CDAC C-CAT 2026: Applications Open for CDAC's C-CAT Entrance Exam—Find Out Which Courses Offer Admission..

CDAC C-CAT 2026: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) has commenced registration for the CDAC Common Admission Test (C-CAT) for the August 2026 session. Interested candidates can apply through the official website, cdac.in, until June 23, 2026. According to the official schedule, the CDAC C-CAT August 2026 examination will be conducted on July 4 and 5, 2026, at various examination centers. The admit card for the examination will be released approximately 3–4 days before the exam date.
C-CAT—standing for the CDAC Common Admission Test—is an entrance examination through which C-DAC grants admission to its Post Graduate Diploma and PG Certificate programs.

What is C-DAC?
C-DAC is a premier institution operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. It conducts training and research in fields such as Advanced Computing, AI, Cyber ​​Security, Embedded Systems, and more.

Which courses offer admission through the C-CAT entrance examination?

PG-DAC (Advanced Computing)
PG-DBDA (Big Data Analytics)
PG-DITISS (Cybersecurity)
PG-DESD (Embedded Systems)
PG-DVLSI (VLSI Design)
PG-DAI (Artificial Intelligence), etc.

CDAC C-CAT 2026: Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay the following application fee:
Course Category II (Papers A+B): ₹1,550
Course Category III (Papers A+B+C): ₹1,750
Who can apply for CDAC C-CAT?
Graduates in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical, and Instrumentation Engineering or Technology are eligible to apply for these courses. CDAC has also clarified that there is no age limit for its PG Certificate programs.

How to Apply for CDAC C-CAT 2026
Candidates can apply by following the steps below:

Visit the official website at cdac.in.
Register by filling in basic details and create your login credentials.
Fill in your personal and academic details in the application form.
Upload the required documents and photographs in the prescribed format.
Pay the online application fee.
Submit the form and select your preferred exam date for the August batch.

CDAC Course Duration
CDAC's Post Graduate Certificate Programs are 24-week full-time courses, comprising approximately 1200 hours of training and 300 hours of self-study. The PG Diploma batch for the August 2026 session is scheduled to commence on August 24, 2026.

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