Pay and Emoluments:

Selected candidates will be entitled for a stipend of Rs. 12,000/- p.m. during training period and on successful completion of training shall be appointed in the IDA pay scale of Rs. 10,750-300-16,750 p.m. plus HRA/subsidized housing and other benefits like medical facilities, productivity linked incentive, gratuity, contributory provident fund, LTA, Leave encashment, etc, which at the minimum basic of the prescribed scale works out to be approximately Rs.2.5 lacs per annum.

Vacancies:
The vacancies indicated are inclusive of back log and are only indicative in nature. The final vacancies may get revised based on future final requirement. The vacancies for the post of JAO in Finance and Account Stream are only at Mumbai.

Concessions/Relaxations:

v     Reservation of posts for SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer)/PH categories will be as per Government Rules in force.

v Upper age limit relaxation by 5 years for SC/ST candidates, 3 years for OBC candidates (listed under Central list) and 10 years for physically handicapped candidates.

v Candidates only with following minimum 40% disability ( except low vision for HR stream ) will be considered for appointment against the posts reserved for physically handicapped :-  
(i) One leg affected (ii) One arm affected  (iii) partially deaf, (iv) Low Vision (Maximum upto 40% loss of sight) are eligible to apply for Human Resource Stream only.

v     In case of ex-servicemen who have put in not less than Six months' continuous service in the Armed Forces of the Union, they 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 posts/services for which a candidate seeks appointment, he/she shall have deemed to have satisfied the condition regarding the age limit. 

Examination:  
The candidates will have to undergo objective type written test in their respective discipline at Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai. The question paper will have 70 questions to test general aptitude covering areas of General English, Reasoning & Logical Deduction, Numerical Ability and 100 questions of the relevant disciplines to test candidate's discipline knowledge. Duration of examination will be of 2 hours and shall be held simultaneously for all the disciplines on the same date and time in a single sitting in the month of September 2005.  
How to apply:  
Eligible and interested candidates would be required to apply online through MTNL’s website: www.mtnl.net.in. No other means/mode of application shall be accepted. While applying online, candidate should have their e-mail ID (WHICH MUST BE VALID FOR MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS) and Demand Draft (DD) of   Rs. 400/- as processing and Examination fee for General and OBC candidates and a Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 100/- as processing fee for SC/ST/PH candidates, readily available, as the DD details and valid e-mail ID are mandatory fields without which applications will not be registered. Ex-Servicemen candidates are to send crossed Demand Drafts of value as applicable for their respective category e.g. General/OBC & SC/ST. The Demand Draft are non refundable and should be drawn in favor of "Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd" payable at New Delhi. The online registration site would be open from 9^th July 2005 to 23^rd July 2005. All correspondence with candidates shall be done through e-mail only. All information regarding examination schedule / admit card etc shall be provided through email. Responsibility of receiving, downloading and printing of admit card shall be of the candidate, MTNL will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid / wrong email ID provided 

After applying online, candidate is required to print the system generated Registration Slip with unique registration number and other essential details with space for passport size photograph & signature. In order to save the data entered, applicants should click a “save” button and then print the Registration Slip. The original Registration Slip with , required Demand Draft having name  duly written on the back of DD and Caste / Physically Handicapped certificate (for reserved category only) is to be  sent, only by ORDINARY POST, to MTNL, Post Bag Number 005, Market Road Post Office, New Delhi-110 001, so as to reach latest by 30^th July 2005. The candidature of such candidate whose registration slips along with documents is received after 30^th July 2005 shall be rejected.
Candidate should take special care NOT to staple the Demand Draft. They should use steel pins for fastening all documents / demand drafts.

Candidates may visit our website www.mtnl.net.in 28^th August 2005 onwards for downloading the admit card for written examination. 
General Instructions:

• The courses offered by Autonomous Institutions should be equivalent to the relevant courses approved/recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU)) UGC/AICTE.
• Wherever CGPA/OGPA or letter grade in a degree is awarded, equivalent percentage of marks should be indicated in the application (online) as per norms adopted by University/ Institute.
• Candidate employed in Govt. departments / PSUs / Autonomous Bodies have to produce NOC at the time of interview.
• Candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying examination and awaiting results may also apply. However, they must produce their relevant Degree/Diploma certificate at the time of interview.
• No request for change of examination centre shall be entertained. However, MTNL reserves the right to cancel or add any centre depending on the response in that area/centre.
• Registration forms should not have any enclosure except the demand draft and Caste/Class/PH certificate as applicable.
• Demand drafts payable at locations other than Delhi/New Delhi will not be accepted .MO/PO or any other mode of payment is not acceptable. MTNL shall not be responsible for any postal delay/loss in transit. No request in this regard will be entertained. Registration slip received with more than one Demand Draft and photocopies of Registration slip/Demand Draft will be rejected.
• Candidates should retain a photocopy of their Demand Draft and Registration Slip for future reference. Only original registration slip (no photocopy) shall be accepted.
• Court of jurisdiction for any dispute will be at Delhi.

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