's eight to ten marks for content depth.
Now move into the issues block on mother-to-child transmission. Cover the diagnostic challenge of testing infants, the antiretroviral coverage gap among pregnant women, the breastfeeding-versus-formula dilemma in low-resource settings, and the stigma a positive mother faces in counselling. Two lines per issue is enough. That's another five to six marks.
Close with a one-line note on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes in India and their measurable impact. Examiners reward this kind of structured answer with real public-health framing far more than dense paragraphs without examples. The remaining marks come from a clean closing line and neat handwriting.
How to Write High-Scoring Answers
Open every twenty-mark answer with a one-line working definition. That alone protects two to three marks. Use clear sub-headings inside long answers because examiners scan for them. For the transmission and precautions questions, build your answer around real Indian programme examples like NACO's targeted interventions or the PMTCT services rolled out under NHM.
Aim for the 300-word target on each of your five answers. That's roughly two sides of the answer booklet per question. Each answer needs one definition sentence, three or four content paragraphs with examples, and a one-line conclusion. Don't repeat examples across answers. Examiners notice that.
Who Should Use This Solved Question Paper
This paper is built for the CAFE or DAFE student writing BFE-101 in 2026 or later, especially the one who has read the units once but isn't sure what an exam-ready answer looks like. It also helps repeat-attempt students who scored under forty last December and need a working model. Working professionals in health, social work, or NGO settings find the structured templates save them an entire study weekend.
Why This is Better Than Free PDFs and Telegram Files
Free PDFs are usually scanned scraps of older papers, sometimes mislabelled, sometimes from a session that no longer matches the syllabus. Telegram files arrive without an author, without a date, and often with answers copied straight from random health blogs. The IGNOU BFE-101 question paper set on this page is typed clean, fully solved, and written by writers who actually understand the IGNOU answer style for public-health subjects.
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Student Reviews
Anjali, Lucknow. The mother-to-child transmission breakdown for Question 4 finally made the clinical issues click for me. I'm a working ASHA trainer doing CAFE on weekends, and the structured framework cut my prep time in half.
Praveen, Bhubaneswar. The TB and HIV co-infection answer for Question 7 saved me. First-time IGNOU learner here, and I couldn't separate the two relationships from the textbook alone. Got it in one read here.
Reena, Nagpur. Second attempt for me. I scored 38 last December because I wrote without a clear structure. The Question 8 social-drivers breakdown is exactly the public-health framing I should've used the first time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this BFE-101 paper genuine?
Yes, this is the authentic IGNOU Term-End Examination paper from December 2025. The questions reproduced on this page match the official bilingual paper distributed at IGNOU exam centres for the BFE-101 Basics of HIV/AIDS course under CAFE and DAFE. Our team cross-checked every question and instruction line against the original sheet, so what you study is what was actually asked, no shortcuts and no edits.
Will this help me for the 2026 exam?
It will help significantly. IGNOU rotates a small pool of question types across sessions, and BFE-101 follows that pattern closely. Topics like HIV history, mother-to-child transmission, home care, TB co-infection, universal precautions, and the social drivers of transmission are syllabus pillars that almost certainly reappear in 2026. Practising the most recent paper trains you on the exact tone examiners are using right now.
Are the answers fully developed?
Yes, every question carries a complete model answer. Since BFE-101 is a descriptive public-health paper rather than a numerical one, our answers focus on clear definitions, structured sub-points, real Indian programme examples like NACO and PMTCT, and a clean closing line for each prompt. You will not get a half-finished answer with hints, the full reasoning and examples are shown for each question.
Can I use this for my BFE-101 assignment?
You can use it as reference, but assignment writing has its own logic. Assignments expect more elaboration, your own field examples, and a slightly fresher tone. Treat the solved paper as your skeleton: lift the structure, the framework points, and the way each topic is broken down, then add personal observations and a small reflection paragraph in your own words. That avoids similarity flags during evaluation.
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Explore More IGNOU BFE-101 Study Material
If this paper helps, you'll find more on our site, including previous-session question papers, current-cycle assignment solutions, short revision notes for each unit, and a topic-wise question bank covering transmission, prevention, and home care. Use them in this order: notes first, paper second, assignment third. That sequence gives you the cleanest revision arc.