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CST 2009 C-DAC Competence in Software Technology Examination
Competence in Software Technology Examination is an examination conducted by C-DAC (The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), Mumbai along with many other organizations and bodies which include Scientific R&D Institution of Govt. of India, Dept. of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and information Technology. This examination is conducted for the graduates from any field to pursue education in the field of software technology.
Eligibility criteria for CST
1. The appearing candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or a diploma in any field from any university recognized by central government.
2. The candidates in the final year of their bachelor’s degree examination can also apply but they will be required to show the proof of the completion of degree at the time of admission.
Levels and papers of the Examination for CST
1. Level E — General Aptitude (GA) and Computer Concepts (CC)
2. Level I — General Aptitude (GA), Computer Concepts (CC) and C Programming (CP)
3. Level D — General Aptitude (GA), Computer Organization and Operating Systems (CO), C Programming (CP), Data Structures and Algorithms (DS)
4. Level G — General Aptitude (GA), Computer Organisation and Operating Systems (CO), Data Structures and Algorithms (DS) along with any 2 of the following optional subjects namely Computer Networks, Database Management, Java Technology, Object Oriented Programming and C++, Software Engineering, Web Technology
Examination pattern for CST
1. Each examination will be of 1 hour duration
2. Paper will contain MCQs with each correct answer carrying +3 and -1 for wrong answer.
Syllabus of CST
General Aptitude (GA):
1. Arithmetic
2. Basic Set Theory and Functions
3. Algebra
4. Geometry
5. Trigonometry
6. Coordinate Geometry
7. Mensuration
Computer Concepts (CC):
1. Computer basics
2. Data representation
3. Binary arithmetic
4. Foundations
5. Computer languages
6. Operating System basics
7. Programming using a subset of C
Computer Programming in C (CP):
1. Data types
2. expression evaluation
3. precedence rules
4. type conversions
5. sequential structure
6. selective structure
7. repetitive structure
8. functions (including recursion)
9. arrays, pointers
10. structures and unions
11. operations on bits
12. file processing
13. pre-processor
Computer Organization and Operating Systems (CO):
1. Basic concepts in Computer organization
2. Computer structure
3. Memory organization
4. CPU Performance Enhancement
5. Fundamentals of operating systems
6. Process and thread management
7. Concurrency control
8. Memory management
9. I/O
10. File systems
11. Distributed systems
12. Security
13. Unix Operating System
Data Structures and Algorithms (DS):
1. Abstract data types
2. Trees
3. Graphs
4. Algorithms
Proposed important dates:
1. Mid jan – deadline for receipt of completed A-1 application forms.
2. Last week of jan – entrance examination
3. Last week of feb – last date for receipt of completed A-2 application forms
4. First week of march – announcement of result.
5. May – interviews of the selected candidates.