CDAC C-CAT 2024: Registration (Soon), Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility

  • CDAC CAT stands for Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Anticipates Common Admission Test.
  • CDAC provides admission in postgraduate diploma courses.
  • Qualifying for CDAC CAT 2024 grants admission to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology under the Ministry of Communication and IT.
  • The department is the central body and is governed by the Government of India.

Key Points:

  • Aspirants aiming for CDAC CAT admission should read the full article.
  • Complete details about CDAC Common Admission Test CAT 2024 are provided.
  • Get updates on CDAC CAT Application form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Important Dates, and Syllabus.

CDAC C CAT 2024 Highlights

The short summary of the CDAC C CAT exam is given below in the table:

Exam NameC-DAC’s Common Admission Test 
Popular NameCDAC C CAT
Conducted ByCentre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Exam LevelNational Level
Exam FrequencyOnce a year
Official Websitehttps://www.cdac.in/

CDAC CAT Important Dates

The dates are now announced, the candidates can check the dates below:

EventsDates
Release of CDAC C-CAT application formTo be notified
Last date of CDAC C-CAT registrationTo be notified
Availability of admit cardsTo be notified
CDAC C-CAT exam dateTo be notified

CDAC C-CAT Application Form

In this section, we will provide details regarding, CDAC CAT 2024 Application Form.

  • CDAC Common Admission Test CAT registration is conducted online.
  • Start by registering on the official CDAC website: www.cdac.in.
  • Upon registration, you will receive an ID and password via email or registered phone number.
  • Log in using the provided ID or email.
  • Complete the CDAC Common Admission Test CAT 2024 application form.
  • After entering personal and qualification details, choose a course category from Category 1, Category 2, and Category 3.
  • Category 1 selection qualifies you for PG-DGi course.
  • Category 2 selection qualifies you for PG-DGi and Category 2 courses.
  • Category 3 selection qualifies you for PG-DGi, Category 2, and Category 3 courses.
  • Carefully choose the course and provide accurate details, as corrections are not allowed after submission.

CDAC Common Admission Test CAT 2024 Registration Fee

  • CDAC Common Admission Test CAT allows using a laptop during the test.
  • Registration fee varies based on the course category and C-CAT papers.
Course CategoryC-CAT Paper(s)C-CAT Fee
IARs 500
IIA+BRs 600
IIIA+B+CRs 700

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CDAC C-CAT 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Here, we will provide the details about CDAC CAT eligibility criteria:

Here, we will provide the details about CDAC CAT eligibility criteria:

  • The candidates must have graduated through a recognized engineering college or equivalent course (For example; BE/BTech/4-year BSc Engg/AMIE/DoEACC B Level, etc.) in IT / Computer Science/ Electronics/Telecommunications Electrical/Instrumentation or other related areas.
  • Or the candidates should have a Post Graduate Degree in Engineering Sciences (For Example; MSc in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, etc.)
  • There is no limit to the age for applying.

CDAC C-CAT 2024 Exam Pattern

Section-wise Details:

  • Section AB contains 75 questions, while Section C contains 25 questions.
  • Each question in the paper presents 4 choices as a multiple choice question.

Scoring System:

  • Correct answers in the exam will be rewarded with +3 marks.
  • Wrong answers will incur a penalty of -1 mark.
  • Unattempted questions will not receive any marks.

CDAC C-CAT Exam Centres

AgartalaJaipurNavi Mumbai
AhmedabadKanpurNew Delhi
AllahabadKaradNoida
BengaluruKochiPatna
BhubaneswarKolkataPune
ChennaiLucknowRaipur
GuwahatiMohaliRanchi
GwaliorMumbaiSilchar
HyderabadNagpurSolapur
IndoreNashikThiruvananthapuram
Vijayawada  

CDAC C-CAT Syllabus

The syllabus of CDAC Common Admission Test CAT 2024 for Paper 1, Paper 1+2, and Paper 1+2+3 are mentioned below:

TEST PAPERTOPICSDURATION
Section AEnglish, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning1 hour
Section BComputer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object Oriented Programming Concepts,  Operating Systems1 hour
Section CComputer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors1 hour

The list of reference books for the various topics of C-CAT. Candidates are, however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.

SECTIONTOPICREFERENCE BOOK
AEnglishAny High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin)
 Quantitative Aptitude & ReasoningQuantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal)
Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara)
Barron’s New GRE 2016
BComputer FundamentalsFoundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha)
 Data Communication & NetworkingData Communication & Networking (Forouzan)
 C ProgrammingC Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie)
Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar)
 Data StructuresData Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava)
 Operating SystemsOperating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne)
 OOP ConceptsTest Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar)
CComputer ArchitectureComputer Organization & Architecture (William Stallings)
 Digital ElectronicsDigital Design (Morris Mano)
Digital Design: Principles & Practices (John Wakerly)
Modern Digital Electronics (R. P. Jain)
 MicroprocessorsMicroprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar)
The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey)

CDAC C-CAT 2024 Admit Card

In this section, the students will find the details regarding the admit card for CDAC CAT.

  • Admit cards will be released soon by the organization.
  • The candidates need to have their admit card kept in a safe place, as they will have to carry the admit card along with them during the examination day.
  • The candidate without admit card on the examination day might get expelled from the examination hall.

CDAC C-CAT Result

Result Check:

  • Correct any errors in the result by entering the provided ID and password from the registration.
  • Log in and enter the registration number to view the result.
  • The result will display the candidate’s rank.

Important Notes:

  • No scorecards will be provided.
  • Candidates applying for multiple courses should check each course’s rank separately.
  • Qualified candidates must participate in online counseling.

Seat Allotment:

  • Counseling sessions will allocate seats to successful candidates.
  • Allotted candidates should visit the center and pay the first installment of the fee to reserve their seats.

Seat Reservation:

  • Payment of the fee is necessary to secure the reserved seat.

CDAC C-CAT Counselling

Here, the candidates will find details about the counseling procedure for CDAC C-CAT 2024.

  • The process for counseling will begin a few days once the result has been declared.
  • The first counseling will be in April 2024 All the rank holders will be invited for counseling.
  • Admissions will be strictly by the rank obtained by the candidates.
  • The second round of counseling will be in April 2024.
  • The allotment of the seats will be done on a merit basis, availability of seats, category, and choices filled by candidates.
  • Once the seats have been allotted, candidates will report to the college allotted in order to confirm their admission.

CDAC C-CAT Courses Offered

Below we have provided the courses offered through CDAC C-CAT.

CourseCourse NameModules
Diploma in Advanced Computinge-DACFundamentals of Programming
Operating System Concepts
Software Projects
Web-based Java Programming
Database Technologies
Aptitude & Communication
Algorithms & Data Structures
Web Programming Technologies
Object Oriented Programming with Java
Software Engineering
Diploma in Mobile Computinge-DMCOperating System Concepts
Object Oriented Programming with Java
Web based Java Programming
Algorithms & Data Structures
General Aptitude
Project
Introduction to DBMS
Android Programming
Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming
Diploma in Big Data Analyticse-DBDABig Data Technologies
General Aptitude
Project
Python & R Programming
Object Oriented Programming with Java
Data Collection & DBMS
Linux Programming & Cloud Computing
Practical Machine Learning
Data Visualisation
Advanced Analytics
Data Collection & DBMS
Diploma in Artificial Intelligencee-DAIFundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Deep Neural Networks
Project
Advanced Programming Using Python
Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence
Practical Machine Learning
AI Compute Platforms, Applications & Trends
Natural Language Processing & Computer Vision

CDAC C-CAT FAQ’S

How will I get the CDAC CAT 2024 Admit Card?

The admit card can be downloaded by the official website.

Is there a difference between Hall Ticket and Admit Card for CDAC C-CAT 2024?

No there is no different in the hall ticket and admit card for CDAC C-CAT 2024.

Where can I report mistakes in my CDAC C-CAT 2024 to admit card?

Please contact the conducting authorities immediately if you find any mistake in your CDAC C-CAT 2023 admit card.

Can I make the correction even after submitting the application form?

No correction period will not be provided to students after the application form process finishes.

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