No. 12 - 1 / 2018-Rectt.

RECRUITMENT OF “GRADUATE ENGINEERS TO THE POST OF JUNIOR TELECOM OFFICER (CIVIL &
ELECTRICAL) [ JTO(CIVIL) & JTO(ELECT.) ]” IN BSNL FROM OPEN MARKET THROUGH GATE SCORE-
2019 UNDER SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE (SRD) FOR SC, ST & OBC CANDIDATES.

Registration process for the candidature of Junior Telecom Officer (Civil & Electrical)
[ JTO(Civil) & JTO(Elect.)] under SRD for SC, ST & OBC Candidates in BSNL will start
with effect from 11th February 2019 to 12th March 2019 through online
BSNL portal i.e. www.bsnl.co.in

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will recruit about 198 numbers of Graduate Engineers to the Post of JTO (Civil) & JTO
(Electrical) under SRD for SC, ST & OBC from open market/external candidates through GATE SCORE-2019. Wide publicity in this
regard was given through the indicative advertisement by all the Telecom Circles on 10-09-2018. As such interested candidates shall
have to appear in GATE-2019 and also need to get their candidature registered in BSNL for the post of JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical).
BSNL shall not conduct any further examination or interview in this regard. The detailed number of vacancies in the grade of Graduate
Engineers to the Post of JTO(Civil) & JTO(Electrical), are detailed in Annexure-A.

1. Scale of Pay:-

JTO(Civil) & JTO(Electrical) will be appointed in the IDA pay scale Executive[E-1A] of Rs.16,400/- – Rs.40,500/- as per 2nd
PRC with annual increment @ 3% of basic pay plus IDA, HRA, Perks, Medical Benefits, etc. admissible as per BSNL Company
rules.

2. Selection for a Particular Circle & Service liability:-

The BSNL comprises a number of territorial Circles and functional Circles. A list of the existing Territorial Circles along with
the Vacancy Details., appears in Annexure-A.

The JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) is a Circle-based Cadre and the candidates would be selected against the vacancies of a
particular Circle. (The candidates are required to serve in that particular Circle until they are promoted to All India Cadre).
However, BSNL has the right to post any selected JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) to any of the Circles either temporarily or on
permanent basis in the interest of service. The decision of BSNL in this regard will be final and binding. The service conditions,
seniority etc. of selected candidates will be determined as per prevailing rules of the Company from time to time.

• The willing candidates shall be permitted to apply only for one Circle in which he/she desires to serve, consequent
upon his/her selection. Choice of Circle once exercised shall be final and under no Circumstances, it shall be
changed. The Details of Telecom Circles along with Vacancy details is at Annexure-A. The circle wise merit list will
be prepared based on the GATE Score-2019 and available vacancy of the circle. No claim of appointment by any
qualified candidate, beyond the circle wise merit list shall be entertained.

3. Eligibility:-

3.1 Nationality: Only Indian Nationals would be eligible to apply.

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 3.2 Educational Qualifications:

• Applicant must possess the educational qualifications: BE/BTech. or equivalent in Civil Engineering for JTO(Civil) & in
Electrical Engineering for JTO(Electrical) from a recognized Institution/University AND are required to appear in GATE
exam 2019, opting one paper from selected two disciplines of GATE paper codes i.e. Electrical(EE) & Civil(CE) (details
are available at www.gate.iitm.ac.in).

3.3 GATE Registration ID :

All the willing candidates must have a GATE Registration ID (13 digits) for applying for DR-JTO(Civil) & DR-
JTO(Electrical) online Registration.
4. Age:-

Candidate shall not be below 18 years and not exceed 30 years as on the last date of receipt of Online applications from
the candidates. However, the age is relaxable as per the standing instructions of Government of India for the following
categories:-

i. Upto five (5) years for SC/ST candidates

ii. Upto three (3) years for OBC candidates
iii. Upto fifteen (15) years for SC/ST-PWD candidates
iv. Upto thirteen(13) years for OBC-PWD candidates
v. Upto five (5) years for BSNL employees
vi. Ex-Servicemen will get the benefit of age relaxation as per Central Govt. Rules.
vii. For residents of J & K, relaxation shall be in accordance with DoP & T’s notification No. 15012/7/1991-Estt.(D) dated
07-12-2007, pertaining to “Residents of State of Jammu & Kashmir (Relaxation of upper age limit for recruitment to
Central Civil Services & Posts) Rules-1997”.

PH candidates would have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The format of the same will be
uploaded subsequently.

5. Disqualifications: No person shall be eligible for appointment:

(i) Who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(ii) Who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted marriage with any person;

6. Mode of selection:

The mode of selection is through GATE SCORE-2019 which has to be conducted by IIT Madras, Chennai in the month
of February 2019.

7. Process of Selection:

• First of all, the interested candidates must possess the educational qualification BE/BTech. or equivalent in Civil
Engineering for JTO(Civil) & in Electrical Engineering for JTO(Electrical) from a recognized Institution/University AND
are required to appear in GATE exam 2019, opting one paper from selected two disciplines of GATE paper codes i.e.
Electrical(EE) & Civil(CE) (details are available at www.gate.iitm.ac.in).

• Secondly, the interested candidates shall have to register themselves further with GATE Registration ID (13 digits) with
GATE paper codes i.e. Electrical (EE) & Civil (CE) through www.bsnl.co.in.

• During the registration with BSNL, candidates shall have to choose a particular circle, where he/she would serve in
case of appointment in BSNL.

• Multiple Circle registration is not allowed, if same is found at any stage, his/her candidature will be
rejected and shall be dealt in accordance with admissible BSNL rules.
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 • Accordingly, on declaration of GATE-2019 result, the circle wise merit list will be prepared based on the GATE Score-2019
and available vacancy of the circle.

• BSNL shall not conduct any further Examination/interview etc. for the selection of the candidates for the recruitment of
Direct JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) in BSNL.

• The appearance of the name in BSNL’s merit-list does/will not confer any right on the candidate for employment. A final
call/appointment letter will be issued to the candidate after completion of all other formalities.

• BSNL reserves the right to change the number of vacancies of JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) as per Company requirement.

8. Bond and Training

(i) The candidates selected shall execute a Bond in the format as specified by the Company to serve in BSNL for a period
of five years from the date of their appointment as JTO(Civil) & JTO(Electrical) or a period as specified by BSNL for the
post from time to time.

(ii) The candidates selected shall have to successfully undergo training as per the training plan laid down by the Company
BEFORE their appointment as JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical).

(iii) During the period of training, the Direct Recruited JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) will be entitled to Stipend (Training
Allowances) as decided by the BSNL from time to time.

9. Online Application/Registration and Fee for examination:

This application/registration is required towards the candidature for the post of JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical) in BSNL
through GATE 2019 Score.

Candidates applying for JTO(Civil) & JTO(Electrical) posts are required to apply online for which link shall be provided
through BSNL web site www.bsnl.co.in. The applications will be considered only through the online registration process
which is to commence from 11-02-2019 and will be closed on 12-03-2019. Therefore, candidates are advised to visit our
web site (www.bsnl.co.in) for any updates regarding recruitment. All candidates applying for JTO (Civil) & JTO (Electrical)
posts are required to read all the instructions provided on website www.bsnl.co.in before filling the online application form.

10. Fee for online Registration in www.bsnl.co.in :

The online registration shall commence from 11-02-2019 and shall close on 12-03-2019. The prescribed examination fee of
Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) for OBC candidates and of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) for SC/ST
candidates shall be paid through online mode i.e. Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card only.

The amount of the fee shall not be accepted in any other form. Fee once paid shall NOT be refunded under any
circumstances nor can be held in reserve for any other examination or selection or otherwise. BSNL shall not be
responsible for multiple registrations by any candidate. In case of multiple registration, the candidature of the candidate will be
cancelled for all the registrations.

11. Closing date for receipt of Online Registration Forms

(i) Registration forms complete in every respect must be submitted Online on or before 12-03-2019. Candidates are
advised to complete their registration process well before the last date to avoid last minute rush or because of any
inadvertent possibility of inability/failure/technical snag while logging in to the website of BSNL www.bsnl.co.in on
account of heavy load on the internet or website jam during last days . BSNL shall not accept any responsibility for
the candidates for not being able to submit their application within the last day on account of aforesaid reasons or
any other reasons.

(ii) Registration process will not be allowed after last date and all incomplete registrations will be treated as rejected.
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 iii) The candidature for the post of JTO(Civil) & JTO(Electrical) shall be considered on the basis of the information
furnished by the candidates in the registration form. All are, therefore, advised to ensure to fulfill all the eligibility
conditions before applying. In case it is found at a later stage that the information furnished by an applicant is
false/misleading or an applicant does not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, the candidature of such applicants
would be cancelled and no correspondence in this regard would be entertained. Candidature Registration in BSNL
will NOT confer any right for any appointment. Appointment will be solely subject to fulfillment of all eligibility
conditions.

iv) No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate will be entertained under any circumstances.
Any dispute in regard to the recruitment will be subject to the Courts/Tribunals having jurisdiction at New Delhi.

12. BSNL reserves the right to modify/amend any of the terms & conditions of this recruitment at any point of time.

13. Disqualification : Violation of any of the instructions at any stage will make the candidate liable for disqualification of the
candidature without assigning ay reason thereof.

NOTE :

1. Candidates in their interest are advised to refer to the BSNL website (www.bsnl.co.in) from time to time for any further
instruction/information.

2. For any query, the applicant may contact 011-23710284/23352491; BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi during office hours.

Asstt. General Manager (Rectt.-II)

BSNL CO. New Delhi.

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 Annexure-A

List of the BSNL Circles & vacancy details

Total JTO(Electrical) JTO(Civil)

Sr. vacancies
Name of circles (JTO(E) & OBC SC ST Total Total
No OBC SC ST
vacancies vacancies
JTO(C) *
1 Andhra Pradesh 6 03 00 00 03 02 00 01 3
2 Assam 6 00 01 03 04 02 00 00 2
3 Bihar 7 02 01 01 04 02 00 01 3
4 Chhattisgarh 8 01 01 04 06 01 00 01 2
5 Gujarat 7 03 00 01 04 02 00 01 3
6 Haryana 2 01 00 00 01 01 00 00 1
7 Himachal Pradesh 4 00 00 01 01 02 01 00 3
8 Jammu & Kashmir 6 01 00 02 03 03 00 00 3
9 Jharkhand 8 03 01 03 07 01 00 00 1
10 Karnataka 10 05 00 03 08 02 00 00 2
11 Kerala 26 12 04 08 24 01 01 00 2
12 Maharashtra 13 07 01 05 13 00 00 00 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 10 03 00 00 03 05 01 01 7
Northern Telecom
14 4 01 00 00 01 01 01 01 3
Region
15 North East – I 6 01 00 03 04 01 00 01 2
16 North East – II 7 02 00 03 05 00 01 01 2
17 Orissa 7 02 01 02 05 01 00 01 2
18 Punjab 6 01 01 02 04 00 02 00 2
19 Rajasthan 10 05 00 00 05 03 01 01 5
20 Tamilnadu 13 05 01 04 10 01 01 01 3
21 Uttar Pradesh [East] 9 06 00 00 06 03 00 00 3
22 Uttar Pradesh [West] 3 00 00 01 01 01 01 00 2
23 Uttrakhand 6 01 00 00 01 02 02 01 5
24 West Bengal 14 06 00 03 09 04 01 00 5
TOTAL 198 71 12 49 132 41 13 12 66

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