5.

2 C-CAT Syllabus
Table 3a indicates the syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.
Table 3a: Syllabus of the different sections of test papers in C-CAT.
TEST PAPER TOPICS DURATION
Section A English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning 1 hour
Section B Computer Fundamentals, C Programming, Data
Structures, Data Communications & et!or"ing,
#$%ect #riented Programming, #perating S&stems
1 hour
Section C Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics,
'icroprocessors
1 hour
The list of reference books for the various topics of C-CAT is given in Table 3b. Candidates are,
however, advised to read more books than the ones specified in this table.
Table 3b: Reference books for the various topics in C-CAT.
SECTION TOPIC REFERENCE BOOK
A
English Any High School Grammar Boo !e.g. "ren # $artin%
&uantitati'e Aptitude #
(easoning
&uantitati'e Aptitude )ully Sol'ed !(. S. Aggra*al%
&uantitati'e Aptitude !$ Tyara%
Barron+s ,e* G(E -./-
B
General (eference Boo )oundations of Computing !0radeep Sinha # 0riti Sinha%
1ata Communication #
,et*oring
1ata Communication # ,et*oring ! )orou2an%
0rogramming in C
C 0rogramming 3anguage !4ernighan # (itchie%
3et 5s C !6asha'ant 4anetar%
1ata Structures 1ata Structures Through C in 1epth !S. 4. Sri'asta'a%
7perating System 7perating System 0rinciples !Silberschat28 Gal'in8 Gagne%
770s Concept Test 6our C 99 Sills !6asha'ant 4anetar%
C Computer Architecture Computer 7rgani2ation # Architecture !"illiam Stallings%
1igital 3ogic
1igital 1esign !$orris $ano%
1igital 1esign: 0rinciples # 0ractices !;ohn "aerly%
$odern 1igital Electronics !(. 0. ;ain%
$icroprocessor The <ntel $icroprocessor !Barry Brey%
$icroprocessor Architecture8 0rogramming # Applications *ith =.=>
!(amesh Gaonar%