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 postgraduate diploma courses through its training centres located in
cities such as Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Silchar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur,
Karad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida,
Patna, Pune, 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, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Ecuador,
Palestine, Egypt, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Panama, Commonwealth of Dominica,
Morocco, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Cook
Islands, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe and Jordan, 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.