CDAC C-CAT Counselling 2026 - Schedule, Seat Allotment, Fee, Eligibility, Documents

CDAC C-CAT 2026 Counselling and Seat Allotment Dates

Aspirants should check the complete counselling and seat allotment schedule of CDAC C-CAT 2026 beforehand to keep track of all the events. The CDAC C-CAT counselling and seat allotment dates 2026 are available in the table below.

CDAC C-CAT Counselling and Seat Allotment Dates 2026

CDAC C-CAT Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026 - Key Points

• The authority conducts the CDAC C-CAT admission process through three rounds of seat allotment.

• During the CDAC C-CAT 2026 counselling sessions, candidates will have to choose the courses and centres.

• The CDAC C-CAT 2026 seat allotment will be done based on the choice filling.

CDAC C-CAT 2026 Counselling and Seat Allotment Process

The following steps are involved in the counselling and seat allotment of CDAC C-CAT 2026.

Step 1: Online Course and Centres selection for 1st counselling session- Students have to log in to the C-DAC website using their application number and password and choose their preferences of courses and centres. Candidates may give as many course-centre preferences as desired. Applicants will be able to add or delete preferences and change their order of preferences before the last date. It must be noted that the last-saved course-centre preferences will be considered final and a candidate cannot opt for a lower preferred choice if he/she will be allocated a higher preference in any round of seat allocation.

Step 2: Declaration of First Round of Seat Allocation- Students will have to check the course/centre allocated to them through CDAC login. The candidates who are allotted seats will also receive an email notification from the authorities. Seat allocation CDAC will be done based on CDAC C-CAT 2026 ranks of the candidates and preferences set by them. Candidates allotted seats also have to pay the first instalment fee of Rs. 10,000 + GST in online mode to confirm their allotted seats. Candidates who are allotted seats in the first round and did not pay the amount will not be considered for the second round of CDAC C-CAT seat allotment.

Step 3: Declaration of Second Round of Seat Allocation- Candidates who have already filled their choices of centres/courses but were not offered seats in the first round of seat allocation and the candidates who had been already allocated seats in the first round of allocation, but did not get their top preferences, will be considered for the second round of CDAC C-CAT 2026 seat allotment. Students allotted seats in this round have to pay the first instalment in online mode. Those who have already paid the fee in the first round will not be required to pay again.

Step 4: Online Course and Centres selection for 2nd counselling session - The second counselling of CDAC C-CAT 2026 will be done online only for the vacant seats available at C-DAC’s training centres. Candidates have to log in to the official website to check their centre/course eligibility for second counselling based on the C-CAT cut-off rank of the centre/course. Only the courses/centres that will be rank-wise eligible for the candidate will be displayed in his/her list.

Candidates who can Participate in the CDAC C-CAT 2026 Second Counselling

• Candidates who did not participate in the first CDAC C-CAT counselling.

• Candidates who were not allocated seats in the first counselling

• Candidates who were allocated seats in the first counselling, but have not paid the first instalment course fee.

• Candidates who were allocated seats in the first counselling and have paid the first installment fee, but subsequently withdrawn their admissions.

It must be noted that to participate in the second counselling, candidates have to pay a caution deposit of Rs. 10,000 + GST. After successful payment, candidates have to choose their preferred choices from the displayed list.

Step 5: Third Round of CDAC C-CAT Seat Allotment - The result of the third seat allotment will be available on the CDAC website. Candidates who are not allotted seats in the third round will be refunded the full caution deposit of Rs. 10,000.

Payment of Balance Course Fee

Candidates who confirmed their seats by paying the first instalment have to pay the balance course. It will also include the GST charges as well.

Registration at Allocated CDAC Training Centres

After the payment of the fee and proving the course eligibility, the selected candidates will be enrolled as C-DAC students at the respective training centres. Candidates will have to fill up and submit course registration forms online during registration. They will also be required to upload their passport-size colour photographs and photocopies of qualifying degree certificates or provisional/passing certificates from the university.

Cancellation or Refund

Candidates who will be found non-eligible for the allotted seat will not be refunded the first instalment fee. Students who wish to withdraw their allotted seats will have to fill out an online withdrawal form on the official website. After submitting the form online, applicants will have to print the withdrawal form, sign, scan and email it to actssupport@cdac.in. Candidates should mention ‘Request for withdrawal from Online Diploma admission’ as the subject of the email.