Online applications are invited from eligible male and female applicants for category iii recruitment as unior Engineer (JE) (Civil Engineering / Electrical Mechanical Engineering), Steno Grade-II and Assistant Grade-III (AG III) (General / Accounts / Technical / Depot/ Hindi) in Food Corporation of India (FCI) in its all zones.
Selection Process of FCI Category III Post
The selection process will be consisting of Online Test (The online test will comprise of Phase-I and Phase-II exams), Skill Test (if required) and Document verification.
FCI Category III Post Syllabus and Exam Pattern
i) The online exam of Phase-I shall be common irrespective of the post. The test structure for Phase I Online exam is as follow:-
Test Name |
No. of Qs. |
Max. Marks |
Duration (Minutes) |
Version |
English Language |
25 |
25 |
15 |
English |
Reasoning Ability |
25 |
25 |
15 |
Bilingual |
Numerical Aptitude |
25 |
25 |
15 |
Bilingual |
General Studies* comprising of History, Geography, Economy, General Science upto Class 8th level. (20 questions) Current Affairs (5 Questions) |
25 |
25 |
15 |
Bilingual |
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 Minutes |
|
*The nature of questions will be such that they do not require specialised study of any discipline.
Note:- - In the Phase-I of online test, the test will be Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions). Each question will carry equal 1 (one) mark. For each wrong answer, there will be negative marking of onefourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no negative marking for that question. The marks obtained in Phase-I will NOT be reckoned in final merit ranking.
ii) Phase-II online exam will comprise of:-
Post |
Post Code |
Paper |
Description |
J.E. (Civil Engineering) |
A |
Paper I & II |
Candidates will appear in Paper-I to be followed by Paper II. ONLINE TEST for Paper - I & Paper – II shall be held in single sitting only. |
J.E. (Electrical Mechanical Engineering) |
B |
Paper I & II |
Candidates will appear in Paper-I to be followed by Paper II. ONLINE TEST for Paper - I & Paper – II shall be held in single sitting only. |
Steno. Grade- II |
C |
Paper III only |
Candidates applying for the post code C will have to appear in Paper-III. Thereafter the candidates will undergo a Skill-Test in typing and shorthand which will be of qualifying nature. The language of Skill Test i.e (Typing, Short Hand) will be in English. The final merit for the post of Steno. Grade-IIwill be decided on the basis of Paper-III subject to qualifying the Skill Test |
AG-III (General) |
D |
Paper I Only |
Candidates applying for the post code D will have to appear in Paper-I. |
AG-III (Accounts) |
E |
Paper I & II |
Candidates will appear in Paper-I to be followed by PaperII. ONLINE TEST for Paper - I & Paper – II shall be held in single sitting only. |
AG-III (Technical) |
F |
Paper I & II |
Candidates will appear in Paper-I to be followed by PaperII. ONLINE TEST for Paper - I & Paper – II shall be held in single sitting only. |
AG-III (Depot) |
G |
Paper I Only |
Candidates applying for the post code G will have to appear in Paper-I. |
AG-III (Hindi) |
H |
Paper I & II |
Candidates applying for the post code H will have to appear in Paper-I and Paper II. |
Note : Paper-I is common for post code A, B, D,E, F, G and H
Paper Type |
Number of questions & Marks |
Duration |
Negative marking |
Paper – I |
120 Multiple Choice Questions, each carrying 1 mark. (Maximum 120 marks) |
90 minutes |
Candidate should note that there will be negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to a question in Phase –II. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no negative marking for that question. |
Post specific Paper-II (in phase II) |
60 Multiple Choice Questions, each carrying 2 marks. (Maximum 120 marks) |
60 minutes |
Paper – III |
120 Multiple Choice Questions each carrying 1 mark. (Maximum 120 marks) |
90 minutes |
Paper-I (120 Multiple Choice Questions, Duration-90 Minutes):
Test Name |
No. of Q. |
Max. Marks |
Version |
Duration |
English Language |
25 |
25 |
English |
20 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability |
25 |
25 |
Bilingual |
20 Minutes |
Numerical Aptitude |
25 |
25 |
Bilingual |
20 Minutes |
General Studies* comprising of History, Geography, Economy – 25 questions
General Science upto Class 10th level - 10 questions
Current Affairs – 5 questions
Computer Awareness - 5 questions
|
45 |
45 |
Bilingual |
30 Minutes |
|
120 |
120 |
|
90 Minutes |
*The nature of questions will be such that they do not require specialised study of any discipline.
How To Download FCI Category III Post Admit Card
Candidates will have to visit the FCI website (https://www.fci.gov.in) for downloading call letters for online test. Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through email/SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant link, he/she can access the window for call letter download. The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number/Roll Number, (ii) Password/Date of Birth for downloading the call letter.
The Admit Card for the ONLINE Test indicating the time and venue of examination for each candidate can be downloaded from www.fci.gov.in 10 days prior to the date of examination onwards. Candidates, who are not able to generate their Admit Cards online, should register their grievance at http://cgrs.ibps.in at least one week before the date of the examination.