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DLC E-Brochure
Course Objective:
The Post Graduate Diploma in Language Computing (PGDLC) is a 6-months full time program targeted towards grooming students in the arena of human-computer interaction and computational modelling as well as simulation of human language. Language is widely known as what makes us human and we instictly know its value in communication and development of ideas. Transferring these skills to computers is the challenge of Computational Linguistics. The PGDLC program aims to provide a self-contained introduction to the central issues of Natural Language Processing (NLP), various practical skills associated with the design and implementation of NLP systems, and to prepare students (software engineers and linguists) for computer modeling for the development language technology tools and applications. It combines elements of Computer Science, Linguistics, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Statistics that helps linguists and computer scientists to explore the emerging trends in NLP and AI as well as contemporary research in these fields. The indepth courseware, practical sessions prepare the students for a variety of positions in this rapidly growing industry..
Course Highlights:
 24 weeks (900 Hrs) full-time Post-Graduate Diploma Course
Six Modules followed by a project
Evaluation at the mid and end of the course
Well-equipped laboratory and can be accessed 24 hours
Well-equipped library
Extensive hands on sessions
Live exercises relevant to the standards of industry
Limited Internet access
Exposure to soft skills
Placement assistance
Corporate / industry interaction
Best student award
Eligibility:
Educational Qualification:
B.E./B.Tech./M.Tech./M.C.A./M.Sc.(Computer Science/IT) OR
M.A. (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Language/Literature) OR
B.A. (Language / Literature) with Diploma in Translation / Linguistics
Computing background:
Sound knowledge of computing fundamentals.
Course Structure:
This course is divided into 7 modules as below:
| Sr. |
Module Name |
| 1 |
Introduction to Language Computing (130 Hrs) |
| 2 |
Basics for Computational Linguistics (90 Hrs) |
| 3 |
Shallow Processing for NLP(80 Hrs) |
| 4 |
Deep Processing for NLP(140 Hrs) |
| 5 |
Statistical Approaches / Methods for NLP(100 Hrs) |
| 6 |
Phonetics and Speech Processing(60 Hrs) |
| 7 |
Project Seminar (200 Hrs) |
| 8 |
Presentation, Workshop, Soft Skills & Examination(100 Hrs) |
Application Form:
C-DAC's application form for the Common Entrance Test (CET), is to be filled online at http://acts.cdac.in (recommended). The non-refundable registration fee of Rs.500/- (for online) for the CET is to be paid by DD drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of ‘C-DAC, ACTS’ payable at Pune and sent to:
The Programme Coordinator
Advanced Computing Training School
5th Floor, NSG IT Park
S.No. 127/2B/2A
Sarja Hotel Lane, Aundh
Pune- 411007
Printed Application Forms along with the instruction sheet are also available free of cost at all the Training Centres offering the PG DLC course. Candidates can fill in the printed application form and attach a DD drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of “C-DAC, ACTS” payable at Pune of Rs.600/-(for manual only) towards registration fees for the CET along with a recent passport size photograph and submit the same at any of the training centres offering the DAC course or the same can be sent by speed post / courier only to the address mentioned above.
For appearing for the PG DLC-CET, candidates are required to download & print the admit card. The photograph must be uploaded on our website for our records and further use. Candidates filling in the Manual (Handwritten) Application Form must submit the passport size photograph along with the Application Form, the same then will be scanned and uploaded by the centre accepting the printed application form. Photographs once uploaded will not be changed under any circumstances whatsoever.
Please note that the upload of photograph is mandatory as this photograph will be used on the admit card for the CET and if the candidate is selected for the course, then the same photograph will appear on the Identity Card and finally on the DLC Certificate.
An additional Photo Identification (like Driving License /Voters ID card /College ID Card /Passport) will have to be produced by the candidate along with the admit card, at the time of appearing for the CET at the exam center
Please note that the candidate should register only once and can appear for any one of the two CETs. Any deviation from this rule will disqualify you for admission to any of the centres unconditionally. Any fees paid by you will also be forfeited. No correspondence shall be made in this regard.
Selection Process:
The selection process consists of two stages leading to confirmed admission to the course:
Stage I: Common Entrance Test (CET):
The CET would be conducted manual at the centers mentioned in the online application form. Candidate can upload the photograph on the website after the receipt of the registration fess of Rs.500 /-(for online) or Rs. 600 /-(for manual) (Whatever the case may be) at C-DAC, ACTS, Pune.
The CET of two hours shall consist of test of 150 questions of multiple choice. Each question shall carry one mark. The syllabus for the CET is given in the brochure /e-brochure.
Stage II: Interview:
This stage will consist of a personal interview of the selected candidates after the declaration of the CET results. After the candidate successfully completes both the stages of the selection process, he/she shall be given a letter of Offer of Confirmed Admission to the PGDLC course on that day.
Declaration of Result:
The result of the CET will be displayed on the website along with the percentile score of the candidates on the day of the result mentioned in the schedule. A message clearly indicating whether the candidate has qualified for Stage II will be displayed along with the percentile score in form of a “CET Score Card”. For this purpose candidates need to log on to the website using registration ID and password.
The exact date and time slot for Stage II of selection process will be mentioned on CET Score Card and the Schedule shall be updated on our website at http://acts.cdac.in on the date of declaration of CET of result.
Candidate who qualify for Satge II of PGDLC course need to update the details of DD of first installment of course fees of Rs. 2,500/- on ACTS website and then send the same on or before the date of Stage II of selection process to C-DAC, ACTS, Pune. The qualified candidates will be allowed to appear for Stage II of selection process only after the receipt of the DD of Rs. 2,500/- at C-DAC, Pune.
After the candidate gets selected for appearing in stage II of the selection process, he/ she will be required to download and print the corresponding documents available on the result page and confirm participation for Stage II. The detailed instructions about the stage II shall be provided in these documents.
At the end of Stage II a wait list will be declared (if any). The seats available after the deadline for admission will be filled up in the order of a candidate's wait list number at the centre.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. Incase the candidate is not interested in appearing for the stage II of the selection process, then he/she should request for the refund of the first installment of fees of Rs. 2,500/- by clicking the option provided for the REFUND in the member’s area of the candidate.
2. The option for the REFUND of the fist installment of fees shall be provided on the same page.
For details on the refund of the course fees paid please refer to the “Rules for Refund of Course Fees” section below.
Syllabus for the Common Entrance Test:
The CET shall consist of 150 objective type multiple choice questions. It will have two sections. Section A will be common for students from both Computer Science and Language/Literature/Linguistics background and will be of 80 marks. The topics will be as follows:
General Aptitude (50 marks)
Computing Fundamentals (10)
Language Analysis Aptitude (20)
Section B will be divided into two parts and students can opt for any of the two depending on their educational background. This section will carry 70 marks. Topics include:
| Computer Science |
Linguistics |
| Fundamentals of Programming |
Core linguistic concepts |
| Programming in C |
Linguistic Typology |
| Object Oriented Programming Concepts |
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Course Fees:
The total fees for the course is Rs. 55, 000/- (Rupees Fifty five Thousand only) to be paid in two installments by Demand Drafts drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favor of "C-DAC, ACTS" and payable at Pune. The course fee is inclusive of the course material to be provided to the individual student.
The first installment of Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred only) is to be paid after the declaration of CET result and on or before the date of Stage II of selection process mentioned in the course schedule on this website (or in the instruction sheet given along with the printed application form). Once candidate selects the ACTS, Pune centre for appearing for stage II of the admission process or the date of selection of the centre is over, the first installment of course fees of Rs 2,500/- will be non refundable irrespective of candidate is selected for the course or not.
Candidate need to update the details of DD of second installment of course fees of Rs. 52,500/- (Rupees Fifty two thousand five hundred only) on ACTS website & then send the same to C-DAC,ACTS, Pune. The second installment of the course fees of Rs. 52,500/- (Rupees Fifty two thousand five hundred only) is to be paid on or before the last date mentioned in the course schedule on this website or in the instruction sheet given along with the printed application form.
Rules for Refund of Course Fees:
Candidates should specifically apply for Refund of Course fees only through the candidate's member area on C-DAC ACTS website (http://acts.cdac.in).
Manual / written / email applications for refund of fees will not be entertained in any case.
The course fees paid by the candidate shall be refunded in following circumstances:
If the candidate doesn’t choose to appear for stage II of the selection process and specifically opts for “Course Fee Refund”:
The first installment of course fees shall be refunded completely if:
1. The candidate has paid the fees before the last date of submission of the same. The fees shall be refunded within 30 days from the last date of selection of the centre.
If the candidate selects the Centre for Stage II:
After the candidate opts to appear for stage II of the admission process , the first installment of course fees of Rs. 2,500/- will be non refundable irrespective of candidate is selected for the course or not.
If the candidate applies for refund within 30 days from last date for the payment of Second Installment of the course fees:
1. Fifty percent of the total course fees paid shall be refunded within 60 days from the commencement of the course.
2. In case of an unfortunate incidence of death of the student before conclusion of the course, the course fees paid by him/her shall be refunded completely to the legal heirs.
The fees paid by the candidate shall not be refunded:
1. If the candidate applies for refund of first installment after last date of selection of centre for appearing to stage II and III of the admission process. No refund will be paid.
2. If the candidate applies for the refund of the first and second installment of the course fees paid after 30 days from the last date of payment of second installment of the course fees. No refund will be paid.
Important: C-DAC, ACTS Pune reserves right to change or withdraw the rules for refund of course fees from batch to batch.
Computing Facilities:
The specifications given below are representative of the computing setups that exist at the ACTS centre. Approximately of 06 hrs per day computer time on a dedicated client node to be shared by a pair of students. Extended computer time after the normal working hours and all Sundays/Holidays may be available.
Servers
Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 Server,
SCO Unix Server with ODT or Linux RedHat or Sun Solaris,
Application Servers / Dummy Servers configured for various modules.
Configuration
2 U Form Factor with rack mounting Kit
Intel Xeon Processor E 5450, 3.0GHz ,
12MB L2 Cache 1333 MHz (2 Nos.),
Intel server compatible mother board Memory: 8 GB Fully Buffered ECC DDR2- 667 Mhz. (2Gb x 4 DIMMs) RAM Support for up to 32 GB in up to 8 DIMM sockets ,
4 x 146 GB Hot Plug SAS Hard Disk,
1 Floppy controller; 1.44 MB
DVD Combo Drive
PCIe RAID controller Card with RAID 5 Support
4 Nos. PCI Express Slots.
4 USB 2.0 External Port,
1 Serial port
1 VGA Port
2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports.
2 PCI 32 Bit Slots.
800 Watt Redundant Hot Plug power supplies, .
Redundant cooling Fans.
Server Management Software with Management port.
Operating System Support: - Microsoft Windows Server std/Enterprise 2003/2008 32/64 Bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Clients Machines / Network Nodes
Configuration
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
4MB L2 Cache
DDR2 1GB (Single Module)
160GB SATA Hard Disk
2 PCI, 1 PCI Express x 1
1 PCI Express x 16 PCI slot,
15” TFT Colour Monitor
104 Key Keyboard
Optical Scroll USB Mouse.
1 Serial Port, 1 Parallel Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard
1 PS/2 Mouse Port, Desktop/ Mini tower Cabinet with Key Lock
10/100/1000 Network Adaptor with remote booting facility
Remote system installation, Operating System license copy Windows Vista Business
Printers
Dot Matrix Printer or Laser printer
Evaluation Methodology:
Evaluation is a continuous process that goes on thorughout the duration of the course. The evaluation will consist of:
Written assignments
Programming tasks
A group project and
An examination component (mid/end term).
The weightage for each component will be as follows:
| weightage |
Percentage |
| Theory exam (objective/subjective/both) |
40% |
| Lab exam |
20% |
| Assignments |
10% |
| Project |
30% |
The student will be awarded a grade based on his aggregate score of all modules according to the following scale :
| Grade |
Percentage |
| A+ |
80% and above |
| A |
70 – 79.9 % |
| B+ |
60 – 69.9 % |
| B |
50 – 59.9 % |
| C+ |
45 – 49.9 % |
| C |
40 – 44.9% |
Placement Initiatives:
Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics is a rapidly developing and exciting discipline in the Information Technology industry and the need for trained manpower is growing. ACTS has designed the PGDLC course keeping in view the current and future manpower needs of this industry. The PGDLC course, is expected to be well regarded by recruiters in the IT industry as an assured source of well trained and high quality manpower. Through the program, students will be able to:
Excel in the development of the application in machine translation, speech recognition and synthesis, search engines and other technologies like Language Teaching, Spell Checkers and Grammar Checkers, Electronic Dictionaries and Thesaurus.
Gain both theoretical and real world experinece through in depth lectures by experts in the field, in house projects and assignments.
Be qualified for positions like Computational Linguist, Software Development Engineer, Speech Software Development Engineer ,Language Technology Specialist, Translation Technology Specialist, Discourse Analyst and many more.
Special Features:
Curriculum Designed by the Industry experts.
Resourceful Faculty.
Creative and learning Work Environment .
Quality Course Material.
Access to state-of-the-art computing facilities .
Extensive Hands-On sessions .
Well-Equipped Library .
Seminars, Workshops, Demos and Presentations.
Invited guest lectures from premier research organizations.
Interactive Website for Academic Collaboration.
Placement Cell, Interaction with industry.
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