CDAC Courses 2020: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) will conduct the exam tentatively in the second and third week of December, 2020. The exam will be conducted in online mode across India. The application form of CDAC courses 2020 will be issued tentatively in the Last week of October, 2020 on the official website. The last date to fill the application form of CDAC courses 2020 will be in the Last week of November, 2020 tentatively. The admit card will be issued two or three weeks before the CDAC courses exam 2020. The candidates who will qualify the exam of CDAC course 2020 will be invited for the counselling rounds.

At the counselling of the CDAC course 2020, the candidates will have to fill the preference of the CDAC courses 2020. The seat allotment will be started tentatively from First week of January, 2020. The last date of fees payment after the confirmation of seat allotment will be in the Second week of February, 2020. The final shortlisted candidates will be provided training by the authorities, then the course will get commenced expectedly from the Third week of February, 2020. Read the complete article to know more about the CDAC course 2020 in detail.

CDAC courses 2020: Important dates 

The list of important dates and events related to the CDAC courses 2020 includes the date of registration, application, seat allotment, counselling, fees payment etc. The list of CDAC 2020 course tentative dates and events is as given below: 

Dates and Events 

Events	Dates
Issue of CDAC course 2020 application form	Last week of October, 2020 (tentative)
Last date of CDAC course 2020 application form	Last week of November, 2020 (tentative)
Issue of CDAC course 2020 admit card	First and second week of December, 2020
CDAC course exam 2020	Second and third week of December, 2020
Announcement of CDAC course 2020 result	Last week of December, 2020
CDAC course counselling 2020 – Round 1	From Last week of December, 2020 to first week of January, 2020
Announcement of Seat Allocation for First Round	First week of January, 2020
Payment of first installment for candidates allocated seats in the first round	Third week of January, 2020
Announcement of seat allocation for second round	Third week of January, 2020
Last Date for payment of first installment for candidates allocated seats in the second round	Fourth week of January, 2020
Payment in Caution Deposit; online selection of course and centre for second counselling	Last week of January to First week of February, 2020
Announcement of seat allocation (third round based on second counselling)	First week of February, 2020
Last date of payment (for balance course fee)	Second week of February, 2020
Registration of candidates at the training centres	Third week of February, 2020
Beginning of course	Third week of February, 2020

CDAC courses 2020: Overview 

The candidates can get the brief introduction about the exam by referring the overview of CDAC 2020 course. The main highlights of CDAC course 2020 are as given below: 

Exam Highlights 

Exam Pattern	Details
Name of the exam	CDAC’s computerized common admission test
Commonly known as	CDAC
Conducting body	Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
Level of exam	National Level
Type of exam	PG Diploma course entrance
Mode of exam	Online mode
Number of courses offered	Total 11 courses
Number of seats offered	4380 seats

CDAC courses 2020: Eligibility Criteria 

The candidates will have to fulfill the eligibility criteria of CDAC courses 2020, to appear in the exam. The eligibility criteria is as given below: 

CDAC courses 2020 Basic Eligibility:

The candidate must have completed graduation or equivalent degree (as B. E / B.Tech / 4 – year BSc Engg / DoEACC B Level / AMIE) in IT / Computer Science / Telecommunications / Electronics / Electrical / Instrumentation, or

The candidate must have completed post – graduation or equivalent degree in engineering sciences (as MSc in IT / Computer Science / Electronics)

Eligibility for CDAC courses Category I (Section -A)

Course	Minimum qualification and marks
2. P. G. Diploma in Geoinformatics	P. G. degree in Applied Sciences / Geology / Geography / Mathematics / Physics / Computational Sciences or allied areas with minimum fifty percent marks

Eligibility for CDAC courses Category II (Section – A + B)

Course	Minimum qualification and marks
3. P. G. Diploma in HPC System Administration	P. G. degree in Mathematics or allied areas, or Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five per cent marks
4. P. G. Diploma in Mobile Computing	P. G. degree in Mathematics or allied areas, or Master of Computer Application with at least fifty percent marks
5. P. G. Diploma in System Software Development	P. G. degree in Mathematics or allied areas, or Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five percent marks
6. P. G. Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development	Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five percent marks
7. P. G. Diploma in Big Data Analytics	Bachelor’s degree in any stream of engineering, or Master’s degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics / MBA systems or allied areas, or Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five percent marks
8. P. G. Diploma in Artificial Intelligence	Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Physics, or Master of Computer Application with at least sixty percent marks
9. P. G. Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security	P. G. degree in Mathematics or allied areas, or Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five percent marks
10. P. G. Diploma in Advanced Computing	Bachelor’s degree in any stream of engineering, or Master’s degree in Physics / Computer Sciences / Mathematics or allied areas, or Master’s degree in Management with graduation in Science / Computer Applications / IT, or MCA or MCM with at least fifty percent marks
11. P. G. Diploma in Internet of Things	Master of Computer Application with at least fifty five percent marks

Eligibility for CDAC courses Category III (Section – A + B + C)

Course	Minimum qualification and marks
12. P. G. Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation & Health Informatics	B. E. in Biomedical or related fields with minimum fifty five percent marks
13. P. G. Diploma in VLSI Design	B. E. in Biomedical or related fields with minimum fifty five percent marks
14. P. G. Diploma in Embedded Systems Design	B. E. in Biomedical or related fields with minimum fifty five percent marks

CDAC courses 2020: Registration 

The candidates will have to fill the registration form of CDAC courses 2020 on the official website. To fill the registration form of CDAC courses 2020 the candidates will have to provide the basic and educational details. After filling the registration form the candidates will get a registration number generated for further step of filling the application form.

CDAC courses 2020: Application Form 

To fill the application form of CDAC courses 2020, the candidates will have to login with the registered login credentials on the official website of CDAC. The application form of CDAC course 2020 will be issued in the last week of October 2020 tentatively. The candidates will have to fill all the necessary details at the time of filling the application form of CDAC courses 2020. The choice of the category will also be filled at the time of filling the registration form of CDAC courses 2020 as per the preference of post graduate diploma course. 

Steps to Fill the CDAC 2020 Application Form 

1^st Step: Visit the official website

2^nd Step: Select the category of courses 

3^rd Step: Enter the required details, upload all the necessary documents, submit the fees 

4^th step: Submit the CDAC course fees 

5^th step: Select of exam city and exam date

CDAC courses 2020: Application Fees

The application fees of CDAC courses 2020 as per the category of the candidates is as given below: 

 CDAC Fees

Category of course	Application Fees
Category I (Section – A)	Rs. 1350 /-
Category II (Section – A + B)	Rs. 1550 /-
Category III (Section – A + B +C)	Rs. 1750 /-

CDAC courses 2020: Exam Pattern

The candidates can get the overview of the CDAC 2020 courses by referring the exam pattern provided by the institute. The exam pattern of CDAC 2020 courses is as given below: 

Exam Pattern 

Mode of Exam	Online mode
Medium of Exam	English medium only
Duration of Exam	60 minutes each paper
Number of Questions	Total 50 objective questions each paper
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice questions
Total marks	150 marks each paper
Marking Scheme	For every correct answer +3 marks For every wrong answer -1 mark

CDAC courses 2020: Admit Card 

The admit card of CDAC 2020 courses will be available on the official website in the first and second week of December, 2020 tentatively. The candidates will not be permitted inside the exam centre without the admit card of CDAC course 2020. The final allotted exam centre city will be confirmed after the issue of CDAC 2020 course admit card by the exam conducting body. The candidates must ensure that all the details mentioned on the admit card should be correct as provided by them at the time of filling the application form. In case, of any error in the details mentioned on the admit card, the candidates must inform on the helpline numbers provided by the institute.

What details will be mentioned on the admit card of CDAC courses 2020? 

The following details will be mentioned on the admit card of CDAC courses 2020: 

1. Category of the candidate 
2. Name of the candidate
3. Name and location exam centre
4. Exam date and day 
5. Exam timing 
6. Course name and code
7. Photo of the candidate 
8. Roll number of the candidate 
9. Subjects name

How to rectify the error in the CDAC course 2020 admit card?

The candidates are advised to check all the important information mentioned on the admit card of CDAC courses 2020. If there will be any error or mistake found on the admit card of CDAC courses 2020 after downloading, then the candidates will have contact on the helpline numbers provided by the institute immediately. The helpline details of CDAC 2020 courses are as given below:

CDAC email address: [email protected] 

CDAC institute Helpline Telephone Numbers: 020 – 25503 134 / 136 / 128 / 107

CDAC courses 2020: Exam Centre 

The exam of CDAC courses 2020 will be conducted all over India. The candidates will have to select the option of CDAC courses 2020 exam centre at the time of filling the application form on the official website. The preference of CDAC 2020 course exam centre will be filled by the candidate. However, the final allotment of the exam centre will lie in the hands of the exam conducting body. The candidates will be able to check the name of the final allotted CDAC 2020 course exam centre after downloading the admit card from the official website. The list of CDAC 2020 course exam centre is as given below. 

List of Exam Centres 

Name of exam centre city	Name of exam centre city	Name of exam centre city	Name of exam centre city
1. Guwahati	9. Lucknow	17. Allahabad	25. Jaipur
2. Raipur	10. Mohali	18. Bengaluru	26. Vijayawada
3. Ranchi	11. Mumbai	19. Bhubaneswar	27. Karad
4. Silchar	12. Nagpur	20. Navi Mumbai	28. Kochi
5. Solapur	13. Nashik	21. New Delhi	29. Kolkata
6. Thiruvananthapuram	14. Chennai	22. Noida	30. Gwalior
7. Agartala	15. Hyderabad	23. Patna
8. Ahmedabad	16. Indore	24. Pune

CDAC courses 2020: Syllabus 

The candidates must refer the syllabus of CDAC course exam 2020 as provided by the exam conducting body. The syllabus of CDAC course 2020 is divided into three parts as per the categories. The syllabus of CDAC 2020 course include the following topics:

CDAC Syllabus 2020

Sectional Division	Topics covered as per the syllabus
Section – A	1. English2. Reasoning 3. Quantitative Aptitude
Section B	1. Computer Fundamentals2. Data Structures3. C Programming4. Data Communication & Networking 5. Operating Systems6. Object Oriented Programming Concepts
Section C	1. Microprocessors2. Computer Architecture3. Digital Electronics

CDAC courses 2020: Result 

The result of CDAC courses 2020 will be issued on the official website of CDAC. The result of CDAC courses 2020 will be announced tentatively in the Last week of December, 2020. The candidates will have to provide the login credentials on the official website to download the result of CDAC course 2020. Due to change in the time table of CDAC 2020 course, the result announcement will also get delayed. The date of CDAC course result 2020 will be notified soon. The result will include the details as rank of the candidate, marks obtained by the candidate in the CDAC course exam 2020. The candidates who will apply for the numerous courses will get numerous ranks in the result of CDAC courses 2020. 

How to check the result of CDAC courses 2020? 

To check the result of CDAC courses 2020 the candidates can take help of the steps given below:

1^st step: Visit the official website of CDAC at https://www.cdac.in/

2^nd step: Click on result page from the student corner, and enter the login credentials of the candidate

3^rd step: Select the option of Download CDAC result 2020

4^th step: The result of CDAC 2020 courses will be displayed 

5^th step: Download the PDF of the CDAC 2020 courses result and take out the print

CDAC courses 2020: Counselling 

After the result declaration of CDAC courses 2020, the counselling will be conducted by the exam conducting body. The first round of CDAC courses 2020 will be conducted from Last week of December, 2020 to first week of January, 2020 tentatively. At the counselling of CDAC courses 2020, the candidate will have to fill the preference in online mode. After the counselling round of CDAC courses 2020, the seat allotment will be done on the basis of the seats available, and the ranks of the candidates. The second round of counselling will be tentatively start from Third week of January, 2020. After the completion of counselling and seat allotment, the course fees will be submitted by the candidates to start the admission process.

CDAC courses 2020: Seat Allotment

 The first seat allotment will be announced from the First week of January, 2020 tentatively. The candidates will be allotted seats as per the preference filled by them in the counselling rounds of CDAC courses 2020. The announcement of second round of seat allotment will be done tentatively in the Third week of January, 2020. The candidates will have to pay the fees after each round of seat allotment. The seat allocation third round will be held in the First week of February, 2020 tentatively. After completion of seat allotment rounds, the candidates will have to deposit the requisite fees. The registration of the candidates will be done in the Second week of February, 2020 at the training centres, after that the course session will be commenced.

CDAC courses 2020: Admission Process

To get the admission in the CDAC courses 2020, the candidates will have to apply for the entrance exam. The application form of CDAC 2020 will be followed by the registration done by the candidate. After that the exam conducting body will issue the admit card to the candidates to appear in the exam. The candidates who will clear the exam of CDAC courses 2020, will be called up for the counselling rounds. The counselling of CDAC courses 2020, will be conducted online. Then the seats will be allotted to the shortlisted candidates on the basis of the preference filled by them in the counselling rounds of CDAC 2020. The selected candidates will have to submit the requisite fees and will be provided admission in the CDAC 2020 courses.

CDAC courses 2020: FAQs 

Some of the frequently asked questions related to the CDAC courses 2020 are given below to resolve the remaining queries of the candidates. 

Question 1: When the CDAC 2020 course registration forms will be released by the institute?
Answer: The registration forms of CDAC course 2020 will be available on the official website of CDAC in the Last week of October, 2020 tentatively. The candidates will have to fill the CDAC course 2020 application form after completing the registration form.

Question 2: Is the CDAC a Government Institute or a Private institute?
Answer: The CDAC is a Research and Development Institute governed by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. It comes under the control of the government of India. It is not a private institute.

Question 3: How many CDAC institute are there in India which offers the admission through the CDAC exam?
Answer: There are approx. 30 CDAC institutes across India, which offers six months post graduate diploma courses for the under graduate candidates.

Question 4: When the admit card of CDAC course exam 2020 will be issued by the exam conducting body? 
Answer: The admit card of CDAC course exam 2020 will be issued by the exam conducting body tentatively in the First and second week of December, 2020.

Question 5: What will be the fees of CDAC course 2020 to fill the application form online? 
Answer: The fees of CDAC course 2020 to fill the application form online will be as given below: 

1. Application fees for the category – I (Section – A): Rs. 1350 /- 
2. Application fees for the category II (Section – A + B): Rs. 1550 /- 
3. Application fees for the category III (Section – A + B +C): Rs. 1750 /-

Question 6: Will there be any provision of negative marking in the exam of CDAC courses 2020 as per the marking scheme? 
Answer: Yes, there will be the provision of negative marking of -1 mark for every wrong answer attempted by the candidates in the CDAC course exam 2020.

Question 7: What will the duration of CDAC course exam 2020 as per the exam pattern provided by the exam conducting body? 
Answer: As per the exam pattern provided by the exam conducting body, the total duration of CDAC course 2020 exam will be of one hour for each paper.

Question 8: For how long the first round of counselling of CDAC course exam 2020 will be conducted by the exam conducting body? 
Answer: The first round of counselling of CDAC courses 2020 will be conducted from Last week of December, 2020 to first week of January, 2020 tentatively.

Question 9: Will the exam of CDAC courses admission 2020 be conducted in offline mode?
Answer: As per the exam pattern provided by the exam conducting body, the exam of CDAC courses 2020 will be conducted in online mode at all the exam centres across India.

Question 10: What type of courses does the CDAC 2020 offers after qualifying the entrance exam? 
Answer: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) offers various post graduate diploma courses, after clearing the entrance exam.

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