Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) invites the applications for all Postgraduate (PG) Diploma Courses in Information technology (IT) Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics, Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing, Post Graduate Diploma in Wireless & Mobile Computing, Post Graduate Diploma in System Software Development. Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design, Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design, Post Graduate Diploma in Integrated VLSI & Embedded Systems Design.
Post Graduate Diploma in Automation & SCADA Systems for the academic year 2024 to get admission into C-DAC institutes. The institute will be conducted the entrance examination twice a year. The examination will be conducted throughout the country in all states. Students who are interested to apply for the entrance test can go through the official website www.cdac.infor details.
CDAC CAT Eligibility Criteria 2024
The candidate must be a citizen of India and all the states in the country students are eligible for this entrance test. Coming t the educational qualifications candidate must hold B.E/B.Tech with a minimum aggregate of 60% of marks in their academic qualifications. Students who are studying undergraduate final year courses are also eligible for the entrance test.
Age Limit
Candidates have a minimum age limit of 21 years and there will be no upper age limit.
How to apply for the C-DAC CAT 2024
The CDAC CAT applications 2024 will be available online itself Candidates need to fill the application form and pay the application fee. The application procedure will be given below.
At first, candidates should visit the official website
Open the official website http://www.cdac.in
Click on C-CAT 2024 online application form
Candidates next had to log in at the official portal of CDAC C-CAT 2024 using the registration number and password. Submit the personal and academic details in the suitable columns. After carefully verifying all the information entered, click on the ‘save and continue button.
Enter the required details
To complete the registration process candidates were required to enter the basic details like name, email ID, mobile number, etc.
Submit the form and pay the application fee
Candidates also had to pay the application fee in online mode. The application fee could only be paid with credit/debit cards through the online payment gateway.
CDAC CAT Admissions 2024 to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC are done through C-DAC’s Computerised Common Admission Test (C-CAT). Candidates have to apply for C-CAT online at www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in . Every year, C-CAT is usually conducted in June(for August admissions) and December (for February admissions). Candidates who clear the December 2024 C-CAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of the February 2015 batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and center/course preferences.
CDAC CAT Application fee 2024
Candidates need to pay 1200 rupees application processing fee.
CDAC CAT 2024 Admission Process
Based on the performance in the written test the rank will be allotted.
| TEST PAPER | TOPICS | DURATION |
| Section A | English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning | 1 hour |
| Section B | Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communications & Networking, Object-Oriented Programming Concepts, Operating Systems | 1 hour |
| Section C | Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors | 1 hour |
The list of reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is given in Table 3b. Candidates are, however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.
Reference books for the various topics in C-CAT.
| SECTION | TOPIC | REFERENCE BOOK |
| A | English | Any High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin) |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal) Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara) Barron’s New GRE | |
| B | Computer Fundamentals | Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha) |
| Data Communication & Networking | Data Communication & Networking (Forouzan) | |
| C Programming | C Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie) Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar) | |
| Data Structures | Data Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava) | |
| Operating Systems | Operating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne) | |
| OOP Concepts | Test Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar) | |
| C | Computer Architecture | Computer Organization & Architecture (William Stallings) |
| Digital Electronics | Digital Design (Morris Mano) Digital Design: Principles & Practices (John Wakerly) Modern Digital Electronics (R. P. Jain) | |
| Microprocessors | Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar) The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey) |
CDAC CAT Admit card 2024
The CDAC CAT admit card 2024 will be available on the official website www.cdac.in. Candidates who are applied for the entrance examination can download the admit card from the official website before the entrance test.
C-CAT Result
The results will be released after commencing of entrance examination. The result will be available on the official website www.cdac.in.
Important Dates – expected
The CDAC CAT entrance test 2024 will be conducted twice yearly and the admission will be done twice a year. The entrance test will be conducted in the month of May and December.
What is the CDAC CAT Application fee 2024?
Candidates need to pay 1200 rupees application processing fee.
What is the official website to download CDAC CAT Application?
Open the official website http://www.cdac.in
Can I submit the CDAC C-CAT application form 2024 in offline mode?
No, candidates could only fill out the CDAC CDAC application form online.
What is the last date to submit the application form for CDAC C-CAT 2024 exam?
On March 15, the CDAC C-CAT 2024 application form for the April exam was released by the authorities.
When will CDAC registration for the April exam commence?
The authorities released the CDAC C-CAT 2024 application form for the April exam on March 15.