The list of CDAC’s Post Graduate Diploma courses and their eligibility criteria is given in Table 1. Details of these courses are given in Section 17 of this Admission Booklet.

C-DAC's PG Diploma courses are full-time courses of 24-week duration. The fee for all PG Diploma courses (except PG-DBDA) is Rs. 80,000/- + Goods & service Tax (GST) on it as applicable at the time of payments. The fee for PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics is Rs 1 lakh + GST.

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• Graduate in Engineering or equivalent (e.g. BE / BTech / 4-year BSc Engg / AMIE / DoEACC B Level) in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation.
OR
• Post Graduate Degree in Engineering Sciences with corresponding basic degree (e.g. MSc in Computer Science, IT, Electronics)

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In addition to the common eligibility criteria given above, candidates with the course-specific qualifications mentioned in Table 1 are ALSO ELIGIBLE for the particular courses. Minimum percentage of marks required in the qualifying examination is also stated in Table 1. The minimum percentage of marks will be considered as per the norms of the university from where the candidate has graduated.

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

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	ELIGIBILITY	MIN. %
CATEGORY I (Section A in C-CAT)
PG-DGi	Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Applied Sciences/ Geography/ Geology/ Physics/  Computational Sciences/ Mathematics or allied areas	50 %
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 equivalent, OR MCA, MCM, OR Post Graduate Degree in Physics/ Computational Sciences/ Mathematics or allied areas, OR Post Graduate Degree in Manage-ment with graduation in Science/ IT/ Computer Applications	50 %
PG-DMC	Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics or allied areas, OR MCA	50 %
PG-DSSD	Post Graduate Diploma in System Software Development	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics or allied areas, OR MCA	55 %
PG-DITISS	Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics or allied areas, OR MCA	55 %
PG-DBDA	Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics	Common eligibility criteria, OR Graduate in any discipline of Engineering or equivalent, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics/ MBA Systems, OR MCA	55 %
PG-DIoT	Post Graduate Diploma in Internet of Things	Common eligibility criteria, OR MCA	55 %
PG-DHPCSA	Post Graduate Diploma in HPC System Administration	Common eligibility criteria, OR Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics or allied areas, OR MCA	55 %
CATEGORY III (Sections A+B+C in C-CAT)
PG-DESD	Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design	Common eligibility criteria	55 %
PG-DVLSI	Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design	Common eligibility criteria	55 %
PG-DBIHI	Post Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics	Common  eligibility criteria, OR BE in Biomedical related fields	55 %

There is no age restriction for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses. Candidates who have appeared/will be appearing for the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2017 will also be considered for admission to the above courses. By qualifying in C-DAC's admission tests of December 2017, such candidates can apply for provisional admission in February 2018 batch, subject to the condition that:

(a) All parts of their qualifying degree examination shall be completed by the date of joining the course, and

(b) Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with at least the required minimum marks shall be submitted at C-DAC by 31 May 2018.

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Important Note:Candidates are required to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria of the courses for which they are applying. In case a candidate is found to be non-eligible during any stage of the admission process or course delivery, his/her admission will be cancelled with immediate effect. The penalty clauses as given in the section Cancellation & Refund will be applied to such candidates.

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• Well established courses with excellent placement records.
• 24-week full-time courses with 900 hours' theory + lab + project.
• 8 hours per day theory + lab sessions on 6 days a week in most centres.
• Continuous lab and internal assessments during the course.
• Centralised course-end theory exams across all centres.
• Courses designed and developed in consultation with the domain experts in C-DAC, academia and ICT industry.
• Syllabus regularly updated 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.
• Well equipped computer labs with internet that can be accessed most of the time.
• Special training on aptitude, general English, effective communication and interview skills.
• Extensive placement orientation and region-wise common campus placements.
• Excellent participation from top ICT companies in campus placements.

Over the last two decades, C-DAC has shaped the careers of around 3 lakh IT professionals in software development and other specialised advanced computing domains. The Placement Cells of C-DAC organise Common Campus Placement Programmes (CCPP) for its PG Diploma students. For every batch, C-DAC's CCPPs are conducted region-wise at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Noida and Pune. Training centres from other cities are attached to one of these regional placement programmes, so that students from all centres across India get fair chance in placements (see Table 2 for details). All C-DAC training centres actively coordinate and organise campus interviews for all their PG Diploma students. About 300 companies participated in C-DAC's campus placements in 2017, wherein overall 80% placement is achieved.

Table 2: Region-wise distribution of cities in C-DAC’s Common Campus Placements (CCPP)

CCPP Region	Cities of the Training Centres attached in CCPP
Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram
Hyderabad	Hyderabad
Mumbai	Mumbai, Navi Mumbai
Noida	Mohali, Noida
Pune	Bhubaneswar, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Mumbai (TICA), Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Solapur

C-DAC has always been the ICT recruiters’ first choice when it comes to recruiting ready-to- deploy manpower for their turnkey projects. Top ICT companies (some are listed in Table 3) have expressed faith in C-DAC's trained resources by regularly recruiting them through CCPP. C-DAC has also recruited many of the PG Diploma students for its R&D projects.

Table 3:Selected list of companies visiting C-DAC for campus placements

Across India, C-DAC is offering postgraduate diploma courses through its training centres located in cities such as Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune 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. Candidates are advised to visit the training centres of their preference and see the facilities offered before opting for courses at these centres. Table 4 shows the courses offered and the seat capacity at various training centres of C-DAC in the February 2018 batch.

Sr. No.	City	Centre Name	PG-DAC	PG- DMC	PG-DESD	PG-DSSD	PG-DITISS	PG-DBDA	PG-DVLSI	PG-DIoT	PG-DHPCSA	PG-DGi	PG- DBIHI
1	Bengaluru	C-DAC, Knowledge Park	100	60	100	50		50		40
2	Bengaluru	C-DAC, E-City	120				60
3	Bhubaneswar	Lakshya	60
4	Chennai	C-DAC	40		50	30
5	Hyderabad	C-DAC	100		100	70	50
6	Indore	Orlando Academy	60
7	Jaipur	Netcom	60
8	Karad	Sunbeam	120
9	Kolkata	C-DAC	40					40
10	Mohali	C-DAC											20
11	Mumbai	C-DAC, Juhu	100
12	Mumbai	C-DAC, Kharghar	140
13	Mumbai	AIT (YCP), Nariman Point	120
14	Mumbai	MET - IIT, Bandra	120
15	Mumbai	TICA, Kandivali	40		40				40
16	Mumbai	VITA, Juhu	120
17	Nagpur	Soft Polynomials	60		40				40
18	Nashik	MET – IIT	60
19	New Delhi	Bytes Softech	120				40
20	Noida	C-DAC	160	30	40		30	50	30			20
21	Patna	Astric Centre of Excellence	40
22	Patna	Career Foresight	60
23	Pune	C-DAC	240	60	120		60	60	40	30	30
24	Pune	IACSD, Akurdi	220					30
25	Pune	IET, Shivaji Nagar	120
26	Pune	Infoway, Kothrud	90
27	Pune	Know-IT, Deccan	100					30
28	Pune	Sunbeam, Gultekdi	220	120	60			30
29	Thiruvananthapuram	C-DAC	40		40

Hostel (with limited number of rooms) and canteen facilities are available for students at some of the C-DAC training centres as shown in Table 5. Hostel allotments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. However, outstation students will be given preference when the allotment is done. If any vacancy is there after allocating rooms to the outstation students, local students' hostel applications may also be considered. Some of the centres, which are not offering hostel facilities, may provide assistance to find out suitable boarding and lodging to their students.

Candidates interested to avail hostel accommodation should send their requests to the Administrative Officers at the respective training centres, after the admission lists are published. Hostel/canteen fees, room availability and other related information may be obtained by communicating to the respective centre’s contact person whose name is mentioned at http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=cdaccenters and also in Section 18 of this Admission Booklet.

Table 5: Hostel/canteen facility at C-DAC’s training centres.

Training Centre	Hostel	Canteen
AIT (YCP), Mumbai (Nariman Point)		✓
C-DAC, Bengaluru (Knowledge Park)		✓
C-DAC, Bengaluru (Electronics City)	✓	✓
C-DAC, Kolkata		✓
C-DAC, Mohali	✓	✓
C-DAC, Mumbai (Kharghar)	✓	✓
C-DAC, Mumbai (Juhu)		✓
C-DAC, Noida	✓	✓
C-DAC, Pune		✓
C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram		✓
IACSD, Pune (Akurdi)	✓	✓
MET-IIT, Mumbai (Bandra)		✓
MET-IIT, Nashik	✓	✓
Sunbeam, Karad	✓	✓
TICA, Mumbai (Kandivali)	✓	✓
VITA, Mumbai (Juhu)		✓

Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC are done through C-DAC's computerised Common Admission Test (C-CAT). Candidates have to apply for C-CAT online at www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in .Every year, C-CAT is usually conducted in June (for August admissions) and December (for February admissions). Candidates who clear the December 2017 C-CAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of February 2018 batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and centre/course preferences.

7.1 C-CAT Test Papers

C-CAT has three sections (Section A, Section B, Section C) of one hour duration each. As shown in Table 6, depending on the category of courses selected 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). The medium of C-CAT is English.

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

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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.

Table 6: Categories of PG Diploma courses and the corresponding test paper(s) in C-CAT.

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 Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)
	PG Diploma in System Software Development (PG-DSSD)
	PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)
	PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)
	PG Diploma in Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)
	PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA)
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 Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics     (PG-DBIHI)

7.2 C-CAT Syllabus
Table 7a: Indicative syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.

TEST PAPER	TOPICS	DURATION
Section A	English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning	1 hour
Section B	Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Data Communication & Networking, Object Oriented Programming Concepts,  Operating Systems	1 hour
Section C	Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors	1 hour

The list of reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is given in Table 7b. Candidates are, however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.

Table 7b: Reference books for the various topics in C-CAT.

SECTION	TOPIC	REFERENCE BOOK
A	English	Any High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin)
	Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal) Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara) Barron’s New GRE 2016
B	Computer Fundamentals	Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha)
	Data Communication & Networking	Data Communication & Networking (Forouzan)
	C Programming	C Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie) Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar)
	Data Structures	Data Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava)
	Operating Systems	Operating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne)
	OOP Concepts	Test Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar)
C	Computer Architecture	Computer Organization & Architecture (William Stallings)
	Digital Electronics	Digital Design (Morris Mano) Digital Design: Principles & Practices (John Wakerly) Modern Digital Electronics (R. P. Jain)
	Microprocessors	Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar) The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey)

7.3 C-CAT Schedule

C-CAT for admission to the February 2018 batch of PG Diploma courses will be held on 10 December 2017 and 17th December 2017. Candidates may choose one of these dates as per their convenience/availability while filling the online application. The tentative schedule for different test papers of C-CAT is given in Table 8.

Table 8: Tentative schedule of December 2017 C-CAT. (Slot timings may vary slightly. The final timings will be printed on the admit cards.)

C-CAT Dates	Test Paper	Morning Slot Timings	Afternoon Slot Timings
10 December 2017 ;  17  December 2017	Section A	9:30 am – 10:30 am	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
	Section B	10:45 am – 11:45 am	3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
	Section C	12:00 noon – 1:00 pm	4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

7.4 C-CAT Centres

C-CAT will be conducted in computerized mode in various cities across India. The list of cities where C-CAT will be conducted in December 2017 is given in Table 9. C-CAT centres will be allocated to candidates on a first-come, first-served basis of application, depending on the centres’ seating capacity and availability.

Table 9: Cities where C-CAT will be conducted in December 2017

Agartala (10 Dec 2017 only)	Ahmedabad (17 Dec 2017 only)	Allahabad(17 Dec 2017 only)	Bengaluru	Bhubaneswar
Chennai	Dhanbad (10 Dec 2017 only)	Hyderabad	Indore	Jaipur (17 Dec 2017 only)
Karad	Kochi	Kolkata	Lucknow (10 Dec 2017 only)	Mohali
Mumbai	Nagpur	Nashik	Navi Mumbai	New Delhi
Noida	Patna	Pune	Raipur (17 Dec 2017 only)	Ranchi (17 Dec 2017 only)
Silchar	Solapur (17 Dec 2017 only)	Thiruvananthapuram	Vijayawada

The C-CAT date and city once selected in the online application form cannot be changed unless approved in writing by C-DAC, subject to availability of seats in requested city. All such signed letters of requests with proof of valid reasons should be received at C-DAC ACTS, 5th Floor, Innovation Park, Sr. No. 34/B/1, Panchvati, Pashan, Pune 411008, before the last date of C-CAT application.

7.5 Use of Candidate's Laptops for C-CAT

Candidates will have the option to use their own laptops for C-CAT. Such candidates have to choose the 'Own Laptop' option in the online application form.

• Minimum configurations required of the laptop:

Processor : Intel’s Pentium 4 or above
RAM : 1 GB or more (Recommended: 2 GB)
Operating System : Windows (XP, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10)
Browser : Any one of the browsers: IE9 and above, Mozilla20, Mozilla16, Chrome26

• JavaScript must be enabled on the browser.
• Laptop should be LAN and WiFi enabled and these ports should be working.
• Laptop should have antivirus running on it and should be free from any virus, malware and spyware.
• Laptop should have proper power backup for the entire duration of the exam.

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Important Note:

Candidates would be entirely responsible for the functioning of their laptops during C-CAT. C-DAC reserves the right to deny a candidate in appearing for C-CAT in case of non-functioning or malfunctioning of his/her laptop. No examination fee will be refunded to such a candidate.

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Candidates who have opted to use their own laptops will have to report one hour before the scheduled start of C-CAT to check and confirm the readiness of their laptops. Detailed instructions about configuring the laptop for C-CAT will be provided along with the admit card.

For candidates who opt (in the online application) to use their own laptops for C-CAT, the examination fee for Category I (Section A) is Rs. 1000/-, for Category II (Sections A & B) is Rs. 1200/-, and for Category III (Sections A, B & C) is Rs. 1400/-. A computer usage charge of Rs 200 will be added to the fee if the candidate opts in the online application to use the computer of the C-CAT centre. Candidates may note that the C-CAT examination fee once paid is not refundable. C-CAT examination fee structure is illustrated in Table 10.

Table 10: Category-wise C-CAT examination fee.

Course Category	C-CAT Paper(s)	Examination fee for own laptop users	Examination fee for        centre’s computer users
I II III	A A+B A+B+C	Rs. 1000/- Rs. 1200/- Rs. 1400/-	Rs. 1200/- Rs. 1400/- Rs. 1600/-

After filling the online C-CAT application form, the examination fee may be paid online through the ‘Make Payment’ step on the main menu of the online application. No cheque or demand draft (DD) will be accepted towards payment of C-CAT examination fee.

Online:The examination fee 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. Candidates are advised to follow the instructions/steps given on the payment gateway, and also print/keep the transaction details for their records.

On accepting 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.

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Important Notes:
Candidates are advised to view the seat availability for C-CAT at various cities before paying the examination fee through online.

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

The venue, date and time of C-CAT will be communicated to the candidates on the admit cards. Candidates must appear for C-CAT on the specified date and time at the venue mentioned on the admit card. Candidates who have opted to use their own laptops for CCAT must configure their laptops well in advance as per the instructions given on the admit cards. Examination fee will not be refunded to candidates who are absent or coming late for C-CAT.

Candidates will be provided ranks based on their performances in Section A, Sections A+B, Sections A+B+C of C-CAT. If a candidate appears for multiple sections, he/she will be provided multiple ranks. For example, if a candidate appears for Sections A and B by choosing 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.

Candidates with the lowest 10% performances in any of the sections (A or B or C) of C-CAT will not be qualified for ranking in that particular section and its higher sections. Even after the removal of the lowest 10% performers as stated above, if there exist candidates in any section with zero or less than zero marks, then these candidates will also not be qualified for ranking.

All qualified candidates will be awarded Category I ranks based on their performance in Section A. Qualified candidates who have selected Category II and III will also be awarded Category II ranks based on their total performance in Sections A+B. Qualified candidates who have selected Category III in the C-CAT application form will also obtain Category III ranks based on their total performance in Sections A+B+C.

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Important Notes: (i)If a candidate has applied for Category II or III, but is not qualified in Section A due to poor performance in it, he/she will not get any rank in Category I or II or III, even if the candidate has got good marks in Section B and C.

(ii)Similarly, if a candidate has applied for category II or III, but is not qualified in Section B due to poor performance in it, he/she will not get any rank in Category II or III. However, the candidate may get a rank in Category I if he/she is qualified in Section A.

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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 as well as Section-A marks will be given the same C-CAT rank.

Admissions to C-DAC’s 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 during online counselling. 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 December 2017 C-CAT are only applicable for admission to the February 2018 batch of C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses. Candidates should note that mere appearance in C-CAT 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.

C-DAC’s PG 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 the candidates.

• 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 will be done. Further details of the first counselling and first and second rounds of seat allocations are given in Sections 15(f-j) of this Admission Booklet.
  
  Depending on their C-CAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on the order of preferences of courses and centres given by them during the counselling. If some candidates' ranks are not good enough to get them their top preferences in the first round of seat allocations, 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. However, if candidates get their first preference in the first round of seat allocation itself, then that will be their final allocated seat and there will be no change for them in the second round of seat allocations. The seats allocated in the second round are final and there will be no further change in them.
  
  
• Through the second counseling, candidates who have not got/confirmed admission are given one last chance to online fill their preferences of courses and training centres for the vacant seats that arise after the second round of seat allocation. The second counselling is done after the second round of seat allocation. The third round of seat allocation is based on the second counseling. The categories of candidates who are eligible to take part in the second counselling, and more details of the second counselling and third round of seat allocation, are given in Sections 15(k-m) of this Admission Booklet.

During both the counselling sessions, candidates will be permitted to give preferences for only those courses belonging to the category they had selected in the C-CAT application form. However, a candidate can give as many preferences of training centres and courses belonging to the applied C-CAT category.

Based on the C-CAT ranks, admissions to various courses at different training centres are offered in the order of preferences of courses and centres given by the candidate and the number of seats available for the courses at the particular centres. Therefore candidates must take utmost care while filling the order of preference of the courses and centres. A candidate cannot join a lower preferred choice if he/she is allocated a higher preference in any round of seat allocation. Under any circumstance, a candidate will not be allocated another course/centre which was not given as a preference during the counselling stage.

12.1 Course Fee :
The fee of all the PG Diploma courses (except PG-DBDA) offered by C-DAC is Rs. 80,000/- + Goods & Service Tax (GST) on it as applicable at the time of payments (January/February 2018). GST in October 2017 is 18%. The fee for PG-DBDA is Rs 1 lakh + GST. The course fee includes expenses towards course materials, computer lab usage, examinations, final mark-list/certificate, and placement assistance provided at the local training centre. The fee for all the PG Diploma courses is to be paid in two installments (details given below). Candidates may take note that no Demand Draft (DD) or cheque or cash will be accepted at any C-DAC training centre towards payment of any installment of course fees.

12.2 Scholarship Scheme :
C-DAC Kolkata, C-DAC Mohali and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram offer Rs 3000 per month scholarship (for a total period of 5 months) for the students joining these centres after paying the full course fee as given in the below sections. Candidates are advised to contact these centres for further details.

12.3 First Installment of Course Fee :
The first installment course fee of Rs 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable at the time of payment (January/February 2018) is to be paid as per the schedule given under Important Dates (Table 11). 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 (022-27565303/26703251) regarding any issues they face during the payment of first installment of course fee.

12.4 Second (Final) Installment of Course Fee
The second installment of course fee is Rs. 70,000/- + GST on it as applicable in February 2018 for all courses except PG-DBDA for which it is Rs 90,000/- + GST. It is to be paid before 16 February 2018 through NEFT from any bank to the account of the C-DAC centre where the candidate is finally allocated for his/her PG Diploma course. For all private training centres of C-DAC, 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 2nd Installment" button that will be seen after logging in on the C-DAC website using candidate's Form No.

(b) Print 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, 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 written on it. (Candidate has to submit it at the admitted centre while joining the course.)

(f) After the NEFT payment, carefully enter the NEFT transaction (UTR) number, name of account holder (from whose account the money is transferred), city/ name/ branch 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 the second installment at C-DAC, payment received message will be displayed when the candidate logs in on the C-DAC website, and receipt of the second installment payment will be e-mailed to the candidate's registered email id. Candidates may contact C-DAC Mumbai (022-27565303/26703251) regarding any issues they face during the payment of second installment of course fee.

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Important Notes:

(i)Candidates need to contact their allocated centre (where they have credited the second installment) to know the status of their payment. Contact details of all C-DAC centres are given in the last section of this Admission Booklet.

(ii) Candidates should enter the correct NEFT details, otherwise his/her payment confirmation may not happen.

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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 lack of the minimum required number of students, 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 May 2018 will not be eligible for any refund of fees paid.

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 it and post it to

C-DAC ACTS,
5th floor, Innovation Park,Sr. No. 34/B/1,
Panchvati, Pashan, Pune - 411008.

Alternatively, candidates may scan the filled-in form, and email it to actssupport@cdac.in

Candidates should write ‘Request for withdrawal from PG Diploma admission’   on top of the envelope in which the form is sent. No e-mail requests for withdrawal without attaching the signed withdrawal forms will be entertained. Online withdrawal entries without sending 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. No e-mail requests for withdrawal will be entertained.

13.1 Penalty on Withdrawal of Admission :

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

• If a candidate who has paid the course fee wants to withdraw his/her admission on or before 5 pm on 15 January 2018, 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 C-DAC ACTS Pune before 5 pm on 15 January 2018.
• If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission during 16 January 2018 to 5 pm on 24 January 2018, 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 C-DAC ACTS Pune before 5 pm on 24 January 2018.
• If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission after 24 January 2018 but before the date of commencement of the course, then Rs 10,000/- + GST paid on Rs 10,000/- will be deducted from the fees paid, and the balance amount (if any) will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should reach C-DAC ACTS Pune before 10 am on 20 February 2018.
• If a student wants to withdraw from a course within 30 days 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 of Rs 40,000/- (Rs 50,000/- for PG-DBDA) will be refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should be submitted at the admitted training centre before 5 pm on 21 March 2018.
• If a student wants to withdraw from a course after 30 days of the date of commencement of the course, 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 seats are allocated through the third round.

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In all matters concerning admissions, the decision of C-DAC shall be final and binding on all the candidates. With regard to the interpretation of the provisions of any matter not covered in this Admission Booklet, the decision of C-DAC shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.

Table 11: Important dates related to admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of February 2018 batch through the C-CAT of December 2017.

No.	Event	Dates
A	Beginning of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT	29 October 2017
B	Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of Examination Fee for C-CAT	4 December 2017 (till 3 pm)
C	Downloading of C-CAT Admit Cards	7-14 December 2017
D	C-DAC's Common Admission Test (C-CAT)	10 December 2017	17 December 2017
E	Announcement of C-CAT Ranks	28 December 2017
F	Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling)	28 December 2017 - 4 January 2018
G	Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation	8 January 2018
H	Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates allocated seats through the first round	15 January 2018 (till 5 pm)
I	Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation	19 January 2018
J	Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee for candidates allocated seats through the second round	24 January 2018 (till 5 pm)
K	Payment of caution deposit and Online Selection of Courses and Centres (2nd Counselling)	1-7 February 2018
L	Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation   (based on 2nd Counselling)	9 February 2018
M	Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee	16 February 2018
N	Registration of Students at Training Centres	19 February 2018
O	Commencement of PG Diploma Courses	20 February 2018

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Beginning of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT

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Step 1: C-CAT Registration

The process of admission to C-DAC's PG Diploma courses begins with registration of prosp-ective 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 C-CAT application form online. The Form Number must be remembered by the candidate as it will be the reference number and login ID of the candidate during the whole admission process.

Step 2: C-CAT Application – Selection of Category of Courses

Once candidates have completed registration, the next step is to log in and fill the C-CAT application form. After entering the personal data and qualifying degree details, candidates have to select the category (I or II or III) of PG Diploma courses which they wish to apply. Candidates selecting category III can apply for all PG Diploma courses of C-DAC, provided they are eligible for these courses. Category II candidates can apply for the courses under category I and II, where as category I candidates can apply for PG-DGi only. Once the application form is submitted online, candidates will not have option to change the category of courses selected in the application form.

Step 3: C-CAT Application – Use of Own laptop or Centre PC

Candidates who wish to use their own laptops for C-CAT should choose the option of using 'Own Laptop' in the online application form. The instructions for such candidates are given in the sectionUse of Candidate's Laptop for C-CAT. Candidates who wish to use the computers of the C-CAT centre should choose the option of using 'C-CAT Centre PC'   in the online form. For such candidates, a computer usage charge of Rs 200 will be added to their examination fee.

Candidates are advised to view the seat availability for C-CAT at various cities before submitting the application form.

Step 4: C-CAT Application – Uploading Candidate’s photo

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

Step 5: C-CAT Application – Payment of Application fee

The next step is payment of C-CAT examination fee that may be paid online . The details of payment are given in the section C-CAT Examination Fee.

Step 6: C-CAT Application – Selection of Exam City & Date

Once the examination fee is paid, candidates have to choose the city and date for appearing C-CAT. The cities where C-CAT will be conducted in 10 December 2017 or 17 December 2017 are listed in Table 9. Candidates can view the seat availability for C-CAT at various cities by clicking 'Select Exam City & Date' on the main menu of the application form. Depending on the seat availability, candidates can choose one date and one city for appearing for C-CAT.

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Important Note: Once the C-CAT examination fee is paid, candidates must select the C-CAT date and city to complete the application process.

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C-CAT centres will be sequentially allocated to candidates (on first-come, first-served basis) as per their online applications. Once the capacity of a particular C-CAT city is full on any C-CAT date, that city will no longer be shown in the drop-down list of that date on the online application form. C-DAC reserves the right to cancel a C-CAT centre, in which case an alternate centre will be offered to the candidates.

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).

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Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of Examination Fee for C-CAT

4 December 2017 (till 3 pm)

The online registration and application of candidates for C-CAT will close on 4 December 2017 (till 3 pm) . The payment of examination fee through online mode will be closed on this date.

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Downloading of C-CAT Admit Cards

7-14 December 2017

Candidates can download their C-CAT 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 application form number.

No candidate will be permitted to appear for C-CAT without a valid admit card. .Candidates will not be able to download their admit cards, if they have not made the payment of C-CAT examination fee before the last date of payment, or if they have not selected the C-CAT city and date while applying for C-CAT.

(d)

C-DAC's Common Admission Test (C-CAT)

10 December 2017

17 December 2017

The computer-based C-CAT for admission to the February 2018 batch of PG Diploma courses will be conducted on two dates, viz., 10 December 2017 and 17 December 2017 , in various cities across India. The details of C-CAT are given in the section C-DAC's Common Admission Test. Candidates must appear for C-CAT 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.

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Important Note:Candidates who have opted Category I in their application form can appear for only section A of C-CAT. Category II candidates can appear for Sections A and B, whereas Category III candidates can appear for all the Sections (A, B and C) of C-CAT.

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Candidates who have opted to use their own laptops for C-CAT will have to bring their fully charged and configured laptop (as per the instructions given on the Admit Cards) to the C-CAT venue at least one hour before the start of the exam. The C-CAT centre will provide computers for only those candidates who have opted to use 'C-CAT Centre PC' in their application form.

Before attempting the computer-based questions during C-CAT, candidates are advised to carefully read and follow the instructions given along with the admit card and question paper. Use of logarithmic tables/calculators/mobile phones/electronic gadgets is not permitted in the examination hall. Use of unfair means by a candidate, whether detected at the time of the test, evaluation or at any other stage, will lead to cancellation of his/her candidature. Candidates must ensure that they do not use any study/reference material / text books / external communications, etc. during C-CAT, which shall be treated as “use of unfair means”.

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Important Note: Candidates are advised to read the C-CAT User Manual and become familiar with the computer-based C-CAT through the practice sessions that will be available on the C-DAC website a few days before the C-CAT dates.

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(e)

Announcement of C-CAT Results

28 December 2017

C-CAT results will be published at 5 pm on the C-DAC website on 28 December 2017, which can be checked using candidate’s login. Candidates will be provided ranks based on their performances in Section A, Sections A+B and Sections A+B+C. If a candidate has appeared for multiple sections in C-CAT, he/she shall be obtaining multiple ranks as explained in the section C-CAT Ranking.

In order to be considered for admission to a desired course, a candidate’s name must appear in the C-CAT rank-list of the category corresponding to the desired course.

(f)

Online Selection of Course and Centre (1st Counselling)

28 December 2017-4 January 2018

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 C-CAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on their order of preferences of courses and centres. Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact C-DAC Mumbai through phone (022-27565303/ 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.

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Important Notes: (i) Candidates will be permitted to give preferences for only those courses belonging to the category they had selected in the C-CAT application form.
(ii)Candidates are advised to verify the eligibility of each course before opting for it during choice filling. It will entirely be the responsibility of candidates to prove that they satisfy the minimum eligibility requirements of the courses for which they are seeking admission.

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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) by the candidate till 4 January 2018. 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 untill 4 January 2018. 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. Seat allocations will happen strictly as per the order of preferences given by the candidates and their C-CAT ranks.

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Important Notes: (i) If a candidate has not given preference for a particular course or a centre during the choice filling stage, he/she will not be considered for this particular course/centre in any further admission process.
(ii)After the last date of choice filling, there is no provision for a candidate to edit/add/delete any preferences, even for the second round of seat allocations.

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(g)

Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation

8 January 2018

The course and centre allocated to the candidates are published online at 5 pm on 8 January 2018. Admissions to various courses at different training centres are offered in the order of C-CAT 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 will be permitted at any stage. Seat allocation will happen only as per the order of preferences already given by the candidates.

(h)

Last date of payment of first installment course fee for candidates allocated seats through the first round

15 January 2018 (till 5 pm)

Once a seat is offered to a candidate, he/she must pay the first installment fee of Rs. 10,000/- + GST as applicable in January 2018 as a token amount to confirm the admission. The mode of payment of fee is explained in the section Payment of Course Fee. Payment of first installment course fee through online/challan should be strictly done before 5 pm on 15 January 2018. 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 token amount by 5 pm on 15 January 2018 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 seat allocation, candidates are advised to pay the token amount and confirm their admission, even if the course/centre allocated in the first round of allocation 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.

(i)

Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation

19 January 2018

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 19 January 2018, 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.

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Last date of payment of first installment fee for candidates allocated seats first-time through the second round

24 January 2018 (till 5 pm)

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 as applicable in January 2018 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 24 January 2018. 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.

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Important Note: Candidates who have been allocated seats in any round of seat allocation, but have failed to confirm their admission (by not paying the first installment course fee) will have their seat allocations cancelled.

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Payment of caution deposit and online selection of course and centre (2nd Counselling)

1-7 February 2018

The second counselling (choice filling) will be done online by the candidates during 1-7 February 2018 for the vacant seats available at C-DAC’s training centres. The eligible candidates (as given below) can give their order of preferences of the vacant courses and training centres by logging in on the C-DAC website using their form number and password. The details of the counselling process are given in section 15(f) of this Admission Booklet.

Candidates who have ranks obtained through the C-CAT conducted in December 2017 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 28 December 2017 - 4 January 2018.

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 counseling, candidates belonging to the above-mentioned four categories have to pay a caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable in February 2018. After the confirmation of payment of this caution deposit, candidates can give as many preferences of eligible centre/courses from the available list.

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Important Note:In the second choice-filling, candidates should give preference to any centre/course only if they are keen on taking admission to it. Caution deposit shall not be refunded to candidates who are allocated seats in the third round. Candidates may note that, in anticipation of getting a higher preferred course through the second counselling, withdrawing or not confirming admission of a seat allocated through the first counselling may be a risky affair.

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Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact C-DAC Mumbai through phone (022-27565303/26703251) or e-mail (course-enquiry@cdac.in).

(l)

Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation

9 February 2018

The course and centre allocated to the candidates who participated in the second counselling are published online on 9 February 2018. 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.

(m)

Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee

16 February 2018

Candidates who have confirmed their admission by paying the first installment course fee are required to pay the balance course fee on or before 16 February 2018. The second (final) installment amount of Rs 70,000/- + GST as applicable in February 2018 (Rs 90,000/- + GST for PG-DBDA course) can only be paid through NEFT. The various steps for NEFT payment are explained in the section Payment of Course Fee.

(n)

Registration of Students at the Allocated Training Centres

19 February 2018

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.

At the time of registration, candidates need to show their photo identity cards for identification, submit three passport-size colour photographs and photocopies of qualifying degree certificate or provisional/passing certificate from the university. The original certificates should be presented for verification at the time of registration. Candidates need to fill up and submit course registration forms at the time of registration at the admitting training centre.

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 (at the admitting centre) 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 May 2018 to confirm their admission.

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Important Note:Candidates who are provisionally admitted as C-DAC students but are unable to produce the proof of qualification by 31 May 2018 will have their admissions cancelled. They will not be eligible for any refund of fees.

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Commencement of PG Diploma Courses

20 February 2018

Classes for the February 2018 batch of all the PG Diploma courses at all training centres of C-DAC will begin on 20 February 2018.

Candidates/students wishing to withdraw their admission during any stage of the admission process or course delivery must follow the guidelines mentioned in the section Cancellation & Refund. Penalties levied on such candidates/students are also explained in this section.
Requests of students to relocate to another centre after taking admissions at one centre may not be entertained except in certain exceptional cases like serious medical reasons that occurred after the choice-filling process. Such request letters along with valid certificates/proofs are to be addressed to the head of the allocated/admitted training centre. Depending on the seriousness of the applications, C-DAC shall take an appropriate decision on the transfer request. Even in all such exceptional cases, C-CAT ranking will be strictly followed. If this transfer is to a course with higher fees, the difference in amount of fees is to be paid by the candidate. However if the transfer is to a course with lower fees, no part of the fees will be refunded by C-DAC.

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Important Note:(i) C-DAC reserves the right to cancel a course at any centre, if conducting the course is not viable due to lack of the required minimum number of students. If a course is cancelled by C-DAC, the fees paid will be refunded to the candidates or alternate admission will be offered as per their ranks. (ii) C-DAC has the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of any candidate who is found to have been admitted to a course to which he/she is not entitled, being unqualified or ineligible in accordance with the rules and regulations in force.

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PG-DAC is the most popular PG Diploma course of C-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 entire course syllabus, courseware, teaching methodology and the course delivery have been derived from the rich research and development background of C-DAC. Running successfully for more than 20 years, the PG-DAC course has produced thousands of professionals, who are well positioned in the industry today. The major modules covered in PG-DAC are:

• Operating System Concepts
• Object Oriented Programming with C++
• Algorithms & Data Structures
• Software Application Development Tools & Techniques
• Advanced Web Programming
• JavaScript Framework
• Database Technologies
• Java Technologies-I (Core Java)
• Java Technologies-II (Web Based Java)
• Microsoft .Net Technologies
• Application Security & Testing
• Upcoming Technologiy (Parallel Computing)
• Aptitude & Effective Communication
• Project

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• Operating System Concepts
• Object Oriented Programming with C++
• Algorithms & Data Structures
• Introduction to RDBMS
• Java Programming-I (Core Java)
• Java Programming-II (Web Based Java)
• Wireless Connectivity & Mobility
• Android Programming
• iOS Programming
• Hybrid Mobile Application Development
• Aptitude & Effective Communication
• Project

Realizing the growth of embedded systems in day-to-day life and the need for trained manpower in this promising area, C-DAC launched PG-DESD for engineers in Computers, Electronics and IT. Embedded Systems is a unique field, where engineers need to have sound knowledge in hardware and software design. Keeping this aspect in view, C-DAC has designed this course giving equal emphasis to hardware and software, enabling engineers to face challenges in the design and development of state-of-the-art embedded systems. The latest curriculum includes a module on Internet of Things (IoT), specifically focusing on IoT architectures, applications, standards and protocols. The course has also been recently updated with a module dedicated on Embedded Hardware Design and Development. The major modules covered in PG-DESD are:

• Programming Concepts
• Microcontrollers and Interfacing
• Embedded Operating Systems
• Real-Time Operating Systems
• Internet of Things (IoT) and Mobile Programming
• Embedded Hardware Design and Development
• Aptitude & Effective Communication
• Project and Seminar

System software is an important area of the computer system. It helps in managing and controlling the hardware and also provides convenient environment for the application software. Developing this kind of software is a challenging task as knowledge of system internals and quality programming skills are required. Demand for these skill sets is fast growing in the development of software specific to domains like telecommunications, networking, cyber security, operating systems, grid computing, ubiquitous computing and medical instrumentation. C-DAC has taken up the challenge to address the need for trained system software development professionals by introducing the in-depth course, PG-DSSD, giving emphasis on secure software design and implementation practices as per the industry needs. This career-oriented course is designed and developed for engineers and postgraduates in electronics, computer science and IT. The major modules covered in PG-DSSD are:

• Advanced C/C++ Programming
• Computer Networks & Security
• Software Engineering
• Linux System Programming and Driver Development
• Windows System Programming and Driver Development
• Mobile Computing and Android Programming
• Parallel Programming
• Project

PG-DITISS is targeted towards grooming students in the arena of human-computer interaction and cyber and network security. The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand the concepts of network security and learn the techniques of detecting the attacks and securing a network from internal and external attacks. At the end of the course, the student will be able to recognise a variety of generic security threats and vulnerabilities, understand the principles and practices of cryptographic techniques, identify and analyze particular security problems for a given application and apply appropriate security techniques to solve the security issues. The major modules covered in PG-DITISS are:

• Fundamentals of Computer Networks
• Concepts of Operating System and Administration
• Java Programming with Crypto API
• Security Concepts
• Network Defense and Countermeasures (NDC)
• Auditing, Securing Standards and Best Practices
• Cyber Forensics
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Aptitude & Effective Communication
• Project

PG-DVLSI is a pioneering course offered by C-DAC to assist engineers who wish to gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge in the field of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design. It will also prepare them to keep pace with the changing trends of VLSI technology and the requirements of an ever-growing VLSI design industry. The entire course syllabus, courseware, teaching methodology and the course delivery have been derived from the rich research and development background of C-DAC, which has a legacy of designing the PARAM range of supercomputers. The major modules covered in PG-DVLSI are:

• Advanced Digital Design
• System Architecture
• Programming Fundamentals
• VHDL
• HDL Simulation and Synthesis
• Verilog HDL
• CMOS VLSI and aspect of ASIC Design
• System Verilog
• Verification using UVM
• Linux Shell Scripting & Perl
• Aptitude & Effective Communication
• Project

PG-DBDA will educate the aspirants who want to make an impact in the corporate and academic world in the domain of big data analytics as data scientist and researcher, big data leads/administrators/managers, business analysts and data visualization specialists. The course is also suitable for those who are already working in analytics to enhance their theoretical and conceptual knowledge as well as those with analytical aptitude and would like to start career in big data analytics in different business sectors. The collaboration with the different multi-national companies at the level of mutual research interests and customer related projects will ease the path for campus recruitment. The students will be able to work with big data platform, analyze various big data analysis techniques for useful business applications, design efficient algorithms for mining the data from large volumes, analyze the HADOOP and Map Reduce technologies associated with big data analytics, and explore big data applications. Modules covered in PG-DBDA are:

• Statistical Analysis with R
• Programming with Python
• Fundamentals of Linux Programming
• Java with Scala
• Cloud Computing & HPC Applications
• Data Collection & DBMS (Principles, Tools & Platforms)
• Big Data Technologies
• Data Visualization - Analysis and Reporting
• Advanced Analytics
• Practical Machine Learning
• Aptitude and Effective Communication
• Project

This course will enable the students to utilize various embedded technologies related to IoT, Sensor Networks, Communication Protocols, Cloud Computing, Accessing Resources and Services needed to perform functions with dynamically changing needs. It will also help to understand the IoT privacy and security concepts for secured IoT environment and to utilize the various IoT platforms to explore real time IoT application areas. After the course, students will be able to explore modern IoT trends and to undertake industrial research projects for the development of future solutions in the domain of Data Analytics to make an impact in the technological advancement. They will be able to use advanced IoT Tools/ Decision-Making Tools/ Operation Research Techniques to analyze the complex problems and get ready to develop such new techniques for the future. Modules covered in PG-DIoT are:

• Fundamentals of IoT
• Programming Technologies
• Microcontroller Programming
• Embedded Linux Platform
• Network Programming & Wireless Technologies
• Data Management & Analytics
• Edge Computing and Protocols
• Cloud Computing
• Mobile and Web Applications
• Technology Aggregation & Case Studies
• Aptitude and Effective Communication
• Project

PG-DHPCSA will educate the aspirants who want to make an impact in the corporate and academic world in the domain of High Performance Computing system administration as System Administrator, Storage Administrator and IT Infrastructure Specialist. The course is also suitable for those who are already working in HPC administration domain to enhance their theoretical and conceptual knowledge as well as those who would like to start career in HPC administration. The collaboration with the different multi-national companies at the level of mutual research interests and customer related projects will ease the path for campus recruitment. At the end of the course the students will be able to manage HPC infrastructure like network, storage, resource and backup management, efficiently design data center, maintain the HADOOP cluster and map reduce technology, explore on HPC applications and solutions, and understand the fundamentals of various cloud techniques and system security. Modules covered in PG-DHPCSA are:

• Computer Architecture
• Linux Operating System and Perl
• HPC System Administration and Management
• Python Programming
• Fundamentals of Computer Network and Management
• Storage and Backup Management
• Resource Management and Accounting
• Security and Traffic Management
• Hadoop Administration
• Cloud Services and Security
• Aptitude and Effective Communication
• Project

The importance of biomedical engineers in the fast-growing healthcare industry is now well acknowledged and consequently new career options are available to them in healthcare industries both nationally and internationally. The 24-week PG-DBIHI course is designed to mould engineers who can serve in healthcare industry, as well as in companies dealing with medical equipments. Keeping this aspect in view, C-DAC has designed the PG-DBIHI giving emphasis to medical equipments, enabling engineers to face challenges in R&D, medical equipment manufacturing industry, Hospitals, medical equipment standardization and calibration. The modules will provide in-depth study of a wide range of medical equipments, with the opportunity for specialisation according to the students' interests and future career aspirations. The expected learning outcome is the acquisition of a wide knowledge of a variety of medical equipments and understanding of concepts in healthcare informatics. The major modules covered in PG-DBIHI are:

• Programming Concepts
• Digital Signal Processing
• Microcontroller and Interfacing
• PCB CAD/ CAM
• Bio-Medical Instrumentation
• Health Informatics
• Project Work and Seminar