Testdate: Sunday, January 27, 2008

Exam Timings:

Test Centers:
Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Visakhapatnam.

Note: Depending on the response to the examination, CDAC may add more centres in the above cities.

Eligibility:
The candidate must meet any one of the following eligibility criteria:

• A Bachelor's degree in any subject.

• A diploma in Engineering with a minimum of 3 years’ study after the 10th standard or 2 years’ after the 12th standard. The diploma should be recognised by a state government or the central government as an engineering diploma.

• Other qualifications recognised by a state government or the central government as equivalent to a Bachelor's degree. In such cases, the candidate should produce proof of Government recognition.

Exam pattern:
The duration of each paper will be 1 hour. All questions will be of multiple-choice type with minimum 4 alternative answers. Each correct answer will carry 3 marks. Each wrong answer will carry 1 negative mark. If more than one choice is marked, the answer will be treated as wrong. Unanswered questions will not carry any marks.

Application Forms & Submission:

Form A-1 should be filled by those candidates who wish to appear for the CST-2008 examination for the first time or for those seeking improvement of earlier CST scores by taking the entire examination once again.

Form A-2 should be filled by candidates who do not wish to appear for the current CST-2008 examination but would like to be considered for courses based on their CST-2007 score This option may not be available for next year.

Submission of Application:

Online Mode
Candidates are advised to use on-line mode of application as this will give the candidate a chance to verify the contents filled in by him/her, provide registration number immediately and also provide Hall ticket. The application form is available online at http://cst.cdacmumbai.in. Candidates must fill up all the fields online. On submission of the form in online mode, a Registration number will be assigned to the applicant by the system. The applicant must write the level of examination they are appearing for, his/her name and the registration number on the reverse of the Demand Draft. The Demand draft along with three passport-size photographs should be sent so as to reach C-DAC Mumbai before the last date. Candidates must write the name on the backside of each copy of the photograph.

Manual Mode
Candidates who are unable to apply online through our website, can fill in the A-1 form manually (either from the CST-2008 brochure or the PDF version downloaded from the site) and submit it to C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai with 3 photographs and requisite fees by Demand Draft as specified in the A-1 form in this brochure.

Submission of completed forms
The last date of receiving all application forms is January 10, 2008. You must submit the completed form (online or manual) before the last date. Applications received after the last date will not be considered. If a postal application reaches C-DAC Mumbai after the last date, the same shall be returned to the candidate. We suggest that you do not wait till the last date for submission. The examination centre you select may not be available if you apply late. The examination centre is allotted on a first-come-first-served basis. In cities where there are more than one examination centre, allotment of centres will be at the discretion of C-DAC Mumbai.

The application forms, complete in all aspects should be sent to C-DAC Mumbai (through registered post, speed-post or courier) at the address below:
The CST-2008 Coordinator
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(formerly National Centre for Software Technology) (NCST)
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Mumbai-400 049
Candidates or their representatives may submit the application form in person, on any working day (Monday to Saturday), at C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai between 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.

Fees for Examination (E Level):

For On-line Application & Registration - Rs. 500
For Manual Application - Rs. 550

Fees must be paid in full through a Demand Draft crossed account payee drawn in favour of “C-DAC, Mumbai”, payable at Mumbai. Examination fees are non-refundable and cannot be adjusted against any subsequent CST examinations or utilised for any other purpose.

Last Date for Receipt of CST application Form A-1 (Course Admission, Improvement in scores & Recruitment): Thu, January 10, 2008

Last Date for Receipt of CST application Form A-2 (Only for CST 2007 appeared candidates): Fri, February 22, 2008

Announcement of results on website: Mon, March 3, 2008

List of the Institutes that use CST 2008 scores for admission:

For MCA entrance syllabus, Click Here

For Form A-1, Click Here

For Form A-2, Click Here

For information brochure, Click Here

Note:-
This notification / information has been taken / reproduced from the newspaper / website of the respective institute. Sanmacs is no where responsible for the authenticity of the information given here in.