The application forms are available from the website at http://www.cdacmumbai.in/education/cst/ as PDF downloadable files. 

Form A-1 should be filled by candidates who wish to appear for the current CST examination for the first time or for those seeking improvement of earlier CST scores by taking the entire examination again.

Form A-2 should be filled by candidates who do not wish to appear for the current CST examination but would like to be considered for courses based ONLY on their earlier CST scores (i.e preceding 2 year CST scores will be considered for this purpose). 

Candidates are advised to apply online. Use manual form-filling and submission only when you do not have internet/Web access.

Online Application/ Registration : 

Candidates must fill up all the field in the form online. On submission of the form online, a Registration number will be assigned to the applicant by the system. The applicant must write the level of examination they are appearing for, his/her name and the registration number on the reverse of the Demand Draft. The Demand draft along with three passport size photographs should be sent so as to reach C-DAC Mumbai before the last date.

Please keep the following information ready, before applying online:

Candidates must write the name on the backside of each copy of the photograph.Follow the steps/guidelines specified during the on-line registration process.

Manual Application/Registration : 

Candidates who cannot apply online through the website, can fill in the A1 form manually (either from the CST brochure or the PDF version downloaded from the site) and submit it to C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai (by post/ courier/ in-person) with 3 photographs and requisite fee D.D. as specified in the A-1 form. The examination fees for manual application are higher than the mandatory amount .

The application forms, complete in all aspects should be sent to C-DAC Mumbai before the prescribed date. (through registered post, speed-post or courier) at the address below :

The CST Examination Desk
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(formerly National Centre for Software Technology) (NCST)
Gulmohar Cross Road No. 9, Juhu, Mumbai-400 049

For details regarding the examination fees refer the website. 

On acceptance of duly completed application form, each candidate will be issued a receipt for payment and a hall ticket. These documents will be sent by registered post or speed-post, to the address specified by the candidate. The hall ticket will indicate the examination centre allotted to the candidate, his/her CST ID number and names of papers for which he/she is appearing.

Candidates are advised to check the hall ticket immediately and inform C-DAC, Juhu, Mumbai about discrepancies, if any. It is compulsory to produce the hall ticket at the time of examination. The invigilator will collect it during the examination. The candidate must retain the fee receipt.

In case a candidate does not receive the receipt for payment and hall ticket for the examination before the day of the examination, he/she should: - 
a) check for the centre allotment and the respective CST- id in the list displayed at www.cdacmumbai.in/education/cst/, 
b) check their own email for any communication from C-DAC Mumbai, 
c) If the candidate is still not able to spot his/her CST-id, name and centre allotted, then he/she can contact C-DAC Juhu, Mumbai by fax, email, telegram or on phone 
d) He/she may turn up at the examination centre in the city specified by the candidate and contact the Examination Director in the Control room, at least 1 hour prior to the commencement of the examination.

The candidate should carry proof of identity issued by Central or State Government agency (such as driving license, passport, PAN card, election or voters’ ID card, credit card with photo etc.), proof of payment of examination fees, and 3 identical copies of his/her recent passport-size photograph with the name written at the back of the photos.