CDEC 2009
Competence in Software Technology Examination (CST) is a nationwide examination conducted annually for graduates in any field by C-DAC, Mumbai, an R&D Institution of Government of India, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Examination Centres
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram

Jobs at C-DAC thru CST
● Staff Scientists/ Assistant Managers
● Project Engineers
● Visiting System/Software Engineers
● Software Trainees
● Senior Technical Associates
● Project Associates
● Project Fellowships
(All positions subject to prescribed minimum qualifications as per recruitment rules – refer to course brochure or website for details)

CDEC 2009 Eligibility
● A degree in any subject or engineering diploma
● Final-year degree students can also appear for CST 2009, subject to conditions.
● Software Competence required for appearing for CST ranges from any graduate with no training (E level) to a degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Information Technology/Electronics/Telecommunication/Electrical/Instrumentation (G Level).

Levels of Examination
● E (Entry Level)
● I (Intermediate Level)
● D (Diploma Level)
● G (Graduate Level)

Admissions thru CST
● FPGDST – Full-Time Post-Graduate Diploma in Software Technology at C-DAC centres – aligned with the IEEE CSDA Certification Syllabus – E/I/D/G Levels
● PGPM at International School of Technology Management, Bangalore- I/D/G/Levels
● MCA at Goa University – E/I/D/G Levels
● MCA at NMIMS University, Mumbai – E/I/D Levels
● MCA at Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore – E/I Levels
● BCIDS at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai – E Levels
● M.Sc (IT) at Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Goa – D Level

Cash awards in each Level E, I, D and G

Application form (A-1) is available on-line

Examination on Sunday January 25, 2009

for application form and details refer to website: http://cst.cdacmumbai.in or refer to the brochure

CST Brochure: Available on payment of Rs. 100/- from C-DAC Offices at Mumbai, Kharagpur (Navi Mumbai), Bangalore (Electronics City) and all leading book stalls across the country (refer website). To get brochure by speed-post, send Rs. 150/- by DD in favour of “C-DAC, Mumbai”, payable at Mumbai.

Last date for receipt of applications: Thursday, January 8, 2009

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(an R&D Institution of Dept. of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology)
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Mumbai-400049
Ph: 022-26703251, 26201606, 26201488, 22024641, 22836924, 27565303/04/05, 27560013, Fax: 26232195, Website: www.cdacmumbai.in