CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus

Application Form

Exam Dates

Eligibility

Pattern

CDAC C CAT 2022: CDAC C-CAT is conducted twice a year by the Center for the development of advanced computing (CDAC). This is a national-level examination that offers the candidates admitted to the various Post Graduate Diploma courses. The candidates who qualify in the examination, are included in the rank lists. The final admission will be based on the ranks that have been secured by the candidates in the examination. In this article, candidates can check the details about CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application process, eligibility criteria, Exam Dates, exam pattern, syllabus, and lots more.

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Notification:

• 21st January 2022: CDAC C-CAT 2022 Admit Card has been released. Click here to download the Admit Card.
• 13th January 2022: The last date to apply for CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application Form is 13th January 2022.
• 28th December 2021: CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application Form has been released on 23rd December 2021.

CDAC C-CAT 2022: Highlights

Exam Name	CDAC C-CAT 2022
Full-Form	CDAC’s Computerized Common Admission Test
Conducting Body	Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
Exam Level	National Level
Exam Mode	Online
Category	Post Graduate
Contact number	020-2550 3134
Official website	www.cdac.in

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Exam Date:

Events	Important Dates (March 2022 Batch)
Release of application form	23rd December 2021
Final date to register and pay the application form	13th January 2022
Availability of admit card	20th to 22nd January 2022
CDAC C-CAT Exam Date 2022	22nd January 2022 23rd January 2022
Declaration of ranks	4th February 2022
Choice filling of preferred courses and centres (1st counselling)	4th to 10th February 2022
Seat allocation (Round 1)	12th February 2022
Final date to pay the first installment course fee (Rs 10,000 + GST) for candidates allocated seats through the first round	18th February 2022
Result of seat allocation (Round 2)	21st February 2022
Payment of caution deposit (Rs 10,000 + GST) and choice filling for second counselling	24th February 2022
Payment of caution deposit (Rs 10,000 + GST) and Online Selection of Courses and Centres (2nd Counselling)	25th to 28th February 2022
Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation (based on 2nd Counselling)	1st March 2022
Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee	7th March 2022
Last Date of Online Registration of Students	7th March 2022
Start of PG Diploma Courses across India	8th March 2022
End of PG Diploma Courses across India (Estimated)	30th September 2022

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application Form:

The application form will be available online on the official website. The candidates will have to complete the registration and then fill up the form and submit it within the deadline. In order to fill up the application form the candidate will have to follow the steps mentioned below:

• The candidates will have to first visit the official website and then find the registration link there. Here you will have to fill up all the basic information that is required.
• Once the registration is completed successfully, the candidates will have to log in and then proceed with filling up the application form. It is necessary for the candidates to enter their educational and personal details.
• The candidate will have to now upload the photograph. This should be a recent photograph.
• Once the candidate fills up the application form, he or she will have to make the payment of the application fee online.

Application Fee:

• For course category I, the candidate will have to pay Rs.1350/- as the application fee.
• For course category II, the candidate will have to pay Rs.1550.
• For Course category III the candidate will have to pay Rs.1750/-.

Important Links:

• CDAC C-CAT 2022 Application Form: Click here
• CDAC C-CAT 2022 Admission Booklet: Click here

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria:

CATEGORY I (Section A in C-CAT)
COURSE	COURSE NAME	ELIGIBILITY		MIN. %	FEES
PG-DGi	Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformats	Common eligibility criteria, OR 4-year Degree in Geosciences / Petroleum / Mining / Civil / Planning / Architecture  / Forestry / Agriculture, or related fields, OR Post Graduate Degree in Geography / Geology / Natural & Applied Sciences / Mathematics, or allied areas		50 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
CATEGORY II (Sections A+B in C-CAT)
PG-DAC	Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing	Common eligibility criteria, OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications		50 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DMC	Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics, OR MCA		50 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DAI	Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence	Common eligibility criteria, OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics		60 %	Rs 127,500 + GST
PG-DBDA	Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics	Common eligibility criteria, OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications		55 %	Rs 97,750 + GST
PG-DITISS	Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics, OR MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DIoT	Post Graduate Diploma in Internet of Things	Common eligibility criteria, OR MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DASSD	Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development	Common eligibility criteria, OR MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
CATEGORY III (Sections A+B+C in C-CAT)
PG-DESD	Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design	Common eligibility criteria	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DVLSI	Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design	Common eligibility criteria	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST
PG-DRAT	Post Graduate Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies	Common eligibility criteria, OR Graduate in Mechatronics/Mechanical Engineering	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Exam Pattern:

• The exam will be commenced in the online mode.
• C-CAT has three sections (Section A, Section B, Section C) of one hour duration each.
• The medium of C-CAT is English.
• Every section in C-CAT will have 50 objective-type questions.
• Each question 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, -1 (minus one) for each wrong answer, and 0 (zero) marks for each un-attempted question.
• The maximum mark a candidate can obtain in any one section of C-CAT is 150.

COURSE CATEGORY	COURSE NAME	C-CAT PAPER(S)
I	PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)	Section A
II	PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)	Section A + Section B
	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 Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)
III	PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)	Section A + Section B + Section C
	PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)
	PG Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)

Syllabus:

The authorities will provide the detailed syllabus on the official website. Candidates should also be aware of the exam pattern to be followed in the exam. The candidates who are interested to appear for the examination should go through the detailed syllabus and prepare themselves accordingly.

Section	Topics	Duration
Section A	English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning	1 hour
Section B	Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming Concepts,  Operating Systems	1 hour
Section C	Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors	1 hour

English Syllabus:

• Fill in the blanks
• Passage Completion
• Spotting Errors
• Idioms and Phrases
• Sentence Improvement
• Synonyms
• Sentence Arrangement
• Substitution
• Prepositions
• Antonyms
• Substitution
• Sentence
• Active and Passive Voice
• Completion
• Spelling Test
• Para Completion
• Joining Sentences
• Error Correction
• Transformation
• Error Correction

Quantitative Aptitude:

• Ratio and Proportion
• Boats and Streams
• Simple Interest
• Time and Work
• Partnership
• Time and Distance
• Problems on Trains
• Areas
• Races and Games
• Numbers and Ages
• Mixtures and Allegations
• Mensuration
• Permutations and Combinations
• Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F
• Pipes and Cisterns
• Percentages
• Simple Equations
• Problems on Numbers
• Averages
• Indices and Surds
• Compound Interest
• Volumes
• Odd Man Out
• Quadratic Equations
• Profit and Loss
• Simplification and Approximation
• Probability

Reasoning:

• Grouping Identical Figures
• Figure Matrix Questions
• Mirror Images
• Problem on Age Calculation
• Decision Making
• Inference
• Analogy
• Non-Verbal Series
• Test of Direction Sense
• Number Series
• Alphabet Series
• Arguments
• Ven Diagram
• Blood Relations
• Number Ranking
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Coding and Decoding

Computer Fundamentals:

• History
• Computer components
• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud Computing
• Key Characteristics of Cloud & Uses
• Wireless Sensor Network
• Big Data
• Blockchain
• Social Media & Digital Marketing
• IoT
• Immersive Technology

C Programming:

• Fundamentals of C Language
• History
• Data Types
• Variables
• Constants
• Operators and Enums
• Decision Making
• Loop Control
• Control Flow Statements
• Arrays
• Strings
• Functions
• String Functions
• Recursion
• Pointers
• Structures and Unions
• File Handling
• Dynamic Memory Allocation
• C Pre-processor
• Command Line Arguments

Data Structures:

• Algorithm Analysis
• Lists, Stacks, and Queues
• Trees
• Hashing
• Priority Queues (Heaps)
• Sorting
• Graph Algorithms
• Algorithm Design Techniques
• Amortized Analysis
• Advanced-Data Structures and Implementation

Data Communication & Networking:

• Data Encoding and Transmission
• Application Layer
• Data Link Control
• Wireless and Mobile Networks
• Transport Layer
• Network Layer – The Data Plane
• Network Layer – The Control Plane
• IP Multicast
• Multimedia Networking
• Network Management
• Security in Computer Networks

OOP (Object-Oriented Programming)Concepts:

• Fundamental of C++
• C++ Programming basics
• Functions
• Object and Classes
• Arrays and string arrays fundamentals.
• Arrays as class Member Data
• Operator overloading
• Inheritance
• Pointer
• Virtual Function
• Streams and Files
• Templates and Exceptions
• The Standard Template Library

Operating Systems:

• What is an OS
• History
• Computer System review
• Basic OSs
• Batch
• Operating-System Structures
• Processes
• CPU Scheduling
• Process Synchronization
• Deadlocks
• Memory Management
• Storage
• File System Implementation
• Secondary Storage Structure

Computer Architecture:

• The basic structure of a computer system
• Arithmetic for computers
• Processor and control unit
• Parallelism
• Memory & I/O Systems

Digital Electronics:

• Digital Fundamentals
• Combinational Circuit Design
• Synchronous Sequential Circuits
• Asynchronous Sequential Circuits
• Memory Devices And Digital Integrated Circuits

Microprocessors:

• Introduction to Microprocessor
• 8-bit Microprocessor
• 16-bit Microprocessor
• Fundamental of Programming
• Peripheral Interfacing

Admit Card:

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Admit Card will be released on the official website. The candidates will be able to download the admit card from the official website. The candidates have to log in using their application form number along with the password. This is an important document that needs to be carried in the examination hall.

CDAC C-CAT 2022 Result

The result will be declared on the official website. The candidates will be able to use their login credentials in order to download the result. The candidates who pass the examination will also have to appear for the counseling.