Hello

Actually they start from the bacis because they know that not everyone come from cs background.  But having some knowledge will actually help you out in academic and practical life . C++,java and phyton you can learn from YouTube its not hard to learn . So that you get some basicidea about cs.

Good luck

Hi.

Congratulation on bagging CSE from such a good NIT.

So, the answer is NO.

You do not need to know any previous knowledge of coding and other computer languages. You WILL BE taught as part of curriculum and even there are computer societies which organize such extra classes for people who with to study computer languages open to every branch.

So you do not need to worry. However, it is true students with prior knowledge will have a slight edge but it is not the excuse for you to fall behind. Believe in your hard work and if you are interested in coding and other computer languages then ofcourse you will be able to learn them as the semester progresses.

Best of Luck.