BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Office of the Chief General Manager Telecommunications

Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai 600 002

 

DIRECT RECRUITMENT  FOR TELECOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS  (TTA)

TTA Examination Syllabus

Applications are invited from the eligible Indian citizens for the post of   Telecom Technical Assistants (TTAs) in the non-executive category. Selection of candidates will be through a Competitive Examination likely to be held in  the month of Dec 2007/Jan 2008. The number of vacancies to be filled up in the SSAs (Secondary Switching Areas) of Tamilnadu Telecom Circle are as under.

 

1.     VACANCIES  (Secondary Switching Area Wise) :

 

Name of SSA

(Secondary Switching Area)

Vacancies

 

Address for sending applications

OC

OBC

 SC

ST

TOTAL

COONOOR 

           

7

3

2

NIL

12

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, Doorsanchar Bhavan  Grays Hill, Coonoor – 643 101.

COIMBATORE

 

33

15

12

NIL

60

Principal General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, State Bank Road, Central Telephone Exchange Building, Coimbatore 641  018    

CUDDALORE 

 

12

7

5

NIL

24

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, Hospital Road, Cuddalore 607 001

DHARMAPURI

 

13

7

5

NIL

25

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, Salem Main Road, Bharathipuram,  Dharmapuri 636 705 

ERODE

15

7

5

NIL

27

General Manager,Telecom. BSNL Gandhiji Road,

Erode – 638 001.

KARAIKUDI 

 

10

4

4

NIL

18

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL,  No. 22, Nethaji Street, Opp to New Bus Stand, Karaikudi 630 001     

KUMBAKONAM

 

7

4

3

NIL

14

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, Cauvery River Delta Area , Thangavilas Building, Mayiladuthurai Road, Kumbakonam 612 001

MADURAI     

 

22

12

7

NIL

41

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL,  2 V P Rathinasamy Nadar Road, Bibi Kulam, Madurai 625 002

NAGERCOIL 

 

6

3

2

NIL

11

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, BSNL Bhavan, Court Road, Nagercoil  629 001         

PONDICHERRY  

 

8

3

2

NIL

13

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, New CTO Building Rengapillai Street, Pondicherry 605 001

SALEM

 

19

11

10

NIL

40

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, No. 1, Seerangapalayam West Street, Salem 636 007

THANJAVUR

 

9

5

3

NIL

17

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, BSNL  Complex, Ram Nagar, Balaji Nagar Thanjavur 613 007.

TIRUNELVELI

 

12

7

5

NIL

24

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL,  Bye Pass Road, Vannarpet, Tirunelveli 627 003

TRICHY 

 

22

11

7

NIL

40

Principal General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, New CTO Building,  Bharathidasan Salai,

Trichy 620 001             

TUTICORIN 

 

13

5

4

NIL

22

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL,  176, Palayamkottai Road,

Tuticorin 628 003

VELLORE

 

20

9

7

NIL

36

General Manager, Telecom, BSNL, Market Committee Building,

Toll Gate, Vellore 632 001

VIRUDHUNAGAR

11

6

4

NIL

21

General Manager Telecom. BSNL 131/1, Kutcheri Road

Virudhunagar – 626 001

TOTAL

239

119

87

NIL

445

 

(Vacancies are Provisional and are subject to change): Normal rules on  reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-Servicemen shall be applicable as per instructions of Government of India issued from time to time.

 

3% of the total vacancies (1.5% for Locomotive and 1.5% for Hearing Impairment) will be reserved for PH Quota and 10% vacancies (SSA wise) are reserved for Ex-servicemen candidates, which will be adjusted with the category to which Physically Handicapped/Ex-servicemen belong. In respect of Physically Handicapped Persons, candidates with following physical disability will  be permitted:

 

i)  Hearing Impairment         ___  (PD) Partially Deaf

ii) Locomotive impairment     ___  OL - One leg affected

                                                 BL - Both legs affected but no arms

                                                 FT – Limited exercise to tolerance early

(The minimum degree of disability is 40% in order for a person to be eligible for any concession/benefits)

 

2. SCALE OF PAY :  The post of TTA is in the IDA pay scale of Rupees 7100 – 200 – 10,100/ plus usual allowances as per the rules.

 

3. ELIGIBILITY:

 

a)    NATIONALITY:  Only Indian National would be eligible to apply.

 

b)     AGE :    18 to 27 years as on 12.11.2007 i.e. the last date of receipt of application. The upper age is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates. Ex-Servicemen and PH are eligible for the relaxation in age limit as prescribed by the Central Government. The age is relaxable for BSNL Employees upto  40 years for OC, 43 years for OBC and 45 years for SC/ST. 

 

c)    EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : 3 years Engineering Diploma from a recognized Institution/University in any of the following disciplines.

i)     Telecommunications  Engineering

ii)    Electronics Engineering

iii)   Electrical Engineering

iv)   Radio Engineering

v)   Computer Engineering

            vi)   Instruments Technology

vii)  M.Sc (Electronics)

 

4. EXAMINATION FEE : Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) in the form of  Bank Demand Draft drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, O/o Principal General Manager, Telecom/General Manager, Telecom of concerned SSA. No fee for SC/ST and PH candidates. For PH 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  that post and who enclose with the application form, necessary certificate from a Govt. Hospital/Medical Board in support of his claim for being handicapped.  FEES ONCE PAID WILL NOT BE REFUNDED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES  NOR CAN IT BE HELD IN RESERVE FOR ANY OTHER EXAMINATION OR SELECTION.

 

5. METHOD OF SELECTION :  Through a Competitive Examination which is likely to be conducted during December, 2007/January, 2008 followed by a medical test .  Appointment and posting will be subject to successful completion of pre-appointment training.

 

6. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION :

 

Day & Date

Subject

Marks

Time (IST)

Actual Day & Date will be informed through Hall Permit

PAPER –I : General Ability

Test  (English & G.K.)

100

10.00 a.m. to

12.00 Noon

PAPER – II : Basic

Engineering

500

02.00 p.m to

05.00 p.m.

PAPER – III : Specialisation

500

10.00 a.m. to

  1.00 p.m

 

7.  MINIMUM QUALIFYING STANDARDS: BSNL shall fix minimum qualifying marks for OC/OBC/SC/ST/PH candidates. Candidates obtaining less than minimum qualifying marks shall not be considered for inclusion in the merit-list.  The merit-list will be drawn up depending on the vacancies. The appearance of the name in the merit-list does not confer any right to the candidate for employment.  A final call letter/appointment letter will be issued to the candidate after completion of all other formalities.

 

8. LAST DATE :  Applications should be sent to the concerned PGMTs/ GMTs so as to reach them on or before 12.11.2007.  Applications received after the due date will be rejected and no further correspondence will be entertained.

 

9.  REJECTION :  Applications received without the required Examination fee in the form of Demand Draft, without attested copies of certificates, the applications received after the due date and incomplete applications will summarily be rejected.  No further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

 

10. REGISTRATION IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE: Registration in Employment Exchange is not mandatory.  However, it would be  preferable if the applicant has registration in the employment exchange of the SSA concerned to which the applicant applies.

 

11. BOND & TRAINING: All candidates recruited against the vacancies for direct recruitment shall  execute a Bond in the Proforma as prescribed by the Company to serve in BSNL for a period of 2 years from the date of their appointment as Telecom Technical Assistant. The candidates selected  have to undergo a training successfully as per the training plan laid down by the Company before their appointment as Telecom Technical Assistant   for a period of 10 weeks.  During the period of training, a stipend will be paid by BSNL, as per the rules in force.

 

12.  DISQUALIFICATION:  No person, -

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person; having a spouse living  or

(b)who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted    a marriage with any person,

      shall be eligible for appointment to the said post provided that the Company may if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing exempt any person from the operation of this rule.  

 

13. PROBATION: The candidates appointed shall remain on probation for a period of two years.

 

14. JURISDICTION: A Telecom Technical Assistant, who has not completed the age of forty years if so required, will be liable to serve in the Territorial Army  subject to the provisions of Section 6A of the

Territorial Army Act,  1948 (58 of 1948) and the Rules made thereunder.

 

15. ALREADY EMPLOYED  IN GOVT. SERVICE:  Candidates working in Government Service Central / State / Public Sector undertakings should send their application through the Head of their Office/ Department so as  to reach the concerned office on the due date.  Application received after the due date from such offices will summarily be rejected.

 

16. Candidates are advised to send application to ONE SSA only and  they will be considered for vacancies of that SSA only and they will have to write the examination in the respective Examination centre of the SSA where they have applied. No change of examination centre will be entertained.

 

17. BSNL Reserves the Right to amend any clause in this notification in future according to the rules and regulations prevailing at that time.

 

 
18. APPLICATION FORM: The specimen of the application form is  included in this advertisement. Neatly typed (only on one side of paper) copy in A4 size (30cms X 20 cms) may be used for making application.   Application without the signature of the candidate will be rejected outright.  The envelope containing the application form should be superscribed as “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF TELECOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANT UNDER DIRECT RECRUITMENT -2007” in bold letters on top of the envelope.

 

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 n