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CDAC C CAT 2023 Syllabus: Section-Wise Syllabus, Preparation Tips
Updated On - March 03 2022 by Anusha Pachauri
CDAC C CAT 2023 Syllabus will be made available along with the Information Brochure on the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The candidates must know the syllabus as it gives an idea of topics from which questions will be framed in the exam. C-DAC’s Common Admission Test is organized for those who want to take admission in PG diploma courses. Candidates can go through the complete article to know more CDAC C CAT 2023 Syllabus.
CDAC C CAT 2023 Syllabus
Check below to know the syllabus of CDAC C CAT 2023:
Section A
- English
- Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude,
Section B
- Computer Fundamentals
- C Programming
- Data Structures
- Operating Systems
- Data Communication & Networking
- Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
Section C
- Computer Architecture
- Digital Electronics
- Microprocessors
CDAC C CAT 2023 Books for Preparation
Candidates can refer to the following mentioned books for better preparation to fetch good marks:
| Section | Reference Book |
| English | Any High School Grammar Book (e.g., Wren & Martin) |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggarwal) Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara) Barron’s New GRE 2016 |
| Computer Fundamentals | Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha) |
| Data Communication & Networking | Data Communication & Networking (Forouzan) |
| C Programming | C Programming Language (Kernighan & Ritchie) Let Us C (Yashavant Kanetkar) |
| Data Structures | Data Structures Through C in Depth (S. K. Srivastava) |
| Operating Systems | Operating System Principles (Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne) |
| OOP Concepts | Test Your C ++ Skills (Yashavant Kanetkar) |
| Computer Architecture | Computer Organization & Architecture (William Stallings) |
| Digital Electronics | Digital Design (Morris Mano) Digital Design: Principles & Practices (John Wakerly) Modern Digital Electronics (R. P. Jain) |
| Microprocessors | Microprocessor Architecture, Programming & Applications with 8085 (Ramesh Gaonkar) The Intel Microprocessor (Barry Brey) |
How to Prepare for CDAC C-CAT 2023?
Candidates can go through the mentioned preparation tips given by the toppers for the C-CAT exam 2021:
- For Section A: Candidates must focus on aptitude and verbal, including Reasoning and English. Refer to the above-mentioned book also to other books and practice more & more questions.
- For Section B: Candidates must have clear the basics of technical question from c, c++, networking, etc. Study computer architecture concepts (virtual memory, paging, schedulers, semaphore, etc.).
- For Section C – Candidates preparing for Embedded system and design course must study 8051 microcontroller, digital electronics(flipflops, counters, registers, etc.)
CDAC C CAT 2023 Exam Pattern
Before starting the preparation, candidates can refer to the exam pattern of the C-CAT 2023 from below:
- Mode of examination – Online Mode
- Type of questions – Objective type questions(MCQ)
- Number of sections – There are a total of 3 sections (A, B, C)
- No of the question – 50 questions (per section)
- Marking Scheme – For each correct response, +3 marks, for incorrect answer -1 mark and no answer 0 marks.
CDAC C CAT 2023 Admit Card
The hall ticket will be released on the official website of CDAC. Candidates must carry their CDAC C CAT 2023 admit card to the exam hall else entry will not be given.
Form Start Date:
27 Dec 2022
Form End Date:
11 Jan 2023
The last date to submit the form was on 11 Jan 2023
Browse Other ExamsExamination Date (Online):
22 Mar - 28 Mar 2023
Application Fees:
₹ 600
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