Set up in 1988, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is a scientific society of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, carrying out Research and Development (R&D) in IT, electronics and associated areas. Different thematic areas of C-DAC's research include high performance computing, grid and cloud computing, multilingual computing, professional electronics, software technologies, cyber security, health informatics, ubiquitous computing, and education & training.

As an institution for high-end R&D, C-DAC has been at the forefront of the IT revolution in the country, constantly building capacities in emerging technologies, and innovating and leveraging its expertise, calibre and skill sets to develop and deploy IT products and solutions for diverse sectors. It has resulted in the emergence of a high-quality intellectual resource base at C-DAC in the form of expert teams with specialised knowledge of various facets of advanced computing.

With such a rich resource base at its command, C-DAC set up the Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) in 1993 to meet the ever-increasing skilled manpower requirements of the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) industry as well as supplement its intellectual resource base for cutting-edge research and development. Over the years C-DAC has designed and delivered various postgraduate and undergraduate degree and diploma programmes. In addition, C-DAC imparts ICT training to state and national governments and agencies, strategic sectors, corporate and industries, foreign countries and international students, based on specific requirements.

Presently C-DAC is offering Online Diploma courses through its training centres located in cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Silchar, and Thiruvananthapuram. Each year, thousands of students and professionals are trained at these centres, enhancing their knowledge-base and equipping them with the latest methodologies in advanced computing so as to make their mark in the ICT industry. So far more than 3 lakh students have passed out from C-DAC. Many of them are successful employees of multi-national and premier Indian ICT companies today, and many more have become booming entrepreneurs.

C-DAC has made strong presence globally by providing visibility and brand name for India through establishing state-of-the-art IT Training Centres and projects in many developing countries like Ghana, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, Tanzania, Belarus, Armenia, Lesotho, Seychelles, Syria, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Peru, Palestine, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Panama, Commonwealth of Dominica, Egypt, Morocco, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Cook Islands, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe, Jordan, Argentina & Solomon Islands, in close association with Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India.

C-DAC has been awarded as the 'Most Popular Training Institute in India' at the Electronics For You Awards.

C-DAC received ‘Manthan 2019 Award’ for outstanding contribution in the Skill Ecosystem - Training Category by the Telecom Sector Skill Council.

C-DAC's Online Diploma courses are fulltime courses of 600 hours (20 weeks duration) with minimum 6 hours online classes (theory and/or practical) daily (excluding announced holidays). The list of Online Diploma courses along with their eligibility criteria and fees is given in Table 1. Minimum percentage of marks required in the qualifying examination (considered as per the norms of the university from where the candidate has graduated) is also stated in Table 1. Details of the Online Diploma courses being offered in May 2021 are given in Section 16 of this Admission Booklet.

The Online Diploma courses shall be delivered in ONLINE mode. Students are required to have laptops/PCs with high-speed uninterrupted internet connection, webcam and microphone to effectively participate in the course from their homes or personal places. It is not advisable to join the online classes from mobile phones. Considering embedded hardware kits setup, the last 3-4 weeks of the e-DESD course may be delivered in the physical classroom mode at the allocated training centres.

at the allocated training centres.

Table 1: C-DAC's Online Diploma courses and their eligibility criteria and fees.

(Category I courses are not offered in Online Diploma mode.)

Laptop/PC configuration, and hardware, software and network specifications required for C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses are given in Section 17 of this Admission Booklet.

There is no age restriction for admission to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses. Candidates who have appeared for the final examination of their qualifying degree will also be considered for admission to these courses. By qualifying in C-DAC's admission tests of April 2021, such candidates can apply for provisional admission in May 2021 batch, subject to the condition that the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with at least the required minimum marks shall be submitted to C-DAC by 31 July 2021.

• 20 weeks’ fully online courses with 600 hours' theory + lab + project.
• Minimum 6 hours per day (theory + lab) sessions on 6 days a week (excluding announced holidays).
• Continuous lab and internal assessments during the course.
• Centralised course-end examinations across centres in online or physical mode as may be decided by C-DAC.
• Syllabus designed with the latest trends in the ICT industry.
• Expert faculty from C-DAC and ICT industry with widespread domain knowledge.
• Tutorials, hands-on and projects relevant to the standards of the ICT industry.
• Special training on aptitude, communication and interview skills.
• Extensive placement orientation and region-wise common campus placements.

Across India, C-DAC is offering Online Diploma courses through its training centres located in cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Silchar, and Thiruvananthapuram. The address and contact details of these training centres can be found at http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=cdaccenters and also in Section 18 of this Admission Booklet. Table 4 shows the courses offered and the seat capacity at various training centres of C-DAC in the May 2021 batch.

Table 4: Online Diploma seat capacity at C-DAC’s training centres.

* C-DAC at its discretion may change the number of available seats for allocation, due to any situation arising out of pandemic/calamities or any other relevant reasons.

Admissions to the May 2021 batch of Online Diploma courses are done through C-DAC's Common Admission Test (CCAT) that will be conducted in computerized mode physically at C-DAC’s Test Centres on April 3 and 4, 2021. Candidates have to apply for CCAT online at www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in. Candidates who clear the April 2021 CCAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses of May 2021 batch.

6.1 CCAT Test Papers & Syllabus

April 2021 CCAT for Online Diploma admissions has two test papers – Section AB with 75 questions of 90 minutes and Section C with 25 questions of 30 minutes. 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 test paper AB is 225 and that in test paper C is 75.

The indicative syllabus of the April 2021 CCAT and the reference books are given in Table 5. Candidates are, however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.

Table 5: Syllabus and reference books for the CCAT in April 2021.

6.2 CCAT Schedule & Cities

CCAT for admission to the May 2021 batch of Online Diploma courses will be held on 3 April 2021 and 4 April 2021. The tentative schedule for different test papers of CCAT is given in Table 6. The exact schedule of CCAT will be communicated to the candidates through their admit card.

Table 6: Tentative schedule of April 2021 CCAT.

CCAT will be conducted in computerized mode in various cities across India. The list of cities where CCAT will be conducted in April 2021 is given in Table 7. Candidates need to give 3 choices of cities while filling the online CCAT application form. Please refer to Section 13(b) of this Admission Booklet regarding CCAT city preferences and allocation.

The CCAT city once selected in the online application form cannot be changed unless approved by C-DAC, subject to availability of seats in the requested city. All such signed letters of requests with proof of valid reasons should be received at actssupport@cdac.in before the last date of CCAT application.

Table 7: Cities where CCAT will be conducted in April 2021*.

*   C-DAC at its discretion may cancel any of the above CCAT cities due to less number of candidates or any emergency situation arising out of pandemic/calamities or any other relevant reasons. Refer to Section 13(b) regarding CCAT city preferences and allocation.

The application fee for CCAT is Rs 600/-. Candidates may note that the CCAT fee once paid is not refundable.

After filling the online CCAT application form, the examination fee must be paid online. It can be paid using credit/debit cards through the payment gateway that will be opened upon clicking the 'Online' option of the 'Make Payment' step on the main menu of the application. Candidates are advised to follow the instructions/steps given on the payment gateway, and also print/keep the transaction details for their records.

On receiving the examination fee at C-DAC, the ‘Make Payment’ step on the main menu of the online application will be tick-marked, and the status of payment will be updated on the ‘Status Check’ menu. The pdf application form obtained by clicking the ‘View/Print Application Form’ on the main menu will now have the transaction details of the payment made. Candidates facing any issues during online payment may contact C-DAC ACTS Pune through phone (020-25503143) or email (actssupport@cdac.in).

Candidates can download their admit cards from C-DAC’s website during the dates mentioned under Important Dates. The venue, date and time of CCAT will be communicated to the candidates on the admit cards. Instructions for appearing CCAT will also be given on the admit card. Candidates must appear for CCAT on the date and time at the venue specified on the admit card. Application fee will not be refunded to candidates who are absent or coming late for CCAT.

No candidate will be permitted to appear for CCAT without a valid admit card. The admit card along with a photo identity proof must be presented to the CCAT officials/invigilators for verification at the time of the test.

Candidates will be provided ranks based on their marks in Sections AB and AB+C of CCAT. If a candidate appears for Sections AB and C by choosing Category III in the CCAT application form and qualifies in both, he/she will get two ranks – (i) based on the marks in Section AB, and (ii) based on the total marks obtained in Sections AB+C. If a candidate has applied for category III, but is not qualified in Section AB due to poor performance in it, he/she will not get any rank in Category II or III.

Candidates with the lowest 10% marks in any of the test papers (AB or C) will not be qualified for ranking. Even after the removal of the lowest 10% performers as stated above, if there exist candidates with zero or less than zero marks, then these candidates will also not be qualified for ranking. All qualified candidates will be awarded CCAT ranks.

Tie-Breaker Rule: If two or more candidates have acquired the same marks in Sections AB or AB+C, then the candidate having higher value in the ratio of ‘number of correct answers / number of attempted questions’ will be given the higher rank. Candidates who have the same value of this ratio, and having the same CCAT marks will be given the same CCAT rank.

Admissions to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses at various training centres will be offered in the order of ranks obtained in CCAT and based on the preferences of courses and centres given by the candidates during online counselling. Only those candidates who are in the CCAT rank-list will be considered for admissions to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses.

Rank-lists of April 2021 CCAT are only applicable for admission to the May 2021 batch of C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses. Candidates should note that mere appearance in CCAT or being in any of the rank-lists neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. Qualified candidates have to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure. 

C-DAC’s Online Diploma admission process has two counselling sessions and three rounds of seat allocations. Counselling means online filling of preferences of courses and training centres by candidates. During both the counselling sessions, candidates can give as many preferences of training centres and courses that meet their eligibility.

• There are two rounds of seat allocations based on the first counselling. This means that using the course-centre preferences given by the candidates during the first choice filling, two rounds of seat allocations (Round 1 and Round 2) will be done. Further details of the first counselling and first/second rounds of seat allocations are given in Sections 15(f-j) of this Admission Booklet.

11.1 Course Fee

The course fee of e-DAC, e-DMC, e-DITISS, e-DASSD and e-DESD is Rs. 50,000/- + Goods & Services Tax (GST) on it applicable at the time of payments (April/May 2021). GST in March 2021 is 18%. The course fee for e-DBDA is Rs 60,000/- + GST and the course fee for e-DAI is Rs 80,000/- + GST. The course fee includes expenses towards conducting online classes, examinations, final mark-list/certificate, and placement assistance provided. The fee for all the Online Diploma courses is to be paid in two installments (details given below). Candidates may take note that Demand Draft (DD) or cheque or cash will not be accepted at any C-DAC training centre towards payment of any installment of course fees.

11.2 First Installment of Course Fee

The first installment of course fee of Rs 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable at the time of payment (April 2021) is to be paid online as per the schedule given under Important Dates (Table 8). It can be paid using credit/debit cards through the payment gateway that will be opened upon clicking the 'Pay First Installment' button on the candidate's logged-in page on the C-DAC website. Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines given on the payment gateway, and also to print/keep the transaction details for their record.

On receiving the first installment fee at C-DAC, payment received message will be displayed when the candidate logs in on the C-DAC website and receipt of the first installment payment will be e-mailed to the candidate's registered email id. Candidates are advised to contact C-DAC Mumbai (022-27565308/26703251) regarding any issues they face during the payment of first installment of course fee.

 11.3 Second (Final) Installment of Course Fee

For e-DAC, e-DMC, e-DITISS, e-DASSD and e-DESD the second installment of course fee is Rs. 40,000/- + GST on it as applicable in April/May 2021. For e-DBDA the second installment fee is Rs 50,000/- + GST whereas for e-DAI it is Rs 70,000/- + GST. It is to be paid before 4 May 2021 through NEFT from any bank to the account of the C-DAC centre where the candidate is finally allocated for his/her Online Diploma course. For all Authorised Training Centres of C-DAC, the payment is to be made to C-DAC Pune.

Candidates are advised to follow the steps given below for NEFT payment.

(a)      Click on "NEFT for 2^nd Installment" button that will be seen after logging in on the C-DAC website using candidate's Form No.

(b)      Download the NEFT form that will be opened. Details of the bank account to which the candidate has to transfer the second installment fee will be given on it.

(c)      If the candidate has personal net banking facility, he/she can make online transfer of the fees using the details given on the NEFT form.

(d)     If the candidate does not have personal net banking facility, print and submit the NEFT form at any bank having NEFT facility along with the fees amount.

(e)      Keep a record of the NEFT form with the UTR (unique transaction) number and other required details written on it.

(f)       After the NEFT payment, carefully enter the NEFT transaction (UTR) number, name of account holder (from whose account the money is transferred), city and IFSC of the bank (from where the money is transferred), and transaction date in the text boxes that will be appearing on candidate’s logged in page on the C-DAC website.

(g)      It may take up to 48 hours for the NEFT payment to be reflected on the Payment Status page.

On receiving and confirming the second installment at the allocated C-DAC centre, payment received message will be displayed when the candidate logs in on the C-DAC website. Candidates can download the receipt of the second installment payment and email it to their own registered email id. Candidates may contact their allocated centre regarding any issues they face during the payment of second installment fee as well as to know status of their payment.

Candidates must read and understand the rules pertaining to payment and refund of fees, before seeking admission to any course. No disputes regarding refunds will be entertained once the fees are paid.

If a course at a particular training centre is cancelled by C-DAC due to any reasons, the course fee paid will be refunded to the candidates. However, these candidates may be offered admission to (i) the same course at another training centre preferred by them where seats are available as per their ranks; or (ii) another course preferred by them at the same centre or another centre of their choice, where seats are available as per their ranks. In such cases, the candidates have the option to choose the alternate centre/course before withdrawing the course fee paid.

During verification of the certificates at the time of registration, if any candidate is found to be non-eligible for the admitted course, the first installment fee of Rs 10,000/- + its GST will not be refunded. Provisionally admitted students who are unable to produce the proof of qualification for the admitted course by 31 July 2021 will not be eligible for any refund of fees.

Candidates desiring to withdraw their admission during any stage of the admission process (i.e. before the date of commencement of the course) may do so by online filling the withdrawal form that can be accessed using their login on the C-DAC website. After submitting the form online, candidates should print the withdrawal form, sign, scan and email it to actssupport@cdac.in . Candidates should mention ‘Request for withdrawal from Online Diploma admission’ as the subject of the email. No e-mail requests for withdrawal without attaching the signed withdrawal forms will be entertained. Online withdrawal entries without emailing the signed withdrawal forms will not be considered for withdrawal or refund. 

Students desiring to withdraw their admission after the commencement of the course may do so by submitting the prescribed withdrawal forms (that are available at the training centre) at the admitted centre.

12.1 Penalty on Withdrawal of Admission

Cancellation of admission by a candidate/student will attract the following penalties:

a)      If a candidate who has paid the course fee wants to withdraw his/her admission before 5 pm on 23 April 2020, then Rs 1000/- + GST paid on Rs 10,000/- will be deducted from the fee paid, and the balance amount will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should reach actssupport@cdac.in before 5 pm on 23 April 2021.

b)      If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission during 24 April 2021 to 5 pm on 27 April 2021, then Rs 5,000/- + GST paid on Rs 10,000/- will be deducted from the fee paid, and the balance amount will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should reach actssupport@cdac.in before 5 pm on 27 April 2021.

c)      If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission after 27 April 2021 but before the date of commencement of the course, then Rs 10,000/- + GST on it will be deducted from the fees paid, and the balance amount (if any) will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should reach actssupport@cdac.in before 5 pm on 5 May 2021.

d)     If a student wants to withdraw from a course within 1 month of the date of commencement of the course, then 50% of the total course fees along with all the GST paid will be deducted, and the balance amount will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should be submitted at the admitted training centre before 5 pm on 4 June 2021.

e)      If a student wants to withdraw from a course after 4 June 2021, then there will not be any refund of fees.

f)       The full caution deposit of Rs 10,000 + GST will be refunded to the candidates who are not allocated any seat in the third round of seat allocation based on the second counselling. However, the caution deposit will not be refunded to the candidates to whom any seats are allocated through the third round. 

(a)      Candidate/student agrees that the information provided by them during application/ admission/ course through forms, calls, emails, or other means are correct. Candidate/ student allows C-DAC to use the information provided by them for its own purposes, to the extent allowed by application laws, and contact them for communication through notification on its websites, emails, or SMS.

(b)       The cities, dates, etc. for CCAT are indicative / tentative and may change as per evolving COVID-19 related orders of the government and local authorities. Candidate agrees that while their city preferences for CCAT will be taken into consideration for allotting test centres, C-DAC may allot any city or centre for operational and practical reasons at its own discretion.

(c)      Candidate/student agrees to provide reasonable additional information including, but not limited to, identification, fingerprint, audio / video surveillance, etc. for conduction or proctoring of physical or online examination for admission or course progression.

(d)      C-DAC reserves the right to modify or cancel any parts of the admission booklet, processes and results including, but not limited to, exams, mode of exams, question papers, announced dates, courses, syllabus, cities, centres, intake capacities, ranks, seat allocation, candidatures, admissions, etc. as it deems fit, partly or wholly, at any stage without assigning any reasons thereof.

(e)       All decisions of C-DAC with regards to the admission booklet, processes and results including, but not limited to, exams, mode of exams, question papers, announced dates, courses, syllabus, cities, centres, intake capacities, ranks, seat allocation, candidatures, admissions, etc. shall be final and binding on all candidates/students.

(f)        Application to the courses by candidate and/or taking admission in any of the courses by Student shall indicate their acceptance of all Terms & Conditions, Conduct Rules, Dos & Don'ts, etc. as may be prescribed by C-DAC from time to time. C-DAC shall have right to impose appropriate disciplinary and other penalties for violation of prescribed terms/rules/ directions, including cancellation of candidature, admission, and/or award of Diploma.

(g)      In case a candidate is found to be non-eligible during any stage of the admission process or course delivery, his/her admission will stand cancelled with immediate effect and he/she will be subjected to the penalty clauses in section 12.1.

Table 8: Important dates related to admission to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses of May 2021 batch through the CCAT of April 2021.

Step 1: CCAT Registration

The process of admission to C-DAC's Online Diploma courses begins with registration of prospective candidates on the C-DAC website, www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in . Candidates are advised to read the instructions carefully while filling the online registration and application forms. Upon registering, candidates will get their Form Number that can be used to log in and fill the CCAT application form online.

Step 2: CCAT Application – Filling Personal Details

Once candidates have completed registration, the next step is to log in and fill the CCAT application form by entering the personal and qualifying degree details.

Step 3: CCAT Application – Uploading Candidate’s Photo

After filling the application form, candidates have to upload their clear passport size photograph.

Step 4 CCAT Application – Payment of Examination Fee

The next step is the online payment of CCAT fee of Rs 600/-. The details of payment are given in the section CCAT Fee.

Step 5: CCAT Application – Selection of Examination City

Once the examination fee is paid, candidates have to give three choices of cities for appearing CCAT. Please refer to Section 13(b) of this Admission Booklet regarding CCAT city preferences and allocation.

The steps successfully completed in the application process are shown with a tick-mark on the main menu of the online application. Candidates are advised to print their filled-in application form that can be obtained by clicking the 'View/Print Application Form' on the main menu and keep it for their records. Candidates facing any issues during online registration and application may contact C-DAC ACTS Pune (020-25503143 ; actssupport@cdac.in).

The online registration and application of candidates for CCAT will close on 25 March 2021. The payment of examination fee will also be closed at this point.

Candidates can download their CCAT admit cards during this period by logging in on the C-DAC website. After downloading the admit cards, candidates should examine all the entries therein and also carefully read and follow the instructions on the cards. In case of any discrepancy in the details provided, or if candidates are unable to download the online admit card, then they should contact C-DAC ACTS Pune immediately through phone (020-25503134/ 136/128/107) or e-mail (actssupport@cdac.in), giving their name and CCAT form number.

Candidates will not be able to download their admit cards, if they have not made the payment of CCAT fee before the last date of payment. No candidate will be permitted to appear for CCAT without bringing his/her admit card to the centre.

The computer-based CCAT for admission to C-DAC’s May 2021 batch of Online Diploma courses will be conducted on two dates, viz., 3 and 4 April 2021 in various cities across India. The details of CCAT are given in the section C-DAC's Common Admission Test. Candidates must appear for CCAT on the specified date and time at the venue mentioned on their admit card. Latecomers will be neither given any extra time nor refund of examination fee.

Before attempting the questions of CCAT, candidates are advised to carefully read and follow the instructions given along with the admit card and question paper. Accessing web-pages other than CCAT and/or using calculators/mobile phones/electronic gadgets are not allowed during the test. Use of unfair means by a candidate, whether detected at the time of the test, evaluation or at any other stage, may lead to cancellation of his/her candidature, admission, and/or award of Diploma. Candidates must ensure that they do not use any mode or medium of study/ reference materials / text books / other persons / external communications, etc. during CCAT, which shall also be treated as “use of unfair means”.

CCAT results will be published at 5 pm on the C-DAC website on 14 April 2021, which can be checked using candidate’s login. Candidates will be provided ranks based on their performances in CCAT as explained in the section CCAT Ranking. In order to be considered for admission to a desired course, a candidate’s name must appear in the CCAT rank-list.

During these dates, candidates are required to give (online) 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 CCAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on their order of preferences of courses and centres. Online selection of courses/centres will close on 17 April 2021. Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact C-DAC Mumbai through phone (022-27565308/ 26703251) or e-mail (course-enquiry@cdac.in).

The list of courses offered and the maximum number of seats available at all training centres of C-DAC are given in Table 4 of this Admission Booklet. During counselling, a candidate may give as many course-centre preferences as desired. Rank-wise seat allocation will be done based on these preferences and the availability of seats. Under any circumstance, a candidate will not be allocated another course/centre which was not given as a preference during the counselling stage.

After choosing the preferred courses and centres in the Choice Filling software, candidates should save their preferences. The unsaved preference list will be shown in red background and will be lost upon logging out without saving. The saved preference list can be modified (if required) and again saved by the candidate till 17 April 2021. These course-centre preferences will be considered in the seat allocation process in their order of preferences. Candidates will have the option to print the list of course-centre preferences saved by them.

Candidates can add or delete preferences and also change their order of preferences until 17 April 2021. The last-saved course-centre preferences will be considered as final and a candidate cannot opt for a lower preferred choice if he/she is allocated a higher preference in any round of seat allocation.

The course and centre allocated to the candidates are published online at 5 pm on 19 April 2021. Admissions to various courses at different training centres are offered in the order of CCAT ranks and preferences of courses and centres given by the candidate and the number of seats available for the courses at the particular centres. If some candidates' ranks are not good enough to get them their top preferences, they may be offered their lower preferred courses/centres depending on their ranks. Such candidates may be allocated their higher-preferred course/centre in the second round of seat allocation, depending on their ranks.

Candidates will get to know the course/centre allocated to them by logging in on the C-DAC web site. All the seat-allocated candidates will also receive an e-mail notification. Once a candidate is allocated a centre, no manual request for transfer to another centre may be considered at any stage. Seat allocation will happen only as per the order of preferences already given by the candidates.

Once a seat is offered to a candidate, he/she must pay the first installment fee of Rs. 10,000/- + GST as applicable in April 2021 as a token amount to confirm the admission. The mode of payment of fee is explained in the section Payment of Course Fee. Online payment of first installment course fee should be strictly done before 5 pm on 23 April 2021. Delays due to any reason are not acceptable.

Candidates who have been offered seats through the first round of seat allocation, but have not paid the first installment by 5 pm on 23 April 2021 will not be considered for the second round of seat allocation. It will be assumed that these candidates do not want to take admission and their names will be removed from the second round of seat allocation processing. Therefore, in order to be considered for the second round of allocation, candidates are advised to pay the first installment and confirm their admission, even if the course/centre allocated in the first round is not their top preference. It may happen that the candidate may be allocated a higher-preferred course/centre in the second round of seat allocation.

Candidates who have already filled their choices of centres/courses but are not offered seats in the first round of seat allocation will be considered for the second round of seat allocation. In addition, candidates who have been already allocated seats in the first round of allocation, but did not get their top preferences, will also be considered in this round of seat allocation for their higher-preferred courses. The second round of seat allocation will be based on the preferences already given by the candidates during the first counselling (before the first round of allocation).

Upon logging in on the C-DAC website on 25 April 2021, candidates will get to know the course/centre allocated to them in the second round. All the candidates who have got their seats allocated in this round will also receive an e-mail notification.

Candidates who are allocated seats for the first time through the second round are required to pay the first installment fee of Rs 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable in April 2021 as a token amount to confirm their admission. The mode of payment of fees is explained in the section Payment of Course Fee. Online payment of first installment course fee should be strictly done before 5 pm on 27 April 2021. Delays due to any reason are not acceptable. Candidates who have already paid the first installment fee after the first round of seat allocation are not required to pay this amount again.

The second counselling (choice filling) will be done online by the candidates during 28-30 April 2021 for the vacant seats available at C-DAC’s training centres. Seat allocations will be done based on their rank and course-centre preferences for the vacant seats only.

After logging in on the C-DAC website, candidates can check their centre/course eligibility for second counseling based on the CCAT cut-off rank of the centre/course. Only the courses/ centres that are rank-wise eligible for the candidate will be displayed in his/her list. Candidates can give their order of preferences of only the eligible courses and training centres. The details of the counselling process are given in section 15(f) of this Admission Booklet.

Candidates who have ranks obtained through the CCAT conducted in April 2021 can participate in the second counselling, provided they belong to one of the following categories:

 i. Candidates who did not participate in the first choice        filling counselling) during 14-17 April 2021.

 ii.   Candidates who were not allocated seats based on the first choice                filling (counselling).

iii.     Candidates who were allocated seats based on the first choice filling,          but have not paid the first installment course fee.

 iv.     Candidates who were allocated seats based on the first choice filling         and have paid the first installment fee, but subsequently withdrawn            their admissions.

In order to participate in second counselling, candidates belonging to the above-mentioned four categories have to pay a caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable in April 2021. After the confirmation of payment of this caution deposit, candidates can give as many preferences of eligible centre/courses from the available list.

Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact C-DAC Mumbai through phone (022-27565308/26703251) or e-mail (course-enquiry@cdac.in).

The course and centre allocated to the candidates who participated in the second counselling would be published online on 1 May 2021. Candidates are allocated the vacant seats based on their ranks and fresh preferences given in the second counselling. They will get to know the course/centre allocated to them by logging in on the C-DAC website, and also through email.

The full caution deposit of Rs 10,000/- + GST shall be refunded to the candidates who are not allocated any seat in the third round. Candidates who are allocated seats in the third round should go ahead with their seats. No caution deposit shall be refunded to the candidates to whom seats are allocated through the third round.

Candidates who have confirmed their admission by paying the first installment course fee are required to pay the balance course fee on or before 4 May 2021 through NEFT. The second (final) installment amount is Rs 40,000/- + GST for e-DAC, e-DMC, e-DITISS, e-DASS and e-DESD, Rs 50,000/- + GST for e-DBDA, and Rs 70,000/- + GST for e-DAI. The various steps for NEFT payment are explained in the section Payment of Course Fee.

Upon payment of full fees and proving the course eligibility, the selected candidates will be enrolled as C-DAC students at the respective training centres. Candidates need to fill up and submit course registration forms online during registration. They are required to upload their passport-size colour photographs and photocopies of qualifying degree certificate or provisional/ passing certificate from the university.

Candidates who do not have their qualifying degree certificate (including candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and awaiting results) will be given provisional admission on submitting the proof that they have already appeared for all the examinations of their qualifying degree at the time of registration. These students will have to submit (at the admitted centre) the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the required minimum marks by 31 July 2021 to confirm their admission.

Important Note: Candidates who are provisionally admitted as C-DAC students but are unable to produce the proof of qualification by 31 July 2021 will have their admissions cancelled. They will not be eligible for any refund 

16.1   Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

The course is targeted towards engineering graduates and MCA/MSc who wish to venture into the domain of advanced computing. The course aims to groom the students to enable them to work on current technology scenarios as well as prepare them to keep pace with the changing face of technology and the requirements of the growing IT industry. The modules covered in e-DAC are:

• Fundamentals of Programming
• Operating System Concepts
• Object Oriented Programming with Java
• Algorithms & Data Structures
• Database Technologies
• Web Programming Technologies
• Web-based Java Programming
• Software Engineering
• Aptitude & Communication
• Software Project

16.2   Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

The course is targeted towards electronics/computer sciences/IT engineers who wish to venture into the domain of mobile computing. The course aims to groom the students to enable them to work on current technology scenarios as well as prepare them to keep pace with the changing face of technology and requirements of an exponentially growing mobile industry. The modules covered in e-DMC are:

• Operating System Concepts
• Object Oriented Programming with Java
• Algorithms & Data Structures
• Introduction to DBMS
• Web-based Java Programming
• Android Programming
• Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming
• Aptitude and Communication
• Project

17.1   Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

17.2   Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

17.3   Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (e-DITISS)

Note: The tools mentioned above for the given modules are to be installed as per the instructions from the respective faculty members from time to time.

17.4   Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (e-DASSD)

17.5   Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (e-DESD)

17.6   Diploma in Big Data Analytics (e-DBDA)

17.7   Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (e-DAI)