C-DAC Common Admission Test (C-CAT) 2018 is going to held in June 24 and July 01, 2018 for admission to June 2018 batch. Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC are done through C-DAC’s Computerised Common Admission Test (C-CAT). Every year, C-CAT is usually conducted in June (for August admissions) and December (for February admissions). Candidates who will clear the June 2018 C-CAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of June 2018 batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and center/course preferences.
C-DAC Common Admission Test (C-CAT) 2018
Interested candidates can register and apply for C-CAT from the dates given in the schedule. Thereafter they can download admit card before exam. All those who appear in exam can check result/rank in online mode. Know all important dates for C-DAC Common Admission Test (C-CAT) 2018 here.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Beginning of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT | 18 May 2018 |
| Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of Examination Fee for C-CAT |
18 Jun 2018 |
| Downloading of C-CAT Admit Cards | To be announced |
| C-DAC’s Common Admission Test (C-CAT) | 24 Jun & 01 Jul 2018 |
| Announcement of C-CAT Ranks | To be announced |
| Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling) | To be announced |
| Declaration of 1st Round of Seat Allocation | To be announced |
| Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates allocated seats through the 1st round | To be announced |
| Declaration of 2nd Round of Seat Allocation | To be announced |
| Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates allocated seats through the second round | To be announced |
| Payment of caution deposit and online selection of course and centers (2nd counseling) | To be announced |
| Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation (based on 2nd Counselling) | To be announced |
| Last Date of Payment of Balance course fee | To be announced |
| Registration of Students at Training Centres | To be announced |
| Commencement of PG Diploma Courses | To be announced |
Candidates must appear in an exam in order to get admission in PG Diploma courses at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.
C-CAT Test Papers
C-CAT has three sections (Section A, Section B, Section C) of one-hour duration each. Depending on the category of courses selected by the candidate, he/she will have to either appear for just one test paper (Section A) or two test papers (Section A and Section B) or all the three test papers (Section A, Section B and Section C). The medium of C-CAT is English.
Important Note: A candidate can appear only for the specific section(s) in C-CAT as per the category of the courses opted by him/her at the time of filling the online application form.
Every section in C-CAT will have 50 objective-type questions. Each question will have four choices as possible answers of which only one will be correct. There will be +3 (plus three) marks for each correct answer, -1 (minus one) for each wrong answer, and 0 (zero) marks for each un-attempted question. The maximum mark a candidate can obtain in any one section of C-CAT is 150.
List of PG Diploma courses and the corresponding test paper(s) in C-CAT.
| Course Category | Course Name | C-CAT Paper(s) |
| I | PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi) | Section A |
| II | PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC) | Section A + Section B |
| PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC) | ||
| PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD) | ||
| PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS) | ||
| PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA) | ||
| PG Diploma in Internet of Things (PG-DIoT) | ||
| PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA) | ||
| III | PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD) | Section A + Section B + Section C |
| PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI) | ||
| PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI) |
C-CAT Syllabus
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 reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is given in Table. 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. Aggarwal) Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara) Barron’s New GRE 2016 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Microprocessors | Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar) The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey) |
C-CAT Schedule
C-CAT for admission to the June 2018 batch of PG Diploma courses will be held on June 24, 2018 and July 01, 2018. Candidates may choose one of these dates as per their convenience / availability while filling the online application. The tentative schedule for different test papers of C-CAT is given below.
| Test Paper | Morning Slot Timings | Afternoon Slot Timings |
| Section A | 9:30 am – 10:30 am | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Section B | 10:45 am – 11:45 am | 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm |
| Section C | 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
C-CAT Centres
C-CAT will be conducted in computerized mode in various cities across India. The list of cities where C-CAT will be conducted in June 2018 is given below. C-CAT centres will be allocated to candidates on a first-come, first-served basis of application, depending on the centres’ seating capacity and availability.
Cities where C-CAT will be conducted in June 2018
| Agartala | Ahmedabad | Allahabad | Bengaluru | Bhubaneswar |
| Chennai | Dhanbad | Hyderabad | Indore | Jaipur |
| Karad | Kochi | Kolkata | Lucknow | Mohali |
| Mumbai | Nagpur | Nashik | Navi Mumbai | New Delhi |
| Noida | Patna | Pune | Raipur | Ranchi |
| Silchar | Solapur | Thiruvananthapuram | Vijayawada |
The C-CAT date and city once selected in the online application form cannot be changed unless approved in writing by C-DAC, subject to availability of seats in requested. All such signed letters of requests with proof of valid reasons should be received at C-DAC ACTS, 5 th Floor, Innovation Park, Sr. No. 34/B/1, Panchvati, Pashan, Pune 411008, before the last date of C-CAT application.
Use of Candidate’s Laptops for C-CAT
Candidates will have the option to use their own laptops for C-CAT. Such candidates have to choose the ‘Own Laptop’ option in the online application form.
Minimum configurations required of the laptop:
- Processor : Intel’s Pentium 4 or above
- RAM : 1 GB or more (Recommended: 2 GB)
- Operating System : Windows (XP, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10)
- Browser : Any one of the browsers: IE9 and above, Mozilla20, Mozilla16, Chrome26 and above
- JavaScript must be enabled on the browser.
- Laptop should be LAN and WiFi enabled and these ports should be working.
- Laptop should have antivirus running on it and should be free from any virus, malware and spyware.
- Laptop should have proper power backup for the entire duration of the exam.
Important Note: Candidates would be entirely responsible for the functioning of their laptops during C-CAT. C-DAC reserves the right to deny a candidate in appearing for C-CAT in case of non-functioning or malfunctioning of his/her laptop. No examination fee will be refunded to such a candidate.
Candidates who have opted to use their own laptops will have to report one hour before the scheduled start of C-CAT to check and confirm the readiness of their laptops. Detailed instructions about configuring the laptop for C-CAT will be provided along with the admit card.
Official Website: www.cdac.in.
For more details of CDAC C-CAT, download Feb 2018 Information Brochure.
Insofar, Only Application Form & Exam schedule has been announced. Rest of details on this page is based on last year information brochure and for reference purpose only. As soon as CDAC releases CDAC C-CAT 2018 Information Brochure, details will be updated here.
