C-DAC PG DIPLOMA COURSES ADMISSION PROCESS

Central for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) announces Common Admission Test (C-CAT) for Admission to PG Diploma Courses

Process of Admission to Post Graduate Diploma Courses of C-DAC

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)
PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)
PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)
PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)
PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)
PG Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)
PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)
PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)
PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)
PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)
PG Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)
PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-DHPCSA)

1. Introduction

Set up in 1988, the 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, caliber and skillsets 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 specialized 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 programs. 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 Post Graduate Diploma courses through its centres located in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Silchar and Thiruvananthapuram. PG Diploma courses are also offered by C-DAC’s Authorised Training Centres in Bhubaneswar, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Patna, and Pune. Each year, thousands of students are trained at these centers, 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 a 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 also conducted specialized training for students from more than 100 countries.

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

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

C-DAC's Post Graduate Diploma courses are full-time courses of 900 hours (approx 30 weeks). The list of PG Diploma courses being offered in March 2022 along with their eligibility criteria and fees is given in Table 1. Details of these courses are given in Section 17 of this Admission Booklet.

Mode of Delivery of PG Diploma Courses in the March 2022 Batch

• PG-DAC, PG-DBDA, PG-DAI, PG-DMC, PG-DASSD, PG-DRAT and PG-DGi will be delivered in fully ONLINE mode.

• PG-DESD, PG-DITISS, PG-DIoT, PG-DVLSI and PG-DHPCSA will be delivered in hybrid (online and physical) mode of delivery. Depending upon the prevailing city/statewise covid guidelines, the training centres will plan the course delivery and communicate the same to the students upon confirmation of admission and thereafter. However, the training centers will work to ensure that at least 40-50% of the course delivery would be in the physical mode where covid guidelines allow for such provisioning.

Students are required to have laptops/PCs with a 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.

Common Eligibility Criteria for all the PG Diploma Courses of C-DAC

• Graduate in Engineering (10+2+4 or 10+3+3 years) in IT / Computer Science / Electronics / Telecommunications / Electrical / Instrumentation.

• MSc/MS (10+2+3+2 years) in Computer Science, IT, Electronics with Mathematics in 10+2.

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

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

CATEGORY I (Section A in C-CAT)

COURSE NAME

MODE OF

DELIVERY

ELIGIBILITY

MIN. %

FEES

Post Graduate Diploma in

Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)

Fully

Online

• Common eligibility criteria, OR

• 4-year Degree in Geosciences /

Petroleum / Mining / Civil / Planning / Architecture / Forestry / Agriculture, or related fields, OR

• Post Graduate Degree in Geography /

Geology / Natural & Applied Sciences

/ Mathematics, or allied areas

50 %

Rs 76,500 + GST

CATEGORY II (Sections A+B in C-CAT)
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR • MCA, MCM, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications		50 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing (PGDMC)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics, OR • MCA		50 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PGDAI)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR • MCA, MCM, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics		60 %	Rs 127,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PGDBDA)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Graduate in any discipline of Engineering, OR • MCA, MCM, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications		55 %	Rs 97,750 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PGDITISS)	Hybrid (Online + Offline)	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics / Statistics, OR MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Internet of Things (PGDIoT)	Hybrid (Online + Offline)	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in HPC System Administration (PGDHPCSA)	Hybrid (Online + Offline)	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics or allied areas, OR • MCA		55 %	Rs 76,500 + GST
	CATEGORY III (Sections A+B+C in C-CAT)
Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)	Hybrid (Online + Offline)	 Common eligibility criteria	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)	Hybrid (Online + Offline)	 Common eligibility criteria	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)	Fully Online	• Common eligibility criteria, OR • Graduate in Mechatronics / Mechanical Engineering	55 %		Rs 76,500 + GST

Laptop/PC configuration, and hardware, software, and network specifications required for the online classes are given in Section 18 of this Admission Booklet.

There is no age restriction for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses. Candidates who have appeared for the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2021 will also be considered for admission to the above courses. By qualifying in C-DAC's admission tests of January 2022, such university result-awaiting candidates can apply for provisional admission in March 2022 batch, subject to the condition that:

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

• Well established courses with excellent placement records.

• 30-week (approx.) full-time courses with 900 hours' theory + lab + project.

• 6 hours per day theory + lab sessions on 6 days a week in most centers.

• Continuous lab and internal assessments during the course.

• Centralized course-end theory exams across all centers.

• Courses designed and developed in consultation with the domain experts in C-DAC, academia, and the ICT industry.

• Expert faculty from C-DAC and the ICT industry with widespread domain knowledge.

• Tutorials, hands-on, and projects relevant to the standards of the ICT industry.

• Special training on aptitude, effective communication, and interview skills.

• Extensive placement orientation and region-wise common campus placements.

Common Course-End Examinations (CCEE)

The Common Course-End Examinations (CCEE) of all the 12 PG Diploma courses will be held in C-DAC’s test centers, where the students have to go physically. Students can choose the test centers available nearest to their residence location. CCEE will be held in C-CAT mode over 4-5 days in the month of August/September 2022, after all the modules are taught.

4. Common Campus Placement Programme (CCPP)

Over the 28 years, C-DAC has shaped the careers of over 3 lakh IT professionals in software development and other specialized advanced computing domains. The Placement Cells of CDAC organize Common Campus Placement Programmes (CCPP) for its PG Diploma students. For the March 2022 batch, C-DAC's CCPP will be conducted region-wise at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Noida, Patna, and Pune. Training centres from other cities will be attached to one of these regional placement programs so that students from all centres across India will get a fair chance in placements. All C-DAC training centers actively coordinate and organize campus interviews for all their PG Diploma students. More than 400 companies participated in C-DAC's campus placements in 2020 and 2021, wherein overall 95% placement is achieved across India. More than 6000 C-DAC students get jobs annually through C-DAC’s CCPP.

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	Mumbai, Nashik, Navi Mumbai
Noida	Noida, New Delhi
Patna	Kolkata, Patna, Silchar
Pune	Bhubaneswar, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Nagpur, 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. C-DAC has also recruited many of the PG Diploma students for its R&D projects.

Selected list of companies that visited C-DAC for campus placements

ü 3i Infotech

ü 63 Moons

ü ABB

ü Accelya

ü Allegion

ü Allstate

ü Altair Engineering

ü Amdocs

ü AppDirect

ü AppDynamics

ü AstraZeneca

ü Athena Healthcare

ü Atos

ü Axis Bank

ü Baker Hughes

ü Bank of America

ü Barclays

ü Bentley

ü BNP Paribas

ü Boeing

ü book my show

ü Born Group

ü Bosch

ü C-DAC

ü Canon India

ü Capgemini

ü Cavium

ü CISCO

ü CitiusTech

ü Cognizant

ü Continental

5. C-DAC's Training Centres

Across India, C-DAC is offering Post Graduate Diploma courses through its centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Silchar, and Thiruvananthapuram. Post Graduate Diploma courses are also offered by C-DAC’s Authorised Training Centres (ATC) in Bhubaneswar, Indore, Jaipur, Karad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Patna, and Pune. The address and contact details of these training centers can be found at http://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=cdaccenters and also in Section 19 of this Admission Booklet. Table 4 shows the courses offered and the seating capacity at various training centers of C-DAC in the March 2022 batch.

7. C-DAC’s Common Admission Test (C-CAT)

Admissions to all PG Diploma courses of the March 2022 batch are done through C-DAC's Common Admission Test (C-CAT) that will be conducted in computerized mode physically at C-DAC’s test centers on January 22 and January 23, 2022. Candidates have to apply for C-CAT online at www.cdac.in or acts.cdac.in. Candidates who clear the January 2022 C-CAT will only be considered for admission to C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses of the March 2022 batch on the basis of their C-CAT ranks and center/course preferences.

7.1 C-CAT Test Papers

C-CAT has three sections (Section A, Section B, Section C) of one hour duration each. As shown in Table 5, depending on the category of courses selected by the candidate, he/she will have to either appear for just one test paper (Section A) or two test papers (Section A and Section B) or all the three test papers (Section A, Section B and Section C). The medium of C-CAT is English.

Every section in C-CAT will have 50 objective-type questions. Each question will have four choices as possible answers of which only one will be correct. There will be +3 (plus three) marks for each correct answer, -1 (minus one) for each wrong answer, and 0 (zero) marks for each un-attempted question. The maximum mark a candidate can obtain in any one section of CCAT is 150.

COURSE CATEGORY

COURSE NAME

PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)

PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)

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

PG Diploma in Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)

PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)

PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)

PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-DASSD)

PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-HPCSA)

PG Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-DESD)

PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)

PG Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)

C-CAT PAPER(S)

Section A

7.2 C-CAT Syllabus

Table 6a: Indicative syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.

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

The list of reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is given in Table 6b. Candidates are, however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.

Table 6b: Reference books for the various topics in C-CAT.

REFERENCE BOOK

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

7.3 C-CAT Cities

C-CAT will be conducted in computerised mode in various cities across India. The list of cities where C-CAT will be conducted in January 2022 is given in Table 8. Candidates need to give 3 choices of cities while filling the online C-CAT application form. Refer to Section 14(b) of this Admission Booklet regarding C-CAT city preferences and allocation. All C-DAC test centers will adhere to the safety precautions issued by the government.

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

Cities where C-CAT will be conducted in January 2022.

Ahmedabad
Allahabad
Aurangabad (MH)
Bengaluru
Bhilai
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chennai
Hyderabad
Indore
Jaipur
Karad
Kochi
Kolhapur
Kolkata
Lucknow
Mohali
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nashik
Navi Mumbai
New Delhi
Noida
Patna
Pune
Ranchi
Silchar
Solapur
Thiruvananthapuram
Varanasi
Vijayawada

C-DAC at its discretion may cancel any of the above C-CAT cities due to less number of candidates or any emergency situation arising out of pandemic/calamities or any other relevant reasons. Refer to Section 14(b) regarding C-CAT city preferences and allocation.

8. C-CAT Fee

C-CAT fee structure is given in Table 9. Candidates may note that the C-CAT fee once paid is not refundable.

Table 9: Category-wise C-CAT fee (inclusive of GST).

Course Category

C-CAT Paper(s)

C-CAT Fee

III

A+B

A+B+C

Rs 1350/-

Rs 1550/- Rs 1750/-

After filling the online C-CAT 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/save 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 (02025503143) or email (actssupport@cdac.in).

9. C-CAT 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 C-CAT will be communicated to the candidates on the admit cards. Instructions for appearing C-CAT will also be given on the admit card. Candidates must appear for C-CAT on the date and time at the venue specified on the admit card. The examination fee will not be refunded to candidates who are absent or coming late for C-CAT.

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

10. C-CAT Ranking

Candidates will be provided ranks based on their performances in Section A, Sections A+B, Sections A+B+C of C-CAT. If a candidate appears for multiple sections and qualifies in them, he/she will be provided multiple ranks. For example, if a candidate appears for Sections A and B by choosing Category II in the application form, he/she will be provided two ranks: (i) based on the performance in Section A, and (ii) based on the performance in Sections A+B.

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

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

Important Notes:

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

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

Tie-Breaker Rule: If two or more candidates have acquired the same marks in Section A or Sections A+B or Sections A+B+C, then the candidate having more marks in Section A will be given the higher rank. If these candidates have the same marks in Section A also, then the candidate having a higher value in the ratio of ‘number of correct answers/number of attempted questions in the specific section required only for that category of courses will be given the higher rank. Candidates who have the same value of this ratio, and have the same total, as well as Section-A marks, will be given the same C-CAT rank.

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

Rank lists of January 2022 C-CAT are only applicable for admission to the March 2022 batch of C-DAC’s PG Diploma courses. Candidates should note that mere appearance in C-CAT or being in any of the rank lists neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. Qualified candidates will have to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure.

11. Counselling & Seat Allocation Process

C-DAC’s PG Diploma admission process has two counselling sessions and three rounds of seat allocations. Counselling means online filling of preferences of courses and training centres by the candidates.

• There are two rounds of seat allocations based on the first counselling. This means that using the course-centre preferences given by the candidates during the first choice filling, two rounds of seat allocations (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 16(f-j) of this Admission Booklet.

Depending on their C-CAT ranks, candidates will be allocated seats strictly based on the order of preferences of courses and centres given by them during the counselling. If some candidates' ranks are not good enough to get them their top preferences in the first round of seat allocations, they may be offered their lower preferred courses/centres depending on their ranks. Such candidates may be allocated their higher-preferred course/centre in the second round of seat allocation, depending on their ranks. However, if candidates get their first preference in the first round of seat allocation itself, then that will be their final allocated seat and there will be no change for them in the second round of seat allocations. The seats allocated in the second round are final and there will be no further change in them.

• Through the second counseling, candidates who have not got/confirmed admission are given one last chance to online fill their preferences of courses and training centres for the vacant seats that arise after the second round of 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 16(k-l) of this Admission Booklet.

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

Based on the C-CAT ranks, admissions to various courses at different training centres are offered in the order of preferences of courses and centers 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 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.

Open Day: After all the three rounds of seat allocations, an Open Day may be conducted in selected C-DAC centers that still have some vacant seats.

12. Payment of Course Fee

12.1 Course Fee

The fee of all the PG Diploma courses offered by C-DAC is mentioned in Table 10. Government prescribed Goods & Services Tax (GST) rate shall be applicable at the time of payment of fee. GST is 18% as in December 2021. The course fee includes expenses towards delivering online classes, conducting examinations, final mark-list and certificate, and placement assistance provided.

Table 10: March 2022 batch PG Diploma course fee.

Course	Course Fee
PG-DAC, PG-DESD, PG-DITISS, PG-DVLSI, PG-DIoT, PG-DMC, PG-DASSD, PG-DGi, PG-DRAT, PG-DHPCSA	Rs 76,500/- + GST
PG-DBDA	Rs 97,750/- + GST
PG-DAI	Rs 127,500/- + GST

The fee for all the PG Diploma courses is to be paid in two installments (details given below). Candidates may take note that no Demand Draft (DD) cheque or cash will be accepted at any C-DAC training center towards payment of any installment of course fees.

Important Notes:

(I) In addition to the course fees, students of PG-DESD, PG-DIoT, PG-DVLSI, and PGDRAT will have to purchase the hardware kits required for practical's (as per the specifications given in Section 18 of this Admission Booklet), which may cost approximately Rs 10,000/-. C-DAC will not provide any specialized boards/kits.

(ii) In addition to the course fees, students of PG-DMC will have to purchase an apple developer subscription for a month (for the iPhone module), which may cost around Rs.1800/-.

12.2 First Installment of Course Fee

The first installment course fee of Rs 10,000/- + GST on it as applicable at the time of payment (February 2022) is to be paid online as per the schedule given under Important Dates (Table 13). 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 / 26201604) regarding any issues they face during the payment of first installment of course fee.

12.3 Second (Final) Installment of Course Fee

The second installment fees of the various PG Diploma courses are given in Table 11. It is to be paid before 7 March 2022 through NEFT from any bank to the account of the C-DAC centre where the candidate is finally allocated for his/her PG Diploma course. For all authorised training centres of C-DAC, the payment is to be made to C-DAC Pune. GST will be applicable as prescribed by the government at the time of payment of fees.

Table 11: Second installment fees of the PG Diploma courses.

Course	Second Installment Fee
PG-DAC, PG-DESD, PG-DITISS, PG-DVLSI, PG-DIoT, PG-DMC, PG-DASSD, PG-DGi, PG-DRAT, PG-DHPCSA	Rs 66,500/- + GST
PG-DBDA	Rs 87,750/- + GST
PG-DAI	Rs 117,500/- + GST

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

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

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

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

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

(e) Keep a record of the NEFT form with the UTR (unique transaction) number and other required details written on it. (Candidate has to submit it at the admitted center while joining the course.)

(f) After the NEFT payment, carefully enter the NEFT transaction (UTR) number, name of account holder (from whose account the money is transferred), city 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 log 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 center, the 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 center regarding any issues they face during the payment of the second installment fee as well as to know the 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 center (where they have credited the second installment). Contact details of all C-DAC centers are given in the last section of this Admission Booklet.

(ii) Candidates should enter the correct NEFT details, otherwise, their payment confirmation may be delayed.

13. 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. If a course at a particular training center is canceled 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 center preferred by them where seats are available as per their ranks; or (ii) another course preferred by them at the same center or another center of their choice, where seats are available as per their ranks. In such cases, the candidates have the option to choose the alternate center/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 30 June 2022 will not be eligible for any refund of fees paid.

Candidates desiring to withdraw their admission during any stage of the admission process (i.e. before the date of commencement of the course) may do so by online filling out the withdrawal form that can be accessed using their login on the C-DAC website. After submitting the form online, candidates should print the withdrawal form, sign, scan, and email it to actssupport@cdac.in before the last date of withdrawal. Candidates should write ‘Request for withdrawal from PG 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.

Withdrawal of admission by a candidate/student will attract penalties as given in Table 12. After deducting the penalty amount, the balance of fees paid (if any) will be refunded to the candidates/students within two months of commencement of the course. In Cases 1, 2 & 3 of Table 12, the signed withdrawal forms should reach C-DAC ACTS Pune (actssupport@cdac.in) before 5 pm on the last date mentioned. Students desiring to withdraw their admission after the commencement of the course (Cases 4 & 5 in Table 12) may do so by submitting the prescribed withdrawal forms (that are available at the training center) at the admitted center. No e-mail requests for withdrawal will be entertained.

14. Additional Terms & Conditions

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

(b) The cities, dates, etc. for C-CAT are indicative/tentative and may change as per evolving pandemic-related orders of the government and local authorities. Candidate agrees that while their city preferences for C-CAT will be taken into consideration for allotting test centers, CDAC may allot any city or center 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) Application to the courses by candidates and/or admission in any of the courses by students 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 the right to impose appropriate disciplinary and other penalties for violation of prescribed terms and rules, including cancellation of candidature, admission, placements, and/or award of PG Diploma.

(f) 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 canceled with immediate effect and he/she will be subjected to the penalty clauses stated in section 13.

(g) Use of any unfair means, coercion, inducement, violent, indecent, disorderly, threatening, or offensive behavior or language by way of gesture, voice, writing, symbols, etc. shall constitute ground for suspension/expulsion from C-CAT and/or course, or debarment from joining/attending C-DAC examination(s) and/or course(s) in future. The decision of C-DAC in this regard shall be final and binding. Such students shall be subjected to the penalty clauses stated in section 13.

(h) All communication from candidates must be made only to the email addresses and phone numbers given in relevant sections of this Admission Booklet. Sending emails or phone calls or messaging directly to officials of C-DAC or ATCs or parent Government bodies is prohibited.

(i) Depending upon the prevailing city/state-wise pandemic and any other guidelines, the training centers will plan the course delivery of the hybrid-mode courses and communicate the same to the students upon confirmation of admission and thereafter. The decision and directions of C-DAC in this regard shall be final and binding on all students.

(j) The courses, being full time, require that the students must engage and be available fully for the course enrolled in to. Students shall not engage in any other full-time/part-time activity, job, profession, educational course, etc. during the entire course period without prior permission. Non-compliance may attract appropriate disciplinary and other penalties, including cancellation of candidature, admission, placements, and/or award of PG Diploma.

(k) All decisions of C-DAC with regards to the admission booklet, processes and results shall be final and binding on all candidates/students.

Details of PG Diploma Course

17.1 Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-DAC)

PG-DAC is the most popular PG Diploma course of C-DAC. The course is targeted towards engineering graduates and MCA/MSc who wish to venture into the domain of advanced computing. The course aims to groom the students to enable them to work on current technology scenarios as well as prepare them to keep pace with the changing face of technology and the requirements of the growing IT industry. The entire course syllabus, courseware, teaching methodology and the course delivery have been derived from the rich research and development background of C-DAC. Running successfully for 25 years, the PG-DAC course has produced thousands of professionals, who are well-positioned in the industry today. The major modules covered in PG-DAC are:

• Basic Programming Concepts

• Operating System Concepts

• Object Oriented Programming in Java

• Algorithms & Data Structures using Java

• Database Technologies

• Software Development Methodologies

• Web Programming Technologies

• Web-based Java Programming

• Microsoft .Net Technologies

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Software Project

17.2 Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (PG-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 PG-DESD for engineers in Computers, Electronics, and IT. Embedded Systems is a unique field, where engineers need to have sound knowledge in hardware and software design. Keeping this aspect in view, C-DAC has designed this course giving equal emphasis to hardware and software, enabling engineers to face challenges in the design and development of state-of-the-art embedded systems. The latest curriculum includes a module on the Internet of Things (IoT), specifically focusing on IoT architectures, applications, standards and protocols. The major modules covered in PG-DESD are:

• Embedded Systems Concepts, Design and Tools

• Embedded C Programming

• Data Structures and Algorithms

• Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing

• Embedded Operating Systems

• Embedded Linux Device Drivers

• Real-Time Operating Systems

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project and Seminar

17.3 PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-DBDA)

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

• Linux Programming and Cloud Computing

• Python and R programming

• Object Oriented Programming with Java 8

• Advanced Analytics using Statistics

• Data Collection and DBMS (Principles, Tools & Platforms)

• Big Data Technologies

• Data Visualization - Analysis and Reporting

• Practical Machine Learning

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.4 Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)

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

• Fundamental of Computer Networks

• Concepts of Operating System and Administration

• Security Concepts

• Network Defense and Countermeasures

• Compliance Audit

• Cyber Forensics

• Public Key Infrastructures

• IT Infrastructure Management & DevOps

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.5 Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)

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

• Advanced Digital Design

• System Architecture

• Linux Shell Scripting & Python

• Verilog HDL

• HDL Simulation and Synthesis

• Programming Fundamentals for Design and Verification

• System Verilog

• Verification using UVM

• CMOS VLSI and Aspect of ASIC Design

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.6 Post Graduate Diploma in the Internet of Things (PG-DIoT)

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

• Introduction to IoT and IoT Case Studies

• Programming Technologies

• Microcontroller Programming

• Embedded Linux Platform

• Network Programming and Wireless Technologies

• Data Management and Analytics

• Java Programming and Web Applications

• IoT Protocols

• Edge and Cloud Computing

• IoT Security

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.7 Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-DAI)

The objective of the PG-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 major modules covered in PG-DAI are:

• Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence

• Advanced Programming using Python & R • Data Analytics

• Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence

• Practical Machine Learning • Deep Neural Networks

• Natural Language Processing & Computer Vision

• AI Compute Platforms, Applications & Trends

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.8 Post Graduate Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-DMC)

PG-DMC 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 the requirements of an exponentially growing mobile industry. The entire course syllabus, courseware, teaching methodology and course delivery have been derived from the rich research and development background of C-DAC. The major modules covered in PG-DMC are:

• OS concepts and Linux Programming

• Introduction to DBMS

• OOPs with Java Programming • Algorithms and Data Structure

• Java Programming-II (Advanced Java)

• Mobile Programming

• Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project

17.9 Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-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. PG-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 emerging technology such as machine learning, and their use cases in cyber security. The 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 PG-DASSD are:

• Secure Programming & Software Development Life Cycle

• Data Structures and Algorithms

• Linux System Programming

• Network Security Essentials

• Secure Java Programming

• Machine Learning for Cyber Security

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project and Seminar

17.10 Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)

Geoinformatics or Geomatics is the synergy of multiple disciplines, namely, GIS, remote sensing, photogrammetry, cartography, GPS and geodesy. It is fundamental to all the disciplines that use data identified by their locations. PG-DGi aims to provide conceptual knowledge on GIS, remote sensing and related fields, and hands-on training in GIS, satellite data interpretation, digital image processing, digital photogrammetry, digital cartography and GPS. There are also three electives, i.e., GIS Development, RDBMS and Geomatics Business & Project Management. The application of Geoinformatics in various development contexts are analysed through appropriate case studies. The course contents have been designed keeping in view the emerging trends in the field of Geoinformatics and the increasing needs of skilled manpower. Subjects covered in PG-DGi are:

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Remote Sensing

• Digital Image Processing

• Geospatial Programming (IT Domain)

• Geospatial Programming (GIS Domain)

• Geostatistics with R and Spatial Analysis

• Trends in Geoinformatics,

• RS & GIS Applications

• Aptitude and Effective Communication

• Project & Seminar

17.11 Post Graduate Diploma in Robotics & Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)

Robotics is one of the growing interdisciplinary fields of study that involves an understanding of varied domains. Becoming a true roboticist involves the sound knowledge of domains widely ranging from computer science, mechanical engineering, electronics, communications, design, ethical measures and several others. PG-DRAT addresses all these needs so as to equip the students with the necessary tools and techniques to be able to develop efficient, robust and industry-standard robots, through state-of-the-art robotic algorithms, hands-on programming, systems development techniques, machine learning, kinematics, dynamics, workspace analysis, mission motion planning etc. The major modules covered in PG-DRAT are:

• Introduction to Robots and Robotics

• Mechanical and Electrical Design

• Controllers, Sensors and Actuator Interfaces

• Mission and Motion planning

• Robotic Operating System

• AI/ML-based Robotic Vision

• Aptitude & Effective Communication

• Project & Seminar

17.12 Post Graduate Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-DHPCSA)

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

• Computer Architecture

• Linux Operating System and Perl

• HPC System Administration and Management

• Python Programming

• Fundamentals of Computer Network and Management

• Storage and Backup Management

• Resource Management and Accounting

• Security and Traffic Management

• Hadoop Administration

• Cloud Services and Security

• Aptitude and Effective Communication

• Project

17. Laptop/Desktop Configuration & Software Requirements for Online Classes

17.1 PG Diploma in Advanced Computing (PG-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)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Windows 10/ Linux CentOS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Open/Microsoft Office Mozilla/Chrome latest version
Fundamentals of Programming	JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse latest version, Apache Tomcat 8.0 or latest version
Algorithms & Data Structures
Objected Oriented Programming with Java
Web-based Java Programming
Operating System Concepts	GCC, Secure Shell, VM Editor
Database Technologies	MySQL 5.7 or latest version, MongoDB
Web Programming Technologies	Visual Studio Code latest version, XAMPP
MS.Net Technologies	Visual Studio
Software Development Methodologies	Star UML, Jenkins, Docker, Postman

17.2 PG Diploma in Embedded System Design (PG-DESD)

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 /WiFiwith 25Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories:Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 and Windows
Programming Concepts	Ubuntu
Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing	Ubuntu / Windows (vm lab, KeiluVision)
Embedded Operating System	Ubuntu
Real-Time Operating System	Ubuntu

Hardware Kit to be purchased by the students of PG-DESD course in consultation with their final allotted center (Total estimated cost – Approximately Rs. 10,000/-):

• STMicroelectronics Discovery MCU Development Kit STM32F407G-DISC1 or any equivalent kit (for ARM module)

• ESP32 DevKitC – 32U Development Board (for RTOS and IoT module)

• Raspberry Pi or Beagle bone black kit or any equivalent kit (for Linux Device Driver module)

• USB TO UART TTL 5V 3.3V FT232RL Download Cable To Serial Adapter Module 2 PCS (for ARM module) Sensor Module Kit.

17.3 PG-Diploma in Big Data Analytics (PG-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)
Network: Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories: Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Mozilla/Chrome latest version Open Office
Linux Programming & Cloud	Virtual Box, latest Linux Image
Python and R programming	Python 3.3.4, Sypder IDE, R Packages, R Studio
Object Oriented Programming with Java 8	Eclipse IDE or Netbeans
Practical Machine Learning	Python IDE, sklearn, seaborn, matplotlib, tensorflow, pytorch
Advanced Analytics using Statistics	Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scrapy, Plotly, Beautiful Soup, R Packages
Data Collection and DBMS	Oracle Database , MongoDB
Big Data Technologies	Hadoop tar, Spark, Hive, HBASE, Airflow
Data Visualization	Power BI , Ms Excel

17.4 PG Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems & Security (PG-DITISS)

Client Machines (Desktop/Laptop)
Processor : Intel Core i5
Memory : 8GB (16 GB preferred)
Hard Disk :500 GB (Free Space)
Video Card : Intel Integrated Graphics
Network : Ethernet / WIFI with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Windows 8 or above; Open Office/ Microsoft Office; Mozilla/Chrome latest version; Oracle VM VirtualBox/ VMWare; SSH Client (MobaXterm/PuTTy or similar)
Fundamentals of Computers and Networks	GNS
Concepts of OS & Administration	Linux Cent OS-7 or Above/ Fedora latest version Kali Linux Windows Server 2016 or above
Network Defense and Countermeasures	Wireshark, putty, WinSCP, Nmap, Debian 10 TreePad tool, SIEM
Compliance Audit	---
Cyber Forensics	FTK, Disk Imager
IT Infrastructure Management	SNMP enumeration tool
Public Key Infrastructure	Openca
Security Concepts	Netcat, OWASP, USB Pratirodh and AppSamvid tools for System security, Android Simulator, Python 3.x IDEJS JS guard, Metasploit, Nessus, Whois, Burp suit, ZAP MySQL

Note:

1. Candidates are suggested to use Windows OS as host Operating System and all other OS (Linux, etc.,) as VMs only. Dual boot system is not recommended.

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

17.5 PG Diploma in VLSI Design (PG-DVLSI)

Clients Machines (Desktop/Laptop)
Processor: Intel Core i3
Memory: 8 GB or above
Hard Disk: 500 GB
Video Card: Intel Integrated Graphics
Network: Ethernet / WIFI with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL /DL)
Accessories: Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Dual boot System (Cent OS 7/ Fedora / Ubuntu and Windows 10); Open Office/ Microsoft Office; Mozilla/Chrome latest version
Advanced Digital Design	--
System Architecture	--
Programming Fundamentals for Design and Verifications	GCC, G++ complier
Linux Shell Scripting & Python	Cent OS 7/ Fedora / Ubuntu latest version, Python 3.x
Verilog HDL; System Verilog	QuestaSim / ModelSim or any other equivalent licensed tool
HDL Simulation and Synthesis	QuestaSim / Precision Synthesis / Leonardo Spectrum or any other equivalent licensed tool and VIVADO
CMOS VLSI and aspect of ASIC design	IC Nanometer design or any other equivalent licensed tool
Verification using UVM	QuestaSim or any other equivalent licensed tool

Suggested FPGA Board for the PG-DVLSI students is Xilinx EDGE Spartan 7 FPGA Development Board (Total estimated cost: Approximately Rs 10,000). It includes: FPGA, SPI FLASH, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ADC, DAC, LCD, 7 segment, VGA, PS2, Stereo Jack, buzzer, Push Button, Slide Switch, LED, Temperature Sensor, LDR, and UART.

17.6 PG Diploma in Internet of things (PG-DIoT)

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 /WiFiwith 25Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Windows 8 and above Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Mozilla/Chrome latest version Open Office
Introduction to IoT and IoT case studies	---
Programming technologies	GCC, Python 3.3.4, Code Editor (Vim or similar on linux, VS Code or similar on Windows) Python IDE, Pandas, Numpy, seaborn, matplotlib
Microcontroller Programming	Keil u Vision, STM32CubeMX,putty
Embedded Linux Platforms	GCC, Qemu
Network Programming and wireless technologies	Cisco packet tracer, Wireshark, GCC
Data Management and Analytics	MongoDB, MySQL, Spark
IoT Protocols	Contiki OS, Cooja Simulator, Wireshark, GCC, Python IDE
Edge and Cloud Computing	Access to Cloud service providers (MS Azure, AWS, etc.), Docker, Jira
Java Programming and Web Applications	JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse latest version, Visual studio code
IoT Security	GCC, Python IDE, Wireshark

Hardware Kit to be purchased by the students of PG-DIoT course in consultation with their final allotted centre (Total estimated cost – Approximately Rs. 10,000/-):

• STMicroelectronics Discovery MCU Development Kit STM32F407G-DISC1 or any equivalent kit

• Sensor Module Kit

• ESP32 DevKitC – 32U Development Board

• Raspberry Pi 4 Model-B or any equivalent kit

• CP2102(6-pin) USB 2.0 to TTL UART serial converter or any equivalent converter module

18.7 PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (PG-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 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX10 series or above)
Network : Ethernet / WiFi with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL /DL)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Mozilla/Chrome latest version Open Office
Fundamentals of AI	spider IDE, Jupiter notebook
Advanced Programming using Python	Python 3.6, Numpy, Scipy & Pandas
Mathematics for AI
Practical Machine Learning	ScikitLearn, SEABorn, matplotlib, TensorFlow, pyTorch, Keras
Natural Language Processing & Computer Vision	OpenCV, NLTK
Deep Neural Networks	Google Colab
Data Analytics	Python 3.6, Tableau
AI Compute Platforms, Applications & Trends	Spark 2.x, spyder IDE

18.8 PG Diploma in Mobile Computing (PG-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)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic; Any Android Device
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Linux Cent OS 6.4/ Fedora 8.0/ Ubuntu 64 bit or latest version Mozilla/Chrome latest version Open Office
OS Concepts & Linux Programming	GCC
Introduction to DBMS	MySQL, MongoDB
Algorithms & Data Structures	GCC
Objected Oriented Programming with Java	JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse latest version
Web-based Java Programming	JDK 8.0 or latest version, Eclipse latest version
Android Programming	Android studio 3.0 or above
Hybrid Mobile Apps Programming	Visual Studio Code latest version
All Modules	Mozilla/Chrome latest version
All Modules	Open Office / Microsoft Office

Note: For iPhone introduction, students need to purchase an Apple Developers Cloud subscription for a month on their own. The expenditure for the same will be Rs. 1800 approximately.

18.9 PG Diploma in Advanced Secure Software Development (PG-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)

Accessories: Web Camera, Headphone with Mic

Module Name	Software
All Modules	Windows 7 and above Ubuntu 64 bit Open Office /Libre Office Mozilla/Chrome latest version Virtual Box
Basic of Secure Programming	GCC, vim, GDB
Data Structures and Algorithms	GCC, vim, GDB
Secure Java Programming	JRE, JDK, Netbeans IDE
Linux System Programming	Virtual Box, latest Linux Image
Network Security Essentials	Wireshark, OpenSSL
Machine Learning for Cyber Security	Python3, Anaconda distribution, MatPlot, Numpy, Pandas, sci-kit-learn library

18.10 PG Diploma in Geoinformatics (PG-DGi)

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)
Accessories : Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Windows 10/ Linux Cent OS 6.4 ; Microsoft Office, Mozilla/Chrome latest version
Geographic information system and Global Positioning system	Arc GIS, QGIS
Remote sensing	ERDAS IMAGINE
Digital Image Processing	ERDAS IMAGINE
Geospatial Programming (IT Domain)	MySQL 5.7 or latest version, Python 3.3.4, Eclipse IDE or Netbeans
Geospatial Programming (GIS Domain)	Python 3.3.4, PostGIS, PostgresSQL
Geostatistics with R and Spatial Analysis	R Packages, R Studio

18.11 PG Diploma in Robotics and Allied Technologies (PG-DRAT)

Client Machine (Desktop/Laptop)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or above
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® with 2GB graphics memory
Memory: 16 GB DDR4RAM x1, 3200 MHz or above
Hard Disk: 512 GB Solid State Drive, 1TB HDD
GPU : Intel Integrated GPU core
Network : Ethernet /WiFiwith 25Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories :Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 and Windows 10 Open Office
Introduction to Robots and Robotics	Python, C, C++, Microcontroller Programming(vm lab, KeiluVision)
Mechanical and Electrical Design	AutoCAD, FEA, 3D Modelling FEAST
Controller , Sensors and Actuator Interface	C, C++
Mission and Motion Planning	Octave Gazebo
Robotic Operating System	ROS
AI/ML/Robotic Vision	TensorFlow, Keras, CUDA, Jupyter Notebooks Google Colab OpenCV, PyTorch

Hardware Kit to be purchased by the students of PG-DRAT course in consultation with C-DAC Kolkata (Total estimated cost – Approximately Rs. 10,000/-):

• STMicroelectronics Discovery MCU Development Kit STM32F407G-DISC1, or any equivalent kit (for ARM module)

• Raspberry Pi or Beagle bone black kit or any equivalent kit (for Linux Device Driver module)

• USB TO UART TTL 5V 3.3V FT232RL Download Cable To Serial Adapter Module 2 PCS (for ARM module) Sensor Module Kit.

• Navigation module-Base and Rover pair ZED -F9P, uBlox F9 receiver platform

• Communication module – Long Range Wi-Fi Module, Zigbee, UART

• BLDC, Steering Motor Kit

• Battery

• Serial and Parallel Manipulator

• Various Types of Gripper

• Tracked Vehicle

• Humanoid Platform

• Wheeled Platform

18.12 PG Diploma in HPC System Administration (PG-DHPCSA)

Client Machines (Desktop/Laptop)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or above / AMD Ryzen 5 or above
Memory: Minimum 16 GB (Preferred: 32 GB)
Hard Disk: 1 TB (Free Space)
Video Card: Intel Integrated Graphics
Network: Ethernet / WIFI with 25 Mbps Speed Connection (UL/DL)
Accessories: Web Camera, Headphone with Mic
Module Name	Software
All Modules	Dual boot Linux (CentOS 7 or above and Windows 10) Web browser (any) Microsoft Office or similar Hosted hypervisor (VMWare Workstation pro or similar) SSH Client (MobaXterm / PuTTy or similar)
Computer Architecture	---
Linux Operating System and Perl	Code Editor (Vim or similar on Linux, VS Code or similar on Windows) Compilers (GCC)
Python Programming	Python 3.3.4 or latest Code Editor (Vim or similar on Linux, VS Code or similar on Windows)
Fundamental of Computer Network and Management	Cisco Packet Tracer Ofed
HPC System Administration and Management	ROcks/OSCAR, Linux OS (RHEL/CentOS), IPMItool, Ganglia, HPCC benchmark software (HPL, DGEMM, Stream, PTRANS, Random Access, FFT, communication bandwidth and latency), MPI, Open MPI
Storage and Backup Management	RAID software, Storage management software, Lustre, PVFS2, GPFS, backup software, IOR/IOzone (for Benchmarking)
Resource Management and Accounting	SGE, Torque, Slurm, Maui/MOAB, gold
Security and Traffic Management	Wireshark, Nmap, PuTTY, WinSCP, XCA
Hadoop Administration	Hadoop Distribution Package
Cloud Services & Security	AWS, Microsoft Azure (Trial version)

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

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