CDAC Online Counselling & Choice Filling Guide: Seat Allocation, Freezing & Upgrade Rules

What is CDAC Online Counselling?

After C-CAT ranks are declared, qualified candidates must participate in Online Counselling to submit their prioritized choices of Courses and Training Centres.

C-DAC conducts counselling across multiple allocation stages:

• First Counselling: Submitting initial preferences for Round 1 and Round 2 allocations.
• Second Counselling: Held after Round 2 for remaining vacant seats across centres.

Golden Rules of Preference Ordering

Sample Preference Strategy for PGCP-AC

1. Preference 1: Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology, Pune (Physical)
2. Preference 2: C-DAC ACTS, Pune (Physical)
3. Preference 3: IACSD, Pune (Physical)
4. Preference 4: C-DAC Bangalore (Physical)
5. Preference 5: C-DAC Kharghar, Mumbai (Physical)
6. Preference 6: C-DAC Hyderabad (Physical)

Round 1 Allocation & 1st Installment Fee

When Round 1 allocation results are published:

1. If Allocated Preference #1: This is your final seat. You must pay the first installment (working reference ₹10,000 + 18% GST = ₹11,800) to confirm admission.
2. If Allocated a Lower Preference: You have two options after paying the first installment:

• FREEZE / LOCK: You accept this seat as your final admission choice.
• FLOAT / UPGRADE: You reserve your allocated seat while remaining eligible for an upgrade to higher preferences in Round 2.

Locking/Freezing vs Automatic Upgrade

• If you pay the first installment and choose upgrade, you enter the Round 2 pool.
• If a higher-preferred seat becomes available, your admission is upgraded automatically.
• If no higher seat opens up, your Round 1 allocated seat remains fully protected.