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Competence in Software Technology (CST) Examination : Application
Details
The application forms are available from the website at http://www.cdacmumbai.in/education/cst/
as PDF downloadable files.
Form A-1 should be filled by candidates who wish to
appear for the current CST examination for the first time or for those
seeking improvement of earlier CST scores by taking the entire examination
again.
Form A-2 should be filled by candidates who do not
wish to appear for the current CST examination but would like to be
considered for courses based ONLY on their earlier CST scores (i.e preceding
2 year CST scores will be considered for this purpose).
Candidates are advised to apply online. Use manual form-filling and
submission only when you do not have internet/Web access.
Online Application/ Registration :
Candidates must fill up all the field in the form online. On submission
of the form online, a Registration number will be assigned to the applicant
by the system. The applicant must write the level of examination they
are appearing for, his/her name and the registration number on the reverse
of the Demand Draft. The Demand draft along with three passport size
photographs should be sent so as to reach C-DAC Mumbai before the last
date.
Please keep the following information ready, before applying online:
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Personal and Educational details of the
candidate
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Examination Level
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Examination City
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D.D. of appropriate amount as per the
level chosen.
Candidates must write the name on the backside of each copy of the
photograph.Follow the steps/guidelines specified during the on-line
registration process.
Manual Application/Registration :
Candidates who cannot apply online through the website, can fill in
the A1 form manually (either from the CST brochure or the PDF version
downloaded from the site) and submit it to C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai (by post/
courier/ in-person) with 3 photographs and requisite fee D.D. as specified
in the A-1 form. The examination fees for manual application are higher
than the mandatory amount .
The application forms, complete in all aspects should be sent to C-DAC
Mumbai before the prescribed date. (through registered post, speed-post
or courier) at the address below :
The CST Examination Desk
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(formerly National Centre for Software Technology) (NCST)
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Mumbai-400 049
For details regarding the examination fees refer the website.
On acceptance of duly completed application form, each candidate will
be issued a receipt for payment and a hall ticket. These documents will
be sent by registered post or speed-post, to the address specified by
the candidate. The hall ticket will indicate the examination centre
allotted to the candidate, his/her CST ID number and names of papers
for which he/she is appearing.
Candidates are advised to check the hall ticket immediately and inform
C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai about discrepancies, if any. It is compulsory to
produce the hall ticket at the time of examination. The invigilator
will collect it during the examination. The candidate must retain the
fee receipt.
In case a candidate does not receive the receipt for payment and hall
ticket for the examination before the day of the examination, he/she
should: -
a) check for the centre allotment and the respective CST- id in the
list displayed at www.cdacmumbai.in/education/cst/,
b) check their own email for any communication from C-DAC Mumbai,
c) If the candidate is still not able to spot his/her CST-id, name and
centre allotted, then he/she can contact C-DAC Juhu, Mumbai by fax,
email, telegram or on phone
d) He/she may turn up at the examination centre in the city specified
by the candidate and contact the Examination Director in the Control
room, at least 1 hour prior to the commencement of the examination.
The candidate should carry proof of identity issued by Central or State
Government agency (such as driving license, passport, PAN card, election
or voters’ ID card, credit card with photo etc.), proof of payment
of examination fees, and 3 identical copies of his/her recent passport-size
photograph with the name written at the back of the photos.
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