Food Corporation of India (FCI) had released the notification of 4103 vacancies to fill various posts. FCI Phase 1 exam was held from 31st May- 3rd April 2019 and FCI Phase 2 exam will be conducted on 27th July 2019 (Category III). In this blog, we are going to provide you all the details about the FCI 2019 Exam Pattern of both Phase 1 and 2. Read along to check the details:
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FCI 2019 Exam Pattern
The FCI online test will comprise of Phase-I and Phase-II exams. The FCI Prelims exam pattern will be common for all the posts.
The exam pattern for Phase I Online exam is as follow:-
| Sr.
No |
Name of the Test | No. of Ques. | Max. Marks | Duration (minutes) | Medium |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes | English |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | Bilingual |
| 3 | Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | Bilingual |
| 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Note: – For each wrong answer, there will be negative marking of one-fourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question. The marks obtained in Phase I will not be reckoned in final merit ranking.
FCI Phase 2 Exam Pattern
AG III (General) & AG III (Depot)
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PAPER – I |
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| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning/General Intelligence | 30 | 30 |
90 Minutes |
| 2. | English language | 20 | 20 | |
| 3. | Computer proficiency | 20 | 20 | |
| 4. | General Awareness/ Current events | 30 | 30 | |
| 5. | Data analysis/ Numerical Ability/ Data Interpretation | 20 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 120 | 120 | ||
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Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical), AG III (Accounts), AG III (Technical)
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PAPER – I |
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| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning/General Intelligence | 30 | 30 |
90 Minutes |
| 2. | English language | 20 | 20 | |
| 3. | Computer proficiency | 20 | 20 | |
| 4. | General Awareness/Current events | 30 | 30 | |
| 5. | Data analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation | 20 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 120 | 120 | ||
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PAPER – II |
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6. |
Professional Knowledge ** |
60 |
120 (Each question carries 02 marks) |
60 Minutes |
** Separate test for each post.AG III (Technical) to have two separate tests for Group A (Agriculture, Botany, Zoology) and Group B (Agriculture, Chemistry, Physics)
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Typist (Hindi)
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Paper – III |
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| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General Hindi | 40 | 40 |
90 Minutes |
| 2. | General English | 20 | 20 | |
| 3. | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 4. | General Intelligence | 20 | 20 | |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 120 | 120 | ||
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AG II (Hindi)
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PAPER – III |
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| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General Hindi | 40 | 40 |
90 Minutes |
| 2. | General English | 20 | 20 | |
| 3. | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 4. | General Intelligence | 20 | 20 | |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| TOTAL | 120 | 120 | ||
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PAPER – IV |
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| 6. | Subjective Paper | 2 (Translation passage. One each – Hindi to English & English to Hindi) | 120 (Each question carries 60 marks) | 90 Minutes |
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Steno Grade II
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PAPER – V |
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| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General English | 40 | 40 |
90 Minutes |
| 2. | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 3. | General Intelligence | 20 | 20 | |
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4. |
Computer Knowledge (with special reference to MS word and Internet) | 40 | 40 | |
| TOTAL | 120 | 120 | ||
FCI 2019: Distribution of Questions and Marks
| Paper Type | Number of questions | Marks | Negative marking |
| Paper – I, Paper – III and Paper V | 120 Multiple Choice Questions | 120 | Candidate should note that there will be negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to a question in Phase –II. |
| Post specific Paper-II (in phase II) | 60 Multiple Choice Questions
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120 | |
| Paper – IV (Subjective) | Two questions each carrying 60 marks. | 120 | No negative marking |
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