

WHAT IS CST ?
Competence in Software Technology (CST) examination
CST 2008 is a multipurpose examination that offers several options to those who take it. These are described below.
1. Admission to FPGDST 2008 if you have taken CST 2007 or are taking CST 2008
2. Admission to PGDST 2008 course to be run by Educational affiliates of CDAC
3. Admission in reputed institutions/university courses ( list given below)
4. Job opportunities at CDAC centres
5. Admission to (FPGDST) for those who had taken the CST 2007 test based on their CST2007 scores
6. Opportunity to improve the scores for those who have taken CST 2007 – The candidate has to take the entire CST 2008 examination and the best score in individual papers will be taken while providing score reports.
7. Dissertation Project fellowships at CDAC
Taking CST examination also enables one to:-
8. To obtain standardised scores which they can use while applying for employment in the IT
industry
9. To obtain standardised scores which can be used in seeking admission to post-graduate
courses of other educational institutions
| S.No | Institution | Course |
| 1. | Goa University | MCA |
| 2. | Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore University | MCA |
| 3. | S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research | PPM &PGPM |
| 4. | Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College, Goa University | MSC (IT) |
| 5. | Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering, NMIMS University | MCA |
CST 2008 Exam Date:
CST 2008 Examination Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008
| Last Date for Receipt of CST application Form A-1(Course Admission , Improvement in scores & Recruitment) | Thu,January 10,2008 |
| Date of CST 2008 Examination | Sun,January 27,2008 |
| Last Date for Receipt of CST application Form A-2 ( Only for CST 2007 appeared candidates) | Fri,February 22,2008 |
| Announcement of results on website | Mon, March 3, 2008 |
| Announcement of Merit awards on website | Thu, March 6, 2008 |
| Score reports to reach all candidates by post | Tue, April 1, 2008 |
| Display of List of candidates eligible for recruitment | Wed, March 12, 2008 |
| Interviews to be held during (tentative) | May 2008 |
| Start date for receipt of applications for admissions to FPGDST course based on CST score | Mon, April 7, 2008 |
| Last date for seeking admission to FPGDST course based on CST score | Mon, May 12, 2008 |
| FPGDST admissions finalised for candidates based on CST score | Mon, May 19,2008 |
| Admission test for those who could not take CST 2008 in January 2008 | July, 2008 |
| Commencement of FPGDST Course | Mon, August 4, 2008 |
For Eligibility , Sykkabys and other details please visit http://cst.cdacmumbai.in


