Résumé dans la langue de publication, traduction non disponible Disclosed are a composition for forming a ceramic material useful for smoothly forming a ceramic film at a low temperature on surfaces of solid products such as substrates used in electronic products, plastic films or the like and a process for producing such a ceramic material. The afore-mentioned composition comprises a silazane-based polymer, and at least one ceramic-transformation promoting agent selected from the group consisting of an amine compound, an acid compound and peroxide. Further, The afore-mentioned ceramic material can be produced by bringing a mixture of the silazane-based polymer and the ceramic-transformation promoting agent into contact with steam.