This document contains the syllabus for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the grade of Sub-Divisional Engineer (Telecom) [SDE(T)] for vacancies from 2013 onwards under the 33% quota. It provides the syllabus for the 3 papers - Paper I (General), Paper II (Optional Streams), and Paper III (Common Paper). Paper I focuses on general topics like performance management and leadership. Paper II lists technical topics within different optional streams including signaling, broadband, mobile communication etc. Paper III covers common topics across all streams such as computer networking and e-governance. The syllabus is being circulated to inform heads of