This document provides information about the Diploma in Advanced Software Development Methodologies (DASDM) program offered by C-DAC's Advanced Computing Training School. The one-year program aims to develop skills in current software development technologies and prepare students for jobs in the growing IT industry. The document outlines the program structure, eligibility requirements, admission process, training centers, course fees, and placement assistance. Upon completion, students will be equipped to work as software developers, programmers, testers or analysts.

1. Diploma
in
Advanced Software
Development Methodologies
(DASDM)

2. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
(A scientific society under Department of Electronics & Information Technology,
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology)
Government of India
C-DAC’s Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) Pune
Email : acts@cdac.in website : www.cdac.in

3. C-DAC Thematic Areas
 High Performance and Computing (HPC)
 Grid Computing
 Cloud Computing
 Multilingual Computing
 Professional Electronics
 Software Technologies
 Cyber Security
 Health Informatics
 Ubiquitous Computing
 Education and Training

4. What we mean to the Nation ?
 Contributing to the booming
economy and bringing pride to the
nation.
 Providing value through quality IT
education.
 Creating young entrepreneurs.
 Multiplying the knowledge capital of
the country manifold.

5.  Over 5000 trained professionals
ready to deploy.
 Well-versed in many technologies
& expert in one technology.
 Well molded to work productively
for 12 hours a day.
 The industry gets
confident, hardworking, flexible
and ready employees.
What ACTS means to the Industry?

6. C-DAC ACTS @ a glance
 An outfit initiated by C-DAC R&D in
1993.
 Begun with modest 20 students and
grown to over 10,000 students.
 Trained more than quarter million
students.
 Grown from one city one centre to 28
cities and 49 centres.
 Over 200 crores of investment and
1000 plus dedicated manpower.
 Spread from India to International.
 From One course to more than 10 PG
Diploma courses

7. Advanced ICT
Training
Education Tech.
& e-Learning
Corporate
Training
National Level
Skill
development
Academic
Collaboration
Global Alliance
3600 Intervention in ICT
ACTS

8. Current Scenario in India
India has the largest share of young population in the world
 65 percent in the age group of 15-29.
 400 plus million work-force
 Only 5 percent of our work force is vocationally trained
 Widespread unemployment even among the educated, while
economy faces shortage of skilled workforce
 ITIs run courses only for 8th standard pass and above
 Between class 1st - 8th, about 50 percent students drop out
 Lack of access to vocational training for people entering the
informal sector

9. Indian Skill Development-Issues
Only 5 per cent labour force has
formal skills
Large chunk has informal
unrecognized skills, issue of
certification and employability
Need to ensure quality
standards

10. Advanced Computing
Training School (ACTS)
Introducing New Course
Diploma in Advanced Software Development
Methodologies (DASDM)
(Employability Linked Programme)

11. Diploma in Advanced Software Development
Methodologies
 Course Focus: The course is targeted towards students
who wish to venture into the domain of computing.
 Course Aim : The course aims to groom the students to
enable them to work on current technology scenarios as
well as prepare them to keep pace with the changing
face of technology and the requirements of the growing
IT industry.
 Employment opportunity: After the completion of the
course, students can work as Software developer
/programmer/trainee Tester, System Analyst, and the
like in the IT industry and Service Sector.

12.  Sound knowledge of
Computing
Fundamentals and
Fundamentals of
Programming is
essential.
 One Year (Four (4)
Trimester)
 Post Graduate /
Graduate in Engineering
or Science or Computer
related streams
 Minimum of agreegate
50% marks in qualifying
degree examination.
 Course Prerequisite &
Duration
 Course Eligibility
Diploma in Advanced Software Development
Methodologies

13. Course Modules and duration
Code Subject L T P Cr
101 Fundamentals of Computing 2 1 0 3
102 C & Datastructure 2 1 4 5
103 Operating System using Unix 2 1 2 4
104 RDBMS 2 1 4 5
105 Software Engineering 2 1 4 5
106 Mgt Dev Pr (MDP) 1 0 2 2
107 Seminar - - - 4
Total 11 5 16 28
• Term 1 CHPW

14. Code Subject L T P Cr
201 OOPs using C++ 2 1 4 5
202 Core Java 2 1 4 5
203 Web Technologies 2 1 4 5
204 Software Quality Assurance (SQA) – I 2 0 4 4
205 Application and Customer Support
Services
2 1 0 3
206 MDP 1 0 2 2
207 Seminar - - - 4
Total 11 4 18 28
• Term 2 CHPW
Course Modules and duration

15. Code Subject L T P Cr
301 Advanced Java 2 1 4 5
302 SQA – II 2 1 4 5
303 Anroid Programming 2 1 4 5
304 Advanced Global Support Services 2 1 0 3
305 Organisational Beheaviour 2 1 0 3
306 MDP 1 0 2 2
307 Seminar - - - 4
Total 11 5 14 28
• Term 3 CHPW
Course Modules and duration

16. Code Subject L T P Cr
401 Projects - - - 20
402 Colloquium - - - 2
403 Comprehensive Viva - - - 2
Total 24
• Term 4
L Lecture T Tutorial P Practical
CHPW Contact Hours Per Week
Cr Credits Lecture of 1 Hour – 1 Credit
Course Modules and duration

17. Course Highlight
 Course is designed and developed in consultation with
the domain experts of C-DAC, academia and ICT
industry
 Updated syllabus to incorporate the current technology
requirements in the ICT industry
 Training centres with state-of-the-art infrastructure.
 Students are provided Placement assistance through
common campus placements
 Compulsory Live project during the fourth trimester.
 Management Development Programme for the overall
personality development

18. Course Fees Structure
• Total Course fees – Rs. 80,000/- plus Service tax
@12.36%
Term Course Fees
Type
Fees in Rs. Service
tax
@12.36%
Total Fees
Term 1 Admission Fees
Tution Fees
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 20,000
Rs. 1,236
Rs. 2,472
Rs. 11,236
Rs. 22,472
Term 2 Tution Fees Rs. 20,000 Rs. 2,472 Rs. 22,472
Term 3 Tution Fees Rs. 20,000 Rs. 2,472 Rs. 22,472
Term 4 Tution Fees Rs. 10,000 Rs. 1,236 Rs. 11,236
T O T A L Rs. 80,000 Rs. 9,888 Rs. 89,888
The candidate has to pay the admission fees and Tuition fees in the form of Demand Draft
drawn in favour of “C-DAC ACTS” payable at Pune from any nationalised bank.
The Demand Draft has to be submitted at the Training centre where he/she wishes to join.

19. Application
 Application form can be filled online from the website
www.acts.cdac.in/dasdm
 The application fees of Rs. 600/- (Rupees Six hundred
only) is to be paid in the form of Demand Draft in favour
of “C-DAC ACTS” payable at Pune drawn on any
nationalized bank.
 The facility of online payment gateway to pay the
application fees of Rs. 600/- using the credit card or
debit card is also available on the website.

20. Training Centres
The course is offered at 19 training centres across India.
The candidate shall be given admission to the course only
at the centre which he/she selects while applying.
 National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala, Tripura
 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT),
Allahabad, Uttarpradesh
 Lakshya, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
 Smartage Computers, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
 Orlando Academy, Indore, Madhyapradesh
 NETCOM, Jaipur, Rajasthan
 Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology (SIK),
Karad

21. Training Centres
 Global Infotech Learning, Kolhapur
 Thakur Institute of Career Advancement
TICA, Mumbai
 Soft Polynomials, Nagpur
 MET - IIT, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Nasik
 Bytes Softech Pvt. Ltd (BYTES)., New Delhi
 Astric Solutions, Patna, Bihar
 Institute for Advanced Computing and Software
Development (IACSD) , Akurdi, Pune

22. Training Centres
 Knowledge-Divine Information Technology Pvt.
Ltd.(KNOW-IT), Pune
 Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology (SIP),
Pune
 Institute of Emerging Technologies (IET), Pune
 Ashwath Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Solapur

23. Common Entrance Test
 The admission to the DASDM course is through a
Common Entrance Test (CET) which shall be conducted
on two dates at the selected training centre.
 The exam centre (same as the training centre for course
admission) for CET is selected by the candidates at the
time of application.
 The syllabus of the CET comprises of the following:
• Computing Awareness 40 questions
• Functional English 20 questions
• Mathematical Aptitude 20 questions
• Reasoning 20 questions

24. CET Admit Card
• Candidates can download their admit cards by logging
in on the website www.acts.cdac.in/dasdm with the form
no. and password.
• Candidates will be able to download their admit cards
upon receipt of the Registration fees before the last date
of payment.
• The venue of the examination, which will be the same
as the training centre for course delivery, is to be
selected by the candidate at the time of application.

25. Result of CET
 CET results will be published on the C-DAC website
www.acts.cdac.in/dasdm.
 In order to be considered for admission to the course, a
candidate’s name must appear in the rank-list and also
satisfy its minimum eligibility criteria.
 The centre wise result will be announced for all the
candidates who have appeared for the CET in that
particular training centre. This training centre for which
the result is declared is based on the candidates
selection while applying.

26. Admission Schedule
No. Event Dates
(a) Start Date of Online Registration and Application 25th July, 2013
(b) Last Date of Online Registration & Application and
Payment of Application Fee
20th August, 2013
(c) Downloading Admit Cards 22nd August, 2013
(d) Common Entrance Test (CET) CET: I
CET: II
24th August, 2013
25th August, 2013
(e) Announcement of Result 2nd September, 2013
(f) Last date of payment of Admission Fees (Rs.
11,236) and Tuition Fees (Rs. 22,472) i.e.
total of Rs 33,708/- in the form of Demand Draft
16th September, 2013

27. Admission Schedule
No. Event Dates
(g) Certificate verification 17th September, 2013
(h) Second selection list 20th September 2013
(i) Last date of payment of Admission Fees
(Rs. 11,236) and Tuition Fees (Rs. 22,472)
i.e. total of Rs 33,708/- in the form of Demand Draft
25th September, 2013
(j) Certificate Verification of Second list students 26th September 2013
(k) Commencement of Course 27th September 2013

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29. Placement Initiatives
Centralized placement in Pune for
all region students.
Assistance in providing internship
during Project Work.
All Region support during
placement activities.
Tips on Aptitude , GD and
Interview preparation

30. TCS Capgemini
Accenture
Cognizant
Tech Mahindra
Synechron
Convergys
Barclays
IBM
Target Companies

31. Roles
Offered
Global Support Services
Quality Analyst
Database
Administrator
Web
Developer
Testing
Software
Engineer
Project
Engineer
Mobile App.
Developer

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