CST 2012 Description

The competence in software technology (CST 2012) is a nation-wide examination conducted by C-DAC. (formerly known as National Centre for Software Technology (NCST 2012)). C-DAC is a scientific society of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. It has centres at Mumbai, Noida, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mohali, Thiruvananthapuram with the headquarters at Pune. C-DAC, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Electronics City, Bangalore centres function as Centres of excellence in the area of software technology and related computer science, providing high-level technical consultancy services to other organisations and offering high-quality continuing education programmes at their centres.

CST 2012 Contact Details

Address	Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Mumbai-400049
Phone	2670 3251/ 2620 1606/ 2620 1488
Email	entrance@cdacmumbai.in
Website	www.cst.cdacmumbai.in
Test Period	Competence in Software Technology (CST) Examination (CST 2012) is generally held in Month of January
Last Year Date	30-Jan-11
This Year Date	Not Announced

CST 2012 Conducting Body

The competence in software technology (CST 2012) is a nation-wide examination conducted by C-DAC. (formerly known as National Centre for Software Technology (NCST 2012)).

CST 2012 Eligibility

The candidate must meet any one of the following eligibility criteria for the three levels: Level E • 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. Level D • B.Sc. in Computer Science or any equivalent Bachelor’s degree in the Computer/IT areas. • Bachelor's degree in any subject and at least 6 months’ part-time training in software technology, comprising a minimum of 15 hours of work per week, covering basic computer concepts and computer programming in the C language. • Bachelor's degree in any subject with at least 3 months’ full-time training in software technology, comprising a minimum of 30 hours of work per week, covering basic computer concepts and computer programming in the C language. • Graduates in any subject who have undertaken courses on computers, equivalent to the training in software technology requirement as mentioned in the point above, as a part of their degree requirements. Candidates are required to produce attested mark lists as a proof that they have done at least a one-semester computer course. • Candidates who have completed a 3-year, full-time Diploma course in Computer Science or Computer Engineering after the 10th standard. This diploma should be recognised by a state government or the central government as an engineering diploma. Level G • Four year Bachelor’s OR Higher Degree in Engineering in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Information Technology / Electronics / Telecommunication / Electrical / Instrumentation • MCA, M.Sc. (Comp Sci.), M.Sc. (IT), MCS, MCM or M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Information Technology / Electronics / Telecommunication / Electrical / Instrumentation • PGDST or FPGDST or APGDST from C-DAC, Mumbai or Electronics City, Bangalore. • Any degree equivalent to a BE in Computer Science or IT

CST 2012 Exam Pattern

• The duration of each paper will be 1 hour. • All questions will be of multiple-choice type with 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. • All questions are to be answered by choosing the most suitable of the given alternatives. If the candidate feels that the exact answer is not given in the alternatives, he/she should choose the best available answer. • It is likely that candidates may not find enough time to answer all questions. Since all questions are not of the same level of complexity, it is advisable to attempt the easier questions first. Failure to do so is the most common cause of poor performance. • Use of calculators, slide rules, log tables or any other arithmetic aids is not permitted. Books, notes, etc. are also not allowed. • No clarifications will be given during the examination. • Use of pagers and cell phones is strictly prohibited inside the examination hall. These should be in the power-off mode.

CST 2012 Courses

PGDST (Post-Graduate Diploma in Software Technology) and FPGDST (Full-time Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Software Technology).

CST 2012 Syllabus

Computer Concepts (CC) Computer basics: organization of a computer, characteristics of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), types of instructions in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, primary memory and secondary memory, memory organization, backup devices. Data representation: representation of characters, integers and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations. Binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, signed arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representations. Foundations: Boolean algebra, truth tables and Venn diagrams. Computer architecture: block structure of computers, communication between processor and memory, communication between processor and I/O devices, interrupts, multiprogramming, and virtual memory. Computer languages: assembly language and characteristics of high-level languages. Operating System basics: Multiprogramming and timesharing operating systems. Programming using a subset of C: The candidate will not be required to write programs and there will not be any questions on syntax. But candidates should be able to read and understand programs involving the following: the assignment statement, blocks, the input-output statements (scanf and printf), relational and arithmetic operators, conditional statements and iterations. Computer Programming in C (CP) Data types, expression evaluation, precedence rules, type conversions, sequential structure, selective structure, repetitive structure, functions (including recursion), arrays, pointers, structures and unions, operations on bits, file processing, pre-processor. The syntax assumed will be that of ANSI C. Approximately 20% of the questions will test the candidate's knowledge of the syntactical structure of 'C'. The remaining questions will test the candidate’s working knowledge and understanding of the 'C'.

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