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No. 14-1/2009-Rectt.
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(Recruitment-I Section)

Recruitment of DGMs in Telecom Management Services(TMS) and

DGMs in Telecom Accounts & Finance Services (TAFS) Exam.

CLOSING DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: 10.08.2009

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. [BSNL] will recruit 150 DGMs in Telecom
Management Services and 60 DGMs in Telecom Accounts & Finance Services
Exam [subject to variation depending on the availability of vacancies] through
Written Test & personnel interview to be held around end of September 2009 on
All India basis, as per the details given below. The details are available at BSNL
website: www.bsnl.co.in also. The Exact date of Written Test will be
announced later on.

SC ST OBC OC PH TOTAL
DGMs in Telecom
22 11 40 77 04 150
Management Services (TMS)
DGMs in Telecom Accounts &
09 04 16 31 02 60
Finance Services(TAFS)

Reservation as per Central Govt. guidelines will be applicable for

SC/ST/OBC/Physically Handicapped [PH]. 3% of the total vacancies will be
reserved for PH quota. In respect of Physically Handicapped persons, candidates
with following physical disability are permitted:-
i.Locomotive Impairment - one arm or one leg affected
(The minimum degree of disability is 40% for a person to be eligible for any
concession/benefits)

1. Scale of Pay
The post of DGM is in the Revised IDA pay-scale of Rs. 32,900-58,000/- (annual
increment @ 3% of basic pay) plus HRA, Perks, Medical Benefits, LTC etc. as
admissible as per company rules.

2. Selection for a Particular Circle & Service liability

The BSNL comprises of a number of territorial Circles and functional Circles. The
Telecom Management Services (TMS) and Telecom Accounts & Finance Services
(TAFS) are All India Cadres and will be controlled by the BSNL Corporate Office
centrally. The officers so appointed in these services are liable to be transferred
anywhere in India at any place falling in the operational area of BSNL. The BSNL
has the right to post any selected DGMs in Telecom Management Services and
DGMs in Telecom Accounts & Finance Services to any of the Circles either
temporarily or on permanent basis. The decision of BSNL in this regard shall be
final and binding. The service conditions, seniority etc. of selected candidates
will be determined as per rules of the Company issued from time to time.
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3. Eligibility
3.1. Nationality: Only Indian Nationals would be eligible to apply.

3.2. Educational Qualifications:

Candidates who have passed the qualifying Examination with the minimum
percentage of marks as detailed below are eligible to apply:-
Post Educational Qualification
DGM (TMS) Ist class (60% marks or more) BE/B. Tech or equivalent
Engineering Degree from recognized institution in Electrical,
Electronics and Communications/ IT/Computer/ Computer
Sciences.
5% relaxation in minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST candidates
DGM TAFS CA/ICWA/CS

3.3. Eligibility criteria / Work Experience

Candidates from public sector, private sector and government are eligible to
apply. All candidates, however, must fulfill all three criteria mentioned below:
i) Twelve [12] years of post qualification working experience, as on
01.08.2009
ii) Minimum of 3 years of experience as on 01.08.2009 in
a) E-4 grade as defined in DPE guidelines [IDA pre-revised scale Rs.14500-
350- 18700/Revised IDA Scale Rs.29100-54500] in case of PSU
experience or
b) Equivalent annual gross salary, which comes to approximately Rs.
Seven lacs gross, in case of private sector or
c) CDA scale Rs.10000-325-15200 (pre-revised scale in case of
government posts)
iii) Minimum work experience of 5 years, as on 01.08.2009, in a company with
an annual turnover more than Rs 100 Cr. (in case of PSU, Private
Companies)

3.4. The candidates from Public Sector and Government Service have to
produce the ‘No Objection Certificate’issued on letter head or duly stamped by
the competent authority at the time of interview, without which they would not
be permitted to appear for the interview.

4. Age:
The applicant for DGMs in Telecom Management Services and DGMs in Telecom
Accounts & Finance Services should not exceeding 45 years of age as on
1.8.2009. However, this age is relaxable as per standing instructions on this
subject for:-
i) For Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes upto 5 years;
ii) For OBC Candidates(Central List) upto 3 years;
iii) For PH candidates up to 10 years irrespective of his category i.e. OC, OBC,
SC, ST
iv) Ex-Service Men who have put in not less than six months continuous
service in armed forces of the Union shall be allowed to deduct the period
of such service from their actual age and if the resultant age does not
exceed by more than three years the maximum age limit prescribed for the
post for which the candidate seek appointment, she/he shall be deemed to
satisfy the condition regarding age limit.
v) For certain other categories like displaced persons from East Pakistan[now
Bangladesh], repatriates from Burma and Ceylon [now Srilanka],residents of
Goa, Daman & Diu, persons migrated from Kenya, Uganda, Republic of
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Tanzania as per instructions issued by the Central Government from time

to time in this regard.
vi) For Residents of J&K – Relaxation shall be in accordance with DoP&T’s
Notification No.15012/7/1991-Estt.(D) dtd. 7.12.2007 pertaining to
“Residents of State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit
for Recruitment to Central Civil Services & Posts) Rules 1997”.

5. Scheme of Selection:
(i) All the candidates shall be screened based on fulfillment of eligibility
criteria of age, qualification and work experience.
(ii) All eligible candidates post the screening shall have to undergo an
assessment process comprising cognitive, management aptitude sections.
All eligible candidates appearing in the assessment process(Written
Exam), shall be given a score based on their performance in the same.
(iii) At the end of the assessment process, a merit list will be created and
candidates will be short listed based on number of posts and order in
merit list.
(iv) All short listed candidates will be called for an interview, the Date
and Venue for which will be intimated to such candidates in due
course. All short-listed candidates appearing for the interview will be
given a score based on their performance in the same.
(v) The selection shall be based on the final merit list created based on the
combined score from assessment process and interview with weightage as
under:

(a) Assessment process (Written Exam) 75 %

(b) Personal Interview 25%

6. Minimum qualifying standards

BSNL may fix minimum qualifying marks for OC/OBC/SC/ST/PH candidates for
each section as well as in the aggregate at any stage at a later date. Candidates
obtaining less than minimum-qualifying marks in any of the sections or in
aggregate shall not be considered for inclusion in the merit-list.

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

7. Scheme of examination and syllabus:

There will be one paper with 150 multiple choice objective type question of three
hours duration as per the syllabus mentioned below:

Part-I: Management Aptitude [75 questions] containing the subjects of

General Management, Management Information Systems, Managerial
Economics, Marketing, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources
Management, Organisation Behaviour, Strategic Management, Operations
Management, Telecom Knowledge, and Current events of national &
international importance
Part-II: Cognitive ability [75 questions] containing the subjects of
Quantitative ability & Data sufficiency, Reasoning [e.g. Analytical, logical,
critical reasoning] and Verbal ability, reading & analysis.

8. Choice of Examination Centre

(i) Applicants are required to indicate their choice of Examination Centre
[item no. 9 of application form] at which they wish to appear.
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(ii) Written examination will be held in five cities i.e. Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata,
Mumbai and Guwahati.
(iii) Applicants are required to indicate two preference of their choice for
Examination Centres in the application form. However it is the sole
discretion of the Company to allot any examination centre to the
applicant.
(iv) The date and venue for holding Interview of the short listed candidates of
written exam will be intimated to such candidates in due course.

9. Application form and Fee for examination

(i) The specimen of the application form is included in this advertisement and
the same can be downloaded from BSNL website: www.bsnl.co.in. The
completed application form should be sent by Registered post/Speed post
to the DGM (Admn), O/o the CGM (Mtce.), BSNL, Northern
Telecom. Region, Kidwai Bhawan, Room No.255, IInd floor,
Janpath, New Delhi-110 001. The envelope containing application
form should be marked “Application for DGMs in Telecom
Management Services Examination-2009” or “Application for
DGMs in Telecom Accounts & Finance Services Examination-2009”
as the case may be, in bold letters on top of the envelope.
(ii) Original advertisement or photocopy of the format in the advertisement
must not be used for applying and in case a candidate submits such an
application the same will not be entertained.
(iii) An examination fee of Rs 1500/-(Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only)
is payable in the form of demand draft/Pay Order drawn in favour of A.O.
(Cash) O/o CGM, NTR, New Delhi. The amount of fee shall not be
accepted in any other form. Fees once paid shall NOT be refunded under
any circumstances nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination
or selection.

10. No Fee payable by SC/ST/PH

Applicants belonging to SC/ST/PH categories only are exempted from the
examination fee. In the case of Physically handicapped candidates, this
exemption will, however, be available to only those handicapped persons who
would otherwise be eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of the
standards of medical fitness prescribed for the post (including any concessions
specifically extended to the physically handicapped.

11. Traveling Allowance to SC/ST Candidates

The applicants belonging to SC/ST categories will be entitled to T.A. as per
provisions of Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) O.M. No.19014/3/77-E.IV
(B) dtd. 17.02.1978.

12. Closing date for receipt of Application Forms

(i) Application forms complete in every respect must reach on or before
10.08.2009. Applications received after the closing date or not
accompanied by the demand draft/Pay order [wherever applicable] for the
prescribed examination fee or incomplete in any respect shall be
summarily rejected and no communication in respect of the rejected
application forms shall be entertained. Fees paid shall also NOT be
refunded. BSNL shall not be responsible for any postal delay.
(ii) The applicants would be admitted to the examination on the basis of the
information furnished by them in their application form. They are,
therefore, advised to ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions before
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applying. The requisite certificates are to be produced at the time

of interview for checking/scrutiny. In case it is found at a later stage
that the information furnished by an applicant is false 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. Issuance of an admit card for the examination will NOT
confer any right for appointment. Appointment will be solely subject to
fulfillment of all eligibility conditions.

13. Probation-cum-Training and Bond

(i) Probation will be on-job for a period of two years, which will include one
year of specialized classroom as well as field training.

(ii) All candidates shall, before their appointment as DGMs in Telecom

Management Services and DGMs in Telecom Accounts & Finance Services,
have to successfully undergo prescribed training as per the training plan
laid down and amended by the Company from time to time.
(iii) All candidates provisionally recruited shall execute Bonds in the format
specified by the BSNL indicating their willingness to serve the BSNL for a
period of at least 5 years from the date of their appointment as DGMs.

14 List of enclosures
(i) Three identical passport size photographs out of which two should
be pasted (not stapled or pinned) on the application form, in the
manner as indicted in the application form, and third photographs
should be attached to the application (not to be pasted or attested)
(ii) Two self addressed unstamped envelopes of 27 x 12 cms size
(iii) Bank Draft/Pay order for Rs.1500/- (payable at New Delhi) - [Not
required for SC/ST/PH candidates]

15. Any dispute in regard to the recruitment will be subject to the

Courts/Tribunals having jurisdiction over the place of concerned Circle office of
BSNL where the candidate submits his/her application.

(For any inquiry, please contact on telephone no. 011-23766441 during office
hours)