CDAC C-CAT stands for Centre for Development of Advanced Computing which is a government organization under the Ministry of Electronic and information technology.

CDAC organizes an entrance examination for an engineering graduates to provide postgraduate diploma programs in various advanced topics.

The admission will be provided with the CAT entrance examination which stands for Common Admission Test. In this article, we will discuss CDAC C-CAT 2023 Notification, Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, etc.

CDAC C-CAT Important Dates 2023

CDAC C-CAT examinations are conducted twice a year in two batches, i.e., March Batch and September Batch. The following are the important dates for the CDAC C-CAT entrance examination.

CDAC C-CAT Admission for March Batch 2022

Event	Date
Beginning of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT	December 2021
Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of Examination Fee for C-CAT	January 2022
Downloading of C-CAT Admit Cards	January 2022
C-DAC’s Common Admission Test (C-CAT) at the Test Centres	January 2022
Announcement of C-CAT Ranks	February 2022
Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling)	February 2022
Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation	February 2022
Last Date of Payment of the first installment course fee (Rs 10,000 + GST) for candidates allocated seats through the first round	February 2022
Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation	February 2022
Last Date of Payment of the first installment course fee (Rs 10,000 + GST) for candidates allocated seats through the second round	February 2022
Payment of caution deposit (Rs 10,000 + GST) and Online Selection of Courses and Centres (2nd Counselling)	February 2022
Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation  (based on 2nd Counselling)	March 2022
Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee	March 2022
Last Date of Online Registration of Students	March 2022
Start of PG Diploma Courses across India	March 2022
End of PG Diploma Courses across India (Estimated)	September 2022

CDAC C-CAT Admission for September Batch 2022

Event	Date
CDAC’s Common Admission Test (C-CAT)	C-CAT II: August 2022
Announcement of C-CAT Ranks	August 2022
Online Selection of Course and Centre(1st Counselling)	August 2022
Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation	August 2022
Last date of payment of Rs 11,800/- (Rs 10,000 Fee + 18% Service Tax) for candidates allocated seats through the first round	September 2022
Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation	September 2022
Last date of payment of Rs 11,800/- (Rs 10,000 Fee + 18% Service Tax) for candidates allocated seats through the second round	September 2022
Payment of Caution Deposit and Online Selection of Course and Centre (2nd Counselling)	September 2022
Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation (based on 2nd Counselling)	September 2022
Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fees	September 2022
Uploading and Verification of Eligibility Certificates, and Registration of Students	September 2022
Commencement of PG Diploma Courses across India through online mode	September 2022
End of PG Diploma Courses across India	February 2023

CDAC C-CAT Courses and Fees

The following are the courses and their associated fees-

Courses	Fees
Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)	Rs 127,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)	Rs 97,750 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-DHPCSA)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)	Rs 76,500 + GST

CDAC C-CAT Eligibility Criteria

The following are the eligibility criteria for the CDAC C-CAT entrance examination-

PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)

• The candidates must be Graduates in any discipline of Engineering, or Post a Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, or Statistics, or Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT or Computer Science Computer Applications, or MCA, MCM

PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-IoT)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI)

• The candidates must be Graduates in Engineering with specialization in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, or Instrumentation, or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, or MCA with a minimum of 50% marks

CDAC C-CAT Application form 2023

The following are step by step structuration on applying for the CDAC entrance examination-

• Visit the official website of CDAC and click on the new Candidate registration
• Now, enter your email ID and password to create an account and complete the verification as well
• After successful verification, login to your account using your login credentials
• After logging in, fill out the form with correct details like name, address, category- I or II, III, etc.
• After filling in the application form, you’ll have to upload the scanned passport-size photograph, a copy of all the certifications, and the documents which are mentioned below
• After uploading the documents, you’ll have to click on the play button using Credit/Debit, UPI, Banking, challan, etc.
• After successful payment, you can take a printout of the application form and payment confirmation receipt

Documents Required for CDAC C-CAT

The following are the documents required for the CDAC C-CAT application form-

• Scanned Passport Size photograph under 1 MB
• Scanned copy of class 10th & 12th passed certificate/ Mark Sheet showcasing all the marks obtained in the subjects
• Graduate Degree/ Mark Sheet
• Aadhar Card

CDAC C-CAT Application Fee

The following are the application fee for the CDAC C-CAT application form-

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 following are the examination patterns that the CDAC follows to set up their examination-

Test Paper	Topics	Marks	Duration	Questions
Section A	English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning	150	1 hour	50
Section B	Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object-Oriented Programming Concepts, Operating Systems	150	1 hour	50
Section C	Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors	150	1 hour	50

CDAC C-CAT Syllabus

The following is the syllabus for the CDAC C-CAT entrance examination-

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 log) Sorting
• Binary Searching

Data Communication & Networking

• Introduction to data communication and networking
• Study of OSI and TCP/IP protocol suite
• Study of Analog and Digital signals
• Study of Digital transmission
• Study of Analog transmission
• Study of Multiplexing
• Types of transmission media
• Error Detection and Correction
• Study of DTE-DCE in brief
• 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 an 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 Admit Card 2023

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CDAC C-CAT Result 2023

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