CDAC stands for Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and is a Research and Development organization that comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). CDAC Organises an entrance examination C-CAT for the candidate seeking a PG diploma course in various disciplines like computer science, mobile computing, electronics, etc. The examination is commenced twice a year. In this article, we will discuss the CDAC C-CAT 2024 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, etc.
CDAC C-CAT 2024 Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| Admit Card – September session | Jan 2024 (Tentative) |
| Exam – September session | To be Announced |
| Result – September session | To be Announced |
| Counseling – September session- round 1- seat allotment | To be Announced |
| Counselling – September session- round 1- seat allotment | To be Announced |
| Counseling – September session- round 2- seat allotment | To be Announced |
| Counseling – September session- round 2- last date of payment – Start Date | To be Announced |
| Counselling – September session- round 2- last date of payment – Start Date | To be Announced |
| Counseling – September session- round 3- seat allotment – Start Date | To be Announced |
| Counseling – September session- last date of payment of balance course fee | To be Announced |
CDAC C-CAT Courses Offered
The following are the courses offered by the CDAC C-CAT examination-
- PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)
- PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
- PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)
- PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)
- PG Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-IoT)
- PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)
- PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)
- PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD)
- PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)
- PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA)
- PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)
- PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)
- PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI)
CDAC C-CAT Eligibility Criteria
The following are the eligibility criteria for the CDAC C-CAT Entrance examination-
| CATEGORY I (Section A In C-CAT) | |||
| Course | Course Name | Eligibility | Min. % |
| PG-DGi | Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR 4-year Degree in Geosciences / Petroleum / Mining / Civil / Planning / Architecture / Forestry / Agriculture, or related fields, OR Post Graduate Degree in Geography / Geology / Natural & Applied Sciences / Mathematics, or allied areas | 50 % |
Category-II (Sections A+B In C-CAT) | |||
| PG-DAC | Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications | 50 % |
| PG-DMC | Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing | · Common eligibility criteria, OR · Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics, OR · MCA | 50 % |
| PG-DAI | Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics | 60 % |
| PG-DBDA | Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications | 55 % |
| PG-DITISS | Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics/Statistics OR MCA | 55 % |
| PG-DIoT | Post Graduate Diploma in Internet of Things | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR MCA | 55 % |
| PG-DASSD | Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR MCA | 55 % |
Category-III (Sections A+B+C in C-CAT) | |||
| PG-DESD | Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 | 55 % |
| PG-DVLSI | Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 | 55 % |
| PG-DRAT | Post Graduate Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies | Engineering Graduate in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or MSc/MS in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2 OR Graduate in Mechatronics / Mechanical Engineering | 55 % |
CDAC C-CAT Application Form
The following are the application form for CDAC C-CAT-
- Visit the official website of CDAC C-CAT by following this link- https://www.cdac.in
- Now, navigate to the C-CAT examination section and click on the Apply button
- Now, register on the website using your name, Email ID, and Password followed by verifying your email ID
- After verification is done, a form will appear where you have to enter form details
- Now, upload the documents mentioned below and click on the Next button
- You’ll be redirected to the payments page, and pay the application fee as per your choice of papers
- Make sure you have taken a printout of the application form and payment receipt
Documents Required for CDAC Admission
The following is the list of documents required for CDAC Admission-
- Class X and XII mark sheet or passing certificate
- Graduation Degree or mark sheet
- Aadhaar Card
- Scanned Signature
- Scanned Photo
Application Fee
The application fee for the CDAC C-CAT entrance examination is as follows-
| Course Category | C-CAT Paper(s) | C-CAT Fee |
| I | A | Rs 1350/- |
| II | A+B | Rs 1550/- |
| III | A+B+C | Rs 1750/- |
CDAC C-CAT Examination Pattern
The candidate has to attempt the sections according to the courses he/she applied for. For each correct answer, the candidates will be provided with 3 marks, and for the wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted. A total of 50 objective-type questions will be asked which makes the total maximum marks of the examination to be 150. The following are the examination patterns for the CDAC C-CAT examination-
| Course Category | Course Name | C-CAT Paper (S) |
| I | PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi) | Section A |
| II | PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC) | Section A + Section B |
| PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA) | ||
| PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS) | ||
| PG Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-IoT) | ||
| PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI) | ||
| PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC) | ||
| PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD) | ||
| PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD) | ||
| PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA) | ||
| III | PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD) | Section A + Section B + Section C |
| PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI) | ||
| PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI) |
CDAC C-CAT Syllabus
CDAC C-CAT entrance examination is divided into three Sections- Section -A, Section -B & Section -C. The following is the syllabus of the CDAC C-CAT syllabus-
English
- Grammar
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence Completion
- Antonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Voice
- Narration
- Idioms and Phrases
- Jumbles Words
- Spelling Errors
- Clauses
- Sentences: Simple, Complex and Compound
Quantitative Aptitude
- Analogies
- Figures/Verbal Classification
- Coding and Decoding
- Blood Relation
- Calendar
- Number/Symbol Series
- Question related to the dictionary
- Vien Diagram /Dice
- Puzzle/Tabulation
- Non-verbal series
- Logical Deduction
- Number System
- HCF & LCM
- Arithmetic Problem (Time & distance, Profit & loss, Time & Work, Problem on age, Simple & Compound Interest etc)
- Simplification
- Other Quant & Reasoning Miscellaneous question
Reasoning
- Series Completion
- Venn Diagrams Analysis Test
- Tests of Alphabet
- Analogy
- Classification
- Coding and Decoding
- Relationship Test
- Direction Test
- Seating Puzzles
- Ranking
- Letter-Number Game Test
- Substitution and Interchanging
- Principles of Series
- Principle of Classification
- Cube Pyramid Games
- Analytical Reasoning
- Syllogism
- Force in Arguments
- Assumptions
- Course of Action
Computer Fundamentals
- Generations of Computer (I-V)
- Block Diagram of a Computer
- Functions of the Different Units
- CPU (ALU+CU)
- Input Devices
- Keyboard
- Point and draw devices mouse, joystick, trackball, light pen
- Data Scanning devices image scanner, OCR, OMR, MICR, Bar code reader, card reader
- Voice Recognition Device
- Digitizers
- Monitor
- Printer
- Projector
- Memories [Memory hierarchy]
- Registers [Types of Registers]
- Cache Memory
- Primary Memory
- DRAM and SRAM
- ROM BIOS/ Firmware
- Types of ROM
- Secondary Memories
- Hard disk
- Operating System
- Assembler
- Compiler
- Interpreter
- Application Software
- Software hierarchy and dependence between the different layers
- Computer Languages
C Programming & Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
- Introduction to Principles of Programming
- Introduction to C Programming:
- Operators and Expressions:
- Data Types and Input/Output Operators:
- Control Statements and Decision-Making:
- Arrays and Strings:
- Pointers
- Structures and Unions:
- Functions
- Storage Classes
- The Preprocessor
- Dynamic Memory Allocation and Linked List
- File Management
Data Structures
- Basic Data Structures: Arrays, Strings, Stacks, Queues
- Asymptotic analysis (Big-O notation)
- Basic math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation)
- Sqrt(n) primality testing
- Euclid’s GCD Algorithm
- Basic Recursion
- Greedy Algorithms
- Basic Dynamic Programming
- Naive string searching
- O(n logn) Sorting
- Binary Searching
Data Communication & Networking
- Introduction to data communication and networking 04
- 2 Study of OSI and TCP/IP protocol suite 04
- 3 Study of Analog and Digital Signals 05
- 4 Study of Digital Transmission 05
- 5 Study of Analog Transmission 05
- 6 Study of Multiplexing 05
- 7 Types of Transmission Media 04
- 8 Error Detection and Correction 05
- 9 Study of DTE-DCE in Brief 04
- 10 Introduction to networks and devices
Operating Systems
- Overview of Operating Systems
- Background and Basics
- Processes
- CPU Scheduling
- Process Synchronization
- Deadlocks
- Memory Management
- Storage
- File System Implementation
- Secondary Storage Structure
Computer Architecture
- Basic Structure Of A Computer System
- Arithmetic For Computers
- Processor And Control Unit
- Parallelism
- Memory & I/O Systems
Digital Electronics
- Number system and codes
- Boolean Algebra:
- Logic Families:
- Combinational Logic
- Flip-flop and Timing circuit
- Registers & Counters:
Microprocessors
- Introduction of Microcomputer System
- Semiconductor Memories
- The architecture of the 8-bit Microprocessor
- Operation and Control of Microprocessor
- Instruction Set: Addressing modes; Data transfer, arithmetic, logical, branch, stack, and machine control
- Assembly Language Programming
- Digital Logic Circuits
- Intel Manual on Peripheral Devices Coordinators
- Interfacing: Interfacing of memory chips
- Interrupts
- Programmable Peripheral Interface
- Programmable Interval Timer
CDAC C-CAT Examination Centre
The following are the examination centers for CDAC C-CAT-
- Agartala
- Agra
- Ahmedabad
- Allahabad
- Aurangabad (MH)
- Bareilly
- Bengaluru
- Bhagalpur
- Bhilai
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneswar
- Bihar Sharif / Nalanda
- Chennai
- Darbhanga
- Dehradun
- Durgapur
- Hyderabad
- Indore
- Jaipur
- Jamshedpur
- Jhansi
- Karad
- Kochi
- Kolhapur
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Mohali
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- Nashik
- Navi Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Noida
- Patna
- Pune
- Ranchi
- Silchar
- Siliguri
- Solapur
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Varanasi
- Vijayawada
CDAC C-CAT 2024 Admit Card
The admit card for CDAC C-CAT has not yet been released by the examination authorities. As soon as the examination authorities update the admit card status we will update it here. Make sure you follow all the guidelines mentioned on the admit card to avoid any cancellation of the examination.
CDAC C-CAT 2024 Exam Result
The result for CDAC C-CAT is not yet released, we will update the result once the examination conducting authority releases the examination result.
CDAC C-CAT Counselling
Counseling is an event where seat allocations will be provided to the candidates who have successfully cleared the examination. In this event, the candidate has to submit his/her documents which are mentioned below, and confirm their seat by paying the first installment of the fee.
Documents Required for Counselling
The following are the documents required for the counseling session-
- Class X and XII Marksheet or passing certificate
- Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, and other identification certificates
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Character Certificate
- Graduation degree or mark sheet
FAQ
No, a Diploma holder cannot participate in the C-CAT entrance examination. You’ll have to be a graduate with a B.Tech/ B.E. or a related degree to pursue this diploma.
Yes, CDAC is an Indian organization dedicated to scientific advancement. It is an autonomous body that comes directly under the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology.
The duration of the C-CAT course is 6 months in CDAC.
Yes, you can pursue the advanced diploma course from the CDAC.
No, the CDAC C-CAT course is a full-time course where you’ll have to be present in the class for taking lectures.
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