Notification

Admission to the course Post Graduate Diploma in

Cyber Security & Law
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Eligibility Criteria: Qualifying examination for the purpose of Admission to the Post
Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security and Law shall be graduates or above in Science
(Physics& Chemistry), Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering in Technology
(Computer science/ Electronics/Electronics and Communication, Information Technology),
BCA, MCA, M.Tech or any other degree equivalent thereto. The admissions shall be based
on the merit drawn from the marks obtained in graduation and personal interview.

Admission Process: The admission process shall be following:

STAGE I: The merit list, for admission shall be determined on the basis of marks obtained
(CGPA equivalent thereto) by the candidate in graduation or in the degree applicable as
qualifying examination.

STAGE II: The candidates shall be called for Personal Interview on the basis of merit
drawn as prescribed in stage I.

STAGE III: A combined merit on the basis of 85% from Stage I and 15 % from Stage II
shall be drawn. Admissions shall be based in the order of combined merit.

Note: Candidates appearing in the final year examination of Bachelor’s/ Masters degree (as
Qualifying Degree) are eligible to apply. If selected, candidates will be eligible for admission
only if they submit the result meeting the minimum eligibility criteria at the time of
admission when portal will reopen for entering the marks.

NUMBER OF SEATS
Admission will be offered on 50 seats in the course. The number of seats under various
Reserved Categories shall be as per the proportionate reservation as provided under
University rules. i.e. 27% for OBC, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST.
Note: The eligibility condition under various Reserved Categories shall be as per the
University rules.

APPLICATION FEE

INR 2000 for unreserved category and OBC,

INR1500 for reserved categories SC/ST/PwD/CW.

STEPS FOR REGISTRATION

a) All the candidates seeking admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber

Security and Law are required to register online.

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b) There is a common Web Portal for the centralized registration of applicants and
acommon registration form for admission to all the PG/Master’s Courses in
theUniversity. Online registration details are available on the following PG
admissionportal:http://admission.du.ac.in/pg2018

c) As a first time user, applicant shall create the login details by clicking on the
“RegisterHere” under the “New User?” option on this webpage.

• Applicants who do not have a valid email-id must create an email-id before
proceeding further.

• Click Help tab on the portal to view the Step by Step Instructions to fill
theApplication Form.

• In the “Login details”, applicant shall provide the email-id, which would be used
forany future communication with the University for admission purpose.

• Applicant shall then create a password (of maximum six characters) for
onlineregistration at the PG Admission Portal.

• Applicant shall also provide a valid mobile phone number (10 digit number
withoutany prefix).

• Applicant's details (as given in the certificates) should also be furnished.

• Please verify that all the details given in the form are correct. This information
willbe used during the entire admission process. No change/modification is
allowed.Please be careful in filling up the required information in all aspects.

• The applicant must also ensure that the email-id and password is kept handy for
allthe future correspondence/reference regarding admission process.

d) On completion of this process a verification email will be sent on applicant’s

emailaccount with a confirmation link, which the applicant shall have to click to
confirm theregistration. Please note that this email account is same as the one
provided by thecandidate while registering process.\

e) Applicant shall now log on to the PG admission portal using “registered email-id”
andcreated “password” to fill the online registration form. The same login information
issued every time to login to the applicant’s account.

f) Applicant shall be asked to upload the following items:

i. Passport size photograph of the applicant (maximum size: 50KB; Formats:

JPG/JPEG/ PNG).

ii. Scanned signature of the applicant (maximum size: 50 KB; Formats: JPG/
JPEG/ PNG)

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 iii. Self-attested copy of Identity Proof of the applicant (maximum size: 50
KB,Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG). Identity proof can be any one of the
followingdocuments:

a. Aadhaar Card, Driving License, PAN card, Voter’s identity card,

b. Passport or College identity card.

iv. Self-attested copy of Class 10th Certificate (maximum size: 100 KB,
Formats: JPG/JPEG/ PNG/ PDF).

v. Self-attested copy of Caste Certificate, if applicable (maximum size: 100

KB,Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG/ PDF).

g) Once all the above-mentioned files are uploaded, applicant can proceed with
“SubmitMy Profile”. Applicant can update the uploaded files before clicking “Submit
MyProfile”.

h) Applicant shall now start with the online filling of the registration form by clicking
“Apply in New Course”.

i) Applicant shall provide educational details, course/programme in which applicant

seeksto apply, and admission criteria. Admission in PGDCSL is Merit based only.
There is no entrance test.

Admission Process

a) All the registered applicants must update the information regarding qualifying
examination etc. on the PG Admission Portal using their registered email id
and passwords. The PG Admission Portal shall reopen for this purpose again.
Applicants’ are requested to keep checking the University website for further
details related with the dates of portal re-opening etc.

b) For the “Merit Category”, the applicants shall only be considered in the
“Admission List” if their Qualifying Examination results are updated on the
PG Admission Portal (after portal re-opening).

c) The selected applicants will logon to the respective admission portals again,
download the Admission Form, and take the printout of the Admission Form.
The Admission Form will have the information of the “Reporting Centre”
where the selected applicants will first report and “Place of Admission”
(College/Department), where the applicant will be admitted.

d) Applicant shall first report at the “Reporting Centre” along with the
Admission Form and all the relevant documents (in original), (Check the List
of Documents) for verification of the documents and eligibility criteria. Only
those candidates of the given “Admission List”, who report at the “Reporting
Centre”, within the scheduled time limit, will be eligible for Admission to the
Course.

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e) The applicant, whose names appear in the given “Admission List”, shall be
considered for admission on the basis of the following criteria:

i. Those who report to the Reporting Centre, with all the documents
(including qualifying examination marks-sheet), shall be marked
“VERIFIED” on the applicant’s Admission Form.

ii. The applicant shall then go to the allotted “Place of Admission” (College
/ Department, mentioned in the Admission Form) for submitting the
original documents.

iii. The allotted place of admission will then mark the applicant
“APPROVED” on the admission portal.

iv. The applicant will then be required to login to the admission Portal to
make the online Admission Fee payment through one of the available
online payment options.

v. The admission to the programme shall not be considered complete

till the payment of the online admission fee within the prescribed
time limit.

f) Those who report to the Reporting Centre within the scheduled time limit, and
meet all other requirements except for the qualifying examination mark sheet
or/and University of Delhi Bulletin of Information 15 migration certificate (if
required), shall be marked “REPORTED” on the applicant’s Admission Form.

g) The applicant shall then go to the allotted “Place of Admission” (College /

Department, mentioned in the Admission Form) for submitting the original
documents.

• The allotted place of admission will then mark the applicant

“REPORTED” on the admission portal.

• These applicants will be allowed to submit their required documents at

least seven days (23rd August 2018) before the last date (31st August
2018) of admissions in University of Delhi.

• These applicants can pay online application fee only after getting their
admission status APPROVED at the portal.

• If the applicant fails to submit the required documents within the

prescribed time limit then the applicant will not be considered for
Admission to that Programme.

h) Those Applicants, who do not report to the “Reporting Centre” within the
scheduled time limit of the given “Admission list”, irrespective of the fact
whether all other criteria of admission are fulfilled, shall NOT be considered
for Admission in any of the subsequent lists.

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 a. The certificates of APPROVED and REPORTED candidates shall be
retained at the “Place of Admission”. The certificates will remain with
the “Place of Admission” during the entire admission process.

b. The “Place of Admission” shall promptly return the documents in case

student withdraws/cancels the admission or student wishes to appear
for counselling at any other university/ institute.

c. In case the REPORTED candidate fails to submit the required

documents within the prescribed time limit, then the earlier submitted
certificates shall be given back to the candidate.

It may be noted that the admission of an applicant is completed only after the payment of the
Online Admission Fee on the Admission Portal within the prescribed time-limit

Reservation of Armed Forces (CW)* (Supernumerary Seats)

1. All applicants seeking admission to various undergraduate programmes of the

University of Delhi under this category will also have to register online as per
schedule notified by the University.

2. Five percent (5%) of seats are reserved for applicants under CW categories,
programme- wise in all colleges.

3. All the CW applicants have to upload the Educational Concession certificate in the
enclosed format to be issued by any of the following authorities on the proper
letterhead.
(i) Secretary, KendriyaSainik Board, Delhi.
(ii) Secretary, RajyaZilaSainik Board.
(iii) Officer-in-Charge, Record Office.
(iv) 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate.
(v) Ministry of Home Affairs (For Police Personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards)

4. Admission may be offered to the Children/Widows of Officers and Men of the Armed
Forces including Para-Military Personnel*, in the following order of preference:

(i) Widows/Wards of Defence personnel killed in action;

(ii) Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in action and Boarded out from service
with disability attributable to military service;

(iii) Widows/Wards of Defence Personnel who died in peace time with death
attributable to military service;

(iv) Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in peace time and Boarded out with
disability attributable to the military service;

(v) (a) Wards of Ex-servicemen and serving personnel who are in receipt of
Gallantry Awards;

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 a. ParamVir Chakra
b. Ashok Chakra
c. SarvottamYudhSeva Medal
d. MahaVir Chakra
e. Kirti Chakra
f. UttamYudhSeva Medal
g. Vir Chakra
h. Shaurya Chakra
i. YudhSeva Medal
j. Sena, NauSena, Vayu Sena Medal
k. Mention-in- Dispatches

(b) Wards of the Police personnel who are in receipt of President‘s Police Medal for
Gallantry,
Police Medal for Gallantry.

(vi) Wards of Ex-Servicemen.

(vii) Wives of:

a. Defence personnel disabled in action and boarded out from service.

b. Defence personnel disabled in service and boarded out with disability attributable
to military service
c. Ex-servicemen and serving personnel who are in receipt of Gallantry Awards.

(viii) Wards of Serving Personnel.

(ix) Wives of Serving Personnel

Note: Admission in priority (v), v (a) above is as per the inter se priority of the gallantry
awards and admissions in v (b) will be considered after v (a). * Benefit under CW category
may extend to the wards of the Personnel of Para Military forces up to priority (v) only.
Format of the Educational Concession Certificate (Sample)

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 FORMAT
(ON THE PROPER LETTER HEAD)
OFFICE OF THE___________________________________________

This is to certify that Mr. /Miss_________is son/daughter of ___________ (No._______)

resident of ________________________________.

The above named Officer/JCO/OR_________________________________:-

Killed in action on __________ during ________

Disabled in action on_______ during ________and boarded out from service.

Died in peace time on duty on ________ with death attributable to military services.

Disabled in service and boarded out with disability attributable to military service.

Gallantry Award: __________.

Master/Miss__________son/daughter of_________ Officer/JCO/OR is eligible for

educational concession for admission in University of Delhi against the Armed Forces
category under Priority No. _________.

No.:_____________

Date:____________ (Signature)
Seal with Name & Designation

Reservation of Seats for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) (Supernumerary Seats)

As per the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, not less than five
percent(5%) seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. ―Person with
benchmark disability‖ means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified
disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a
person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as
certified by the certifyingauthority. It may be noted that the erstwhile Persons with Disability
Act, 1995, under which reservation for Persons with Disabilities in admissions was provided
earlier has now been repealed.

The PwD applicants shall be given a relaxation in the minimum eligibility in the qualifying
examination and in the minimum eligibility (if any) in the admission entrance exam to the
extent of5%.

The following specified categories of disabilities as mentioned in the Schedule to the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 [ See clause (zc) of section 2 of Act of Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016] are eligible to get the benefit of the said reservation;

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1. Physical disability

A. Locomotor disability (a person's inability to execute distinctive activities associated with

movement of self and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system
or both), including—

(a) "leprosy cured person" means a person who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering
from—
(i) loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye
andeye-lid but with no manifests deformity;
(ii) manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands and
feet toenable them to engage in normal economic activity;
(iii) extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/her
fromundertaking any gainful occupation, and the expression "leprosy cured" shall
construed accordingly;

(b) "cerebral palsy" means a Group of non-progressive neurological condition affecting body
movements and muscle coordination, caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the
brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth;

(c) "dwarfism" means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult height of 4 feet 10
inches (147 centimetres) or less;

(d) "muscular dystrophy" means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease that weakens
the muscles that move the human body and persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect
and missing information in their genes, which prevents them from making the proteins they
needfor healthy muscles. It is characterised by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects
inmuscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue;

(e) "acid attack victims" means a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of
acid or similar corrosive substance.

B. Visual impairment—

(a) "blindness" means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions, after
best correction—
(i) total absence of sight; or
(ii) visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snelling) in the better eye with
bestpossible correction; or
(iii) limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree.

(b) "low-vision" means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions,
namely:—
(i) visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200
(Snelling) in the better eye with best possible corrections; or
(ii) limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up
to 10 degree.

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C. Hearing impairment—

(a) "deaf" means persons having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears;

(b) "hard of hearing" means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech

frequencies in both ears;

D. "speech and language disability" means a permanent disability arising out of conditions
such as laryngectomy or aphasia affecting one or more components of speech and language
due to organic or neurological causes.

2. Intellectual disability, a condition characterised by significant limitation both in

intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive
behaviour which covers a range of every day, social and practical skills, including—

(a) "specific learning disabilities" means a heterogeneous group of conditions wherein there
is a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty
to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such
conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and
developmental aphasia;

(b) "autism spectrum disorder" means a neuro-developmental condition typically appearing in

the first three years of life that significantly affects a person's ability to communicate,
understand relationships and relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or
stereotypical rituals or behaviours.

3. Mental behaviour
"mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or
memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognise reality or ability to
meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition of
arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterised by sub
normality of intelligence.

4. Disability caused due to -

(a) Chronic neurological conditions, such as—

(i) "multiple sclerosis" means an inflammatory, nervous system disease in which the myelin
sheaths around the axons of nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to
demyelination and affecting the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to
communicate with each other;

(ii) "Parkinson‘s disease" means a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by
tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and
elderly people associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency
of the neurotransmitter dopamine.

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(b) Blood disorder—

(i) "haemophilia" means an inheritable disease, usually affecting only male but transmitted by
women to their male children, characterised by loss or impairment of the normal clotting
ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding;

(ii) "Thalassemia" means a group of inherited disorders characterised by reduced or absent

amounts of haemoglobin.

(iii) "Sickle cell disease" means a haemolytic disorder characterised by chronic anaemia,
painful events, and various complications due to associated tissue and organ damage;
"haemolytic" refers to the destruction of the cell membrane of red blood cells resulting in the
release of haemoglobin.

5. Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the above specified disabilities) including deaf
blindness which means a condition in which a person may have combination of hearing
and visual impairments causing severe communication, developmental, and educational
problems.

6. Any other category as may be notified by the Central Government.

Concessional/Waiver of fees in respect of Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

Consequent upon amendment to Ordinance X(4) of the University, the following provision
has been added after Sub-clause 2 of Ordinance X( 4) of the said Ordinance:

1. ―Provided that the Persons with Physical Disabilities shall be waived off all the fees
payable including the Examination fee and other University fees, except Admission fee,
subscription towards Delhi University Students‘ Union and Identity Card fee for pursuing
undergraduate,post-graduate or other Programmes in the University or its Colleges.

2. In pursuance of the above, the applicants with physical disabilities pursuing various
Programmes of study in the Faculties, Departments, Centres, and Institutions / Colleges of the
University shall be exempted from payment of fees, including examination fee and other
University fees, except Admission fee, Identity Card fee.

3. PwD applicantswho will meet the cut-off for the unreserved category and will take
admission in the unreserved category (UR) will pay the fee relevant for PwD applicant.

4. In pursuance of the Executive Council Resolution No. 50 dated 03.11.2012, it is notified

that the students with physical disabilities residing in different Hostels / Halls of the
University are exempted from payment of all hostel fees and charges except refundable
caution fee and the mess fees. The persons with Physical Disabilities shall pay 50% of the
Mess fee and the remaining 50% of the Mess Fee-in respect of the PwD students is being met
by the University of Delhi. Similar norms are to be adopted by the Colleges in respect of
PwD Students residing in various hostels of the Colleges.

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Reservation of Seats for Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer, Central List)

• 27% seats will be reserved for the applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC)
(non-creamy layer, central list).

• At the time of giving admission to an OBC applicant, the College will ensure that the caste
is
included in the Central List of OBC (the OBC status is to be determined on the basis of the
Central (Govt. of India) List of OBCs notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment on the recommendations of the National Commission for Backward Classes
available at the website http://ncbc.nic.in/ backward classes/index.html.)

• The certificate must mention non-creamy layer status of the applicant (Non-creamy layer
status issued by an authority mentioned in DOPT Office Memorandum no. 36012/22/93-Estt.
(SCT) dated 15.11.1993).

The OBC applicants who belong to the ‗Non-Creamy Layer‘ and whose caste appears in the
Central List of the OBCs only, shall be eligible to be considered for admission under the
OBC category (Validity period of OBC certificate in respect of ‗creamy layer‘ status of the
applicants as per DOPT Office Memorandum No. 36036/2/2013-Estt. (Res-I) dated 31 March
2016). The validity of the non-creamy layer certificate shall be for the financial year 2017-
2018, issued after 31st March, 2018.

• If the applicant does not have the OBC non-creamy layer certificate of the latest financial
year 2017-2018 at the time of registration, the applicant may upload the previously issued
(older) OBC non-creamy layer certificate or the acknowledgement slip of OBC non-creamy
layer certificate application. However, at the time of admission, the applicant must produce
the recent financial year‘s (2017-18) OBC non-creamy layer certificate, issued by the same
competent authority. This additional certificate must have reference of his / her already issued
original caste certificate.

• The OBC applicants shall be given a relaxation of 10% in the minimum eligibility marks of
the said programme and for the admission entrance test a relaxation of 10% of the minimum
eligibility marks prescribed for General/UR Category applicants.

• It is a statutory obligation on the part of Colleges to fill all the seats reserved for OBC
applicants.

• The Colleges shall not refuse admission to any OBC applicant on the basis of medium of
instruction. Any deficiency in the knowledge of any particular language should be addressed
through remedial classes by utilizing grants that are available from University Grants
Commission.

• If the seats meant for OBC remain vacant after arriving at the minimum eligibility, the same
may be converted and filled up by other eligible applicants subject to approval from the
University.

Note: The merit list for the unreserved category (UR) seats will comprise all the applicants in
order of merit. No one will be excluded from the same. In other words, it will also include SC

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/ ST /OBC applicants, if they meet the criterion of merit for UR category. The applicant
cannot be excluded from the UR category merit list just because the applicant belongs to or
has applied under SC/ST/OBC category. Such an applicant is entitled to be considered under
the UR category, as well as under the reserved category. Admission to UR category seats will
be strictly in order of the merit without excluding SC/ST/OBC applicants.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the need of the industry and the nation.
The best of the experts working in the field of cyber security as academicians, industry
experts, cyber law and cyber security experts have provided inputs. The pioneers of the
industry have facilitated the designing of this course to make it most comprehensive and
carve the connoisseurs of cyber security.

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FAQs

Q. Why is Cyber Security needed?

With the ever growing dependence on the information technology, business, organizations
and individuals are becoming progressively vulnerable to various cyber threats (Ransom
ware, cyber warfare, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, hacking etc.). These attacks not only
hamper the day-to-day working but have the potential to jeopardize the entire system. With
the growing threats there is an emergent need for professionals who can not only identify the
cyber-attacks but can forewarn the industry and government about such attacks and also
make the system more resilient.
Q. What is the need for a course on Cyber security?
There is a dire need of secure digitisation and with this course; the University intends to cater
the niche requirement of cyber security professionals. Having a post graduate diploma course
at the University of Delhi is an initiation towards helping the digitisation of economy.
Q. What is the demand for cyber security professionals?
The demand for professionals with expertise in cyber security is growing at a fast pace. There
is huge demand and supply gap for professional manpower required in our country and
overseas. According to a recent report by Intel Security in partnership with the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the global cyber-security workforce will have over
1 million jobs vacancies by 2019. This course intends to tapper the steep gap of demand and
supply of well trained cyber security professionals.
Q What positions or job profiles can be aimed after completion of this diploma course?
There are enormous opportunities available in the field of cyber security. Some of the
availableoptionsare:
⦁ Chief Information Security Officer.
⦁ Cryptographer.
⦁ Forensics Expert.
⦁ Incident Responder.
⦁ Security Administrator.
⦁ Security Analyst.
⦁ Security Auditor.
⦁ Security Consultant.
⦁ Security Engineer.
⦁ Security Manager.
⦁ Security Code Auditor.
⦁ Security Software Developer.
Q. How will this course help in developing my career in cyber security related field?
The course attempts to provide an intensive session which will empower an individual with
uncompromising practical knowledge in a simplified and easily graspable manner. In the
course, students will learn how hackers break into the system’s, network, mobiles and
website so as to make them aware of the possible loopholes and therefore, making them
proficient in reverse-penetration. By doing so, students can create a virtual wall between
organization’s data and the hackers. This training will enable students to carry out attacking
as well as defensive methodologies which will help an organization to not only protect but
also assess the safety and vulnerability ratio. Our diploma program prepares students to create
and lead processes in the cyber-securitydomain. Further, candidates can explore
specialization in different sub domains of cyber security like mobile security, application
security, SCADA, IOT amongst others.
Q. What is the eligibility criterion for admission to the course?

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Qualifying examination for the purpose of Admission to the Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber
Security and Law shall be graduates or above in Science (Physics& Chemistry), Information
Technology, Mathematics, Engineering in Technology (Computer science/
Electronics/Electronics and Communication, Information Technology), BCA, MCA, M.Tech
or any other degree equivalent thereto. The admissions shall be based on the merit drawn
from the marks obtained in graduation and personal interview. The admission process shall
be following:
STAGE I: The merit list, for admission shall be determined on the basis of marks obtained
(CGPA equivalent thereto) by the candidate in graduation or in the degree applicable as
qualifying examination.
STAGE II: The candidates shall be called for Personal Interview on the basis of merit drawn
as prescribed in stage I.
Stage III: A combined merit on the basis of 85% from Stage I and 15% from Stage II shall
be drawn. Admissions shall be based in the order of combined merit.
Note: Candidates appearing in the final year examination of Bachelor’s degree are eligible to
apply. If selected, candidates will be eligible for admission only when they submit the result
meeting the minimum eligibility criteria at the time of final admission, as per University
Rules.
Q. What is the duration of the course?
The total duration of the course will be of one year.
Q. How many semesters will be there in the coursework and what is the duration for
each semester?
This course will comprise of two semesters, each containing five subjects and an end of
semester project. Teaching in each semester will be of 15 weeks followed by a 4-week
project work at the end of 1st semester and 8-week project work at the end of 2nd semester.
Q. How much time do I get to complete the course?
As per the university guidelines the span period for the course will be of two years.
Q. What will I receive after the completion of the course?
It is a Diploma course under the aegis of University of Delhi. A Diploma Certificate will be
issued by University of Delhi to participants only after successful completion the final
examination of both the semesters, as per University rules.
Q. What is the total number of seats? Is there any reservation policy followed for
admission to the course?
Admission will be offered on 100 seats in the course. The number of seats under various
Reserved Categories shall be as per the proportionate reservation as provided under
University rules.
Q. What is the schedule of classes?
The classes will be held from Monday to Friday. The classes will be held as per the scheduled
time table (given at the beginning of each semester) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Special lectures and
industry interactions would be organized on Saturday.
Q. My previous degrees were not in computer science. Can I still apply?
You can applyfor the course only if your last degree was not in computer science but you
have completed either bachelors or masters in Science (Physics& Chemistry), Information
Technology, Mathematics, Engineering in Technology (Computer science/
Electronics/Electronics and Communication, Information Technology), BCA, MCA, M.Tech
or any other degree equivalent thereto.
Q Why should I choose Delhi University over other training institutes for the Diploma
in Cyber Security

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Our course contents have been are designed by best of the professionals working in the
domain of cyber security subject. Doing a course under the aegis of University of Delhi is a
dynamic learning experience and we are committed for shaping the leaders for tomorrow.
Q Can I use Institute of Cyber Security and Law as a reference, when applying for
jobs?
After passing the post graduate diploma exam as per University rules, the student will be
eligible to list down ICSL, DU as reference for prospective job offer.

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