Telecom Courses

38 Colleges
56 Courses
11 Exams

What is Telecom Courses?

Owing to globalisation and information technology, telecom is now a booming sector. Therefore, a degree in telecom courses can help candidates to boost their career immensely. Telecom courses teach candidates the basics of telecom management. The course also helps candidates to acquire essentials skills to manage the vast network of telecommunication. Besides, it develops leadership skills and help candidates to comprehend telecom operations from management, legal, regulatory and financial perspectives.

Candidates can pursue undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate courses in telecom management. After completion of telecom courses, there is a wide array of possibilities for candidates in network planning, enterprise networking, product management and telecom consulting among others. A telecom management degree holder earns between Rs 2 lakh to Rs 6 lakh per annum.

Telecom Courses Eligibility & Entrance Exams

The eligibility criteria for telecom courses are as follows.

For undergraduate courses, candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exams from a recognised board.
For postgraduate courses, candidates must be graduate in any discipline.

Telecom Courses Entrance Exams

Admission to telecom courses is done on the basis of entrance exams. Some institutes accept the scores of national level management entrance exams for admission. Some institutes conduct their own entrance exams followed by group discussion and personal interview. Given below are the popular management entrance exams.

CAT	XAT
CMAT	MAT
SNAP	NMAT by GMAC

List of all MBA entrance exams

Telecom Courses Required Skills

Telecom management professionals must be able to design networks, influence policymaking, create cost models for implementation of new technology, understand the organization and implications of networking systems. To pursue the course, candidates must have the following skillsets.

Leadership qualities	Communication skills
Analytical skills	Research oriented
Logical Thinking	Goal oriented

Telecom Courses

Telecom courses are available at undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma levels. Candidates can even pursue certificate courses in telecom management. Given below is the average fee for each course.

Course	Average Fees
MBA in telecom courses	Rs 40,000 to Rs 12 lakh
Certificate course in telecom management	Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000
Diploma in Telecom courses	Rs 38,000

Telecom Courses Subjects and Syllabus

The full-time MBA will be for two years and is divided into four semesters. The curriculum aims to impart both theoretical as well as practical knowledge to candidates. The course enables candidates to conceptualise ideas to manage operations and marketing of technologies related to telecommunications. Though telecom courses syllabus differs from one institute to another, the subjects that are taught in this field are given below.

Networking Fundamentals	Telecom Technology Fundamentals
Wireless Technology	Broadband Communication
Telecom Network Management	Convergence of Telecom Networks
Inter-networking Technology	Network Design and Integration
Telecom Business Management	Telecom Project Management
Quality of Service in Telecommunication	Telecom Security Management
Telecom Billing, Revenue Assurance, Fraud Management	Business Transformation

Telecom Courses: Career Opportunities

The rapid development of the telecom industry has provided unlimited opportunities to candidates after completing the course. Candidates can opt for various job roles like business development manager, telecommunication manager, etc. A business development manager in telecommunication earns Rs 5 lakh and above per annum. The average salary of a Telecommunication Manager is Rs 8 lakh and above per annum.

Graduates are hired by mobile device manufacturers, optical fibre manufactures, infrastructure hardware manufacturers, value-added service providers, telecom operators, DTH operators, internet service providers, hospitals, security firms, consumer durable companies, etc. Given below are the companies that hire candidates after completion of telecom courses.

Bharti Airtel	Tata Communications
Reliance Communications	Vodafone
Nokia	Ericsson
Siemens	Ernst & Young
TCS	Wipro
HCL	Infosys

Popular Telecom Courses Colleges in India

Following are the most popular Telecom Courses Colleges in India. Learn more about these Telecom Courses colleges (Courses, Reviews, Answers & more) by downloading the Brochure.

DMS IIT Delhi - Department of Management Studies

Hauz khas, Delhi

Admissions 2019

MBA in Telecommunication Systems Management