diff --git a/algorithms/Search/binary-search.c b/algorithms/Search/binary-search.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..921ccc2
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+++ b/algorithms/Search/binary-search.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+//#include <conio.h>
+
+void main() {
+    int query,i,halfIndex,fullIndex;
+    int arr[6] = {11,23,35,56,67,78};
+
+    //clrscr();
+    printf("\n Enter element to search:");
+    scanf("%d",&query);
+
+    halfIndex = sizeof(arr)/2;
+    fullIndex = sizeof(arr)-1;
+
+    if (query == arr[halfIndex]){
+        printf("\n Element at %d \n",halfIndex);
+    }
+    else if (query < arr[halfIndex]){
+        for (i=0;i<arr[halfIndex];i++){
+            if (query == arr[i]){
+                printf("\n Element at %d \n",i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else if (query > arr[halfIndex]){
+        for (i=arr[halfIndex];i< fullIndex;i++){
+            if (query == arr[i]){
+                printf("\n Element at %d \n",i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        printf("Element not in array");
+    }
+    //getch();
+}
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diff --git a/algorithms/Search/linear-search.c b/algorithms/Search/linear-search.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8390347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/Search/linear-search.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+//#include <conio.h>
+
+void main() {
+    int query,i,finalIndex,found=0;
+    int arr[5] = {11,66,44,22,55};
+    //clrscr();
+
+    printf("Program for linear search\n");
+    printf("Enter element to search:");
+    scanf("%d",&query);
+
+    finalIndex = sizeof(arr) - 1;
+
+    for (i=0;i<=finalIndex;i++){ //checks for query at every iteration
+        if (arr[i]==query){
+            printf("Element at %d index\n",i);
+            found = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found == 0){
+        printf("Element not in list\n");
+    }
+    //getch();
+}
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diff --git a/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/matrix.c b/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/matrix.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c6aec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/matrix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+// #include <conio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void main() {
+    int row, column;
+    int opt, element;
+    int i=0, j=0;
+    printf("\n PROGRAM FOR MATRIX");
+
+    printf("\n Enter size of the matrix:");
+    printf("\n Rows:");
+    scanf("%d",&row);
+    printf("\n Columns:");
+    scanf("%d",&column);
+
+    int matrix[row][column];
+
+    printf("\n MATRIX OF SIZE %d X %d CREATED \n", row, column);
+
+    while(1) {
+        printf("\n MENU");
+        printf("\n 1. Add elements to matrix");
+        printf("\n 2. Show matrix");
+        printf("\n 3. Exit");
+        printf("\n Enter your choice:");
+        scanf("%d",&opt);
+
+        switch(opt){
+            case(1):
+                for (i=0; i<row; i++){
+                    for (j=0;j<column; j++){
+                            printf("\n Enter element to be inserted at [%d][%d]:", i, j);
+                            scanf("%d",&element);
+                            matrix[i][j] = element;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            
+            case(2):
+                for (i=0; i<row; i++){
+                    for (j=0;j<column; j++){
+                            printf("\t %d \t",matrix[i][j]);
+                    }
+                    printf("\n");
+                }
+                break;
+            
+            case(3):
+                exit(0);
+
+        }
+    }
+    // getch();
+}
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diff --git a/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/sparse-martix.c b/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/sparse-martix.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a33cef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data-structures/linear-ds/matrices/sparse-martix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+//#include <conio.h>
+
+void main() {
+    int m,n,i,j,index=0;
+
+    struct nonzero {
+        int row;
+        int column;
+        int element;
+    } nonzero[100]; //list of nonzero element as structure
+
+    printf("\nPROGRAM FOR SPARSE MATRIX AND RETURING NON ZERO ELEMENTS WITH POSITIONS\n");
+    printf("Enter number of row in matrix:");
+    scanf("%d",&m);
+    printf("\nEnter number of columns in matrix:");
+    scanf("%d",&n);
+
+    int sparse[m][n]; //sparse matrix
+
+    //clrscr();
+    // pushing elements
+    for(i=0;i<m;i++){
+        for(j=0;j<n;j++){
+            printf("Enter element at [%d][%d]:",i,j);
+            scanf("%d",&sparse[i][j]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    //displaying matrix
+    for(i=0;i<m;i++){
+        for(j=0;j<n;j++){
+            printf("%d\t",sparse[i][j]);
+        }
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+
+    //finding non zero elements
+    for(i=0;i<m;i++){
+        for(j=0;j<n;j++){
+            if (sparse[i][j] != 0){
+                nonzero[index].row = i;
+                nonzero[index].column = j;
+                nonzero[index].element = sparse[i][j];
+                index++;
+            }   
+        }
+    }
+
+    // displaying non zero elements alongwith their location
+    for (i=0;i<index;i++){
+        printf("Element %d at [%d][%d]\n",nonzero[i].element,
+                nonzero[i].row,nonzero[i].column);
+    } 
+    //getch();
+
+}
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