Presently C-DAC is offering postgraduate diploma courses through its training centres located in cities such as Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Noida, Pune, and Thiruvananthapuram.
At the postgraduate level, CDAC Noida offers post graduate diploma courses to 13 disciples. PG Diploma course is a full time course of 24 weeks.
- The minimum eligibility for PG diploma course is graduate in engineering (B.Tech) in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation Or Msc/Ms in Computer Science, IT, Electronics and Mathematics in 10+2 .
- Admission is through computerized Common Admission Test (C-CAT) exam conducted by C-DAC's
- Candidates shortlisted will have to sit for two counseling sessions and three rounds of seat allocations for the respective course.
- The application process for the entrance exams is online. Even counseling for the allotment process is also online.
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Admission Highlight 2023
Name of the college | Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) |
College type | Government |
Basic admission criteria | Entrance Based |
Application mode | Online |
Name of entrance | C-CAT |
Counseling | Online |
CDAC Important Dates
Events |
Dates |
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PG Diploma Admission Date 2023 |
ongoing |
Last Date to apply |
January 18, 2023 |
CDAC Noida PG Diploma Admission 2023
CDAC offers PG Diploma courses in 13 disciplines with seats ranging from 20 to 240 based on disciples
Courses | Specialization | Minimum Eligibility & Minimum Marks | Selection Criteria | No. of Seats |
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PG Diploma | Geoinformatics | 4-year Degree in Geosciences / Petroleum / Mining / Civil/ Planning / Architecture / Forestry / Agriculture, or related fields Post Graduate Degree in Geography / Geology / Natural & Applied Sciences / Mathematics, or allied areas With minimum 50% marks | On the basis of C-CAT score |
20 |
Advanced Computing | Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, MCA, MCM Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science/Applications With minimum 50% marks | 2550 | ||
Big Data Analytics | 4-year Graduation in Bioinformatics Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics or MCA with minimum 55% marks | 480 | ||
IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security | Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics/MCA with minimum 55% marks | 355 | ||
Internet of Things | MCA with minimum 55% marks | 160 | ||
Artificial Intelligence | Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Physics or MCA with minimum 60% marks | 80 | ||
Mobile Computing | Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or MCA with minimum 50% marks | 70 | ||
System Software Development | Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or MCA with minimum 55% marks | 60 | ||
Advanced Secure Software Development | MCA with minimum 55% marks | 40 | ||
HPC System Administration | Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or MCA with minimum 55% marks |
40 | ||
Embedded Systems Design | 590 | |||
VLSI Design | 140 | |||
Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics | BE/BTech in Biomedical related fields with minimum 55% marks | 20 |
Key Points:
- No age restriction for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma course
- Candidates passing the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2019 will also be considered for admission to the above courses.
- Candidates have to apply for C-CAT online at www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in
- C-CAT is conducted in December (for February admissions) and June (for August admissions).
- C-CAT paper is of three hours and consists of three sections each of one hour duration.
- There are a total of 150 questions ( 50 questions in each section). Question type is objective.
- For each correct answer +3 marks is allotted and for every wrong answer 1 marks is deducted. Zero mark is allotted for each un-attempted question
- Maximum mark is 150.
How to Apply for CDAC Noida?
Applications are accepted online. Steps to fill the online application are:
- Visit the website of CDAC i.e either www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in
- Fill the registration form.
- Upload necessary documents like photograph and signature (JPEG format).
- Application fees for CDAC is as follows
- Category I (Section A) – INR 1350/-
- Category II (Section A+B) – INR 1550/-
- Category III (Section A+B+C) – INR 1750/-
Section A
- PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)
Section A+B
- PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
- PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)
- PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)
- PG Diploma in Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)
- PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)
- PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)
- PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD)
- PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)
- PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA
Section A+B+C
- PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)
- PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)
- PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI)
- Pay the application fees and submit the form
- Candidates successful in the entrance examinations will have to sit for Online Counseling. Candidates should submit their order of preferences of courses and training centres by logging in on the C-DAC website using their form number and password. Depending on their C-CAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on their order of preferences of courses and centers
- Candidates sitting for second round of counseling will have to deposit the first installment fee ( i.e Rs 10,000/- + its GST)of the second round of seat allocation
- The third round of seat allocation is based on the second counseling
Documents Required:
- 10th class mark sheet or Birth Certificate.
- Mark sheet of qualifying examination such as 10th/ 12th /Graduation /Diploma /ITI (as applicable).
- Mark sheets of Common Entrance Tests
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