FCI Exam Pattern 2022: Check section-wise paper pattern and marking scheme

Food Corporation of India has notified the recruitment of eligible and interested candidates to various Grade II, III and IV posts for 4716 vacancies. Candidates must start their preparation right away for the exam. For all the posts candidates can refer to our General Knowledge Ebook Free PDF: Download Here. Candidates who are aspiring to appear for FCI Recruitment Exam should know all the details about the exam such as the FCI Exam pattern.  Knowing the exam pattern is very important as it gives information regarding the number of questions, sections, and stages along with a marking scheme for any examination.

• FCI Exam Pattern comprises of three stages- Phase I, Phase II and Skill Test.
• A total of 100 objective questions are asked in FCI Phase I Exam.
• The pattern for Paper-II differs according to the posts.

Candidates have to qualify for each of these stages to be selected for the post. The exam pattern for various posts varies in the FCI Examination. Read this article to know all about FCI exam pattern and other details.
 

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Table of Contents

1. FCI Exam Pattern 
     i. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase I
     ii. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II
     iii. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II (Typist Hindi)
     iv. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- JE (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical)
     v. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- Steno Grade II
     vi. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- AG III (Accounts)
     vii. FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- AG III (Technical)

 

FCI Exam Pattern 2022

As already mentioned there are three stages in the FCI selection procedure:

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Skill Test

The detailed FCI  Exam pattern of each of these stages is as given below.

FCI Exam Pattern: Phase I

• This is an objective exam.
• A total of 100 questions are asked in this exam.
• The duration of the exam is 60 minutes.
• Each question carries one mark,
• There is negative marking. 1/4 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer.

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
Numerical Aptitude	35	35	20 Minutes
Total	100	100	60 Minutes

 
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FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II

Candidates who clear phase I appear for phase II exam. There are different papers in Phase II. The details are as follows:

Number of Papers		Postcode	Post	Note
One Paper Exam	Paper I Only	F	AG-III (General)	Candidates applying for any one of the postcodes F, I need to appear for Paper I. Candidates applying for postcode E need to attend Paper III. Candidates applying for postcode C need to appear for Paper V.
		I	AG-III (Depot)
	Paper III only	E	Typist (Hindi)
	Paper V only	C	Steno Grade-II
Two Paper Exam	Paper I and Paper-II	A	Junior Engineer(Civil)	Candidates applying for any post belonging to postcode A, B, G and H need to attend Paper-I and Paper-II.
		B	Junior Engineer (Electrical/ Mechanical)
		G	AG-III Accounts)
		H	AG-III (Technical)

 
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Phase II FCI exam pattern for  AG-III(General and Depot) posts is different from what is mentioned above. The details of FCI Phase II exam pattern for AG-III posts are as follows:

Subjects	Marks	No. of Questions	Time Duration
General Aptitude	120	120	90 Minutes
Reasoning
English Language
Computer Proficiency
General Awareness
Current Events
Data Analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation

Note: There is a negative marking. 1/4 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer.

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FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II (Typist Hindi)

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Time Duration
General Hindi	120	120	90 minutes
General English
General Awareness
General Intelligence
Computer Knowledge

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FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- JE (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical)

Paper	Subjects	Marks	No. of Questions	Time Duration
Paper I	General Aptitude	120	120	90 Minutes
	Reasoning
	English Language
	Computer Proficiency
	General Awareness
	Current Events
	Data Analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation
Paper-II	Questions on Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering	60	60	60 Minutes

 

FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- Steno Grade II

Subjects	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Time Duration
General English	120	120	90 minutes
General Awareness
General Intelligence
Computer Knowledge

 
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FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- AG III (Accounts)

Paper	Subjects	Marks	No. of Questions	Time Duration
Paper I	General Aptitude	120	120	90 Minutes
	Reasoning
	English Language
	Computer Proficiency
	General Awareness
	Current Events
	Data Analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation
Paper-II	Questions on General Accounting and Finance	60	60	60 Minutes

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FCI Exam Pattern: Phase II- AG III (Technical)

Paper	Subjects	Marks	No. of Questions	Time Duration
Paper I	General Aptitude	120	120	90 Minutes
	Reasoning
	English Language
	Computer Proficiency
	General Awareness
	Current Events
	Data Analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation
Paper-II	Questions on Agriculture, Zoology and Botany (Group-A) or Agriculture, Physics and Chemistry (Group-B)	60	60	60 Minutes

 

FCI Syllabus 2022

There are various phases in FCI Exam for different posts. Phase I Exam is common for all the posts. The syllabus for FCI Phase I Exam is as follows:

FCI Syllabus: Phase I

English

• Para Completion
• Error Correction
• Spellings
• Passage Completion
• Sentence Arrangement
• Fill in the blanks
• Transformation
• Sentence Improvement
• Joining Sentences
• Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
• Articles
• Gerunds
• Identify the Errors
• Tense
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Prepositions
• Active and Passive Voice
• Spotting Errors
• Substitution
• Adjectives
• Homophones
• Identify the Sentences
• Noun
• Sentence Completion
• Prefix and Suffix
• Sentence Pattern
• Tag Questions
• Plural Forms
• Odd Words
• Prepositions
• Idioms and Phrases

Numerical Aptitude

• Average
• Number System
• Profit and Loss
• Speed, Distance and Time
• Problems on Trains
• Percentage
• Ratio and Proportion
• H.C.F. and L.C.M
• Pipes and Cistern
• Age 
• Data Interpretation
• Mixture and Allegation
• Boats and Streams
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Time and Work
• Discounts

Reasoning Ability

• Visual Memory
• Clocks
• Discrimination
• Space Visualization
• Odd man out
• Symbolic/ Number Classification
• Analytical Reasoning
• Alphanumeric Series
• Letter series
• Arithmetical Number Series
• Relationship Concepts
• Figural Classification
• Similarities
• Coding and Decoding
• Clocks
• Calendars
• Shapes and Mirror
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Venn Diagrams
• Non-Verbal Test
• Semantic Analogy
• Number Series
• Problem Solving

 

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