FCI Syllabus 2019 & Exam Pattern (Phase 2): Download Syllabus PDF

FCI Syllabus 2019: Food Corporation of India has come up with 4000+ vacancies in various departments. It is very important for all the individuals who wish to prepare for FCI exam to know about the syllabus and the exam pattern. Check out FCI syllabus for AG III (Depot, General, Technician), JE, Steno posts. You can also download FCI syllabus PDF 2019 through the link given at the end of the post.

FCI Phase 2 Exam Date 2019, Check Here

FCI Exam Pattern 2019 (Phase 2) PDF: Download Here

FCI Phase II Pattern for AG (III) General & Depot Posts:

• There will not be any sectional timings
• Each question will carry 1 marks
• There is a negative marking of 0.25 mark for every wrong answer marked.
• Total Time: 90 Minutes

Number of Papers in FCI Phase 2 Exam:

• FCI Phase 2 is divided into two categories: One Paper Exam consisting of the single exam after Phase I and Two Paper Exam consisting of two papers after Phase I.

One Paper Exam:

Two Paper Exam:

Note:-

• Candidates applying for any one of the post (Junior Engineer, {AG-III (Accounts), {AG-III (Technical)} will appear in Paper- I to be followed by Paper-II. Online test for Paper I & Paper II shall be held in single sitting only.
• Candidates applying and for Postcode D will appear in Paper-III to be followed by Paper-IV. ONLINE TEST for Paper - III & Paper-IV shall be held in single sitting only.

Paper I

• Paper I consists of 120 MCQs and the time duration of which is 90 minutes.
• The questions will be from General Aptitude consisting of Reasoning/General Intelligence, English Language, Computer Proficiency, General Awareness, Current Events, Data Analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation for the Post Code A {Junior Engineer (Civil Engineering)}, B {Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical Engineering)}, F {AG-III (General)}, G {AG-III (Accounts)}, H{AG - III (Technical)} & I { AG-III (Depot)}.

Paper II

• It consists of 60 MCQs and the time duration of which is 60 minutes.
• 60 Multiple Choice Questions on Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering for Candidates applying for the Post Code A {Junior Engineer (Civil Engineering)}, Post Code B {Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical Engineering)}, to assess the post specific technical knowledge of relevant stream.
• 60 Multiple Choice Questions on Commerce particularly General Accounting and Finance for candidates applying for the Post Code G {Assistant Grade-III (Accounts)} to assess the post specific technical knowledge of relevant stream.
• 60 Multiple Choice Questions on Agriculture, Botany, and Zoology (Group-A) or Agriculture, Chemistry and Physics (Group-B) for candidates applying for the Post Code H {Assistant Grade-III (Technical)} to assess the post specific technical knowledge of relevant stream.

Paper-III

• This paper will consist of 120 MCQs and the time duration will be 90 minutes.
• 120 Multiple Choice Questions on General Hindi, General English, General Awareness, General Intelligence and Computer Knowledge for candidates applying for Post Code D {Assistant Grade-II (Hindi)}, and Post Code E {Typist (Hindi).

Paper-IV

• Paper IV will be subjective in nature. The time duration for this paper will be 90 Minutes.
• In this test, 2 passages would be given to translate into hindi and English respectively.
• Each question would carry 60 marks. The max marks for Paper IV will be 120.
• Paper-IV for the post of Assistant Grade-II (Hindi) which shall be descriptive in nature, would be conducted online and for appearing in Paper-IV, candidate should be able to use following keyboard layouts:
  1. Inscript
  2. Remington (GAIL)

Paper-V

• Paper V will comprise of 120 MCQs on General English, General Awareness, General Intelligence and Computer Knowledge (with specific reference to MS Word and Internet) for candidates applying for the Post Code C {Steno. Grade-II}.
• The time duration of this paper will be 90 minutes.

FCI Exam Pattern (Phase I)

• The examination will be based on an online test comprising of two phases namely, Phase-I and Phase-II.
• Phase I is common to all irrespective of the post. The scheme of Phase I examination is as follows:-

• Online Test will be bilingual i.e. in English and Hindi except for language papers.
• Each question carries 1 mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 mark for every wrong answer marked.
• The marks obtained in Phase I will not be considered in final merit ranking.
• The Scheme of FCI Phase 2 Online Exam is as follows;

FCI Syllabus 2019 (Phase 2)

The detailed syllabus for specified technical posts for Paper-II to assess the post specific technical knowledge of relevant stream is as under:

FCI Syllabus for Junior Engineer (Civil Engineering)

1. Building Materials:

• Physical and Chemical properties building stones
• Cement (Portland)
• Laminates
• Bituminous Materials
• Asbestos products
• Paints
• Timber and Wood-based Products
• Varnishes etc.

2. Surveying:

• Principles of surveying
• Plane table surveying
• Curvature
• Theodolite
• Leveling and contouring
• Methods of contouring
• Permanent adjustment of dumpy level
• Tachometric survey etc.

3. Soil Mechanics:

• Void ratio
• Water content
• Soil classification
• Consolidation of soils
• Bearing capacity of soils
• Plasticity chart
• Porosity
• Saturation
• Permeability
• Specific gravity of soil grains and unit weights
• Grain size
• Atterberg's limits
• Lab tests
• Moisture content
• Plate load test
• Standard Penetration test etc.

4. Estimating, Costing and Valuation:

• Estimate
• Analysis of rates
• Earthwork
• Brick
• Flooring
• Painting
• RCC work shuttering
• Tube well
• Steel Truss
• Plastering flexible pavements
• Isolates and combined footings
• Piles etc.

5. Transportation Engineering:

• Types of Pavements
• Pavement maintenance
• Pavement materials - aggregate sand bitumen
• Bituminous construction
• Railway Engineering
• Design of flexible and rigid pavements
• Rigid pavement joint

6. Environmental Engineering:

• Quality of water
• Sanitation
• Purification
• Sewerage and sewage treatments
• Distribution

7. Structural Engineering:

• Bending moment and shear force diagrams retaining walls
• Eccentric loads
• Slope deflection
• Critical load and columns
• Torsion etc.

8. Concrete Technology:

• Latest technology and uses of concrete
• Quality control of concrete
• Workability
• Water-cement ratio
• Finishing and curing of concrete
• Placement
• Compaction
• Mix design
• Repair and maintenance of concrete structure etc.

9. RCC Designs:

• RCC flexural strength
• Retaining walls
• Bond strength
• shear strength
• Design of single reinforced beams
• Water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State method and Working Stress method)

10. Steel Design:

• Roof trusses
• Steel design and construction of steel columns
• Beams
• Plate girders

11. Construction Management:

• Construction scheduling Bar Chart
• CPM and PERT etc.

FCI Syllabus for Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical Engineering):

• Basic concepts
• Circuit law
• Concepts of current
• Electrical Machines
• Energy and their units
• Voltage
• Power
• AC Fundamentals
• Synchronous Machines
• Basic Electronics
• Theory of Machines and Machine Design
• Air standard Cycles for IC engines
• Measurement and measuring instruments
• Air Compressors & their cycles
• Production Engineering
• Generation
• Transmission and Distribution of power in different power stations
• Estimation and costing
• Utilization of Electrical Energy
• Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
• Thermal Engineering
• Rankine cycle of steam
• Boilers Refrigeration cycles

FCI Syllabus for AG III (Accounts) (Post Code G):

• Basic Accounting concept including preparation of books of accounts
• Taxation including Income Tax and Goods and Services Tax
• Auditing: - (a) Auditing concepts and methods, (b) Internal & External audit of companies.
• 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
• Basic of Computers: (a) Operating System, (b) Browsers, (c) Email, (d) Memory (Internal, External, portable), (e) Chats, (f) Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), (g) Networks

FCI Syllabus for AG III (Technical) (Post Code H):

• Agriculture:- Statics of Indian Agriculture (Cereals & Pulses), Elementary entom 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.
  The above syllabus for Agriculture, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Physics is
  grouped into following two categories:
  GROUP A- Agriculture, Botany and Zoology.
  GROUP B- Agriculture, Chemistry and Physics.
• At the time of filling up of the online application form, the candidate applying for the post of AG-III (Tech) shall have to select any one of the above groups for online examination Paper-II i.e. either Group-A or Group-B in which he/she wishes to appear in the examination. The option once exercised shall be final and no further changes will be allowed under any circumstances.

Essential Information

• Marks obtained in Phase-I online exam will not be reckoned for the final merit list. The candidates fifteen times the number of vacancies advertised shall be called for Phase-II examination.
• The merit of online Test for Post Code F and I will be decided on the basis of marks secured in Paper -I of Phase-II.
• For post code A, B, G and H, the merit will be decided on the basis of combined marks secured in Paper - I & post specific Paper - II of Phase-II.
• Candidates applying for AG-II (Hindi) (Post code-D) will need to take paper III & IV in FCI Mains Exam. Final selection will be on the basis of combined marks secured by
  the candidates in both Paper - III and Paper- IV.
• Candidates applying for the Post of Typist (Hindi) (Post code-E) will need to take Paper - III in FCI Mains Exam for Online Test. The final merit for the post of Typist (Hindi) will be decided on the basis of marks secured in Paper-III, subject to qualifying the Skill Test.
• Candidates applying for the Post of Steno. Grade-II (Post code-C) will need to take Paper - V in FCI Mains Exam for Online Test. The final merit for the post of Steno Grade-II will be decided on the basis of marks secured in Paper-V, subject to qualifying the Skill Test.
• All papers in the online examination will be of objective type multiple choice questions only except paper IV for AG-II (Hindi) which will be of subjective type.

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