page_title: Indian Telecommunication Service
section_title: Training
hierarchical_section_title: Indian Telecommunication Service / Training
caption_attribution_description: English: This building houses the communication labs.
context_page_description: The Indian Telecommunications Service, widely known as ITS, and earlier known as 'Telegraph Engineering Service Class I' is a civil service under Group A of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. The appointment to this service is done through Combined Engineering Services exam held every year by Union Public Service Commission of India. ITS is a Group 'A' Central Civil Service post of the Union of India. The service was created to meet the technical and managerial functions of the government in areas related to telecommunications.The Department of Telecommunications had been managed, both technically and administratively, for years by this permanent cadre of civil servants called the Indian Telecom Service.
context_section_description: After recruitment through Engineering Services Examination conducted by UPSC, the officers undergo a rigorous two-year probation course at National Telecommunication Institute for Policy Research Innovation and Training(www.ntiprit.gov.in) at Ghaziabad where ITS probationers are groomed as Future leaders to handle various techno-managerial matters in Government of India. During probation, ITS Officers undergo various study visits across India to study various ICT best practices and practical exposure of various technological developments. To foster innovation and to create holistic development of probationers, ITS probationers also undergo various attachments to TRAI, NoCC, Smart City Mission, Election Commission of India, NDMA etc. Officers also undergo a 15-week Foundation course where they are provided with Rural and Urban site visit exposure along with various management and administration functions like Law, Polity, Disaster Management, Management etc. 
   
  As ITS Officers are backbone enablers of various digital technological developments in India, they are imparted latest training pertaining to various administrative and technical aspects. The officers are also deputed for on job field training in various areas like Disaster Management, Coordination with states, telecom operations etc. During probation, Officers also get the opportunity to meet various Government dignitaries like Hon'ble President of India, Hon'ble Vice President of India and Hon'ble Minister of Communications etc.
caption: National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation and Training in ALTTC, Ghaziabad
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