Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is responsible for conducting examination for the Senior Executive Trainee in various disciplines in the Telecom and Finance sectors. Candidates who are preparing for the exam must know the BSNL Senior Executive Trainee Syllabus and exam pattern. The syllabus provides the topics that candidates have to study, while the exam pattern provides the weightage of subjects, which helps candidates plan their study accordingly.
BSNL Senior Executive Trainee Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025
Under the BSNL Recruitment 2025, a total of 120 vacancies have been notified for the Senior Executive Trainee, for which the selection is based on the Written Test followed by verification of documents. In the exam, questions are asked from the common aptitude section and subject-specific disciplines. As the weightage of the concerned subject is higher, candidates should focus more on it while preparing.
| BSNL Senior Executive Trainee Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025- Overview | |
| Conducting Body | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) |
| Post name | Senior Executive Trainee (Telecom Stream and Finance Stream) |
| Vacancy | 120 |
| Total Questions | 200 |
| Total Marks | 200 |
| Marking Scheme | Correct Answer: 1 Mark Incorrect Answer: 0.25 marks |
| Selection Process | Written Test and DV |
| Official website | www.bsnl.co.in and/or www.externalexam.bsnl.co.in |
BSNL Senior Executive Trainee Exam Pattern 2025
The exam pattern for Senior Executive Trainee has two parts:
- There are 200 questions asked in the Aptitude Test and Technical Subject
- The total duration of the exam will be 180 minutes (3 hours).
- Each question carries 1 mark.
- The exam will be an objective type (multiple choice) with negative marking of 0.25 marks
- Candidates must score at least 40% in each Part (Part I and Part II) and 50% overall (combined) to qualify.
| Sections | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Written Test (Aptitude) | 40 | 40 | 150 minutes |
| Core Subject | 160 | 160 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
BSNL Senior Executive Syllabus 2025
The syllabus for the senior executive trainee is very important for candidates to understand all the topics and its concepts to prepare for the examination accordingly. In this exam, most of the questions are asked from the core subjects, so candidates should finish the concerned subject first. After that, they can refer to the aptitude section.
General Aptitude Test
- Decision Making
- Relationship Concepts
- Verbal and Figure Classification
- Visual Memory
- Analysis
- Analogies
- Differences
- Arithmetical Computations
- Discrimination
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Arithmetical Number Series
- Space Visualization
- Observation
- Analytical Functions
- Similarities
- Problem-Solving
- Abstract Visuals, Symbols, and Their Relationships
- Judgment
- Arithmetic and Numerical Ability
Core Subjects
The syllabus covers subjects from the respective disciplines of Electrical, Finance, and Civil. Candidates can refer to the subjects relevant to their discipline.
Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Materials
- Computer Fundamentals
- Basic Electronics Engineering
- Electric Circuits and Fields
- Analog and Digital Electronics
- Systems and Signal Processing
- Power Electronics and Drives
- Electrical Machines
- Power Systems
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements
- Control Systems
Finance
- Financial Management
- Indirect & Direct Tax Management
- Management Accounting – Enterprise Performance Management
- Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Financial Accounting
- Industrial and Other Laws
- Applied Direct Taxation
- Cost & Management Accounting
- Operations Management and Information Systems
- Companies Act – Provisions relating to Audits, Cost Audit & Operational Audit
- Companies Act 2013
- Schedule III of Companies Act 2013
Civil Engineering
- Valuation – Value, Cost, Scrap Value, Salvage Value, Methods of Evaluation
- Building Materials – Standard Tests, Uses, and Manufacture
- Estimating, Costing, and Evaluation – Analysis of Rates, Methods, Units of Measurement
- Types of Construction Work – Earth Work, Brick Work, RCC Work, Timber Work, Painting, Shuttering
- Foundations – Tubewell, Isolated & Combined Footings, Piles & Pile Caps
Surveying
- Prismatic Compass, Plane Table, Theodolite Traversing
- Temporary & Permanent Adjustment of Dumpy Level
- Centerline Method, Mid-Section Formula, Simpson’s Rule
- Principle of Surveying, Measurement of Distance
- Earthwork Calculation, Surveying Equipment
Soil Mechanics
- Consolidation and Principles of Consolidation
- Origin of Soil, Phase Diagram
- Void Ratio, Water Content, ISI Soil Classification, Effective Stress
- Active & Passive Earth Pressure
Hydraulics
- Fluid Properties, Measurement of Flow
- Flow in Open Channels, Pumps & Turbines
Transportation Engineering
- Highway Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Sweepers, Highway Drainage
- Railway Engineering, Track Geometry
Environmental Engineering
- Sewage Systems, Surface Water Drainage
- Quality of Water, Sanitation Needs
- Air Pollution – Causes, Effects, Control
Structural Engineering
- Types of Beams (Determinate & Indeterminate)
- Dams & Retaining Walls
- Slope Deflection, Simply Supported & Cantilever Beams
Concrete Technology
- Properties and Uses of Concrete
- Water Quality, Water-Cement Ratio
- Storage, Batching, Mixing, Repair & Maintenance
RCC Design
- Columns, Staircases, Retaining Walls, Water Tanks
- Beam Strength (Flexural, Shear, Bond)
- T-Beams, One-way & Two-way Slabs
Steel Design
- Design and Construction of Steel Columns, Beams, Roof Trusses, and Grids
Telecom Services
- State Equations for Networks
- Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis
- Small Signal Equivalent Circuits of Diodes, BJTs, and FETs
- Diode Circuits for Various Uses
- Biasing & Stability of BJT & JFET Amplifier Circuits
- Design & Analysis of Amplifiers (Single/Multi-Stage)
- Feedback, Active Filters, Timers, Multipliers, Wave Shaping, A/D and D/A Converters
- Boolean Algebra & Logic Gates
- Digital IC Families, Combinational & Sequential Circuits
- Principles of Measurement – Accuracy, Precision, Standards
- Analog & Digital Measurement Systems
- Measuring Instruments for Various Applications
- Static/Dynamic Characteristics of Measurement Systems
- Errors, Statistical Analysis, Curve Fitting
- Measurement Systems for Non-Electrical Quantities
- Basics of Telemetry
- Types of Transducers and Displays
- Data Acquisition System – Basics
- Network Graphs & Matrices
- Wye-Delta Transformation
- Linear Constant Coefficient Differential Equations – Time Domain Analysis of RLC Circuits
- Solution of Network Equations using Laplace Transform – Frequency Domain Analysis
- Two-Port Network Parameters – Driving Point & Transfer Functions
- Multiplexers, Counters, Registers, Memories, Microprocessors – Design & Applications
