Hello! pankaj

Yes,you heard right this year BSNL are going to hire 198 OBC/SC/ST graduate engineers for the post of JTO.Candidates are required to appear for GATE in order to be elligible for this post.This year BSNL hasn't offered JTO post for general category Students.They only provide relaxation to OBC/SC/ST/PWD candidates.They are going to hire 198 enng graduate from 24 states.From 24 states even a single seat is not applicable for general catgory belonging engineering graduates.

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Hello Pankaj,

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) recruits Graduate Engineers to the Post of JTO(T) ( Junior Telecom Officer Telecom ) from open market/external candidates through valid GATE SCORE. Interested candidates have to appear in GATE and also need to get their candidature registered in BSNL for the post of JTO(T) (Junior Telecom Officer Telecom).

Eligibility for BSNL JTO Requirement through GATE 2019:

Nationality: Only Indian Nationals would be eligible to apply.

Educational Qualifications: BE/BTech. or equivalent in Electrical and Civil Engineering are required to appear in GATE 2019 exam, opting one paper from selected two disciplines of GATE paper codes: CE / EE .

GATE Registration ID: All the willing candidates must have a VALID GATE Registration ID (13 digits) for applying for DRJTO(T) online Registration

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 (i.e.as on 31st January 2019). However, the upper age limit relaxation is as per the standing instructions of Government of India.

Pay Scale:

The JTO(T) (Junior Telecom Officer Telecom) be appointed in the IDA pay scale Executive [E-1] of Rs. 16,400 – 40,500/- with annual increment @ 3% of basic pay plus IDA, HRA, Perks, Medical Benefits, etc. admissible as per BSNL Company rules.

Mode of selection for BSNL JTO recruitment through GATE 2019:

On declaration of GATE result, a Circle wise merit list is prepared by BSNL on the basis of GATE score/marks obtained by the registered candidates & available vacancies thereof in the respective Circles. The cutoff of the merit list for appointment will be decided by the company.

• BSNL will not conduct any further Examination/interview after shortlisting candidates on the basis of GATE Score for the recruitment of Direct JTO(T) in BSNL.
  

According to the official Advertisement given by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL), the recruitment is a direct recruitment to the post of JTO through GATE 2019 under a special Recruitment drive only for OBC,SC,ST candidates.

For further information, refer these links:

http://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/hrd/jobs.html

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