C-DAC CAT 2023: Syllabus and reference books

Rini Maria

Updated On: January 21, 2023 11:30 am IST

The detailed C-DAC CAT 2023 Syllabus and reference books for the preparations of the exams are available here for candidates to check and prepare for the upcoming exams. 
C-DAC CAT 2023 Syllabus and reference books

Candidates who have successfully registered for the C-DAC CAT 2023 exams to be held on January 28th and 29th, 2023, shall note the detailed syllabus and some of the reference books to prepare well for the exams. The registration window for the same has now been closed. With the exams just around the corner, it is high time for candidates to go through the syllabus, and exam pattern, and start with the preparation from some of the reference books as listed by the authorities themselves. On the official website- cdac.in candidates may collect all the details on the examination conveniently. However, candidates may also reflect the same below. 

C-DAC CAT 2023 Exam Details

Candidates may note the exam pattern initially before proceeding with the preparation and accordingly start the preparations. The exams will be conducted at various exam centers through the Computer Based Test Mode. So, here are all the details candidates will need with the preparation for the C-DAC CAT 2023 Exams

C-DAC CAT 2023 Exam Pattern

  • The C-DAC CAT 2023 question paper will be objective type, with four options for each question, and only one correct answer.
  • There will be a total of three sections for the entire question paper and each section will have 50 questions, and a total of 150 questions. 
  • Each correct answer will add 3 marks and incorrect answers will deduct 1 mark with 0 mark for unattempted questions.  
  • The exam will be for a total of 450 marks with 150 marks for each section. 
  • Candidates will get 1 hour for each section and a total of 3 hours.

C-DAC CAT 2023 Exam Syllabus

Here are the details of the exam syllabus for the C-DAC CAT 2023 exams to be conducted: 

Sections

Topics

Section A

English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning

Section B

Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming Concepts,  Operating Systems

Section C

Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors

Reference Books for C-DAC CAT 2023

Note these reference books for preparing for the upcoming C-DAC CAT 2023 exams: 

Sections

Topics

Reference Books

Section A

English

Any High School Grammar Book (e.g. Wren & Martin)

Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning

  • Quantitative Aptitude Fully Solved (R. S. Aggrawal)

  • Quantitative Aptitude (M Tyara)

  • Barron’s New GRE 2016

Section B

Computer Fundamentals

Foundations of Computing (Pradeep Sinha & Priti Sinha)

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)

Section C

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)


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