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Advanced Diploma in Cyber Security or ADCS is a 1-year diploma course offering following aspects of cyber security for training of students including network security, ethical hacking, cryptography and much more, with an emphasis on the skills required to tackle security issues concerning systems, networks, web applications, mobile devices and managing security operations.
Minimum requirement in terms of academic qualifications for admission is 10+2 or any other equivalent examination. For students to be considered for admission in any institute offering the ADCS course, they must sit and pass an entrance test set by the institute of their choice. Institutes allow the national level tests such as JEE Main, GATE, CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, Karnataka CET to be the qualifying entrance tests for providing admission and another round of interview to judge the inclination of the concerned candidate for this profession.
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Level | Diploma |
| Duration | Typically 6 months to 1 year (full-time) or 1 to 2 years (part-time) |
| Eligibility | High school diploma (10+2) or equivalent preferred, some may require basic IT knowledge |
| Subjects Covered | Cyber security fundamentals, network security, information security, ethical hacking, digital forensics, security law and ethics |
| Skills Learned | Threat identification & analysis, vulnerability assessment & patching, intrusion detection & prevention, incident response, secure coding practices |
| Software | Security tools for vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, password management, firewalls |
| Assessment | Exams, assignments, projects, labs, simulations |
| Career Options | Security analyst, security engineer, penetration tester, security consultant, information security officer (ISO) |
1. Educational Qualification: You must have finished Grade 12 or its equivalent level of education from a certificate-granting institution. A training in the science and computer science subjects is recommended however, a non-negotiable issue.
2. Age Limit: Ages and grades are to be endured by anyone who wishes to sign up for classes. This program involves the selection of participants indifferently of their age as it is a skill-based one.
3. Entrance Test: Like others, you too may have to overcome entrance test or screening process by which the aptitude, logical reasoning and basic knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and terms is assessed.
4. Technical Skills & Knowledge: These skills include basic computer skills such as working of OS, database, networking, and programming. The prospective students will do online assessment test before their admission.
5. Selection Process: Those applicants who fall under the last two stages are required to go through 1-2 interviews where cognitive ability for the course, career goals and ambitions are examined by the panel.
6. Fees & Duration: The fee for the diploma counterparts ranges from INR 1 to INR 3 lakhs for a period of 1-2 years. The main factors that are affecting the meritorious students are lack of scholarships and education loans.
1. Eligibility Criteria: Candidates are required to have received grade 12 or an equivalent diploma including subjects like Math, Physics, and Computer Science. Work experience in computer science can be an effective substitute for that as well.
2. Exam Format: The exam consists of objective questions having options of A,B,C,D with quantitative aptitude, reasoning ability, basic concepts of cyber security, and English language proficiency as its various parts.
3. Exam Duration: The total exam length is 2 hours. Usually, there're 100-120 questions that can be found in different parts of the document.
4. Exam Centers: All the exams are held in major urban centers at the centers that are selected for each city. Candidates enrolling for the program must specify their preferred city of application as part of the application process.
5. Results: The results are declared latest after 2-3 weeks after the test date. College nominees are to apply for the diploma program as well as fulfil the entry requirements.
6. Admission Process: To shortlist their candidates, they are required to submit the relevant documents, pay the respective fees, select the specialization and complete the registration processes before the classes begin.
1. See the conditions of admission of each college granting diploma course which often entails having passed 10+2 in any stream with aggregate marks no less than 50%.
2. Complete the application process by filling up forms either online or offline and submit these forms before the deadline of application. The submission of these forms requires the applicants to provide vital information in the fields of academics, personal information and application fee.
3. Sit for the university's entrance exam if applicable and any interviews carried out to probe into your academic aptitude, abilities, interests, and any other pressing questions.
4. Check the selection list published by the college to ascertain if you have been offered an admission on basis of your position in the list which is prepared considering your merit, marks obtained in the entrance exam and college specific criteria.
5. Enrollment process by paying the admission as well as semester charges , giving the required certificates in original copies and meeting other enrollment formalities as per college requirement.
6. Go through the first day of the college orientation when classes commence to get along with the faculty, topics to be covered, papers to be written and know the culture of the college.
| Specialization | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Penetration Tester | INR 8-12 Lakhs per annum |
| Cyber Security Analyst | INR 5-8 Lakhs per annum |
| Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) Specialist | INR 6-9 Lakhs per annum |
| Cyber Security Architect | INR 8-14 Lakhs per annum |
| Cloud Security Engineer | INR 7-10 Lakhs per annum |
| Forensic Analyst | INR 5-8 Lakhs per annum |
| Security Consultant | INR 6-10 Lakhs per annum |
| Security Manager | INR 8-12 Lakhs per annum |
| Malware Analyst | INR 5-8 Lakhs per annum |
| Security Researcher | INR 7-12 Lakhs per annum |
