Syllabus and Test Pattern

C-Cat 2012 will be conducted manually (Pen and paper based) at various cities all across India.

CCAT-2012 will be conducted in the form of three objective type test papers labeled as

Section A

Section B

Section C

Number of Max.
Syllabus Duration
questions Marks
50 (each
Section English, Logical Reasoning question
150 1 hour
A and Quantitative Aptitude carries 3
marks)
C Programming, Data
50 (each
Structures, Data
Section question
Communications and 150 1 hour
B carries 3
Network, OOPs and
marks)
Operating Systems
50 (each
Computer Architecture,
Section question
Digital Electronics and 150 1 hour
C carries 3
Microprocessors
marks)

Each section is of one hour duration, having 50 questions of 3 marks each (maximum 150 marks).

Depending upon the choice(s) of the programme(s) made by the candidate he/she will have to either appear

in just one test paper (Section A) or two test papers (Section A and Section B) or all the three test

papers (Section A, B and C).

These test papers have to be answered in a machine-gradable Objective Response Sheet (ORS) by

darkening appropriate bubbles using black ball point pen only. Since the ORS will be evaluated by electronic

means, it is imperative that the instructions given on the question paper booklet and ORS are carefully read

and followed by the candidates. The objective type questions in all the test papers will have four choices as

possible answers, of which, only one will be correct

There will be +3 (plus three) marks for correct answers and -1 (negative one) mark for wrong answers in all

the test papers. Multiple answers to a question will be treated as a wrong answer. For each un-attempted

question, you will be awarded 0 (zero) marks.

Note:
1. Use of logarithmic tables/calculator of any kind/cellular phone/electronic gadgets is NOT permitted in the

examination hall.

2. The medium for all the test papers will be English only.

3. Use of unfair means by a candidate in C-CAT 2012, whether detected at the time of test, evaluation or at

any other stage, will lead to cancellation of his/her candidature as well as disqualification of the candidate

from appearing in C-CAT 2012 in future.

4. Disclosure of identity in any form, such as writing registration id or name in any place in the ORS other then

the one designated for the purpose. Making any kind of distinguishing marks in the ORS may also lead to

disqualification of the candidate.

http://www.cdac.in/?id=edu_acts_PGDAdmissionBooklet
List of C-DACs PG Diploma Courses, Fees and Eligibility Criteria

C-DACs Common Admission Test (C-CAT)

From the 2012-13 academic year, admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC are done through C-DAC's
Common Admission Test (C-CAT). Candidates have to apply for C-CAT online atwww.cdac.in. Every year, C-
CAT is usually conducted in June (for August admissions) and December (for February admissions). Candidates
who clear December 2012 C-CAT will be considered for admission to C-DAC's PG Diploma courses of February 2013
batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and centre/course preferences.

5.1 C-CAT Test Papers

C-CAT has three sections (Section A, Section B, Section C) of one hour duration each. As shown in Table
2, depending on the course(s) applied 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). Table 3 indicates the syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT. The medium for all the
test papers will be English.

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Important Note: A candidate can appear only for the specific section(s) in C-CAT as per the course(s) opted by
him/her at the time of filling the online application form.

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Every section will have 50 objective-type questions of 3 marks each (maximum 150 marks for any one section).
Each objective-type question in C-CAT 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 and -1 (minus one) for each wrong answer. Multiple
answers to a question will be treated as a wrong answer. For each un-attempted question, 0 (zero) mark will be
awarded.

Table 2: List of PG Diploma courses and the corresponding test paper(s) in C-CAT.

COURSE
COURSE NAME TEST PAPER(S)
CATEGORY
PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)
PG Diploma in Healthcare Informatics (PG-DHI)
I Section A
PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics & NLP (PG-
DCLN)
PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
PG Diploma in Wireless & Mobile Computing (PG-
DWiMC)
II Section A + Section B
PG Diploma in System Software Design (PG-DSSD)
PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security
(PG-DITISS)
PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)
PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)
PG Diploma in Automation & SCADA Systems (PG-
III Section A + Section B + Section C
DASS)
PG Diploma in Integrated VLSI & Embedded Systems
Design (PG-DIVESD)
2 C-CAT Syllabus

Table 3a indicates the syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.

Table 3a: Syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.

TEST PAPER TOPICS DURATION

Section A English, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude 1 hour
Section B Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data 1 hour
Communications & Networks, Object Oriented Programming, Operating
Systems
Section C Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors 1 hour
Click here to access sample questions of C-CAT 2012.

The list of reference books for December 2012 C-CAT is given in Table 3b. Candidates are, however,
advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.

Table 3b: Reference books for December 2012 C-CAT.

SECTION TOPIC REFERENCE BOOK

English Any High School Grammar Book
Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal)

A Quantitative Aptitude &

Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara)
Reasoning

Barrons New GRE 2012

General Reference Book
Data Communication &
Networking
Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha)
CompTIA Network+ Study Guide (Todd Lammle)
Test your C Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar)

B Programming in C Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar)

Exploring C (Yashavant Kanetkar)

Data Structures Data Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava)
Operating System Operating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne)
OOPs Concept Test Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar)
Digital Fundamentals, 10th Edition (Thomas L. Floyed)
Digital Logic
Digital Design, 4th Edition (M Morris Mano)
The Intel Microprocessor, 8th Edition (Barry B. Brey)
C
Microprocessor
Microprocessor Architecture Programming & Application with 8085,
5th Edition (Ramesh Gaonkar)

3 C-CAT Schedule
The C-CAT for admission to the February 2013 batch of PG Diploma courses will be held on 2nd
December 2012 and 16th December 2012. Candidates may choose one of these dates as per their convenience
while filling the online application. The schedule for different test papers of C-CAT is given in Table 4.

Table 4: Schedule of December 2012 C-CAT.

C-CAT Date Time Test Paper

2 December 2012 10:00 am 11:00 am Section A
or 11:00 am 12:00 noon Section B
16 December 2012 12:00 noon 1:00 pm Section C

4 C-CAT Centres
C-CAT December 2012 will be conducted manually (using pen and OMR sheets) in various cities all
across India. The list of cities where C-CAT will be conducted in December 2012 is given in Table 5.The C-CAT
centres will be allocated to candidates on a first-come, first-served basis of application, depending on the centres'
seating capacity.

Table 5: Cities where C-CAT will be conducted in December 2012.

Agartala (only C-CAT2) Ahmedabad Allahabad Bengaluru

Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Chennai Coimbatore
Dhanbad Guwahati (only C-CAT2) Gwalior Hyderabad
Indore Jaipur Karad Kochi
Kolhapur Kolkata Lucknow Mohali
Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Navi Mumbai
New Delhi Noida Patna Pune
Raipur Sikar (only C-CAT2) Solapur Thiruvananthapuram
Vishakhapatnam

The C-CAT date and locations once selected in the online application form cannot be changed unless approved in
writing by C-DAC. All such signed letters of requests with valid reasons should be received at C-DAC ACTS, NSG IT
Park, Aundh, Pune-411007, before the last date of application.
C-CAT Ranking

Candidates will be provided ranks based on their performance in Section A, Sections A+B, Sections
A+B+C. Along with the ranking, information on how many candidates are there above him/her in the courses
applied will also be indicated. If a candidate appears for multiple sections, he/she shall be provided multiple ranks
depending on his/her choice of courses at the time of filling the application form. For example, if a candidate
appears in Sections A and B and had chosen courses under Category I and Category II in the application form,
he/she shall be provided two ranks: (i) based on the performance in Section A, and (ii) based on the performance
in Sections A+B. However, if a candidate appears in Sections A and B but had chosen only courses under Category
II in the application form, he/she shall be provided only one rank based on the performance in Sections A+B.

Candidates with the lowest 10% performances in Section A, Section B and Section C will not be considered for
ranking in any category. Even after the removal of the lowest 10% performers as stated above, if there exist
candidates in any category with zero or less than zero marks, then these candidates are also not considered for
ranking. The remaining candidates will be ranked based on their performance in Section A (for candidates who
have applied for Category I courses), total performance in Sections A+B (for candidates who have applied for
Category II courses), and total performance in Sections A+B+C (for candidates who have applied for Category III
courses).

If two or more candidates have acquired the same marks in Section A or Sections A+B or Sections A+B+C, then
the candidate having more marks in Section A will be given the higher rank. If these candidates have the same
marks in Section A also, then the candidate having higher value in the ratio of 'number of correct answers /
number of attempted questions' in the specific section required only for that category of courses will be given the
higher rank. Candidates who have the same value of this ratio and having the same total marks as well as marks in
section A will be given the same rank.

Admissions to C-DACs PG Diploma courses at various training centres will be offered in the order of ranks obtained
in C-CAT and based on the preferences of courses and centres given by the candidates. Only those candidates who
are in the C-CAT rank-list will be considered for admissions to C-DAC's PG Diploma courses.

Rank-lists of C-CAT December 2012 are only applicable for admission to the February 2013 intake of C-DAC's PG
Diploma courses. Candidates should note that mere appearance in C-CAT 2012 or being in any of the rank-lists
neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. Qualified candidates will have to apply for
admission as per the prescribed procedure.
Welcome to CDAC Admission Section. Here you will find CDAC Admission 2013, C-CAT Exam Date,
Syllabus, Pattern, Common Admission Test Eligibility, Application Form and Notification.

From academic year 2012-2013 admissions to all PG diploma courses of CDAC will be made through a
Common Admission Test (C-CAT)

C-CAT Paper Pattern /Syllabus:-

C-CAT Exam will be conducted manually (Pen and paper based) at various cities all across India.

C-CAT will be conducted in the form of three test papers labeled as

SECTION - A (English, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude),

SECTION - B (C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communications and Network, OOPs and
Operating Systems) and

SECTION - C (Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics and Microprocessors), each of one hour
duration, having 50 questions of 3 marks each (maximum 150 marks).

These test papers have to be answered in a machine-gradable Objective Response Sheet (ORS) by
darkening appropriate bubbles using black ball point pen only. Since the ORS will be evaluated by
electronic means, it is imperative that the instructions given on the question paper booklet and ORS are
carefully read and followed by the candidates. The objective type questions in all the test papers will have
four choices as possible answers, of which, only one will be correct. There will be +3 (plus three) marks
for correct answers and negative marking for wrong answers in all the test papers. For wrong answer to
an objective type question, candidates will get -1 (negative one) of mark. Multiple answers to a question
will be treated as a wrong answer. For each un-attempted question, you will be awarded 0 (zero) marks.

Depending upon the choice(s) of the programme(s) made by the candidate he/she will have to either
appear in 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).

To apply for admission to a desired programme, a candidate is required to qualify in the corresponding
test paper(s) and also satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria of the respective academic programme.

The candidates who have either appeared or are due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying
degree in 2012 are also eligible to appear in the test. By qualifying in C-CAT 2012, candidates can apply
for provisional admission subject to the condition that:-

(a) all parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration in the programme, and
(b) proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility by 30 September 2012.

C-CAT 2012 Dates:-

Last Date of submission of online application form and receipt of payment through online mode or
Demand Draft for C-CAT 2012 scheduled on June 17, 2012 is June 12, 2012.

Last Date of submission of online application form and receipt of payment through online mode or
Demand Draft for C-CAT 2012 scheduled on July 1, 2012 is June 25, 2012.

Exam Date:-

Date:- June 17, 2012

Session I - 10:00 AM11:00 AM - SECTION - A

Session II - 11:00 AM12:00 Noon - SECTION - B
Session III - 12:00 Noon01:00 PM - SECTION - C

Date:- July 01, 2012

Session I - 10:00 AM11:00 AM - SECTION - A

Session II - 11:00 AM12:00 Noon - SECTION - B
Session III - 12:00 Noon01:00 PM - SECTION - C

Test Papers for Academic Programs

Depending on the course chosen, candidate need to appear for the test papers (relevant sections) as per
the table given below:

Programme(s) - Test paper(s) to be taken

PG Diploma in Geo-Informatics (PG-DGI) - Section A

PG Diploma in Healthcare Informatics (PG-DHI) - Section A

PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics and NLP (PG-DCLN) - Section A

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC) - Section A + Section B

PG Diploma in Wireless and Mobile Computing (PG-WiMC) - Section A + Section B

PG Diploma in System Software Design (PG-DSSD) - Section A + Section B

PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure and System Security (PG-DITISS) - Section A + Section B

Post Graduate Diploma in Software Technology (PG-DST) - Section A + Section B

PG Diploma in Embedded System Design (PG-DESD) - Section A + Section B + Section C

PG Diploma in VLSI (PG-DVLSI) - Section A + Section B + Section C

PG Diploma in Advanced Scada System (PG-DASS) - Section A + Section B + Section C

PG Diploma in Integrated VLSI and Embedded system Design (PG-DIVESD) - Section A + Section B +
Section C

Test Centers:-
Test will be conducted in following cities:-

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore,

Delhi, Dhanbad, Guwati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mohali,
Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Noida, Panjim, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Sikar, Solapur, Thane, Tiruanatpuram,
Vishakapatanm.

Application Fee: The basic application fee would be Rs.500/- and thereafter Rs.100/- for every course
opted. Hence the application fee for one course will be Rs.600/- and Rs.700/- for two courses and so on.
Candidates paying through DD have to pay Rs. 25 extra in addition to the total application fee.

Payment Mode:

i) Online Mode: The application fee can be paid on both Credit and Debit Card through the payment
gateway provided, along with the Online application form.

ii) Demand Draft Mode:The application fee can be paid by a Demand Draft drawn in favor of C-DAC
Training, on any Nationalized Bank, payable at Hyderabad. After electronically filling his/her personal
data and information pertaining to the Application Form on the website, the applicant can take a print out
of the application slip generated online and enclose it along with the DD and send it to the following
address:

C-CAT Coordinator
C-DAC
Nalanda Building, No. 1 Shivabagh
Satyam Theatre Road
Ameerpet, Hyderabad - 500016
Andhra Pradesh (India)
Phones:+91-40-23737124/25
Fax: +91-040-23743382