CDAC C-CAT 2025 - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing computerized Common Admission Test acronym as C-CAT. The test is conducted twice a year for all Postgraduate Diploma courses. It is normally held in the months of June and December. The C-CAT is conducted on an India level basis. Check all the related details below.
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PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi) |
PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA) | PG Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-DIoT) |
PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS) |
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Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration
Last Date of Submission of Application Form
Date of Entrance Exam
Date of Declaration of Result
Entrance Exam 2024 was held on-
The test consists of questions from the following subjects.
Section A |
Section B |
Section C |
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The exam will comprise MCQs from the relevant subjects.
There will be 150 questions in total.
Each question will carry 3 marks.
Section |
Subjects |
Marks |
Duration |
A |
English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning |
150 |
1 hour |
B |
Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object-Oriented Programming Concepts, Operating Systems |
150 |
1 hour |
C |
Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors |
150 |
1 hour |
Total |
450 |
3 hours |
Note: There is a negative marking (1 mark for each wrong response)
The exam is normally held in the months of June and December.
Aspiring candidates can apply online for the C-CAT entrance exam by visiting the official website i.e., https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=edu_acts_PGDiplomaAdmission# and following the instructions given there.
The fee for the exam is as follows.
Category |
Fees |
For Section A |
Rs. 1350/- |
For Section A+B |
Rs. 1550/- |
For Section A+B+C |
Rs. 1750/- |
The exam will be conducted at the following test centres across India.
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
Pune University Campus, Ganesh Khind
Pune - 411007
Maharashtra (India)
Ph: +91-20-2570-4100
Fax: +91-20-2569 4004
Web: https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx