Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has published advt no 12-1/2018-Rectt for direct recruitment to the post of JTO (Junior Telecom Officer). As per notification, BSNL is willing to recruit candidates to JTO post to 198 vacancies in Electrical and Civil. This is a special recruitment drive (SRD) for SC, ST, OBC candidates. Recruitment is on basis of GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2019 scores only.
JTO-Electrical and JTO-Civil posts are in IDA pay scale of Rs 16400-40500. Vacancies will be filled through valid GATE score 2019. Candidates who have BE / B.Tech qualification in Electrical or Civil engineering must appear in GATE exam 2019 opting for one paper from selected two disciplines of GATE paper codes that are EE and CE.
Detailed notification elaborating upon filling up of application forms and other details will be available at official website bsnl.co.in in time. Interested candidates must go through detailed notification as it (will) have eligibility criteria, selection process, and other details. Candidates should fill online application form only after satisfying that they fulfill eligibility criteria.
BSNL JTO Recruitment 2018 Key Highlights
- 198 Vacancies
- Recruitment on basis of GATE score 2019
- Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) for SC, ST, OBC candidates
- BE/BTech in Electrical / Civil engineering required
- GATE paper code EE / CE required
GATE is national level exam conducted yearly by IITs and IISc in rotation. This year IIT Madras is conducting GATE 2019. Online application form has to be filled at GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) that is at gate.iitm.ac.in. Registration for GATE 2019 started on September 1, 2018. Last date to apply without late fee is September 21, 2018.
Registration fee for GATE exam is Rs 750 for female candidates of all categories and all SC/ST/PwD categories. It is Rs 1500 for other candidates. Last date to fill online form with late fee is October 1, 2018. Late fee is Rs 500 in addition to normal fee amount.
BSNL is a PSU / Public Sector Enterprise. As on 2016, BSNL had 211086 employees as per Wikipedia. Established in 2000 in telecommunications industry, it is headquartered in New Delhi. Every year, several government job aspirants look forward to getting a job in BSNL. Various popular recruitments that happen in BSNL are for Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Telecom Officer (JTO), Junior Accounts officer (JAO).
In a related news, NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited) has also announced recruitment through GATE. Advt no NPCIL/HRM/ET/2018/03 notifies recruitment of engineering graduates as Executive Trainees (ET-2019_ in mechanical, chemical, electrical, electronics, instrumentation and civil disciplines. Candidates can apply online after declaration of GATE result 2019.
