FCI Recruitment 2023

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) 

• FCI Recruitment 2022: Food Corporation of India (FCI) is one of the largest Public Sector Undertaking that deals with food grain and supply chain management. Established on 14th January 1965 with its first district office in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, the Food Corporation of India has been managing various depots and private equity godowns all across the country.
• Eligibility:- Undergraduate Degree from a recognized University
• Age Limit:- 25 years to 28 years (depends upon the post)

FCI Recruitment Selection Process:

The whole selection procedure is divided into stages or phases. There can be two or three phases depending upon the post. The details for various phases are:

• Phase I:This phase involves a written test that is common for all the applicants. This exam would test the applicant’s general aptitude, reasoning skills, and knowledge of the English language.
• Phase II:Candidates who qualify the Phase I of the FCI exam proceed to phase II. In phase II, post specific tests are there. The candidate has to give one or two papers depending upon the post.
• Phase III: This phase is also known as a Skill test. The candidates applying for the post of Typist and Stenographer only need to give this test, which will test their suitability for the post.
• After all these, document verification is there and lastly, the merit list will be formed and candidates whose name is there in the merit list will be offered Job letters.

FCI Recruitment Exam Pattern

The exam will be conducted in two phases: Phase 1 and 2. Phase I is common for all and it consists of the following sections:

• Paper I, III, and V contain 120 MCQs, and each MCQ is having 1 mark.
• Paper-II, which is a post-specific paper consists of 60 MCQs, each containing marks.
• Paper IV consists of 60 questions and each is having 2 marks each.

FCI Recruitment Exam Syllabus

The FCI written exam has two phases which are followed by a skill test (if applicable). Phase-I exam is common for all the posts while the Phase-II exam is specific to the post. The Phase-I exam has questions from English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Numerical Aptitude sections. To crack through the FCI exam, the candidates must have a thorough understanding of the concepts.

FCI Phase-I Exam Syllabus

English Language

• Para Completion
• Error Correction (Underlined Part)
• 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

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-Decoding
• Calendars
• Shapes and Mirror
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Venn diagrams
• Non-Verbal Test
• Semantic Analogy
• Number series
• Problem Solving

Numerical Aptitude

• Average
• Number System
• Profit and Loss
• Speed, Time and Distance
• Problems on Trains
• Percentages
• Ratios and Proportion
• C.F. and L.C.M
• Pipes and Cisterns
• Problems on Ages
• Data Interpretation
• Mixture and Alligation
• Boats and Streams
• Simple & Compound Interest
• Time and Work
• Discount

FCI Phase-II Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for the FCI Phase-II exam varies as per the post the candidate has applied to. The Phase-II exam involves detailed concepts and topics from the educational field of the specific post. The candidates can check the detailed syllabus for the FCI Phase-II Exam on the official website of the FCI.

Website: http://fci.gov.in