C-DAC Admission Procedure

I want to give Centre for Development of Advanced Computing exam. Can you please provide the information related to admission procedure?

[Arun Vats]

C-DAC stands for Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. It offers post diploma courses in, Natural Language Processing, Wireless, Mobile, IT Security , VLSI, Embedded, Healthcare, Geoinformatics.

Admission Procedure:
Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DACare done through C-DAC's Common Admission Test (C-CAT).
Applicants have to apply for C-CAT online .
Every year, C-CAT is usually conducted in June/July (for August admissions)
December (for February admissions).
The medium of C-CAT is English.
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Eligibility Criteria :
Graduate in Engineering or equivalent ( E.g. BE / BTech / 4 year BSc Engineering / AMIE / AIETE / AMIETE / DoEACC B Level, etc. ) in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Science / IT or related areas
OR

Post Graduate in Engineering Sciences ( E.g. MCA / MSc Engineering / MSc ( CS, IT, EE, Electronics, Instrumentation, etc.))

Address
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing
Gulmohar Cross Road Number 9, Gulmohar Rd, Ramakrishna Co-Op Housing Society, MHADA Colony, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049 ‎
022 2620 1606 ‎

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I want to give Centre for Development of Advanced Computing exam. Can you please provide the information regarding the admission procedure?

[Kiran Chandar]

C-DAC is the abbreviated form of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. It provides post diploma courses in, Natural Language Processing, Wireless, Mobile, IT Security , VLSI, Embedded, Healthcare, Geoinformatics.

Admission Procedure:
Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC is through C-DAC's Common Admission Test (C-CAT).
Aspirants have to apply for C-CAT online .
Every year, C-CAT is usually conducted in June/July (for August admissions)
December (for February admissions).
The medium of C-CAT is English.
.
Eligibility Criteria :
Aspirants must have Graduate in Engineering or equivalent ( E.g. BE / BTech / 4 year BSc Engineering / AMIE / AIETE / AMIETE / DoEACC B Level, etc. ) in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Science / IT or related areas
OR

Aspirants must have Post Graduate in Engineering Sciences ( E.g. MCA / MSc Engineering / MSc ( CS, IT, EE, Electronics, Instrumentation, etc.))

Important Dates:
CDAC CAT 2014 Exam Date : 08th June, 2014 and 15th June, 2014

C-CAT Syllabus
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, Operating Systems 1 hour
Section C Not required NA

I want to do a course form CDAC, Would you like to tell me about the admission procedure to get into the CDAC?

[Kiran Chandar]

As per your need, I am giving you procedure for the admission in C-DAC courses, have a look on following details.




For admission in C-DAC applicant need to register online at official website of the CDAC.
After it applicant need to appear in the entrance exam.
Wait for the result
If you clear the entrance exam, seat in counseling
After counseling, get the CDAC center
Now you are eligble to get into the CDAC

CDAC Application Fee:

Basic C-CAT application fee: Rs 1000
Using own laptop for C-CAT: No additional charge on the basic application fee
Using C-DAC's computer for C-CAT: Additional charge of Rs 200 on the application fee
Per course additional application charge: Rs 100

e.g. For own laptop users: 1 course applied: 1000 + 100 = 1100
2 courses applied: 1000 + 100+ 100= 1200, so on.
e.g. For centre's laptop users: 1 course applied: 1000 + 200 + 100 = 1300
2 courses applied: 1000 + 200 + 100+ 100= 1400, so on.

CDAC Exam Pattern:

SECTION - A (English, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude),

SECTION - B (C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communications and Network, OOPs and Operating Systems) and

SECTION - C (Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics and Microprocessors), each of one hour duration, having 50 questions of 3 marks each (maximum 150 marks).

Some good books you can refer for the exam are:

Section A

English:
Any High School Grammar book

Quantitative Aptitude & Critical Reasoning
1. Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved By Dr. R. S. Aggrawal
2. Quantitative Aptitude By M Tyara
3. Barron’s New GRE 2012

Section B

General Reference Book for Section B: Foundations of Computing (With CD) by Pradeep K. Sinha, Priti Sinha

Data Communication & Networking
CompTIA Network+ Study Guide By Todd Lammle, Wiley Publications

Programming in C
1. Test your C Skills By Yashavant Kanetkar
2. Let Us C By Yashavant Kanetkar
3. Exploring C By Yashavant Kanetkar

Data Structures
Data Structures Through C in Depth By S. K. Srivastava

Operating System
Operating System Principles By Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne

OOPs Concept
Test your C ++ Skills By Yashavant Kanetkar

Section C

Digital Logic
1. Digital Fundamentals 10th Edition By Thomas L. Floyed
2. Digital Design 4th Edition By M Morris Mano

Microprocessor
1. The Intel Microprocessor 8th Edition By Barry B. Brey
2. Microprocessor Architecture Programming & Application with 8085 5th edition By Ramesh Gaonkar