Center for Development of Advanced Computing anticipates applications for admission to its various post graduate diploma courses for the academic year commencing February 2015. CDAC a premier research establishment affiliated with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)

Eligibility Criteria :

1. Graduate in Engineering or equivalent (eg. BE/ B.Tech/ 4 years B. Sc Engg./ AMIE/ AIETE/ DoEACC B level etc) in Electronics/ Electrical/ Computer Science Engineering (CSE) or related areas.

2. PG in Engg. Sciences (eg. MCA/ M.Sc. Engg, M.Sc. (CS, IT, EE, Electronics, Instrumentation etc)

3. Post Graduates in Maths or allied areas (eg. Statistics, Applied Maths)

4. The candidates must have secured a minimum of 55% marks in their qualifying examination.


Examination pattern :

Section A
English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning

Section B
Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object Oriented Programming Concepts, Operating Systems

Section C
Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors


Examination Schedule :

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


Dates of the Examination :


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