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 Conducted in June (for August admissions) and December (for February admissions).

Candidates who clear the June 2016 C-CAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of August 2016 batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and centre/course preferences.


Schedule for the C-DAC Common Admission Test :

Beginning of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT 08 May 2016
Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of
Examination Fee for C-CAT 09 June 2016
Downloading of C-CAT Admit Cards 16 June to 23 June 2016
C-DAC’s Common Admission Test (C-CAT) 19 June 2016 / 26 June 2016
Announcement of C-CAT Ranks 07 July 2016
Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling) 07 July – 12 July 2016
Declaration of 1st Round of Seat Allocation 14 July 2016
Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for
candidates allocated seats through the 1st round 21 July 2016
Declaration of 2nd Round of Seat Allocation 26 July 2016
Online Selection of Courses and Centres (2nd Counselling) 26 July – 01 Aug 2016
Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates
allocated seats through the second round 01 Aug 2016
Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation
(based on 2nd Counselling) 05 Aug 2016
Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates
allocated seats through the 3rd round 10 Aug 2016
Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee &
Registration of Students at Training Centres 16 Aug 2016
Commencement of PG Diploma Courses 17 Aug 2016

CDAC offers the following Post Graduate Diploma courses in areas of advanced computing :

Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics ( PG-DGi )
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing ( PG – DAC )
Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing ( PG – DMC )
Post Graduate Diploma in System Software Development ( PG-DSSD )
Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems and Security ( PG – DITISS )
Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics ( PG-DBDA )
Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design ( PG – DESD )
Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design ( PG – DVLSI )
Post Graduate Diploma in Automation and SCADA Systems ( PG – DASS )
Post Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics ( PG-DBIHI )

Eligibility Criteria :

Candidates must have Graduate in Engineering or equivalent ( e.g. BE / BTech / 4 year BSc Engg / AMIE / DoEACC B Level, etc. ) in IT / Computer Science/ Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation or related areas OR

Candidates must have Post Graduate in Engineering Sciences ( e.g. MSc in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, etc. )