FCI Notification 2020 PDF Download Here

Food Corporation of India (FCI) will soon release the FCI Notification 2020 to fill the posts in various sectors like JE (Civil Engineering), JE (Electrical, Mechanical Engineering), Steno Grade-II, AG – II (Hindi), Typist (Hindi), AG – III (General), AG – III (Accounts), AG – III (Technician), and AG – (Depot). Go through the complete post to know about the FCI Recruitment 2020.

Latest News: FCI Phase 2 result, 2019 has been announced. Candidates awaiting for their results can now check their result from the official website. Candidate can download the FCI Phase 2 Result PDF by clicking on the direct link provided below.

FCI Notification 2020

candidates who are willing to apply for the post of JE and Stenographer should fill the FCI Application Form 2020 on or before the last date.

• FCI will fill more than 4000+ vacancies this year through FCI 2020 Recruitment.
• The age limit of the candidates to apply for the post of JE and Stenographer in FCI is in between 25-28 Years.
• Before processing the application form, candidates must make sure that they meet the eligibility criteria.
• Candidates can download the FCI Admit Card 2020 by visiting the official website.
• Applicants are suggested to check the official website of FCI continuously to know the latest update related to the exam dates, recruitment process and more.

FCI Notification 2020 Highlights

FCI Exam Dates 2020

Go through the following table to know the important dates related to the exam-

FCI Notification 2020 PDF

Candidates awaiting to know more about the FCI exam can go through the detailed Notification PDF here. Notification PDF includes detailed information on the exam pattern, eligibility, application dates, vacancies and important details related to the recruitment.

• Candidates must make sure to go through the FCI 2020 Notification carefully in order to be aware of all the minute details regarding the recruitment process.
• Aspirants can view or download the FCI Notification 2020 PDF by clicking on the direct link provided here.
• We will provide a direct link to download FCI Notification PDF once the Food Corporation of India will release the official notification.

FCI Vacancy 2020

As per the FCI Vacancy, there are around 4000 expected vacancies will be filled this year. Candidates can go through the previous year's vacancy list for the reference.

FCI JE Vacancy 

FCI released a total of 4103 vacancies for various JE posts in the previous year. Check the complete details of the vacancy in the table below:

FCI Manager Vacancy 

FCI has released a total of 330 vacancies for the post of the different departments namely- Manager in General, Technical, Hindi, Civil Engineering, Accounts, etc. last year. The following table shows the complete Zone-wise FCI Manager Vacancy 2019 for the various posts of the Manager.

FCI JE Expected Posts 2020

It is stated that the FCI is going to fill various vacancies for the posts mentioned below. Interested aspirants can check the available posts below and apply for the same:

• JE (Civil Engineering)
• JE (Electrical, Mechanical Engineering)
• Steno Grade - II
• AG-II (Hindi)
• Typist (Hindi)
• AG – III (General)
• AG – III (Accounts)
• AG – III (Technician)
• AG – (Depot)

FCI Salary 2020

The minimum FCI PayScale starts from INR 11100-140000 per annum on the basis of the post and the performance of the employees. As per the FCI Salary, the minimum salary is 9300-22940 for the post of Assistant Grade III and the highest paid is for the post of the manager which goes 40000-140000. Know the complete post-wise salary detail in the following table-

FCI Eligibility Criteria 2020

Application for the FCI will be subject to various Eligibility Criteria as mentioned below. As per the FCI Notification 2020, applicants must know the Age limit and Educational qualification for different posts before applying for the various posts. As per the notification, there will be separate eligibility criteria for the JE post and Manager post.

FCI JE Eligibility criteria

Candidates who are applying for JE post must check the below-mentioned eligibility criteria before filling the application form.

• Candidate's age should be in between 18 to 28 years to apply for the FCI Post.
• A candidate must have a Graduate Degree from a recognized University/ Institute or Diploma Equivalent.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ ST /OBC/PWD/ PH aspirants are given age relaxation as per the Government Rule Regulation.

FCI Manager Eligibility criteria

s per the official FCI Manager Notification, the FCI Eligibility Criteria 2020 is based on the Age Limit, Educational Qualification/ Experience, and Age Relaxation as per norms. Candidates can go through the following points for detail about eligibility-The candidates belonging to SC/ST and OBC categories are eligible for age relaxation maximum by 05 and 03 years respectively. The maximum upper age limit in the case of departmental (FCI) employees is 50 years

FCI Selection Process 2020

Candidates are offered an appointment for their desired post after clearing all the stages of the FCI Recruitment Process 2020. The FCI Selection Process will differ for typist (Hindi) (Post Code – E)& Stenographer Grade-II (Post Code -C) posts. Here is a glimpse of a selection process of FCI.

FCI JE Selection Process

All the posts of FCI will go through 3 staged selection processes as follows:

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Document Verification

FCI Manager Selection Process

Typist (Hindi) (Post Code – E) & Stenographer Grade-II (Post Code -C) will go through 4 staged selection process. The skill test will be an additional skill required for these two posts mentioned here.

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Skill test (Qualifying in nature)
• Document Verification

FCI Application Form 2020

After satisfying the eligibility criteria set by the examination conducting authority, candidates can proceed with the application process and fill their FCI Application Form 2020. We will update the direct link of the FCI Application Form as soon as it is available on the official website.

• Candidates are allowed to fill the FCI Application Form only in the online mode.
• The notification for the online process was released in the form of a PDF.
• Aspirants should keep the scanned copy of all the documents while filling the FCI Apply Online form.

How to Fill FCI Application Form 2020

Follow the simple steps provided below to know how to fill the FCI Application Form without any errors.

• For FCI online form, visit the official website (fci.gov.in)
• The Registration Form will display on the screen.
• Fill the required details asked for the Registration (Name, Email Id, Mobile Number)
• If candidates have already registered, have to fill the login details and then fill.
• Enter the required credentials like- Personal Details, Contact Details, Qualification Details, etc.
• Upload the latest Photograph and Signature in the given format.
• Pay the Application Fee through- Debit/ Credit Card, Mobile Wallet, Net Banking, etc options given there in the form.
• Submit and save the form.
• Download and take a print out for future reference.

FCI Application Fee 2020

Candidates can pay for the FCI Application Form through- Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets/UPI. 

• Candidates belonging to the General and OBC category have to pay Rs.800/- while filling the application form.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/ PWD and Women candidates are exempted from Application Fee Payment.

FCI Exam Pattern 2020

As per the notification 2020, the online tests will comprise Phase I & Phase II exams. Phase I exam will be common for all the posts whereas the exam pattern for the phase II exam will vary according to various posts. Below, we have mentioned the FCI Exam Pattern for both- Phase I & Phase II as per the FCI Notification 2020. 

Phase I

For Prelims Exam (Phase 1) there are 3 sections- English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Numerical Aptitude. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer from the correct one. A total of 100 questions will be asked for 1 mark each. The time duration for the exam is 60 Minutes (1 Hour). Marks obtained in the phase I exam will not be included while making final merit ranking. Subjects included in Paper 1 are Reasoning/ General Intelligence, English Language, Computer Proficiency, General Awareness, Current Events, data Analysis/ Numerical Ability/ Data Interpretation. The Paper I examination will be Common to below-mentioned Post Codes:

Phase II

Mains Exam (Phase 2) has different Papers (I, II, III & IV) conduct on the basis of the post applied by the candidates. All Paper (I, II, III & IV) has a total of 120 questions for 1 mark each. The time duration of Paper-II is of 60 Minutes (1 Hour) and the Paper I, II & III are for 90 Minutes (1 Hour, 30 Minutes). The exam will be both Objective and Descriptive. Paper-II (Duration – 90 Minutes).The subjects included are Civil engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (relevant stream). The Paper-II examination will be Common to below-mentioned Post Codes;

Paper III (Duration – 90 Minutes for 120 Multiple Choice Questions)

Paper IV (Duration – 90 Minutes for 120 marks)

This will be a subjective type test. Each question will carry 60 marks and the maximum marks for paper IV will be 120. Candidate must use be able to use following keyboard layouts;

Paper V (Duration – 90 Minutes for 120 Multiple Choice questions)

Subjects:- General English, General Awareness, General Intelligence and Computer knowledge (with specific reference to MS Word and Internet)

Skill Test For Typist (Hindi) (Post Code - E)

• Candidates who will apply for the Post of Hindi Typist have to give Paper - III in Phase II for Online Test.
• Then, candidates have to go through the Skill-Test in typing in Hindi which is qualifying in nature.
• It will be informed about the venue of the skill/typing test on the official website (www.fci.gov.in).
• The final merit list for the post of Typist (Hindi) will be based in Paper-III subject to qualifying the Skill Test.

For Stenographer (Grade II) (Post Code - C)

• Candidates who will apply for the Post of Hindi Typist have to give Paper V in Phase II for Online Test.
• The candidates have to g through the Skill Test in typing and shorthand which is qualifying in nature, which will be in English.
• It will be informed about the venue of the skill/typing test on the official website (www.fci.gov.in).
• The final merit list for the post of Stenographer Grade-II will be based in the Paper V subject to qualifying the Skill Test.

Document Verification

• Applicants who will clear both online test and Skill test will be called for Document Verification stage as the next stage of the selection process.
• The total number who will be called for Document Verification will roughly be three times the number of advertised Vacancies.

FCI Syllabus 2020

For preparation to be successful, candidates will be thorough with the latest FCI Syllabus of both Phase I & Phase II exams. Candidates who are appearing for the exam can go through the syllabus for JE and Manager posts below.

FCI 2020 JE Syllabus for Multiple Posts

Here is the detailed FCI JE syllabus for multiple posts. Candidates applying for FCI post can have a look at the syllabus of each post separately.

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, the 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 the concrete structure, etc.
• RCC Designs: RCC flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, the 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.

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.

Assistant Grade - 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

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. The above syllabus for Agriculture, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, and Physics are grouped into the following two categories:
  • GROUP A- Agriculture, Botany, and Zoology.
  • GROUP B- Agriculture, Chemistry, and Physics

FCI Manager Syllabus 2020

Go through the detailed syllabus provided below for the post of FCI Manager. The syllabus of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Manager post is different. Check the complete syllabus of both phase 1 and phase 2 here.

FCI Manger Syllabus Phase 1 : The syllabus of phase 1 includes the subjects like English language, Numerical Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability

FCI Manager Syllabus Phase 2: The syllabus of phase 2 varies for each post. Go through the post-wise syllabus provided below.

Syllabus for Manager (Accounts) (Post Code-D): Basic Accounting Concept, Financial Accounting, Taxation, Auditing, Commercial Laws, Basic Computers.

FCI Manager (Technical) (Post Code-E): Agriculture, Bio-Technology, Entomology, Chemistry, food.

FCI Syllabus for Manager (Civil Engineering) (Post Code-F): Engineering Materials & Construction Technology, Building Materials, Construction Practice, Planning, and Management, Surveying, Soil/ Geotechnical Engineering, Highway and Bridges, Structural Analysis, Design & Steel Structures and Design of Concrete & Masonry Structures, Estimating Costing and Valuation.

FCI Manager syllabus (Electrical Mechanical Engineering) (Post Code-G): Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Airconditioning, Theory of Machines, Machine Design, Strength of Materials, Engineering Materials, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Planning and Control, Material handling, Electrical Circuits, Network theorems, EM Theory, Strength of Materials, Engineering Materials, Electrostatics, Material Science (Electric Materials), Electrical Measurements, Elements of Computation Power Apparatus and Systems (Power System: Power generation; Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear & Solar power production, and Transmissions), Electromechanics, Control Systems, Electronics and Communications, Estimation and costing, Use of computers.

FCI Syllabus Manager for Paper 3

The Paper 3 of FCI Manager syllabus includes the topicsof General Hindi, General English, General Awareness, General Intelligence, Computer Awareness, Management, and Current Affairs.

FCI Admit Card 2020

The exam conducting authority will release the FCI Admit Card 2020 15 days before the exam on the official website. Candidates who have filled the application form will receive the admit card.

• Candidates appearing for the FCI Exam must carry the Hall Ticket compulsory to the examination hall without fail.
• It is a mandatory document required to be carried on the examination day else candidates will not be allowed to take up the exam. 
• We will provide the direct link to download the Call Letter for the exam when the board releases the call letter on their official website.

How to Download FCI Admit Card 2020?

Here we have provided some steps to help aspirants know how to download FCI Admit Card from the official website.

• Visit the official website of FCI.
• Enter registration number, password, and captcha.
• Click on submit and a new page will appear with downloaded FCI 2020 Admit Card.
• Save, download and take a print out of the official Hall Ticket for FCI
• Click on the direct link
• Fill all the required personal details.
• Upload all the documents asked to scan.
• Once the documents are uploaded, pay the application fee as per your category using a Debit/ Credit card.
• Now click on submit and the final application will appear on your screen.
• Save, download and take a print out of the final application for future reference.

FCI Exam Center List and Codes

Check for the FCI Exam Center 2020 list from the table below-

FCI Preparation Tips 2020

As per the experts, following the FCI Preparation Tips will help candidates to form a good preparation strategy by which they can cover the whole syllabus before the exam. Aspirants can follow the Tips & Tricks given below to start preparing well for the exam.

• Go through the syllabus and form a proper everyday plan such that all the topics of the syllabus are covered.
• Collect some study materials, especially for the English Language along with some previous years’ question papers for Reasoning Ability and Numerical Aptitude to understand the pattern of questions asked.
• Start with topics that you are confident of and can solve easily. This will help you to gain some interest and also the confidence to move forward.
• Keep taking regular notes, noting down all important formulae and shortcuts at a place. This will help you in revising at the last moment before the exam.
• Attempt regular FCI Mock Test Series and Quizzes to test your preparation. Also, you can get the exam to feel with real-time timer driven mock tests.
• Moreover, Work on time management and accuracy.
• Try to solve previous year question papers within a given time. Always remember that both time and accuracy are required to score well in the exam.

FCI Exam Analysis 2020

As the FCI exam is conducted in different shifts, candidates will be waiting to know the questions that appeared in each shift. With the help of the FCI Exam Analysis, candidates can estimate the type of questions that can appear in the next examination.

• We will provide an instant review of the exam analysis of each day for all shifts.
• After completion of each shift, candidates can check the feedback about the exam.
• Knowing the previous exam analysis will help candidates to know the level of the examination.
• The number of good attempts.
• This helps in knowing which questions have appeared in the exam and improve in those areas.

FCI Answer Key 2020

After completion of the FCI Exam, it is common that all candidates are eagerly waiting to check their answers. Usually, the examination conducting authority releases the FCI Answer Key after a week of completion of the exam.

• The board releases the official answer key in a PDF format on their official website.
• Answer Key is an important document that helps candidates to check their answers and know how many marks they have scored.
• Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check their answers by going through the FCI 2020 Answer key.

FCI Result 2020

Candidates qualifying Phase 1 will move to the further stages namely- Phase 2, Skill Test (only for Typist and Steno post) and Document Verification. The FCI Recruitment Exam Result 2020 will be announced on the basis of the candidate's performance of all the stages.

• FCI Result for Phase 1 will be released on the official website after the few days of completion of the exam.
• Students can check their scores by visiting the official website- www.fci.gov.in.
• Candidates successfully clearing all the stages of the exam will be eligible for Document Verification and receiving an appointment.

FCI Cut Off 2020 

The examination Conducting authority decides a cut off mark that filters candidates for the next stage of the exam. Candidates must score the minimum FCI Cut Off marks set by the authorities in order to select for the next stage of the exam.

• Food Corporation of India (FCI) will conclude the cut off on the basis of Online Exam.
• The Cut Off of the exam will be calculated on the basis of the performance of the student, difficulty level of the questions, and the number of vacancies.
• On the basis of the cutoff, candidates have to obtain more than or equal to the mentioned cut off will be shortlisted to appear in Interview.
• After the interview, the conducting authority will prepare the FCI final cut off of the exam.

Go through the following table to know the category-wise FCI Cutoff Marks for a reference: