All candidates are invited for the various diploma courses by CDAC entrance exam. Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC are done through C-DAC’s Computerised Common Admission Test ( C-CAT )

Important dates are:

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

Timing for the CDAC entrance exam:

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

Exam pattern:

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 Concepts, Operating Systems 1 hour

Section C Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors
1 hour