Nepal Telecom Company Limited¶

(Nepal Telecom) Syllabus for Open & Internal Competitive Written Examination

Service: Technical | Group: Telecom | Sub-group: Telecom Level: 7 | Post: Telecom Engineer (Electronics & Communication) | Type: Open & Internal

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The syllabus is divided into two phases:

• Phase 1: Written Examination (Full Marks: 200)
• Phase 2: Interview (Full Marks: 30)

Examination Scheme¶

2. Second Stage - Interview

Total Marks: 30

Notes¶

• Written exams for Paper I and Paper II are held separately
• Question paper language: Nepali or English
• Answer medium: Nepali, English, or both
• For incorrect MCQ answers, 20% marks are deducted per wrong answer; unanswered questions carry no penalty
• MCQ answers must be written in capital letters (A, B, C, D); using lowercase or other symbols will void the entire answer sheet
• No calculator allowed in MCQ exams
• Subjective questions may have long questions, multi-part questions, or short notes within a single question
• Separate answer booklets for each section; answers must be written in the corresponding booklet
• Laws, acts, rules, and policies in the syllabus refer to those in effect 3 months before the exam date
• Only candidates selected from Phase 1 are eligible for Phase 2

Paper I: General Awareness, Management & Institutional Awareness Test¶

Section (A) — 50 Marks¶

(General Awareness — MCQs: 50 Q × 1 Mark = 50 Marks)

1. General Awareness and Contemporary Issues (30 Marks)¶

• 1.1 Geography, History and Culture
• Physical geography of Nepal and the world
• Socio-cultural and economic geography and demography of Nepal
• Major natural resources of Nepal
• Geographical diversity, climatic conditions, livelihood and lifestyle of people
• Major historical events of Nepal and the world
• Notable events, personalities and socio-cultural aspects of ancient, medieval and modern history of Nepal
• Customs, traditions, values, religions, ethnicity, languages, cultures, arts, literature, music and heritages of Nepal
• 1.2 Economic Aspects of Nepal
• Economic indicators (economic growth, GDP, GNP, per capita income, remittance, foreign aid & investment)
• Infrastructures of development (agriculture, industry, trade, tourism, transportation, communication, health, electricity)
• Government planning and budgeting
• Current periodical plan of Nepal
• 1.3 Governance & Organizations
• The Constitution of Nepal; Federal, Provincial and Local Governments
• General information on the UNO, WTO, ITU, WB, ADB, AIIB, SAARC & BIMSTEC
• Public Service Charter and scope of public services
• 1.4 Contemporary Issues
• Information on sustainable development, environment, pollution, climate change, biodiversity, demography, urbanization, science and technology
• Recent advances and major achievements in telecommunication sectors
• Major events and current affairs of national and international importance
• Concept of good governance

2. Mathematics and Statistics (20 Marks)¶

• 2.1 Mathematics
• Arithmetical reasoning, percentage, ratio, average, profit & loss, time & work, data interpretation & data verification
• Function and limit, maxima and minima, differentiation and integration
• Equations of straight lines, circle, parabola, hyperbola, spheres, cylinders and cones
• Linear differential equations, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, Fourier integral
• Odd and even function, Laplace transforms, Taylor series, Z-transforms
• 2.2 Statistics
• Introduction of statistics, mean, median, mode, dispersion, variance, correlation and regression
• Probability, random variables and probability distributions, samples and sampling

Section (B) — 50 Marks¶

(Management & Institutional Awareness — Subjective: 6 Q × 5 Marks + 2 Q × 10 Marks = 50 Marks)

3. General Management and Marketing¶

• Management: concept and modern approaches
• Motivation, leadership, control, coordination, teamwork and group dynamics
• Management Information System
• Corporate and strategic planning and management
• Corporate social responsibility
• Ethics, integrity and responsibility in business/service-like institutions
• Business strategic planning, marketing process, product planning, developing the marketing program

4. Project Management & Financial Management¶

• Project Management
• Project life cycle
• Network models: CPM & PERT, Gantt Chart
• Project scheduling, resource leveling, systems of project control, cost control
• Preparation of operational budget, planning of quality, time & cost dimensions
• Negotiating for materials, supplies & services
• Project monitoring and evaluation
• Quality management & TQM techniques
• Financial Management
• Essential business & accounting terminology
• Cost classification & analysis
• Interest & time value of money
• Basic methodology of engineering economics
• Cost and benefit analysis, risk analysis, investment decisions
• Demand analysis and sales forecasting
• Concept of EIRR and FIRR
• Trial balance & balance sheet, income statements
• Revenue and capital expenditure, budgeting and capitalization
• Depreciation and subsidy
• Procurement procedures (FOB, CIF, liquidated damages, letter of credit, insurance, invoice, bid security, performance bond)
• Competitive bidding

5. Institutional Knowledge and Related Laws¶

• Nepal Telecom
• Objectives, organizational structure and scope
• Technologies adopted in service delivery
• Tariff rate determination provisions
• Relationship with the Government of Nepal and other stakeholder bodies
• Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)
• Establishment, goals, objectives, functions and role
• Government Plans
• Telecom services in the Government of Nepal's current periodic plan
• Acts, Regulations and Policies
• Telecommunications Act, 2053 and Telecommunications Regulation, 2054
• Memorandum and Articles of Association of Nepal Telecom
• Nepal Telecom Employee Regulations, 2078 — Ch 7: Leave, Ch 9: Conduct & Discipline, Ch 10: Punishment & Appeal, Ch 11: Retirement, Gratuity, Pension & Other Benefits
• Nepal Telecom Financial Regulations, 2071 — Part 2: Procurement, Part 3 Ch 1: Plan & Budget, Part 3 Ch 3: Custody & Property
• Company Act, 2063 — Ch 2: Incorporation, Ch 3: Memorandum & Articles, Ch 5: General Meeting
• Telecommunications Policy, 2060
• Digital Nepal Framework, 2076 (Points 1–19)
• Information and Communications Technology Policy, 2072
• National Cyber Security Policy, 2080

Paper II: Technical Subject (Service Specific)¶

Section (A) — 50 Marks¶

(2 Questions × 5 Marks + 4 Questions × 10 Marks)

1. Electronic Devices and Circuit¶

Bipolar transistors switching characteristics, MOS transistor switching characteristics, TTL logic circuits, NMOS/CMOS logic circuits, Memory: RAM, DRAM, PROM, EPROM, Operational amplifiers, Butterworth and Chebysev filters, A/D Converters, Adders, Arithmetic operations, Digital comparators, Parity check generator, Multiplexer & Demultiplexers, Flipflops, Shift register, Counters, Sequence generators, Power electronics: Thyristor Controlled rectifier circuits, 7 segment display, Untuned amplifier, Push-pull amplifier, tuned power amplifiers, Feedback amplifiers, bode plot analysis, Wien bridge oscillators, tuned LC oscillators, resonant circuits, crystal oscillator

2. Electromagnetic Field and Waves¶

Coulomb's law and Electric field intensity, Electric Flux Density and Gauss' law, Maxwell's first equation and application, divergence theorem, energy & potential, Laplace equation and Poisson equation, Biot-Svart's law, Ampere's circuital law, Curl, Wave motion in free space, Perfect dielectric and losses, Wave medium, Skin effect, Impedance matching, Antenna fundamental, Polarizations, Radiation from dipole antenna, wave guides and mixtures.

3. Control System¶

Open loop and closed loop control system, System Stability and Sensitivity, System transfer functions and responses, Poles and Zeros locations and their significance, Root locus method, Frequency response method

4. Signal Analysis and Processing¶

Information theory, Shannon-Hartley law, Transmission of signals, Impulse response and convolution, Fourier series, Fourier Transform, Unit step, Delta, Sinc & Signum function, Helbert transform, LTI system, System described by Differential & Difference equations, FIR & IIR Filters, Discrete Fourier Transforms, IDFT, FFT, Circular convolutions, Parseval's theorem, Energy & power and auto correlation, Z transform.

5. Analog and Digital Communications¶

Difference between analog and digital communications, Basic communications elements, Signal and noise in communication system, AM, DSC-SC, SSB-SC, PM, FM, Superheterodyne AM and FM receiver, Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion, Sampling theorem, Sample & hold Circuit, A law, M-law, Quantizer, Coding: NRZ/HDB3/AMI, Error detection and correction, PCM/ADPCM, Digital Modulation: ASK/PSK/FSK /QPSK /MSK / QAM, Modulation and demodulation circuits, Frequency converter and Mixers, Phase locked loop

Section (B) — 50 Marks¶

(2 Questions × 5 Marks + 4 Questions × 10 Marks)

6. Telecommunications and Advanced Communications¶

Evolution of telecommunications, Telecommunication network, Transmission media, Transmission lines, characteristic impedance, Return loss, transformer and hybrid circuit, signal and noise measurements, echo & singing, space /time /frequency /wavelength division multiplexing, Erlang B formula, Queuing theorem, Data communication and computer networking basics, Packet, Message and circuit switching, X.25 Protocol, Frame relay, TCP/IP Protocol, OSI layers, Telephony, Functions of switching, Electromechanical switches, Stored Programmed Controlled switch, TS/ST/TST/STS switching, No 5 and No 7 signaling, ISDN, BISDN, ATM, PDH/SDH, DSL, Radar system, Navigational systems, Numbering, Routing and charging plans. UMTS, IMT-2000, NGN (Next Generation Network), MPLS, Real time protocol, Voice over IP, IP/PSTN Platform, Introduction to IN (Intelligent Network), basics of GIS (Geographical Information System)

7. Optical and Wireless Communication¶

Optical Communication: Total internal reflection, Snell's law, Optical Fiber types and properties, optical transmission, Optical transmitters and receivers, Interconnected and switched; splices, connectors & coupling, Fiber Optics Networks, Optical switching, Submarine cable

Wireless Communication: Evolution from 1G to 5G, Propagation theory, LOS (Line of Sight) & Non-LOS model, Okumura and Hata Model, GMSK, OQPSK, BPSK, FDMA/TDMA/CDMA technologies (GSM, 4G(LTE), CDMA, WiMAX), Fundamental of satellite communication, stabilization, tracking, satellite orbit and radio spectrum, satellite wave propagation and satellite antennas, Digital satellite communication systems, earth stations, Kepler's laws of orbital motion, signal to noise ratio, interference between different wireless systems.

8. Basic Electricity¶

Circuit elements, series and parallel circuits, resistance, resistivity, Ohm's laws, Kirchhoff's laws, Single phase & three phase circuit analysis, Measurement of Current, Voltage, Power, Energy, Insulation resistance, Primary & Secondary cells, Cells in series & parallel, star & delta connections, Fundamentals of transformers, Generators and Induction motors, Electrical shock hazards, Earthing and shielding techniques for telecom equipments, Lightning protections.

9. Information and Communications Technology¶

Computer architecture, Microprocessor fundamentals, Microcomputer systems: Bus structure, Memory systems (main, auxiliary, virtual, cache, I/O devices, parallel and serial interfaces, RS-232 standards, Flow charts, algorithms, variables, constants, data types, arithmetic expression, arrays, Memory System, Cloud computing, Internet Technology