FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA (FCI) RECRUITMENT

FCI Recruitment  - Food Corporation of India (FCI) will release the notification of FCI Recruitment in online mode for various vacancies. Candidates can apply to FCI recruitment after filling the application form of FCI. To apply for FCI  recruitment, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria of FCI. The dominance will shortlist applicants for various posts in category II and III like Manager (General/ Depot/ Movement/Accounts/Technical/Civil Engineering/ Electrical Mechanical Engineering/ Hindi) in category II and Junior Engineer (JE) (Civil Engineering / Electrical Mechanical Engineering), Assistant Grade (AG II) (Hindi), Steno Grade-II, Typist (Hindi) and Assistant Grade-III (AG III (General/Accounts/Technical/Depot) in category III. To appear for the FCI recruitment, candidates must be more than 18 years of age as on applying date. Candidates need to secure marks more than or equal to cut off of FCI to qualify at each stage of FCI recruitment exam. The FCI  recruitment test will be held in three phases -  I, II and Interview. FCI Recruitment for phase I will have one common paper for all containing 100 marks questions. Phase II exam of FCI Recruitment will have several papers depending upon the posts. For the better preparation of FCI recruitment exam, candidates can check the exam pattern and latest syllabus of FCI  FCI Recruitment test will be regulated at various exam centres across the country. All those candidates who will be shortlisted for the final recruitment in category II will be given a pay band of Rs 40000 – 140000 while those shortlisted for category II will receive a pay of Rs 11100- 29950 for JE and Rs. 9900 – 25530 for Stenographer posts. To know about FCI recruitment such as application form, admit card, eligibility criteria, exam pattern of FCI and many more, read the article below:  

FCI Recruitment Overview

Name of the exam	FCI Recruitment
Conducting authority	Food Corporation of India
Official website	recruitmentfci.in
Mode of application form	Online
Application fee	Category II - Rs 800 Category III - Rs 500
Mode of admit card	Online
Mode of exam	Online
Stages of exam	Three  Phase I Phase II Interview
Posts	Category II - Manager Category III - Junior Engineer

 

 FCI Recruitment  Expected Vacancies - (Zone wise)

The table below contains the number of vacancies for each of the 5 zones for Category III Expected Vacancies of FCI - Category III

Code	Posts	North Zone	South Zone	East Zone	West Zone	North-Earth Zone
A	J.E. (Civil Engineering)	46	27	26	14	02
B	J.E. (Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	30	15	10	09	08
C	Steno Grade-II	43	07	09	09	08
D	AG-II (Hindi)	22	15	03	04	01
E	Typist (Hindi)	16	03	12	04	04
F	AG-III (General)	256	159	106	124	112
G	AG-III (Accounts)	287	48	87	65	22
H	AG-III (Technical)	286	54	224	153	03
I	AG-III (Depot)	1013	213	61	353	131
	TOTAL	1999	540	538	735	291

FCI  Vacancies - Expected (Category II)

North Zone		South Zone
Posts	Vacancies	Posts	Vacancies
Manager (General)	8	Manager (General)	9
Manager (Depot)	46	Manager (Depot)	6
Manager (Movement)	12	Manager (Movement)	19
Manager (Accounts)	68	Manager (Accounts)	30
Manager (Technical)	44	Manager (Hindi)	1
Manager (Civil Engineering)	4	-	-
Manager (Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	5	-	-
Total	187	Total	65

FCI Expected Vacancies - Category II

West Zone		East Zone:		North-East Zone
Manager (General)	1	Manager (General)	2	Manager (General)	2
Manager (Depot)	4	Manager (Depot)	20	Manager (Depot)	11
Manager (Movement)	1	Manager (Accounts)	9	Manager (Accounts)	7
Manager (Accounts)	7	Manager (Technical)	5	Manager (Technical)	3
Manager (Technical)	1	Manager (Hindi)	1	Manager (Civil Engineering)	3
Manager (Hindi)	1	-	-	-	-
Total	15	Total	37	Total	26

FCI Recruitment 2020 Vacancies Statistics (2011 - 2019)

Years	Vacancies
2019-20	4103
2015-16	371
2014-15	4318
2013-14	490
2012-13	8060
2011-12	3755
2010-11	4064

FCI Recruitment Eligibility Criteria 

The candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria to appear for FCI recruitment. The recruitment examination authority determines the eligibility criteria of FCI based on the age and education qualification for both the categories for which the recruitment is held. Candidates can check their eligibility in the official notification of FCI recruitment.

Category III - Age Limit for FCI

Posts	Upper Age Limit
J.E. (Civil Engineering)	28
J.E. (Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	28
Steno Grade-II	25
AG-II (Hindi)	28
Typist (Hindi)	25
AG-III (General)	27 years
AG-III (Accounts)	27 years
AG-III (Technical)	27 years
AG-III (Depot)	27 years

FCI Age Limit For Category II

Candidates appearing in Category II as Managers (general/depot/movement/account/technical/civil engineering) must not be more than 28 years of age. However, candidates appearing for Manage Hindi must not be more than 35 years of age.

Age Relaxation in FCI Recruitment 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Certain age relaxations have been given to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories. The table below contains the age relaxation category wise.

Category	Age
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWBD	10 years
PWD SC/ST	15 years
PWD OBC	13 years

FCI Eligibility Criteria based on education qualification - Category III

Posts	Education Qualification
J.E.(Civil Engineering)	Must have done Civil Engineering/Diploma in Civil Engineering  Candidates having a diploma degree in Civil Engineering must have one year of work experience too
J.E.(Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (along with a year of experience).
Steno Grade-II	Candidates must be a graduate with O‘ level qualification of DOEACC and speed of 40 w.p.m. and 80 w.p.m. in typing and shorthand respectively or A degree in Computer Science/Computer Application with a speed of 40 w.p.m. and 80 w.p.m. in typing and shorthand respectively.
AG-II (Hindi)	Must be Hindi graduation. Proficient in English. A year of experience in English to Hindi translation and vice-versa. Post-graduate diploma holders in Hindi will be given preferences.
Typist (Hindi)	Graduation or equivalent. Witting speed must be 30 W.P.M in Hindi Typing. Preference will be given to the candidates who know bilingual typing (English and Hindi) and Computer knowledge.
AG-III (General)	Graduate
AG-III (Accounts)	Must be a Commerce graduate
AG-III (Technical)	Must have done B.Sc. in Agriculture Or B.Sc. with Botany/Zoology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Microbiology/Food Science. Or  B. Tech/BE in Food Science/Food Science and Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Biotechnology. Must be proficient in Computer Application.
AG-III (Depot)	Must be a graduate and hold proficiency in Computer Application.

FCI  Eligibility Criteria based on education qualification - Category II

Post	Qualification
Manager (General)	Graduate with at least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PH) Or CA/ICWA/CS
Manager (Depot)
Manager (Movement)	Graduate with 60% marks or more (55% for SC/ST/PH) OR  CA/ICWA/CS
Manager (Accounts)	Associate Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Institute of Cost Accountants of India/Institute of Company Secretaries of India OR  B.Com along with MBA (Finance)/Diploma of minimum 2 years from UGC/AICTE recognised institute
Manager (Technical)	B.Sc. in Agriculture OR BTech/B.E in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Processing Technology/Food Process Engineering/Food Preservation Technology from AICTE recognized University/Institution OR   BTech/BE in Agricultural Engineering OR  BTech/B.E in Bio-Technology/Industrial Biotechnology/Bio-Chemical Engineering/Agricultural Biotechnology
Manager(Civil Engineering)	Must hold a degree in Civil Engineering
Manager(Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	Must hold a degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering.
Manager (Hindi)	Master’s in Hindi (must have English as a Degree level subject). OR Master’s in English (with Hindi as a Degree level subject OR Master’s in any discipline with English or Hindi as a Degree level subject   Additional 5 years experience in technical or scientific literature work in Hindi/translation work from English to Hindi Or 5 years of experience in teaching/research writing/journalism in Hindi

FCI Application Form

The exam authority will release the FCI application form in online mode at fci.gov.in. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria will be able to fill the online application form of FCI recruitment in four stages - registration, filling personal details & educational qualification, uploading documents and fee payment. Along with filling the application form of FCI, candidates will also have to pay an online application fee of Rs.800 for category II and Rs. 500 for category III. However, the reserved category candidates are exempted from fee payment. How To Fill FCI Application form? To fill the application form of FCI recruitment, candidates must follow the steps below:

1. Visit the official website
2. Click on the FCI application form link for the desired category (cat II or III).
3. Entre details for registration
4. Login again using the credentials generated
5. Fill basic details
6. Upload documents
7. Pay FCI application fee
8. Preview of application form
9. Submit

FCI Application Fee

Category	Fee (category II)	Fee (category III)
General/OBC	800/-	500/-
SC/ST/PwBD and Women candidates	NIL	NIL

FCI Exam Centres 

The examination authorities conducted the test at various venues which are called the exam centres. Candidates can choose their desired exam centres while filling the application form of FCI. The intimation regarding the allotment of the exam centres will be done through the admit card. Candidates must fill the exam centres preferences carefully since it will not be changed in any circumstances later after allotment. FCI Exam Centres - Phase I

State/ UT	Center
Andaman& Nicobar Island	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar,
Bihar	Tezpur Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bihar Patna, Purnea
Chandigarh	Chandigarh – Mohali
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Delhi NCR	Delhi & New Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida & Greater Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad- Gandhi Nagar, Anand, Himmatnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot Gujarat Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro steel city, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Hubli – Dharwad, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi
Kerala	Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad(Maharashtra), Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shilong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Bardang – Gangtok
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Tiruchirappalli Jirunelvelli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Nalgonda, Nizamabad
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Luck now, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/Greater Noida, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

FCI Exam Centres - Phase II

Cities	Cities	Cities	Cities
Amravati	Jammu	Shimla	Chennai
Vijayawada	Ranchi	Mohali	Hyderabad
Visakhapatnam	Bangalore	Allahabad	Luck now
Naharlagun	Kochi	Pune	Dehradun
Guwahati	Bhopal	Thane	Kolkata
Patna	Mumbai	Delhi -NCR	Kohima
Raipur	Imphal	Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar	Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh – Mohali	Shillong	Ambala	Jaipur

However, candidates appearing for Manager (Hindi) for phase II will have the following exam centres options:

1. Noida
2. Mumbai
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai
5. Guwahati.

FCI Recruitment Exam Pattern

The examination officials specify the FCI Recruitment exam pattern for all aspiring candidates. Candidates must go through the exam pattern of FCI before appearing for the FCI recruitment exam. As per the exam pattern, the exam will be conducted for two phases - phase I and II wherein both phases will be held in online mode. A skill test will also be held after phase II only for those candidates who will appear for the post of Steno Grade-II and Typist (Hindi). The exam will be conducted in online mode for both the phases of the examination. The table below contains the exam pattern of FCI Recruitment for phase I.

FCI Recruitment  - Phase I (online exam)

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
English Language	30   35   35	30   35   35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability			20 minutes
Numerical Ability.			20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

1. Phase I exam will be common for all the available posts.
2. The exam will be conducted in online mode.
3. Except for the English Language paper, the questions from the other two sections will be conducted bilingually.
4. 1/4th marks will be deducted for every wrong answer given by the candidates.

FCI Recruitment  - Phase II

In phase II exam of FCI, candidates have to appear for different papers for different posts. The exam is conducted for five papers - paper I, II, III, IV and V in online mode. As per the exam pattern of FCI recruitment, a paper I will be common for all while rest papers will be held as per the posts applied.

Skill Test

Along with the phase II test, applicants who will choose Stenographer Grade-II (Post Code C) will also have to appear for the skill test to be tested on the grounds of typing and shorthand.

FCI Admit Card

The exam authority will issue the FCI  admit card in online mode at its official website recruitmentfci.in. The admit card of FCI for FCI Recruitment examination will be issued to only those candidates who will successfully fill the application form. To download the admit card, candidates will have to use their registration number or roll number and password or date of birth. FCI hall ticket will mention details related to the candidates and the exam like name, roll no., exam centre details, exam day instructions etc.

 FCI Result

The officials will announce the result of FCI in the form of PDF at its official site fci.gov.in. The FCI recruitment result will be released zone wise for five zones. FCI result  PDF will contain the roll number, registration number, zone, post applied for, category, etc. The authorities will also release the scorecard which candidates will be able to download by using their roll or registration number, date of birth (Dob). Based on the phase I result of FCI recruitment, candidates will be shortlisted for phase 2.

How to Check FCI Result

To download FCI result, candidates must:

1.   Visit the official website
2.   Click on the FCI result link
3.   Select their respective zones
4.   The screen will then display the result PDF of FCI recruitment.