Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion from SDE (Telecom) to the grade of Assistant General Manager (AGM/DE) on regular basis for vacancy 2023 under 33% LICE Competitive Quota—Indicative Notification of Exam thereof reg.

Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion from SDE (Telecom) to the grade of Assistant General Manager (AGM/DE) on regular basis for vacancy 2023 under 33% LICE Competitive Quota—Indicative Notification of Exam thereof reg.

efile no:- BSNLCO-11/13//2/2023-RECTT-CO                                                 Dated: 05/09/2023

EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION

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1. It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to hold  an  online  Limited Internal Competitive Examination (LICE) for promotion  to  the  grade  of  Assistant  General Manager (AGM/DE) of Telecom Operations Stream to fill up the vacant posts from the eligible candidates of BSNL as under :

The vacancy position is as follows:

Period	Tentative Vacancies
	Total	UR	SC	ST	PwBD (Horizontal Reservation)
Vacancy Year. 2023	215	169	31	15	9

Note:

• The number  of  vacancies  mentioned  above  is  tentative  and  subject  to  change.

Reservation will be effective as per guidelines/policy/ court orders by Government of India, if any.

• Since the Jarnail Singh batch of cases is pending in the Supreme Court of India, any promotion order issued shall be subject to further orders that may be passed by the Supreme Court in the said batch of cases.

• The LICE for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  Assistant  General  Manager  (AGM/DE)  Telecom Operations    Stream  under  33%  (  Competitive  Quota)  for  vacancy  year  VY  2023    shall  be  conducted  as per provisions laid in the Recruitment  Rules  (RR)  of  BSNL  Management  Services  –  Telecom  Operation Stream (MSRRs-Telecom)-2023 Letter No. BSNL CO-PERS/15 (17)/4/2022-PERS 1 (Telecom) dated 31-Dec-2022 (ANNEXURE-A).

• The LICE shall be held as per scheme & syllabus for this said examination circulated vide letter no. BSNL CO-PERS/15 (12)/1/2022-PERS1 dated 16-05-2023 (ANNEXURE-B).

• 4% vacancies are reserved for PwBD category, hence the candidate registering  under  this category is required to fill their PwBD status in the registration form on Examination portal.

• “The eligibility for appearing in the LICE shall  be  same  “as  prescribed  in  Recruitment  Rules (RR) of BSNL Management Services – Telecom Operations Stream (MSRRs-Telecom)-2023 issued  vide Letter No. BSNL CO-PERS/15 (17)/4/2022-PERS 1 (Telecom) dated  31-Dec-2022  as  per  which  the regular SDEs  who  are  Engineering  Graduates  from  an  Indian  Institute  /University  established by/under act  of  the  Central/State  Govt  in  India  or  other  educational  institutes  established  by  an  act of Parliament or declared to be deemed university under Section 3 of UGC  Act, 1956  with  5  years of regular service as on 1st January of the year to which the vacancy pertains, shall be eligible.

Subject to para 5 above, schedule-1 of these RRs  also  provides  that  “ Educational qualification for executives to be promoted to the grade of DE/AGM shall be engineering degree or equivalent in Telecommunications, Electronics & Computers/IT/ Electrical for Telecom  Operations.  However,  existing  incumbents holding the posts of  Executives  on  regular  basis  on  the  date  of  notification  of previous MSRRs dated 14-07-2009 shall continue to be eligible for promotion to  the grade  of  DE/AGM  (Telecom). “

• In case of any doubt with regard to eligibility, schemes and syllabus of the examination, the circles may take up the matter suitably with the cadre controlling authority i.e. Personnel Branch of BSNL CO for necessary clarification.

• The details of the Paper and Time Table of the examination will be as under:

S. No.	Paper	Particulars	Maximum Marks	Date and Time	Duration
1	Written Test (Technical)	(i) Core	50              Marks               (50 Questions)	Will                       be communicated later	150 Minutes
		(ii) Common	50              Marks               (50 Questions)
	Total		100 marks
2	Aptitude Test	One Section	50              Marks               (50 Questions)		60 Minutes

• The examination will be conducted in one shift comprising written test (Technical) for  150 minutes and Aptitude Test for 60 minutes.

• The examination will be objective type with  negative  marking.  For  each  correct  answer  01 mark will be awarded and for each wrong answer (-)0.25 marks will be awarded.

• Minimum qualifying marks in Written Test (Technical) and Aptitude Test put together shall be 40% for OC and 35% for SC/ST and PwBDs if sufficient PwBD candidates are not available on prescribed standards i.e. out of total 150 marks, OC candidate has to obtain minimum 60 marks and SC/ ST & PwBD candidates have to obtain minimum 52.50 marks to qualify the examination.

• Evaluation of APARs shall be done only in respect of candidates obtaining minimum  qualifying marks in Written Test (Technical) and Aptitude Test put together as per  para  1.2  of  the  scheme  & syllabus circulated vide letter no. BSNL CO-PERS/15 (12)/1/2022-PERS1 dated 16-05-2023.

• Reservation in promotion to PwBD category candidates shall be available as per latest DoPT guidelines.

Please note that there shall be no further relaxation of marks or any other parameter under any circumstances owing to maintenance of efficiency of administration.

• )  Determination  of  final   merit   list   (Weightage-Written   Test  60%,  Aptitude  Test  20%&   APAR 20%):

SCORE A= 0.6* Candidate marks in Written Test SCORE B= 0.2* Candidate marks in Aptitude Test*2 SCRORE C= 0.2 *Candidate average APAR score*10 Total Score = Score A+ Score B+Score C

Final merit list  shall be published based on Total Score as per  vacancies published for that particular LICE subject to obtaining minimum overall qualifying marks in Total Score.

Qualifying Marks in total score : OC-50%, SC/ST-45% and PwBD -45% if sufficient PwBD candidate are not available on prescribed standards

• The details of the Examination Centres for said LICE will be communicated separately.

• The employees, who are eligible in accordance with the eligibility conditions as referred in the Recruitment Rules and who desire to appear in the examination  should  submit the application  on- line. Candidates applying for LICE for promotion to the grade of Assistant General Manager (AGM/DE) of Telecom Operation Stream are required to apply online for which link shall be provided through BSNL website www.internalexam.bsnl.co.in.

1. Candidates are advised to visit BSNL Intranet site (www.intranet.bsnl.co.in) for any updates regarding the LICE. The candidates applying for LICE for AGM/DE of Telecom Operations Stream are required to read all the instructions provided on website www.internalexam.bsnl.co.in, before filling the online application form. Candidates must have valid E-mail ID and Mobile Number at the time of online Registration. After submitting the application on-line, the applicant shall retain a hard & soft copy of the application form for record.

1. The prescribed examination fee shall be Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) for the OC candidates, and Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) for the SC/ST/PwBD candidates. The same shall be paid through online mode i.e. Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card etc. The  amount  of the fee shall not be accepted in  any  other form. Fee  once  paid  for  the  said  LICE  shall neither be refunded under any circumstances nor can be held in reserve for any other examination or selection even if the exam is not conducted due to any reasons. Candidates  are  requested  to ensure their eligibility for the said LICE before applying for the same.

1. Candidates are advised to complete their online registration process well before the last date to avoid last day rush / technical glitches / unforeseen circumstances. Online registration process will not be allowed after the last date and all incomplete registrations will be treated as rejected. Candidates will have to download their online application form. The candidates       shall       have       to download          an          Admit            Card             from            the             BSNL             internal             exam website www.internalexam.bsnl.co.in, before the date of the online test by using their user login credential. The admit card will not be sent either by post or by E-mail. BSNL shall not be responsible for server crash problems or delays occurring on the last day of registration.

13 (i) The  applicants  would  be  admitted  to  the  examination  on  the  basis  of  data/information furnished by them and captured during online registration of candidature. The said captured data/information shall be sent to Circles for verification of eligibility with respect to service particulars available in Service Book, SAP etc. Candidates are, therefore, once again advised to ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions before applying. The applicant must also ensure regarding his present circle/category while filling the same in online application.

(ii) In case it is found at a later stage that the information furnished by an applicant is false or an applicant   does  not  fulfil  any  of  the  eligibility  conditions,  the  candidature  of  such  applicants  shall be cancelled and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained. Issuance of an Admit card for the examination will NOT confer candidates any right for promotion/appointment  etc.  The promotion will be solely subject to fulfilment of all eligibility conditions & availability of vacancies as provided by concerned authorities.

1. BSNL shall display/provide the questions & provisional  answer  key  on  the  same  portal  soon after the Exam, for a stipulated period, wherein candidate shall be provided with a suitable format to submit their online grievances/queries on question/answer options only on  chargeable  basis  to discourage  unscrupulous  grievances.  The  same  shall  be  paid  through  online  mode  i.e.  Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card etc.  On  the  basis  of  grievance  received  from  candidates,  if  any,  the final answer key & merit list shall be deployed as per prevailing guidelines.

1. Issuance of candidate response sheet, score card etc. for  the  said  LICE  shall  NOT  confer candidate any right for promotion/appointment etc. The promotion will be solely subject to fulfilment of all eligibility conditions and magnitude of qualified marks  secured  vis-à-vis  availability  of vacancies. The aspect of Eligibility shall be  solely  on  Circles  and  therefore  circles  should  ensure  that Service particulars of candidates in service Book/ERP are up-to- date in all respect to avoid any kind of pre/post exam discrepancies.

1. Nothing other than specified in the Admit card shall be permitted to be taken inside the examination premises by  the  candidates.  Violation  of  any  of  the  instructions  at  any  stage  will  make the candidate liable for disqualification of the candidature without assigning any reason thereof.

• Promotion on the basis of result of this examination  will  be  subject  to  the  outcome  of  court cases pending in different courts on the issue related to seniority in feeder grades and promotions in the  grade  of  AGM/EE  including  reservation  and  also  DoP&T  instructions  issued  from  time  to  time and endorsed by concerned Branch of BSNL.

• The decision of BSNL in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of  the applications for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s) and allotment of examination centres will  be  final  and  binding  on  the  candidates  and  no  enquiry/correspondence  will be entertained in this regard. Discrepancies regarding eligibility during exam or  later  shall  make candidates liable for rejection of candidature. The custodian of the service book  shall  ensure  all aspects while verifying the eligibility and shall be sole responsibility of eligibility  verifying authority.

• All Circles are requested to bring this notification to the notice of all working eligible employees.

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

AGM (Recruitment)

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1. The Recruitment Rules of Assistant-General Manager (Telecom): ANNEXURE- A
2. The Schemes & Syllabus of LICE to the grade of Assistant-General Manager (Telecom): ANNEXURE- B Click HERE