Thirteen candidates have submitted applications for the post of managing director of state-run Nepal Telecom (NT).

According to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC), among those filing the applications are incumbent Managing Director Buddhi Prasad Acharya, whose current tenure is expiring on September 5. 

The government, three weeks ago, had formed a five-member MD selection committee under the coordination of Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, secretary at the MoIC.

“The committee will shortlist six candidates for interview,” said Thapaliya. “After evaluating the shortlisted candidates through the interview, a name list of three will be forwarded to the Cabinet to pick one among them.”

For the first time, the government is going to select a chief for Nepal Telecom through free competition.

According to the terms of reference (TOR), a Nepali citizen aged between 40 and 58 years and having a master’s degree in disciplines like commerce, development, management, economics, business administration, information technology, engineering and law are eligible to apply for the post.

Applicants

Deepak Raj Joshi

Kamini Rajbhandari

Buddhi Prasad Acharya

Rabindra Jha

Achutananda Baidhya

Sunil Kumar Pokharel

Gokarna Prasad Sitaula

Pratima Pradhan

Madan Kharel

Anil Kumar Jha

Raj Babu Aryal

Nagendra Kumar Das

Guna Keshari Pradhan