CDAC C-CAT Syllabus 2018 for Pg Diploma Admission is provided here for the ease of the candidates. Admission to all PG Diploma courses of CDAC will don done through C-DAC’S Computerized Common Admission Test (C-CAT). Every year C-CAT is usually conducting in June (for August Admissions) and in December (for February Admissions). CDAC C-CAT Syllabus 2018 comprises of several topics. To understand the exam pattern, one needs to understand the syllabus. This helps eliminate wasteful efforts like reading unnecessary topics leading to a loss of time, and keeps one strictly aligned to the expectations of the exam from day one. By getting familiar with the syllabus one can ensure a thorough preparation of each and every topic covered.
CDAC C-CAT Syllabus 2018 for PG Diploma Admission
Before starting the preparation candidates have to go through the complete syllabus. The purpose of CDAC C-CAT Syllabus 2018 is to help aspirants to know what content has to be prepared. Knowing the syllabus gives you a clear understanding of marks allotment and the important concepts you need to focus on.
Indicative syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.
| Test Paper | Topics | Duration |
| Section A | English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning | 1 hour |
| Section B | Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object Oriented Programming Concepts, Operating Systems | 1 hour |
| Section C | Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors | 1 hour |
The list of the reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is provided below. These reference books help aspirants to understand CDAC C-CAT Syllabus 2018 easily.
| Topics | Reference Book |
| English | Any High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin) |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Agrawal)
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| 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) |
| 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) |
