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FCI Manager Most Important Topics: FCI released the official notification for FCI Manager 2022 on the 24th of August, 2022. The online registration process has also begun on the 27th of August 2022. The last date to register is the 26th of September 2022. The official notification has detailed the eligibility, important dates, registration process, and exam pattern for FCI Manager 2022.

Candidates aspiring for this competitive position should carefully study the exam pattern and syllabus. This blog details the most important FCI Manager 2022 topics that need to be covered.

FCI Manager Most Important Topics: Phase I

FCI conducts the FCI Manager recruitment in two phases- Phase I and Phase II. Both are online. Phase I is common to all candidates, while Phase II has different papers specific to posts that the candidates apply for. First, let’s take a look at Phase I and its topics.

Phase I Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Phase I of the FCI Manager Exam 2022 will have four sections. These are-

• English Language
• Reasoning Ability
• Numerical Aptitude
• General Studies

The exam pattern is as follows-

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration (minutes)	Medium of examination
1	English Language	25	25	15 minutes	English
2	Reasoning Ability	25	25	15 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
3	Numerical Aptitude	25	25	15 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
4	General Studies	25	25	15 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
	Total	100	100	60 Minutes

*The nature of the questions will be such that the candidate does not require any specialized study of any discipline.

General Studies is a newly introduced section. Check out our FCI Manager Exam Pattern change analysis for more information.

Let’s see the topics to be covered for each section separately.

English Language

The English section comprises 25 questions of 1 mark each. The following topics are the most important in this section-

Reading Comprehension	Sentence Improvement
Cloze Test	Phrase Replacement
Error Spotting	Antonyms Synonyms
Para Jumbles	Idioms and Phrases
Fillers – Single, Double	One-Word Substitution
Idioms and Phrases	Verbal Ability

From the analysis of the FCI Manager 2019 paper, Reading comprehension appears to have the most questions. The weightage for the rest of the topics varies from shift to shift.

Reasoning Ability

The Reasoning section comprises 25 questions of 1 mark each. The following topics are the most important in this section-

Arrangement and Pattern	Direction and Distance
Analogy	Inequalities
Classification	Puzzles
Series	Verbal Reasoning
Coding and Decoding	Input-Output
Blood Relations	Order Ranking
Seating Arrangement	Syllogisms
Alphanumeric Series	Logical Reasoning

In this case, the topic of Puzzles had the most weightage in both shifts with 20 questions. For the rest of the topics, the weightage between questions varied from shift to shift.

Numerical Aptitude

The Numerical section comprises 25 questions of 1 mark each. The following are the most important topics for this section-

Data Interpretation	Ratio & Proportion
Number Series	Percentages
Quadratic Equations	Profit & Loss
Data Sufficiency	Averages, Mixtures & Alligation
Problems on Ages	Simple Interest & Compound Interest
Partnerships	Work & Time
Mensuration	Time, Speed & Distance
Permutation & Combination	Probability
Simplification	Number System
Mensuration	Algebra

For Numerical Aptitude, both shifts had 15 questions from Data Interpretation. Hence while preparing, make sure to practice DI well.

General Studies

General Studies comprises 25 questions of 1 mark each. The following are the important topics for this section-

Indian History	Indian Economy
Geography	General Science
Current Affairs

These are the topics outlined by FCI for FCI Manager 2022 Phase I, General Studies section. The questions will be such that candidates will not require specialized study of any discipline. These questions will cover most general knowledge topics relating to India.

Out of the 25 questions for this section, Indian History, Indian Economy, Geography nad General Science will take up 20 questions while Current Affairs will have 5 questions. So make sure to cover all topics carefully as this section can be easily scoring.

Phase II Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Phase II of the FCI Manager exam has different papers for candidates depending on the post the candidate is applying for. There are four papers; Paper I, Paper II, Paper III and Paper IV. Candidates may have to write either one or two papers depending on the post. The following table shows which paper is for which posts.

Type	Name	Post Code	Post	Note
One Paper Exam	Paper I	A	Manager(General)
		B	Manager(Depot)
		C	Manager(Movement)
Two Paper Exam	Paper I & Paper II	D	Manager(Accounts)	Candidates applying for one of the posts D, E, F, and G will appear in Paper-I followed by Paper-II. The ONLINE tests for both papers will be held in a single sitting.
		E	Manager(Technical)
		F	Manager(Civil Engineering)
		G	Manager(Electrical Mechanical Engineering)
	Paper III & Paper IV	H	Manager (Hindi)	Candidates applying for the Post Code H will appear in Paper III followed by Paper IV. Online tests for both papers will be held in a single sitting.

Points to Remember:

• Paper-I is common for postcodes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
• Online Tests for Paper – I & Paper – II and Paper – III & Paper IV shall be held in a single sitting.

The following table shows the paper-wise marking scheme-

Paper Type	Number of Questions	Marks allotted	Duration
Paper I	120 MCQs of 1 mark each	120	90 minutes
Post-specific paper (In Phase II)	60 MCQs of 2 marks each	120	60 minutes
Paper III (Only for postcode H)	120 MCQs of 1 mark each	120	90 minutes
Paper IV (Only for postcode H)	(I) 01 Passage for translation from Hindi to English.  (ii) 01 Passage for translation from English to Hindi.  (iii) 01 essay in Hindi. (iv) 01 Precise Writing in English          4 questions 30 marks each	120	90 minutes

NOTE: There will be NO negative marking in Phase II of the examination.

Now let’s see the paper-specific syllabus and important topics for Phase II.

Paper I

This paper is similar to Phase I. It comprises of 4 sections; English Lnaguage, Reasoning Ability, Numerical Aptitude and General Studies. The following table shows the exam patter for Paper I-

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration (minutes)	Medium of examination
1	English Language	25	25	20 minutes	English
2	Reasoning Ability	25	25	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
3	Numerical Aptitude	25	25	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
4	General Studies	45	45	30 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
	Total	120	120	120 Minutes

The topics for English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Aptitude remain the same. However, an increase in the difficulty level is to be expected. The topics to focus on in the General Studies section are-

Indian History	Indian Economy
Geography	General Science (till Xth standard)
Current Affairs	Computer Awareness

Paper II

Paper II for Phase II is the post-specific section. Here, we’ll breakdown the important topics that will need to be focussed on for each post-specific paper.

Manager (Accounts)

Mainly covers General Accounting and Finance. The topics of focus are given as follows-

Basic Accounting	1. Preparation of books of accounts 2. Accounting standards
Financial Management	1. Analysis of Financial Statement 2. Budgeting and Budgetary Control 3. Working Capital Management 4. Capital Budgeting and Ratio Analysis
Taxation	1. Income Tax including filing of return, TDS, Advance Tax etc. 2. Goods and Services Tax
Auditing	1. Auditing Concepts and Methods Internal and External Audit of Companies
Commercial Laws	1.Contract Act 2. Companies Act 3. Sales of Goods Act 4. Negotiable Instrument Act  5. Consumer Protection Act 6. RTI Act
Basic of Computers	1. Operating System 2. Browsers 3. Email 4. Mmeory (Internal, External, Portable) 5. Chats 6. Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) 7. Networks

Manager (Technical)

This paper will have topics of  Agriculture, Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Engineering & Bio-Technology. The topics of focus are as follows-

Agricultural	1. Statistics of Indian Agriculture (Cereals and Pulses) 2. Food and Agriculture Microbiology 3. Nutrition (Animal and Plant) 4. Postharvest care of Cereals and Pulses 5. Foodgrain Protection 6. Agriculture Extension
Biotechnology	1. Microbes: Beneficial and Harmful 2. Genetic Engineering 3. Biotechnological Principles 4. Economic Biotechnology 5. Pathogens and Control 6. Recent Trends
Entomology	1. Basic Entomology 2. Economic Entomology 3. Beneficial and Harmful Insects 4. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 5. Storage Grain Insect Pest 6. Vertebrate Pests
Chemistry	1. Physical Chemistry: Structure of Atoms, Chemical Bonding, Radioactivity 2. Inorganic Chemistry 3. Periodic Table 4. Basic Metals and Non-Metals 5. Organic Chemistry: Basics of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes and acids 6. Biochemistry (Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats)
Acts	1. PFA Act, 1964 2. Food Safety and Standards Act 2006/Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011 3.Right to Information Act, 2005.

Manager (Civil Engineering)

This paper covers all major topics of Civil Engineering. Following are the specifics-

Engineering Materials and Construction Technology	1. Selection of site for the construction 2. Planning and orientation of buildings 3. Ventilation and air conditioning 4. Acoustics 5. Building and highway materials: Stones, Bricks, Timber, Lime, Cement Mortar, Plain and Reinforced Cement Concrete, Bitumen, Asphalt.
Building Materials	1. Stone, Lime, Glass, Plastics, Steel, FRP, Ceramics, Aluminum, Fly Ash, Basic Admixtures, Timber, Bricks, and Aggregates Classification 2. Properties and selection criteria 3. Cement
Contruction Practice, Planning and Management	1. Construction Planning 2. Equipment 3. site investigation 4. Tendering Process and Contract Management 5. Quality Control 6. Productivity 7. Operation Cost 8. Land acquisition 9. Labor safety and welfare.
Surveying	1. Surveying 2. Leveling 3. Temporary and permanent adjustments of levels and Theodolite 4. Use of theodolite, tachometry 5. Trigonometrically and Triangulation survey 6. Contours and contouring 7. Computations of areas and volumes.
Soil/Geotechnical Engineering	1. Classification of soil 2. Field identification tests 3. Water content, specific gravity, voids ratio, porosity 4. Soil permeability and its determination in the laboratory and field 5. Darcy’s law 6. Flow nets its Characteristics 7. Local and general shear failures 8. Design Criteria for shallow foundation 9. Plate load test 10. Stability of simple slopes
Highway and Bridges	1. Classification of road land width 2. Flexible pavements 3. WBM courses 4. Sub-base 5. Sand bitumen base curse 6. Crushed cement concrete base / sub-base course. 7. Prime and tack coats 8. Surface dressing 9. Asphaltic concrete 10. Seal coats
Structural Analysis	1. Strength of materials 2. Bending moments and shear force 3. Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structure 4. Suspended Cables 5. Concepts and use of Computer-Aided Design
Design of Steel Structures	1. Principles of working stress methods 2. Design of tension and compression members 3. Design of beams and beam-column connections 4. Built-up sections 5. Girders 6. Industrial roofs 7. Principles of Ultimate load design.
Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures	1. Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces 2. Design of – beams, Slabs, Lintels, Foundations, Retaining walls, Tanks, Staircases.
Estimating, Costing and Valuation	1. Estimate 2. Analysis of rates 3. Earthwork, Brick, RCC work shuttering 4. Painting, Flooring, Plastering flexible pavements 5. Tube well, isolates and combined footings 6. Steel Truss, Piles 7. Valuation- Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value, assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of valuation.

Manager (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering)

Electrical Engineering

1. Thermodynamics: Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning 2. Theory of Machines 3. Machine Design 4. Strength of Materials 5. Engineering Materials 6. Production Engineering 7. Industrial Engineering 8. Production Planning and Control Material handling

Mechanical Engineering

1. Electrical Circuits 2. Network theorems 3. EM Theory 4. Electrostatics 5. Material Science (Electric Materials) 6. Electrical Measurements 7. Elements of Computation Power Apparatus and Systems (Power System: Power generation; Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear & Solar power production and Transmissions) 8. Electromechanics 9. Control Systems 10. Electronics and Communications 11. Estimation and costing 12. Use of computers.

Paper III

Paper III is for candidates who have applied for the Manager (Hindi) post. The exam pattern is as follows-

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration (minutes)	Medium of examination
1	General Hindi	20	20	20 minutes	Hindi
2	General English	20	20	20 minutes	English
3	General Awareness	20	20	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
4	General Intelligence	20	20	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
5	Computer Awareness (with specific reference to MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and the Internet)	20	20	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
6	Current Affairs	20	20	20 minutes	Bilingual (English and Hindi)
	Total	120	120	120 Minutes

These questions will be Multiple Choice.

The specific topics for these sections have already been covered for Paper I of Phase II. For the General Hindi section of Paper III the following topics should be broadly focussed on-

Antonyms (Vilom)	Synonyms (Paryayvachi)
Muhavre	Proverbs
Comprehension	Knowledge of Hindi

Paper IV

Ppaer IV is also only for candidates who have applied to the post of Manager (Hindi). To appear for this paper, candidates must be able to use the following keyboard layouts-

• Inscript
• Remington (GAIL)

The following are the topics in focus for Paper IV-

• Passage translation from Hindi to English
• Passage translation from English to Hindi
• Essay Writing in Hindi
• Precis Writing in English

FCI Manager Important Topics: Conclusion

FCI Manager exam will be easy to clear with a thorough knowledge of the topics that are related to the post you have applied for. This combined with preparation of the general sections will help you ace this exam. This is the updated exam pattern for FCI Manager 2022 and contains all the FCI Manager Important topics that need to be covered. So you can confidently begin your preparation based on the syllabus.

Make sure that you attempt more than enough mock tests along the way! This will help tremendously in giving you an idea of your strong and weak topics and a gauge of your speed and accuracy.

We hope you found this blog helpful. Best of luck!

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