Telecom Engineer
Also known as: RF Engineer · Telecom Network Engineer · Optical Fibre Engineer
Plans, installs and maintains mobile, fibre and other communication networks.
What you’d do
Telecom engineers plan, install and maintain mobile, fibre and other communication networks. They work for telecom operators, equipment vendors, tower and fibre companies and network-services firms, and the day can involve field installation, network monitoring, testing and troubleshooting.
- Installs and tests network equipment
- Monitors network performance
- Fixes signal and link faults
- Supports network rollout on site
How you get in
Freshers often join as graduate engineer trainees at network-services firms and equipment vendors, or as field and NOC engineers. Telecom PSUs recruit through their own exams or GATE in some years.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Basics of RF, transmission and networking
- Drive testing and network optimisation
- Installing and configuring equipment
- Monitoring networks and handling faults
- Reading equipment and network documentation
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Field roles involve travel and on-call work.
- Common next steps: RF or network optimisation specialist, network planning, or project lead.
- 5G and fibre rollouts drive much of the current work.
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