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FCI Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern for Assistant Grade 3 Posts

FCI Syllabus 2023

FCI Syllabus 2023: Food Cooperation of India (FCI) has released the FCI Syllabus 2023 along with the official notification. FCI Syllabus & Exam Pattern is an important part of the preparation and will play a key role in knowing the details of the exam. It will be a wonderful opportunity to attain a reputable post in the central government.  The Syllabus is the initial step to initiate your preparation for the FCI Exam. Applicants can start their preparation today onward to get a good score in the Exam. They may get an idea of the type of subjects and questions that will be asked in the examination.  In this article, we will discuss the exam pattern and syllabus of the FCI Syllabus 2023.

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2023- Summary

Aspiring Candidates should be well aware of the detailed syllabus for FCI Assistant Grade 3 Recruitment so that they can make up their minds to prepare enthusiastically and strategically. Candidates can go through the overview table given below.

FCI Syllabus 2023 for Assistant Grade 3 – Summary
Recruitment Body Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Post Name Assistant Grade 3
Vacancies 5043
Category Syllabus
Exam Level National
Mode of Exam Online
Negative Marking 1/4th mark
Selection Process Online Test- Phase 1 & Phase 2
Official Website https://fci.gov.in/

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FCI Assistant Grade 3 Selection Process

The Selection Process for FCI Assistant Grade 3 (General, Depot, Movement, Accounts, Technical, Civil Engineering and Electrical Mechanical Engineering) is A, B, C, D, E, F, G Post consists of the following stages:

  1. Online Test
  2. Training

While FCI Selection Process(Hindi) will consist of only the Online Test and Interview. The Exam Pattern for FCI Assistant Grade 3 has been explained in the subsequent paragraphs. The Online Test comprises Phase 1 and Phase 2 Exam.

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FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern

The FCI Exam Pattern For Assistant Grade 3 post-2022 for both Phases has been discussed below

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2023 – Phase 1

  1. Phase-I Online test will be an Objective type (comprising Multiple Choice Questions).
  2. Each question will carry equal 01 (one) mark.
  3. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question.
  4. Unanswered questions will not be rewarded any marks. the marks obtained in FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Phase-I will not be considered in the final merit ranking.

The following table depicts the Exam Pattern for FCI Assistant Grade 3/Management Trainee 2022

Section No. of Questions Max. Marks Time Duration
English Language 25 25 15 minutes
Reasoning Ability 25 25 15 minutes
Numerical Aptitude 25 25 15 minutes
General Studies 25 25 15 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes

FCI Syllabus for Assistant Grade 3 – Topic wise Syllabus

The syllabus plays a vital role for preparing an Exam and Candidates should know the Syllabus for start preparing for the Exam. The FCI Syllabus is given for the Online Test, which is a written Exam comprising Paper 1 and Paper 2.

FCI Syllabus for Assistant Grade 3 – Paper 1

The FCI Assistant Grade 2 syllabus for the post has been detailed in the table below. One can get a hard copy of the syllabus to ensure that it is readily available for reference when they are preparing for the exam

Subject Syllabus
English Language
  • Basic Grammar
  • Error Detection
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Cloze Test
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Vocabulary
  • Antonyms/Synonyms
  • Para Jumble
  • Sentence rearrangement
Reasoning Ability
  • Arrangement & pattern
  • Syllogism
  • Analogy
  • Inequality
  • Puzzles & Sitting Arrangements
  • Direction & Distance
  • Blood Relation
Numerical Aptitude
  • Basic Calculation
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Time & Work
  • Speed Time & Distance
  • Simple Interest & Compound Interest
  • Data Interpretation
  • Number Series
  • Arithmetic Problems
General Studies

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2023 – Phase 2

Post Post Code Paper Description
J.E.(Civil Engineering) A Paper-I and Paper-II Candidates will appear in Paper-II Online Test for Paper-I &Paper-II shall be held in single sitting only
J.E.(Electrical Mechanical Engineering) B Paper-I and Paper-II Candidates will appear in 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.
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 & Paper- II Candidates applying for the post code E will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II
AG- III (Technical) F Paper- I & Paper- II Candidates applying for the post code F will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II
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 & Paper- II Candidates applying for the post code H will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II

Note: 1)Paper-I is common for post code A, B, D, E, F, G and H.

Distribution of Questions and Marks in Type of Papers

Paper Type No. of Question and Marks Duration Negative Marking
Paper – I 120 Multiple Choice Questions will
carry equal 01 marks. Paper will
carry 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 02 marks. Paper will
carry maximum 120 marks.
60 minutes
Paper – III (Subjective) 120 Multiple Choice Questions will
carry equal 01 marks. Paper will
carry maximum 120 marks
60 minutes

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2023- Paper 1

The FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern of Paper I is described below:

Subject No. of questions Total Marks Medium of Exam Duration
English Language 25 25 English 15 minutes
Reasoning Ability 25 25 Bilingual 15 minutes
Numerical Aptitude 25 25 Bilingual 15 minutes
General Studies- History, Geography, Economy, Current Affairs, General Science, Computer Awareness

 

45 45 Bilingual 30 minutes
Total 120  120 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2023- Paper II

The Exam Pattern of Paper II is described below:

Post Code Subjects No. of Questions Marks Duration
Post Code A & B Specific subject related 60 120 60 minutes
Post Code E Commerce particularly
General Accounting & Finance
60 120 60 minutes
Post Code F Agriculture, Botany & Zoology (Group A) 60 120 60 minutes
Post Code H GK related to Hindi Literature
Word/sentences from Hindi to English
Word/sentences from English to Hindi
Official Language Policy
Official Language Act
Official Language Rules
Annual Programme issued by Department of
Official language
04
20
20
04
04
04
04
120 60 minutes

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2023- Paper III

  1. The FCI Assistant Grade 2 Exam will have a total of 120 MCQ’s of a total duration of 90 Minutes
  2. Total Marks- 120
Subject No. of questions Total Marks Medium of Exam Duration
English Language 30 30 English 25 minutes
Reasoning Ability 30 30 Bilingual 20 minutes
Numerical Aptitude 30 30 Bilingual 25 minutes
Computer Awareness 30 30 Bilingual 20 minutes
Total 120 120 90 minutes

FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus for – Paper 2

Paper 2 determines the overall intelligence and conceptual knowledge of the candidate. The topics of the syllabus for each post in FCI Assistant Grade 3 are described below.

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FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus Phase II- Topic-wise and Post wise

The FCI Assistant Grade 3 syllabus for specified technical posts of Paper-2 to assess the post-specific technical knowledge of the relevant stream is as under:

The detailed syllabus for specified technical posts for Paper-II to assess the post specific technical knowledge of relevant stream is as under:
1. Junior Engineer (Civil Engineering) (Post Code A):
Building Materials: Physical and Chemical properties building stones, cement (Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based Products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes etc.

Surveying: Principles of surveying, plane table surveying, theodolite, leveling and contouring, curvature, permanent adjustment of dumpy level, methods of contouring, tachometric survey etc.

Soil Mechanics: void ratio, porosity, saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains and unit weights, grain size, Atterberg’s limits, soil classification, plasticity chart, permeability, consolidation of soils. Lab tests, moisture content, bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test etc.

Estimating, Costing and Valuation: Estimate, analysis of rates, earthwork, Brick , RCC work shuttering, Painting, Flooring, Plastering flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel
Truss, Piles etc.

Transportation Engineering: Types of pavements, pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, Design of flexible and rigid pavements, bituminous construction, rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Railway Engineering. Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, purification, distribution, sanitation, sewerage and sewage treatments.
Structural Engineering: Theory of structures, bending moment and shear force diagrams retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection, critical load and columns, torsion etc.
Concrete Technology: Latest technology and uses of concrete, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, repair and maintenance of concrete structure etc.
RCC Designs: RCC flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of single reinforced beams, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State method and Working Stress method).
Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams, roof trusses, plate girders.
Construction Management: Construction scheduling Bar Chart, CPM and PERT etc.
2. Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical Engineering) (Post Code B):
Basic concepts, Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units, Circuit law, AC
Fundamentals, Measurement and measuring instruments, Electrical Machines, Synchronous Machines, Generation, Transmission and Distribution of power in different power stations, Estimation and costing, Utilization of Electrical Energy, Basic Electronics, Theory of Machines and Machine Design, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Thermal Engineering, Air standard Cycles for IC engines, Rankine cycle of steam, Air Compressors & their cycles, Boilers Refrigeration cycles, Production Engineering.
3. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) (Post Code G):
1. Basic Accounting concept including preparation of books of accounts.
2. Taxation including Income Tax and Goods and Services Tax.
3. Auditing: – (a) Auditing concepts and methods, (b) Internal & External audit of companies.
4. Commercial Laws:- (Basic Knowledge) (a) Basics of Contract Act, (b) Basics of Company Act, (c) Basics of Sales of Goods Act, (d) Negotiable Instrument Act
5. Basic of Computers: (a) Operating System, (b) Browsers, (c) Email, (d) Memory (Internal, External,
portable), (e) Chats, (f) Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), (g) Networks
4. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) (Post Code H)
Agriculture:- Statics of Indian Agriculture (Cereals & Pulses), Elementary entomology, Plant Protection, Agricultural Economics.
Botany:- Cell Biology :Tissue , Organ & Organ System, Genetics, Plant Classification, Diversity, Ecology, Life Process: Photosynthesis, Respiration , Circulation, Movement etc, Basics of Biochemistry.
Zoology:- Animal Cell & Tissue, Organ System, Heredity & Variation, Animal Classification, Micro Organism, Insects & Rodents.
Chemistry:- Chemical bonding, Organic Chemistry : Basics of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes and acids, Inorganic Chemistry , Chemistry in daily life.
Physics:- Measurements, Basic Physics, Light, Electricity.

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FAQs

Q1. What is the Selection Process for FCI Assistant Grade 3?

Ans. The Selection Process for FCI Assistant Grade 3 includes an Online test (Phase 1 & Phase 2).

Q2. Is there any negative marking for FCI Assistant Grade 3 2022 Phase 1 Exam?

Ans. Yes, For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question.

Q3. What is the syllabus for FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam 2022?

Ans. The FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2022 is described in the article.