ONLINE DIPLOMA

ADMISSION BOOKLET

May 2021 Batch

Process of Admission to
Online Diploma Courses of C-DAC

 Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

 Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

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

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

 Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (e-DESD)

 Diploma in Big Data Analytics (e-DBDA)

 Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (e-DAI)

 CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. List of Online Diploma Courses & Eligibility Criteria

3. Highlights of Online Diploma Courses

4. Common Campus Placement Programmes

5. C-DAC's Training Centres

6. C-DAC's Common Admission Test (CCAT)

6.1 CCAT test Papers & Syllabus

6.2 CCAT Schedule & Cities

7. CCAT Fee

8. CCAT Admit Cards

9. CCAT Ranking

10. Counselling & Seat Allocations

11. Payment of Course Fee

11.1 Course Fee

11.2 Payment of 1st Installment of Course Fee

11.3 Payment of 2nd Installment of Course Fee

12. Cancellation & Refund

12.1 Penalty on Withdrawal of Admission

13. Additional Terms & Conditions

14. Important Dates

15. What Happens on the Important Dates?

16. Details of Online Diploma Courses

16.1 Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

16.2 Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

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

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

16.5 Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (e-DESD)

16.6 Diploma in Big Data Analytics (e-DBDA)

16.7 Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (e-DAI)

17. Laptop Configuration & Software Requirements

18. Address & Contact Details of C-DAC Training Centres

1. Introduction
Set up in 1988, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is a scientific society
of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, carrying out
Research and Development (R&D) in IT, electronics and associated areas. Different thematic
areas of C-DAC's research include high performance computing, grid and cloud computing,
multilingual computing, professional electronics, software technologies, cyber security, health
informatics, ubiquitous computing, and education & training.
As an institution for high-end R&D, C-DAC has been at the forefront of the IT revolution in the
country, constantly building capacities in emerging technologies, and innovating and leveraging
its expertise, calibre and skill sets to develop and deploy IT products and solutions for diverse
sectors. It has resulted in the emergence of a high-quality intellectual resource base at C-DAC in
the form of expert teams with specialised knowledge of various facets of advanced computing.
With such a rich resource base at its command, C-DAC set up the Advanced Computing
Training School (ACTS) in 1993 to meet the ever-increasing skilled manpower requirements of
the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) industry as well as supplement its
intellectual resource base for cutting-edge research and development. Over the years C-DAC has
designed and delivered various postgraduate and undergraduate degree and diploma
programmes. In addition, C-DAC imparts ICT training to state and national governments and
agencies, strategic sectors, corporate and industries, foreign countries and international students,
based on specific requirements.
Presently C-DAC is offering Online Diploma courses through its training centres located in cities
such as Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Silchar, and Thiruvananthapuram. Each year,
thousands of students and professionals are trained at these centres, enhancing their knowledge-
base and equipping them with the latest methodologies in advanced computing so as to make
their mark in the ICT industry. So far more than 3 lakh students have passed out from C-DAC.
Many of them are successful employees of multi-national and premier Indian ICT companies
today, and many more have become booming entrepreneurs.
C-DAC has made strong presence globally by providing visibility and brand name for India
through establishing state-of-the-art IT Training Centres and projects in many developing
countries like Ghana, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, Tanzania, Belarus, Armenia, Lesotho,
Seychelles, Syria, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan,
Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Peru, Palestine, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Panama,
Commonwealth of Dominica, Egypt, Morocco, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji,
Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Cook Islands, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe, Jordan, Argentina &
Solomon Islands, in close association with Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of
Electronics & IT, Government of India.

 C-DAC has been awarded as the 'Most Popular Training Institute in India' at
the Electronics For You Awards.
 C-DAC received ‘Manthan 2019 Award’ for outstanding contribution in the
Skill Ecosystem - Training Category by the Telecom Sector Skill Council.

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 2. List of C-DAC’s Online Diploma Courses, Fees and Eligibility Criteria

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

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

Table 1: C-DAC's Online Diploma courses and their eligibility criteria and fees.
(Category I courses are not offered in Online Diploma mode.)

COURSE COURSE NAME ELIGIBILITY MIN. FEES

CODE %
CATEGORY II (Section AB in CCAT)
e-DAC Diploma in  Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR 50 % Rs
Advanced  Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT, 50,000
Computing Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, OR + GST
 Post Graduate Degree in Management with
graduation in IT or Computer Science or
Computer Applications, OR
 MCA, MCM
e-DMC Diploma in  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 50 % Rs
Mobile Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 50,000
Computing Electrical, Instrumentation, OR + GST
 Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT,
Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, OR
 MCA
e-DITISS Diploma in IT  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 55 % Rs
Infrastructure, Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 50,000
Systems & Electrical, Instrumentation, OR + GST
Security  Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT,
Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, OR
 MCA

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COURSE COURSE NAME ELIGIBILITY MIN. FEES
CODE %
e-DASSD Diploma in  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 55 % Rs
Advanced Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 50,000
Secure Software Electrical, Instrumentation, OR + GST
Development  MCA
e-DBDA Diploma in Big  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 55 % Rs
Data Analytics Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 60,000
Electrical, Instrumentation, OR + GST
 Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT,
Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, OR
 4-year Graduation in Bioinformatics, OR
 MCA
e-DAI Diploma in  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 60 % Rs
Artificial Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 80,000
Intelligence Electrical, Instrumentation, OR + GST
 Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science, IT,
Electronics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, OR
 MCA
CATEGORY III (Sections AB & C in CCAT)
e-DESD Diploma in  Graduate in Engineering in IT, Computer 55 % Rs
Embedded Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, 50,000
Systems Design Electrical, Instrumentation + GST

Laptop/PC configuration, and hardware, software and network specifications required for
C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses are given in Section 17 of this Admission Booklet.
There is no age restriction for admission to C-DAC‟s Online Diploma courses. Candidates who
have appeared for the final examination of their qualifying degree will also be considered for
admission to these courses. By qualifying in C-DAC's admission tests of April 2021, such
candidates can apply for provisional admission in May 2021 batch, subject to the condition that
the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with at least the required minimum marks shall
be submitted to C-DAC by 31 July 2021.

Important Notes:
(i) Candidates should 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.
(ii) Considering embedded hardware kits setup, the last 3-4 weeks of the e-DESD course
may be delivered in the physical classroom mode at the allocated training centres.
(ii) For any correspondence with C-DAC, candidates must email to the addresses mentioned in
this Admission Booklet from their registered email, and must mention their name and CCAT
Form No. without which C-DAC may not be able to respond to these candidates.

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3. Highlights of C-DAC's Online Diploma Courses

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

4. Common Campus Placement Programme

Over the 25 years, C-DAC has shaped the careers of around 3 lakh IT professionals in software
development and other specialised advanced computing domains. For its Online Diploma
students, the Placement Cells of C-DAC will coordinate Common Campus Placement
Programmes (CCPP) region-wise at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Noida, and Pune. Training
centres from other cities will be attached to one of these regional placement programmes, so that
students from all centres across India will get fair chance in placements (see Table 2 for details).
All C-DAC training centres will actively coordinate and organise campus interviews for all their
students. The campus placements of all the Online Diploma courses shall be held in online or
physical mode as may be decided by C-DAC.

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, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
Hyderabad Hyderabad
Mumbai Kolkata, Mumbai, Nashik, Silchar
Noida Noida
Pune Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune

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.

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

 3i Infotech  Cognizant  IGATE  Qualcomm

 63 Moons  Continental  John Deere  Rediff
 ABB  Credit Suisse  Johnson Controls  Reliance Jio
 Accelya Kale  Cumulus Systems  JP Morgan Chase  Rockwell Collins
 Alcatel Lucent  Cybage  Justdial  Rolta India
 Allegion  Dassault Systems  Kotak Mahindra  Samsung
 Allstate  Datamatics  KPIT Cummins  SanDisk
 Altair Engineering  Dell EMC  KPMG  SAS Global
 Amdocs  Deloitte Consulting  L&T Infotech  Sasken
 AppDirect  Diebold Nixdorf  Larsen & Toubro  Schlumberger
 AppDynamics  EMC  Lear Automotive  Seagate
 Asian Paints  Ernst & Young  LG Soft  Siemens
 AstraZeneca  Fidelity  Manhattan  SunGard
 Atos  First American  Mercedes Benz  Symantec
 Axis Bank  Fiserv  Mindtree  Synopsis
 Bank of America  Fujitsu  Microsoft  Syntel
 Barclays  General Electric  Morgan Stanley  Tata Elxsi
 Bentley  Geometric  Morning Star  Tata Power
 BlueStar Infotech  GEP Solutions  Mphasis  Tata Technologies
 BNP Paribas  Godrej Infotech  MuSigma  Tavisca
 Boeing  Golden Source  Nihilent  TCS
 book my show  Happiest Minds  Nokia  Tech Mahindra
 Bosch  HCL  NPCI  TechProcess Pay
 C-DAC  Hella  NSE Infotech  Teradata
 Canon India  Honeywell  OnMobile  TIAA GBS
 Capgemini  HP  Persistent  Whirlpool
 Cavium  HSBC  Polaris  Wipro
 CISCO  Huawei  Quantiphi Analytic  Zee Entertainment
 Citius Healthcare  Ibexi Solutions  Quick Heal  Zensar
 Citrus Payments  IBM  QLogic  ZS Associates

5. C-DAC's Training Centres

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

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 Table 4: Online Diploma seat capacity at C-DAC’s training centres.
Sr. e- e- e- e- e- e- e-
City Centre Name
No. DAC DESD DBDA DITISS DAI DMC DASSD
1 Bengaluru C-DAC, Electronics City 120 60
2 Bengaluru C-DAC, Knowledge Park 120 120 80
3 Chennai C-DAC 50 50 40
4 Hyderabad C-DAC 120 120 60 60
5 Indore Orlando Academy 60
6 Jaipur NETCOM 60
7 Karad Sunbeam 120
8 Kochi C-DAC 60
9 Kolkata C-DAC 40 40
10 Mumbai C-DAC, Juhu 120
11 Mumbai C-DAC, Kharghar 140
12 Mumbai AIT (YCP), Nariman Point 120
13 Mumbai MET - IIT, Bandra 120
USM’s Shriram Mantri
14 Mumbai 120 60
VITA, Juhu
15 Nagpur Soft Polynomials 60
16 Nashik MET – IIT 60
17 New Delhi Bytes Softech 120
18 New Delhi C-DAC 40 40
19 Noida C-DAC 120 40 40 40 50
20 Patna C-DAC 40 40
21 Patna Astric - COE 60
22 Patna Career Foresight 60
23 Pune C-DAC 240 60 60 60 40
24 Pune IACSD, Akurdi 240 60 60
25 Pune IET, Shivajinagar 120
26 Pune Infoway, Kothrud 120
27 Pune Know-IT, Deccan 120 60
28 Pune Sunbeam, Hinjewadi 240 120 60 70
29 Silchar C-DAC 50
Thiruvanan
30 C-DAC 60 60
thapuram

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

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

6.1 CCAT Test Papers & Syllabus

April 2021 CCAT for Online Diploma admissions has two test papers – Section AB with 75
questions of 90 minutes and Section C with 25 questions of 30 minutes. Each question will
have four choices as possible answers of which only one will be correct. There will be +3 (plus
three) marks for each correct answer, -1 (minus one) for each wrong answer, and 0 (zero) marks
for each un-attempted question. The maximum mark a candidate can obtain in test paper AB is
225 and that in test paper C is 75.

Important Note: All candidates have to appear for the test paper AB.
Only candidates interested to apply for e-DESD have to appear for the test paper C.

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

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

Test Paper No. of

Topic Reference Book
& Courses Questions
English Any High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin)
Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal) 35
AB Quantitative Aptitude &
Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara)
(e-DAC, Reasoning
Barron‟s New GRE 2016
e-DMC,
Computer Fundamentals Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha)
e-DITISS,
Operating Systems Operating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne)
e-DASSD,
e-DBDA, C Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie) 40
C Programming
Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar)
e-DAI)
Data Structures Data Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava)
OOP Concepts Test Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar)
Computer Architecture Computer Organization & Architecture (William Stallings)
Digital Design (Morris Mano)
C Digital Electronics Digital Design: Principles & Practices (John Wakerly)
Modern Digital Electronics (R. P. Jain) 25
(e-DESD)
Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications
Microprocessors with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar)
The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey)

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6.2 CCAT Schedule & Cities

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

Table 6: Tentative schedule of April 2021 CCAT.

CCAT Dates Test Paper Morning Slot Timings Afternoon Slot Timings
3 April 2021 ; Section AB 10:00 am – 11:30 am 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
4 April 2021 Section C 11:45 am – 12:15 pm -

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

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

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

Agartala Ahmedabad Allahabad Aurangabad Bengaluru Bhilai

Bhopal Chennai Guwahati Gwalior Hyderabad Indore
Jaipur Karad Kochi Kolhapur Kolkata Lucknow
Mohali Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Navi Mumbai New Delhi
Noida Patna Pune Ranchi Silchar Solapur
Thiruvananthapuram Vijayawada

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

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7. CCAT Fee
The application fee for CCAT is Rs 600/-. Candidates may note that the CCAT fee once paid is
not refundable.
After filling the online CCAT application form, the examination fee must be paid online. It
can be paid using credit/debit cards through the payment gateway that will be opened upon
clicking the 'Online' option of the 'Make Payment' step on the main menu of the application.
Candidates are advised to follow the instructions/steps given on the payment gateway, and also
print/keep the transaction details for their records.
On receiving the examination fee at C-DAC, the „Make Payment‟ step on the main menu of the
online application will be tick-marked, and the status of payment will be updated on the „Status
Check‟ menu. The pdf application form obtained by clicking the „View/Print Application Form’
on the main menu will now have the transaction details of the payment made. Candidates facing
any issues during online payment may contact C-DAC ACTS Pune through phone (020-
25503143) or email ([email protected]).

8. CCAT Admit Cards

Candidates can download their admit cards from C-DAC‟s website during the dates mentioned
under Important Dates. The venue, date and time of CCAT will be communicated to the
candidates on the admit cards. Instructions for appearing CCAT will also be given on the admit
card. Candidates must appear for CCAT on the date and time at the venue specified on the
admit card. Application fee will not be refunded to candidates who are absent or coming late for
CCAT.
No candidate will be permitted to appear for CCAT without a valid admit card. The admit
card along with a photo identity proof must be presented to the CCAT officials/invigilators for
verification at the time of the test.

9. CCAT Ranking
Candidates will be provided ranks based on their marks in Sections AB and AB+C of
CCAT. If a candidate appears for Sections AB and C by choosing Category III in the CCAT
application form and qualifies in both, he/she will get two ranks – (i) based on the marks in
Section AB, and (ii) based on the total marks obtained in Sections AB+C. If a candidate has
applied for category III, but is not qualified in Section AB due to poor performance in it, he/she
will not get any rank in Category II or III.
Candidates with the lowest 10% marks in any of the test papers (AB or C) will not be qualified
for ranking. Even after the removal of the lowest 10% performers as stated above, if there exist
candidates with zero or less than zero marks, then these candidates will also not be qualified for
ranking. All qualified candidates will be awarded CCAT ranks.
Tie-Breaker Rule: If two or more candidates have acquired the same marks in Sections AB or
AB+C, then the candidate having higher value in the ratio of „number of correct answers /
number of attempted questions‟ will be given the higher rank. Candidates who have the same
value of this ratio, and having the same CCAT marks will be given the same CCAT rank.

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

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

10. Counselling & Seat Allocation Process

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

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

Depending on their CCAT 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 fill their preferences of courses and training centres online for the
vacant seats that arise after the second round of admissions. The second counselling is
scheduled after the payment of the first installment fee of 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.

Based on the CCAT 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. Under any circumstance, a

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candidate will not be allocated another course/centre which was not given as a preference during
the counselling stage.

Important Note: A candidate cannot join a lower preferred choice if he/she is allocated a
higher preference in any round of seat allocation.

11. Payment of Course Fee

11.1 Course Fee

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

Important Notes:
(i) Students of the courses requiring specialized hardware such as boards/kits may have to
purchase them as per the specifications given by their centre, at their own cost. C-DAC will
not provide any specialised boards/kits in the online Diploma courses.
(ii) In addition to the course fees, students of e-DESD will have to purchase the hardware
kits, as per specification provided by C-DAC, required for the practicals, which may
cost up to Rs 10,000/-.

11.2 First Installment of Course Fee

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

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

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11.3 Second (Final) Installment of Course Fee

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

Candidates are advised to follow the steps given below for NEFT payment.
(a) Click on "NEFT for 2nd Installment" button that will be seen after logging in on the C-
DAC website using candidate's Form No.
(b) Download the NEFT form that will be opened. Details of the bank account to which the
candidate has to transfer the second installment fee will be given on it.
(c) If the candidate has personal net banking facility, he/she can make online transfer of the
fees using the details given on the NEFT form.
(d) If the candidate does not have personal net banking facility, print and submit the NEFT
form at any bank having NEFT facility along with the fees amount.
(e) Keep a record of the NEFT form with the UTR (unique transaction) number and other
required details written on it.
(f) After the NEFT payment, carefully enter the NEFT transaction (UTR) number, name of
account holder (from whose account the money is transferred), city and IFSC of the bank
(from where the money is transferred), and transaction date in the text boxes that will be
appearing on candidate‟s logged in page on the C-DAC website.
(g) It may take up to 48 hours for the NEFT payment to be reflected on the Payment Status page.
On receiving and confirming the second installment at the allocated C-DAC centre, payment
received message will be displayed when the candidate logs in on the C-DAC website.
Candidates can download the receipt of the second installment payment and email it to their own
registered email id. Candidates may contact their allocated centre regarding any issues they face
during the payment of second installment fee as well as to know status of their payment.

Important Notes:
(i) After the second installment payment, if candidates wish to know the status of their payment,
they need to contact their allocated centre (where they have credited the second installment).
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 be delayed.

12. Cancellation and Refund

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.

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If a course at a particular training centre is cancelled by C-DAC due to any reasons, the course
fee paid will be refunded to the candidates. However, these candidates may be offered admission
to (i) the same course at another training centre preferred by them where seats are available as
per their ranks; or (ii) another course preferred by them at the same centre or another centre of
their choice, where seats are available as per their ranks. In such cases, the candidates have the
option to choose the alternate centre/course before withdrawing the course fee paid.
During verification of the certificates at the time of registration, if any candidate is found to
be non-eligible for the admitted course, the first installment fee of Rs 10,000/- + its GST
will not be refunded. Provisionally admitted students who are unable to produce the proof of
qualification for the admitted course by 31 July 2021 will not be eligible for any refund of fees.
Candidates desiring to withdraw their admission during any stage of the admission process (i.e.
before the date of commencement of the course) may do so by online filling the withdrawal form
that can be accessed using their login on the C-DAC website. After submitting the form online,
candidates should print the withdrawal form, sign, scan and email it to [email protected] .
Candidates should mention „Request for withdrawal from Online Diploma admission‟ as the
subject of the email. No e-mail requests for withdrawal without attaching the signed withdrawal
forms will be entertained. Online withdrawal entries without emailing the signed withdrawal
forms will not be considered for withdrawal or refund.
Students desiring to withdraw their admission after the commencement of the course may do so
by submitting the prescribed withdrawal forms (that are available at the training centre) at the
admitted centre.

12.1 Penalty on Withdrawal of Admission

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

a) If a candidate who has paid the course fee wants to withdraw his/her admission
before 5 pm on 23 April 2020, then Rs 1000/- + GST paid on Rs 10,000/- will be
deducted from the fee paid, and the balance amount will be refunded. The signed
withdrawal forms should reach [email protected] before 5 pm on 23 April 2021.
b) If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission
during 24 April 2021 to 5 pm on 27 April 2021, then Rs 5,000/- + GST paid on Rs
10,000/- will be deducted from the fee paid, and the balance amount will be refunded.
The signed withdrawal forms should reach [email protected] before 5 pm on 27/4/2021.
c) If a candidate who has paid the course fees wants to withdraw his/her admission after
27 April 2021 but before the date of commencement of the course, then Rs 10,000/- +
GST on it will be deducted from the fees paid, and the balance amount (if any) will be
refunded. The signed withdrawal forms should reach [email protected] before 5 pm on
5 May 2021.
d) If a student wants to withdraw from a course within 1 month of the date of
commencement of the course, then 50% of the total course fees along with all the GST
paid will be deducted, and the balance amount will be refunded. The signed
withdrawal forms should be submitted at the admitted training centre before 5 pm on 4
June 2021.

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 e) If a student wants to withdraw from a course after 4 June 2021, then there will not be
any refund of fees.
f) The full caution deposit of Rs 10,000 + GST will be refunded to the candidates who
are not allocated any seat in the third round of seat allocation based on the second
counselling. However, the caution deposit will not be refunded to the candidates to
whom any seats are allocated through the third round.

13. Additional Terms & Conditions

(a) Candidate/student agrees that the information provided by them during application/
admission/ course through forms, calls, emails, or other means are correct. Candidate/
student allows C-DAC to use the information provided by them for its own purposes, to the
extent allowed by application laws, and contact them for communication through
notification on its websites, emails, or SMS.
(b) The cities, dates, etc. for CCAT are indicative / tentative and may change as per evolving
COVID-19 related orders of the government and local authorities. Candidate agrees that
while their city preferences for CCAT will be taken into consideration for allotting test
centres, C-DAC may allot any city or centre for operational and practical reasons at its own
discretion.
(c) Candidate/student agrees to provide reasonable additional information including, but not
limited to, identification, fingerprint, audio / video surveillance, etc. for conduction or
proctoring of physical or online examination for admission or course progression.
(d) C-DAC reserves the right to modify or cancel any parts of the admission booklet,
processes and results including, but not limited to, exams, mode of exams, question papers,
announced dates, courses, syllabus, cities, centres, intake capacities, ranks, seat allocation,
candidatures, admissions, etc. as it deems fit, partly or wholly, at any stage without
assigning any reasons thereof.
(e) All decisions of C-DAC with regards to the admission booklet, processes and results
including, but not limited to, exams, mode of exams, question papers, announced dates,
courses, syllabus, cities, centres, intake capacities, ranks, seat allocation, candidatures,
admissions, etc. shall be final and binding on all candidates/students.
(f) Application to the courses by candidate and/or taking admission in any of the courses by
Student shall indicate their acceptance of all Terms & Conditions, Conduct Rules, Dos &
Don'ts, etc. as may be prescribed by C-DAC from time to time. C-DAC shall have right to
impose appropriate disciplinary and other penalties for violation of prescribed terms/rules/
directions, including cancellation of candidature, admission, and/or award of Diploma.
(g) In case a candidate is found to be non-eligible during any stage of the admission process or
course delivery, his/her admission will stand cancelled with immediate effect and he/she
will be subjected to the penalty clauses in section 12.1.

With regard to the interpretation of the provisions of the Admission Booklet,

the decision of C-DAC shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.

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 14. Important Dates

Table 8: Important dates related to admission to C-DAC’s Online Diploma courses of

May 2021 batch through the CCAT of April 2021.

No. Event Date

a Beginning of Online Registration and Application for CCAT 15 March 2021
Closing of Online Registration & Application, and Payment of
b 25 March 2021
Examination Fee for CCAT
c Downloading of CCAT Admit Cards 31 March & 1 April, 2021
d C-DAC's Common Admission Test (CCAT) 3 April 2021 4 April 2021
e Announcement of CCAT Ranks 14 April 2021
f Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling) 14-17 April 2021
g Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation 19 April 2021
Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee (Rs 10,000 23 April 2021 (till 5pm)
h
+ GST) for candidates allocated seats through the first round
i Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation 25 April 2021
Last Date of Payment of first installment course fee (Rs 10,000 + 27 April 2021 (till 5pm)
j
GST) for candidates allocated seats through the second round
Payment of caution deposit (Rs 10,000 + GST) and Online 28-30 April 2021
k
Selection of Courses and Centres (2nd Counselling)
Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation 1 May 2021
l
(based on 2nd Counselling)
m Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee 4 May 2021
n Last Date of Online Registration of Students 4 May 2021
o Start of Online Diploma Courses across India 5 May 2021
p End of Online Diploma Courses across India 21 September 2021
q Commencement of Common Campus Placements across India 28 September 2021

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15. What Happens on the Important Dates?

(a) Beginning of Online Registration and Application for CCAT 15 March 2021

Step 1: CCAT Registration

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

Important Note: The Form Number and password 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: CCAT Application – Filling Personal Details

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

Step 3: CCAT Application – Uploading Candidate’s Photo

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

Step 4 CCAT Application – Payment of Examination Fee

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

Step 5: CCAT Application – Selection of Examination City

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

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

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 (b) Closing of Online Registration & Application, and
25 March 2021
Payment of Examination Fee for CCAT

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

(c) Downloading of CCAT Admit Cards 31 March & 1 April, 2021

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

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

(d) C-DAC's Common Admission Test (CCAT) 3 April 2021 4 April 2021

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

Important Note: Candidates who have opted for Category II in their application form can appear
for only the test paper AB of CCAT. Category III candidates can appear for both test papers AB
and C.

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

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 (e) Announcement of CCAT Results 14 April 2021

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

(f) Online Selection of Courses and Centres (1st Counselling) 14-17 April 2021

During these dates, candidates are required to give (online) their order of preferences of courses
and training centres by logging in on the C-DAC website using their form number and password.
Depending on their CCAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on their
order of preferences of courses and centres. Online selection of courses/centres will close on
17 April 2021. Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact
C-DAC Mumbai through phone (022-27565308/ 26703251) or e-mail ([email protected]).

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.

Important Note: Candidates should verify the eligibility of each course before opting for it
during choice filling. It will be the responsibility of candidates to prove that they satisfy the
minimum eligibility requirements of the courses for which they are seeking admission.

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

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

Important Notes:
(i) The ORDER of preferences of courses/centres is very important, as seat allocations will
happen strictly as per the order given by the candidates and their CCAT ranks.

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(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.

(g) Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation 19 April 2021

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

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

(h) Last date of payment of first installment course fee for 23 April 2021
candidates allocated seats through the first round (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 April 2021 as a token amount to confirm the admission. The mode of
payment of fee is explained in the section Payment of Course Fee. Online payment of first
installment course fee should be strictly done before 5 pm on 23 April 2021. Delays due to any
reason are not acceptable.

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

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 (i) Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation 25 April 2021

Candidates who have already filled their choices of centres/courses but are not offered seats in
the first round of seat allocation will be considered for the second round of seat allocation. In
addition, candidates who have been already allocated seats in the first round of allocation, but
did not get their top preferences, will also be considered in this round of seat allocation for their
higher-preferred courses. The second round of seat allocation will be based on the preferences
already given by the candidates during the first counselling (before the first round of allocation).
Upon logging in on the C-DAC website on 25 April 2021, candidates will get to know the
course/centre allocated to them in the second round. All the candidates who have got their seats
allocated in this round will also receive an e-mail notification.

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

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.

(k) Payment of caution deposit and online selection of course

28-30 April 2021
and centre (2nd Counselling)

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

After logging in on the C-DAC website, candidates can check their centre/course eligibility for
second counseling based on the CCAT cut-off rank of the centre/course. Only the courses/
centres that are rank-wise eligible for the candidate will be displayed in his/her list.
Candidates can give their order of preferences of only the eligible courses and training centres.
The details of the counselling process are given in section 15(f) of this Admission Booklet.
Candidates who have ranks obtained through the CCAT conducted in April 2021 can participate
in the second counselling, provided they belong to one of the following categories:

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 i. Candidates who did not participate in the first choice filling (counselling) during 14-17
April 2021.
ii. Candidates who were not allocated seats based on the first choice filling (counselling).
iii. Candidates who were allocated seats based on the first choice filling, but have not paid
the first installment course fee.
iv. Candidates who were allocated seats based on the first choice filling and have paid the
first installment fee, but subsequently withdrawn their admissions.
In order to participate in second counselling, candidates belonging to the above-mentioned
four categories have to pay a caution deposit of Rs. 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable in
April 2021. After the confirmation of payment of this caution deposit, candidates can give as
many preferences of eligible centre/courses from the available list.

Important Notes:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.

Candidates facing any issues during online selection of course/centre may contact C-DAC
Mumbai through phone (022-27565308/26703251) or e-mail ([email protected]).

(l) Declaration of Third Round of Seat Allocation 1 May 2021

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

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

(m) Last Date of Payment of Balance Course Fee 4 May 2021

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

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 (n) Last Date of Registration of Students at the Allocated 4 May 2021
Training Centres

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

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

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

(o) Commencement of Online Diploma Courses 5 May 2021

Classes for the May 2021 batch of all the Online Diploma courses at all training centres of C-
DAC will begin on 5 May 2021.

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 course after taking admission may not be entertained
except in certain exceptional cases. 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.

Important Notes:
(i) C-DAC reserves the right to cancel a course at any centre, if conducting the course is not
viable due to any reasons. 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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16. Details of Online Diploma Courses

16.1 Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

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

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

16.2 Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

The course is targeted towards electronics/computer sciences/IT engineers who wish to

venture into the domain of mobile computing. The course aims to groom the students to
enable them to work on current technology scenarios as well as prepare them to keep pace
with the changing face of technology and requirements of an exponentially growing mobile
industry. The modules covered in e-DMC are:
 Operating System Concepts
 Object Oriented Programming with Java
 Algorithms & Data Structures
 Introduction to DBMS
 Web-based Java Programming
 Android Programming
 Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming
 Aptitude and Communication
 Project

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

e-DITISS is targeted towards grooming students in the arena of human-computer

interaction 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,

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 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 e-DITISS are:

 Fundamental of Computer Networks

 Concepts of Operating Systems and Administration
o Linux OS and Security
o Window OS Administration
 Security Concepts
o MySQL
o Web Application Security
o Mobile Security
o Python
o Ethical Hacking
 Public Key Infrastructure
 Network Defence and Countermeasures
 IT Infrastructure Management
 Aptitude and Communication
 Project

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

In today's scenario, cyber security threats are majorly addressed reactively; but by
following proper software security practices we can minimize attacks and address this
problem proactively. e-DASSD course focuses on security requirements for modern
software development with equal emphasis on programming foundations to make the
students suitable to work in IT industry from day one. The course gives special emphasis to
the emerging technology like machine learning, and their use cases in cyber security.
Objective of the course is to make students strong in programming basics, software
security, current & emerging technology trends and prepare them to be on par with the
changing technologies and the requirements of IT industry. The major modules covered in
e-DASSD are:

 Basics of Secure Programming

 Data Structures and Algorithms
 Linux System Programming
 Network & Software Security Essentials
 Secure Java Programming
 Secure Android Programming
 Machine Learning for Cyber Security
 Aptitude Communication
 Project Work

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16.5 Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (e-DESD)

Realizing the growth of embedded systems in day-to-day life and the need for trained
manpower in this promising area, C-DAC launched e-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 major modules
covered in e-DESD are:

 Embedded C Programming
 Algorithms and Data Structures
 Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing
 Embedded Operating Systems
 Embedded Linux Device Drivers
 Real-time Operating Systems
 Internet of Things (IoT)
 Aptitude & Communication
 Project

16.6 Diploma in Big Data Analytics (e-DBDA)

e-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 students will be able to work with big data platform, utilise 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. The modules covered in e-DBDA are:

 Big Data Technologies

 Python & R Programming
 Data Collection & DBMS
 Linux Programming & Cloud Computing
 Object Oriented Programming with Java
 Practical Machine Learning
 Data Visualisation
 Advanced Analytics
 Aptitude & Communication
 Project

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16.7 Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (e-DAI)
The objective of the e-DAI course is to present in-depth knowledge and applications in
Artificial Intelligence using tools and case studies. Upon completion of this course,
participants will be empowered to use computational techniques in the area of Artificial
Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning based
applications. The modules covered in e-DAI are:
 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
 Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence
 Advanced Programming Using Python
 Data Analytics
 Practical Machine Learning
 Deep Neural Networks
 Natural Language Processing & Computer Vision
 AI Compute Platforms, Applications & Trends
 Project

17. Laptop/Desktop Configuration & Software Requirements

17.1 Diploma in Advanced Computing (e-DAC)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i3 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics
Network : Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
Windows 10/ Linux Cent OS 6.4/
Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest Web Camera,
All Modules
version ; Open/Microsoft Office Headphone with Mic
Mozilla/Chrome latest version
Fundamentals of Programming versionOffice --
Algorithms & Data Structures JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse --
Objected Oriented Programming latest version, Apache Tomcat 8.0
or latest version --
with Java
Web-based Java Programming --
MySQL 5.7 or latest version
Database Technologies --
MongoDB
Operating System Concepts GCC, Secure Shell, VM Editor --
Visual Studio Code latest version,
Web Programming Technologies --
XAMPP
Software Engineering & Project Star UML --

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17.2 Diploma in Mobile Computing (e-DMC)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i3 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/
Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Web Camera,
All Modules
Mozilla/Chrome latest version Headphone with Mic
Open Office
OS Concepts & Linux GCC --
Programming
Introduction to DBMS MySQL, MongoDB --
Algorithms & Data Structures GCC --
Objected Oriented Programming
JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse --
with Java
latest version
Web-based Java Programming --
Android Programming Android studio 3.0 or above Any Android device
Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming Visual Studio Code latest version Any Android device

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

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor: Intel Core i7 (Preferred)
Memory: 16 GB (Preferred)
Hard Disk: 500 GB or above (400 GB to 500 GB free space in Single Drive)
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
Windows 8 or above, Professional
Virtual Box Web Camera,
All Modules
Mozilla/Chrome latest version Headphone with Mic
Open Office
Concepts of Operating Systems
and Administration
o Linux OS and Security o Linux Cent OS-7 or Above/ Fedora
latest version --
Kali Linux
o Window OS Administration o Windows Server 2016 or above,
VMWare Workstation 15.0 or above

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Fundamentals of Computer
GNS --
Networks
Security Concepts
o MySQL o MySQL
o Web Application Security o Netcat, USB Pratirodh and App
Samvid tools for System security,
--
Metasploit, Nessus, JS guard
o Mobile Security o OWASP, Android Simulator
o Python o Python 3.x IDE
o Ethical Hacking o Whois, Burp suit, ZAP
Public Key Infrastructure Openca, Debian 10 --
Network Defence and Wireshark, Putty, WinSCP, Nmap,
--
Countermeasures Debian 10
IT Infrastructure Management SNMP enumeration tool --

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

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

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i5 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
All Modules Windows 7 and above Web Camera,
Basic of Secure Programming Ubuntu 64 bit Headphone
-- with
GCC, vim, GDB
Open Office /Libre Office Mic
Data Structures and Algorithms Mozilla/Chrome latest version
Secure Java Programming JRE, JDK,
Virtual BoxNetbeans IDE --
Secure Android Programming Android studio 3.0 or above --
Linux System Programming Virtual Box, latest Linux Image --
Network and Software Security Wireshark, pcap library, openssl --
Machine Learning for Cyber Python3, Anaconda distribution, MatPlot, --
Security Numpy, Pandas, scikit-learn library
17.5 Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (e-DESD)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i3 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above

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Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics
Network: Ethernet /WiFiwith 25Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
All Modules Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 and Windows Web Camera,
Headphone with Mic
Embedded C Programming Ubuntu
Algorithms and Data Structures Ubuntu
Microcontroller Programming Ubuntu / Windows (vm lab,
and Interfacing KeiluVision)
Embedded Operating System Ubuntu
Real Time Operating System Ubuntu
Embedded Linux Device Drivers Ubuntu
Internet of Things (IoT) Ubuntu / Windows

17.6 Diploma in Big Data Analytics (e-DBDA)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i5 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics (suggested – 4 GB graphics card - NVIDEA or any)
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/
Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Web Camera,
All Modules
Mozilla/Chrome latest version Headphone with Mic
Open Office
Linux Programming & Cloud Virtual Box, latest Linux Image --
Python 3.3.4, Sypder IDE ,
Python and R programming --
R Packages, R Studio
Object Oriented Programming
Eclipse IDE or Netbeans --
with Java 8
Python IDE, sklearn, seaborn,
Practical Machine Learning --
matplotlib, tensorflow, pytorch
Advanced Analytics using Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scrapy,
--
Statistics Plotly, Beautiful Soup, R Packages
Data Collection and DBMS Oracle Database , MongoDB --
Hadoop tar, Spark, Hive, HBASE,
Big Data Technologies --
Airflow
Data Visualization Power BI , Ms Excel --

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17.7 Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (e-DAI)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)

Processor : Intel Core i5 or above
Memory : 8 GB RAM or above
Hard Disk : 500 GB
Video Card : 4 GB Graphics Card (NVIDEA GeForce MX250GDDR5)
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL /DL)
Module Name Software Hardware
Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/
Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Web Camera ,
All Modules
Mozilla/Chrome latest version Headphone with Mic
Open Office
Fundamentals of AI spider IDE, Jupiter notebook --
Advanced Programming using
--
Python Python 3.6, Numpy, Scipy & Pandas
Mathematics for AI --
SKLearn, SEABorn, MATPLOTLib,
Practical Machine Learning --
TensorFlow, pyTorch Keras
Natural Language Processing &
OpenCV, NLTK --
Machine Vision
Deep Neural Networks Google Colab --
Data Analytics Python 3.6, Tableau --
AI Compute Platforms,
Spark 2.x, spyder IDE --
Applications & Trends

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 18. Address & Contact Details of C-DAC Training Centres where Online Diploma
Courses are offered

Important Note: All support landline and mobile numbers are available between 10 am – 1 pm
and 2 pm – 5 pm on working days. Candidates are advised to write their queries and requests to
designated email address from their registered email, with details such as their name and CCAT
Form No, without which C-DAC may not be able to respond to these candidates.

Name of Centre Address Contact Person Email & Telephone No.

& City
Academy of IT 5th Floor, Y.B. Chavan Centre, Brig. SN Guptan [email protected]
(YCP) General Jagannathrao Bhosale Marg, (Retd) 022- 22043619 /17
Mumbai Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Astric Centre of Pratiksha Bhavan, Khajpura, Bailey Mr. Prabhat Kumar [email protected]
Excellence, Patna Road, Patna, Bihar 800014 Sinha 0612 2597031 ; 8083997775
Bytes Softech T-8, Okhla Industrial Area Phase-II Mr. Lokesh Chaudhary [email protected]
New Delhi 011-46579380 New Delhi 110020 9350552415
Career Foresight House No 55, North S.K Puri, Anugrah Mr. Arun Singh [email protected]
Patna Narayan Path, Opp A.N. College, 0612-2573806
Boring Road, Patna, Bihar 800013 08582002345
C-DAC No. 68, 4th Cross, Electronics City Ms. Jayashree K ; [email protected]
Bengaluru Phase 1, Hosur Road, Opp. BSNL Tel Ms. Indrani H 080-28523300
(e-City) Exchange, Bengaluru 560100
C-DAC Knowledge Park, No.1, Old Madras Ms. Binu George ; [email protected]
Bengaluru Road, Near Byappanahalli Metro Ms. Veena KS 080-25093400/12
(Knowledge Park) Station, Bengaluru 560038
C-DAC TIDEL Park, 8th Floor, D Block Ms. Sunandha D. [email protected]
Chennai (North), No.4, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, 044-22542226
Taramani, Chennai 600113
C-DAC Plot No. 6 & 7, Hardware Park, Survey Mr. BSRK Varaprasad [email protected]
Hyderabad No 1/1, Srisailam Highway, Hyderabad [email protected]
501510 7382053731/2
C-DAC Knowledge Resource Centre, 40/8147, Ms. Sunitha CS [email protected]
Kochi 2nd Floor, Narakathara Road, Near 0484-2372422
Shenoy Theatre, Kochi, Kerala 682035 9447247984
C-DAC Plot E 2/1, Blok - GP, Sector - V, Mr. Asok [email protected]
Kolkata Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Bandyopadhyay 033-23573950
Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700091
C-DAC Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Ms. Sudha Iyer [email protected]
Mumbai (Juhu) Mumbai 400049 022-26201606/4
C-DAC Sector 7 – CBD Belapur, Next to Ms. Rekha S ; [email protected]
Mumbai Bharati Vidyapeeth, Near Kharghar Ms. Mohini More 022-27565308/3
(Kharghar) Railway Station, Navi Mumbai 400614
C-DAC Plot No. 20, FC-33, Institutional Area, Mr. Apoorva Kohli [email protected]
New Delhi Jasola, New Delhi 110025 9899599807
C-DAC B-30, Sector 62, Institutional Area, Mr. Ravi Payal ; [email protected]
Noida Noida, U.P. 201307 Ms. Neha Upadhyay [email protected]
0120-3063371-73 ; 9711770748

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 Name of Centre Address Contact Person Email & Telephone No.
& City
C-DAC 14th Floor, Biscomaun Tower, Mr. Udit Kumar Sahu [email protected]
Patna West Gandhi Maidan, Patna, 800001 0612-2219020/1 ; 8757570233
C-DAC ACTS, C-DAC Innovation Park, 4th Ms. Heera Mohanan ; [email protected]
Pune floor, Sr. No. 34/B/1, Panchvati, Mr. Prakash Devkule 020-25503134/136/107
Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra 411008 - Fees/Refund
C-DAC IIPC Building, NIT Silchar Campus, Mr. Ranjan Singh [email protected]
Silchar Silchar, Assam 788010 03842-242009, 8133029380
C-DAC Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC), Mr. Hiron Bose [email protected]
Thiruvanantha- Technopark Campus, Kariyavattom, 0471-2781500, 8547882754
puram Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695581
IACSD Dr. D.Y. Patil Educational Complex, Wg. Cdr. P.V.C. Patil [email protected]
Pune Sector 29, Near Akurdi Railway Stn, (Retd) 020-27659509
Pradhikaran, Nigdi, Pune 411044 9607690988
Infoway Commerce Centre, 3rd Floor, Plot No. Ms. Ashwini Ovhal [email protected]
Technologies 16, Rambaug Colony, Opp. Krishna 020-41312111
Pune Hospital, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune,
Maharashtra 411038
Institute of Office No. 401, A Wing, 4th Floor, Mr. Sangram Patil [email protected]
Emerging Manikchand Galleria, Swastik Society, 9595309911
Technologies CTS No. 996, Model Colony,
Pune Shivajinagar, Pune 411016
Know-IT Office No: 2, 1st Floor, Gokhale Mr. Nachiketas [email protected]
Pune Sanchit, Survey No 846, BMCC Road, Bhatkar 9021479888 / 9823434616
Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411004
MET – IIT Bandra Reclamation, Gen. Arun Kumar Mr. Nilesh Shirke [email protected]
Mumbai Vaidya Chowk, Bandra (West), 022-39554366
Mumbai 400050
MET – IIT MET - IIT, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Mr. Akash Thakur [email protected]
Nashik Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra 422003 0253-2555896
NETCOM IT-23, Sitapura Industrial Area, EPIP, Dr Manoj Kumar [email protected]
Jaipur Opposite RIICO Office, Near Globe Sharma 9649272709
Circle, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302022
Orlando Academy 20-21 Press Complex, First Floor, Mr. Kunal Kansal [email protected]
Indore Behind Danik Bhaskar, A.B. Road, 0731-4285004
Indore, M.P. 452001
Soft Polynomials 3rd Floor, Sanganak Bhavan, North Mr. S.M. Deshpande [email protected]
Nagpur Bazar Road, Dharam Peth Extn. Gokul 0712-2556808
Peth, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010 9284082127
Sunbeam Institute Anuda Chambers, 203 Shaniwar Peth, Mr. Prashant Lad [email protected]
of IT Near Gujar Hospital, Karad, 02164-225800
Karad Maharashtra 415110
Sunbeam Institute Sunbeam IT Park, Phase-II, Rajiv Mr. Nitin Kudale [email protected]
of IT Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, 7410071951
Pune Pune, Maharashtra 411057
USM‟s Shriram 5th Floor, Vidyanidhi School, Ms. Savita Thakur [email protected]
Mantri VITA Vidyanidhi Road, JVPD Scheme, Juhu, 022-26255629
Mumbai Mumbai 400049

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