PreDAC e-Brochure
Course Structure
PreDAC is a 216 hours course consisting of six modules.
The PreDAC is also available with 120 hours course consisting of four modules.
Eligibility
The candidate should have completed 10+2 or 10+3 years of formal education
Candidates who wish to appear for the CET of DAC should fulfill the eligibility criteria for the DAC course.
Fees
PreDAC Course fees for 216 hrs is Rs 7000/- and fees for short PreDAC course of 120 hrs is Rs 4500/-.
Computing Facilities
Theory and practical sessions will be conducted on alternate days. Students will be given 2 hours of computer time during the lab sessions on a dedicated client node to be shared by a pair of students.
Servers
- Server with Windows NT Server 4.0
- Configuration
- Pentium II @ 400 MHz;
- 128MB RAM;
- 8GB Fast Wide SCSI-II Hard Disk Drive;
- SVGA Color Monitor (15");
- PCI-VGA Card with 2 MB/1 MB RAM;
- PCI Network Card 10/100 BaseT UTP EtherNet;
- 1.44 MB FDD;
- 32x CD-ReWriter with SCSI Interface;
- 4/8 GB DAT Drive with SCSI Interface;
- MS Mouse; 2 serial ports,
- 1 parallel port;
- 104 Keys Keyboard;
- 400 Watts SMPS;
- Tower cabinet with additional cooling facility
Clients Machines / Network Nodes ( Configuration)
- Pentium II @ 266 MHz;
- 32 MB SGRAM;
- 3.2 GB Hard Disk Drive IDE/EIDE;
- VGA Color Monitor (14") Digital Non-Interlaced FST;
- PCI-VGA Card with 2 MB/1 MB VRAM;
- Network Card 10/100 BaseT PCI EtherNet;
- CD Drive; Sound Blaster card;
- MS Mouse;
- 101/104 Keys Keyboard;
- 260 Watt SMPS.
Network
- Network 10/100 BaseT UTP Hub(s)
- UTP CAT-5 cabling with RJ-45 connectors
- UTP Patch cables
Communication and Internet
- VSNL’s Gateway Internet Access Service
- ISDN Connectivity through MTNL
- Modem 33.6 / 56 KBPS
Printers
- Dot Matix Printer - 132 Column;
- Laserjet Printer
Additional Lab Equipment / Audio Visual Equipment
- Amplified Speakers & headphones, mikes
- Video Projector (SVGA / XGA Compatible)
- TWAIN Compliant scanner
Operating Systems & Application Software
- Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0/Windows 95/98
- Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
- Turbo C
- Visual Studio
- Anti Virus software for nodes/Server
- Netscape Communicator 4.5 or IE 5.0
The specifications given above are indicative of the computing setups that exist at the various ATCs. There may be minor variations at individual locations.
Admission Procedure
The interested candidate may contact to respective training centers of C-DAC. He has to send the Demand Draft in favour of "CDAC, ACTS", payable at Pune.
Evaluation Methodology
The Evaluation is a continuing and critical part of the PreDAC Course.
In order to ensure that a student is making regular progress and is completing the course requirements on schedule, it is necessary to evaluate the student's progress regularly throughout the duration of the course.
While a comprehensive theory examination will be conducted only at the end of the course, a continuing assessment of the students may be conducted by evaluating the laboratory assignments on a regular basis.
The evaluation will be conducted as follows :
| Assessments |
Marks |
| Laboratory Evaluation (at the end of the course) |
100 Marks |
| Theory Examination (at the end of the course) |
200 Marks |
| Internal Assignment Assessment |
100 Marks |
| Total |
400 Marks |
| Passing score 40 % of the total |
Students who successfully score at least 40% marks in both the Laboratory Evaluation as well as Theory Examination will be awarded the certificate of "Foundations of programming using C" with placement in the appropriate grade as per the Grading Scale given below :
| Grade |
Percentage |
| A+ |
85% and above |
| A |
70 – 79.9 % |
| B+ |
60 – 69.9 % |
| B |
50 – 59.9 % |
| C+ |
45 – 49.9 % |
| C |
40 – 44.9 % |
The examination will be based on the syllabus of the most recently conducted batch.
Special Feature
- Unique Curriculum
- Resourceful Faculty in classroom and laboratory
- Creative Work Environment
- State-of-the-art Computing Facilities
- Extensive Hands-On sessions
- Well Equipped Library
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