System and network administrators keep an organisation's servers, networks, user accounts, email and security tools running, and restore them when they fail.
Read this first. This page rests on one dated pay figure from a named source. That is evidence of what that source states, not of what System / Network Administrator roles pay across India.
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Salary✓VERIFIED1 obs · MEDIUM
Demand↑SIGNAL+11% it software postings · August 2026, year-on-year
Skills↑SIGNAL10 of 10 with a sector signal
Location◐LIMITED32 cities · PLFS state factor
Industry↑SIGNAL+9% projected 2026 (Aon)
What the work is
Every organisation with its own IT needs this work, done in-house or by a service provider. The figure on this page is Coal India's Management Trainee (System), an IT-systems officer post.
How people enter it
A degree
A B.E. or B.Tech in computer science or IT, or an MCA, for officer posts; diplomas and certifications for support roles.
Certifications
Private employers often ask for vendor certifications in networking, servers or cloud.
The PSU route
Coal India recruits System Management Trainees through its own computer-based test.
What the pay figures say
One dated figure is on file. It comes from an employer's own notice. It took effect on 5 May 2026. Each card says what the figure is; open "How the figure is read" for the method and what it leaves out.
Coal India Limited · Management Trainee (System), E-1₹7,20,000 a year
Basic pay × 12: ₹60,000 per month (E-1, IDA) One Maharatna PSU, E-1 grade entry
Employer noticeCoal India Advt. 03/2026, Management Trainees (CBT-26) · effective 5 May 2026
How the figure is read
Management Trainee (System): E-1 grade, initial basic ₹60,000 per month × 12; scale ₹60,000–1,80,000 (IDA). Starting basic pay × 12; excludes DA, HRA, perquisites and PRP.
Limits. One employer; basic pay only. The "System" discipline (Computer Science / IT / MCA) is an IT-systems officer post; mapped to the systems role, not to software development.
Scope: network, server, cloud or security administration.
Employer: PSU officer grades are fixed; private pay varies with the company.
On-call and shift duties often carry allowances.
Questions
What do the System / Network Administrator posts on this page pay?
Coal India Limited, Management Trainee (System), E-1: Basic pay × 12: ₹60,000 per month (E-1, IDA), recorded here as ₹7,20,000 a year (Coal India Advt. 03/2026, Management Trainees (CBT-26)).
Is that the take-home pay?
No. A figure given as basic pay leaves out dearness allowance, house rent allowance and the other allowances paid on top of it, and it is before income tax and provident fund or NPS deductions. The CTC breakup calculator on this site works out a monthly in-hand figure from a CTC.
Is Coal India's 'System' post a system administrator job?
It is an IT-systems officer post for the computer science, IT and MCA discipline, covering the company's IT systems. This site counts it under this role for that reason.
Evidence
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₹7,20,000
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Coal India Advt. 03/2026, Management Trainees (CBT-26)
One employer; basic pay only. The "System" discipline (Computer Science / IT / MCA) is an IT-systems officer post; mapped to the systems role, not to software development.
Aliases this role answers to
sysadmin · system administrator · network administrator · network engineer · linux administrator · it administrator
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