CDAC C-CAT 2025 - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing computerized Common Admission Test : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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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.

PG Diploma Courses

PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC) PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)

PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)

PG Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics (PG-DBIHI) PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)

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)

PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC) PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD)

PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

  • Yet to be Announced.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • Yet to be Announced.

Date of Entrance Exam

  • Yet to be Announced.

Date of Declaration of Result 

  • Yet to be Announced.

Entrance Exam 2024 was held on-

  • 13th and 14th January 2024

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

  • Aspiring students should have passed graduation in Engineering (10+2+4 or 10+3+3 years) in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, Instrumentation. OR
  • They should have completed a PG Degree in Engineering Sciences with a corresponding basic degree.

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Syllabus

The test consists of questions from the following subjects.

Section A

Section B

Section C

  • English
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Reasoning
  • C Programming
  • Computer Fundamentals
  • Data Structures
  • Data Communication & Networking
  • Operating Systems
  • Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
  • Computer Architecture
  • Digital Electronics
  • Microprocessors

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Pattern

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)

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Dates

The exam is normally held in the months of June and December.

 

How to Apply for CDAC C-CAT 2025?

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.

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Fees

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/-

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Centres

The exam will be conducted at the following test centres across India.

  • Agartala, Allahabad, Ahmedabad
  • Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar
  • Chennai
  • Gwalior, Guwahati
  • Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Jaipur
  • Kolkata, Karad, Kochi
  • Lucknow
  • Mohali, Mumbai
  • Navi Mumbai, Noida, Nashik, Nagpur, New Delhi
  • Patna, Pune
  • Raipur, Ranchi
  • Silchar, Solapur
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Vijayawada

 

CDAC C-CAT 2025 Contact Details

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