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About Capacity building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and related Technology) :

C-DAC is implementing the “Capacity building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and related Technology)” is an approved project under, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Government of India, to be implemented jointly by the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kurnool as PMU, and C-DAC and NIELIT as identified implementing agencies.

Currently, following PG Diploma course is planned:

  • PG-Diploma in Unmanned Aircraft System Programming (PG-DUASP) :

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) at Pune, Hyderabad, Noida, Bengaluru, and Patna are C-DAC Participating Institutes (PI) in the Project. National Institute of Electronics & IT (NIELIT) at Aurangabad (MH), Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Imphal, and Srinagar / Jammu are NIELIT Participating Institutes (PI) in the project.

About C-DAC:

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas. Different areas of C-DAC, had originated at different times, many of which came out as a result of identification of opportunities.Read more

About NIELIT :

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT),(erstwhile DOEACC Society), an Autonomous Scientific Society under the administrative control of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MoE&IT), Government of India, was set up to carry out Human Resource Development and related activities in the area of Information, Electronics & Communications Technology (IECT). Read more

About Advanced Computing Training School :

C-DAC set up the Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) in 1993 to meet the ever-increasing skilled manpower requirements of the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) industry as well as supplement its intellectual resource base for cutting-edge research and development. The Academic Council (AC) of the C-DAC regulates the courses, policies, processes, rules, and guidelines related to the PG Diploma Courses. C-DAC is dual-recognition institution under the NCVET scheme, and the end-course evaluation are conducted by separate evaluation unit within the ACTS programme.

Over the years ACTS, C-DAC has designed and delivered various postgraduate, and diploma programmes. ACTS PG Diploma progammes are well-recevied, and in close to three decades of operations, these courses are sought-after by both students and companies looking for trained and deployment-ready skilled manpower.

Course Focus :
The theoretical and practical mix of the Post Graduate Diploma in Unmanned Aircraft System Programming (PG-DUASP) course has the following focus:
  • Understanding UAS/Drone and its allied technologies:
    • Various types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the DGCA guidelines for drone flying in India
    • Hands on the various sensors, IoT tools etc.
    • Principles for UAS/ Drone Design & Prototyping
  • Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Visualization for UAS/ Drone based application
  • Real time applications of UAS/ Drone related to surveying & mapping, infrastructure inspection, healthcare, agriculture etc.

Eligibility:
  • Graduate in Engineering or Technology (10+2+4 or 10+3+3 years) in any discipline of Engineering
  • OR
  • MSc/MS (10+2+3+2 years) in Computer Science, IT, Electronics
  • OR
  • MCA / MCM
  • OR
  • Post Graduate Degree in Physics / Mathematics / Statistics
  • OR
  • Post Graduate Degree in Management with graduation in IT / Computer Science / Computer Applications

Candidate must have secured 55% or above in the qualifying degree.

Important Dates:

  • Start Date of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT :  May 28, 2024
  • Last Date of Online Registration and Application for C-CAT :  June 26, 2024
  • C-CAT :  July 6, 2024 & July 7, 2024
  • Announcement of C-CAT Result :  July 19, 2024
  • Date of Commencement of Course :  August 29, 2024
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Training Centres:
Aurangabad - NIELIT, Aurangabad : 9834081669/ 8218724641
Bengaluru - C-DAC, Bengaluru : 9834081669/ 8218724641
Bhubaneswar - NIELIT, Bhubaneswar : 0674-2960354
Calicut (Kozhikode) - NIELIT, Calicut (Kozhikode) : 0495-2287266,9995427802
Hyderabad - C-DAC, Hyderabad : 040-29564857, 7382053731 /2
Imphal - NIELIT, Imphal : 9855070561
Noida - C-DAC, Noida : +91-1202210800,+91-1202210860, 9810237002
Patna - C-DAC, Patna : 91-612-2219021 / 91-8757570233
Pune - C-DAC, Pune : 020-25503134/136/107
Srinagar - NIELIT, Srinagar : 0194-2300502, 2300501, 2300805