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Friday 18 September 2015

Detailed Exam Pattern and Useful Tips for FCI Exam 2015

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) invited applications for the Post of JE/Assistant Grade II III/ Typist. There are a total of 4318 vacancies under this recruitment drive. Huge number of aspirants applied for various posts making the competition quite stiff. So, let us have a look on the complete process of this recruitment drive to make it easy for you to get through with flying colors.

 Detailed Pattern and Useful Tips for FCI Exam 2015

Syllabus for FCI Exam:
I. Examination Pattern of Junior Engineer in various disciplines:
Two papers will be conducted for this post viz. Paper I and Paper II.
Paper I will be common for JE, AG III all disciplines. There will be 120 objective type questions for which Candidates will get 90 minutes. Questions will be based on following topics:
  • Reasoning Ability
  • Data Analysis
  • General Intelligence & Numerical Ability
  • Data Interpretation
  • English Language
  • Computer proficiency
  • General Awareness & Current Affairs
Paper II consists of 120 multiple choice questions on Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The paper will be for 90 minutes.

II. Examination Pattern and Syllabus for Assistant Grade III in General, Technical, Accounts and Depot discipline posts:
As it already mentioned above that Paper I will be common for Assistant Grade III posts, but Paper II will be different for different disciplines under Assistant Grade III posts.
Paper II for General, Accounts and Depot posts will consist of 120 multiple choice answers questions in which questions will be asked on
  • Commerce
  • General Accounting and Finance for Accounts discipline
For Assistant Grade III Technical discipline, questions will be asked on Biological Sciences means specific technical knowledge of relevant stream.

III. Examination Pattern and Syllabus for Assistant Grade II and Typist (Hindi):
There will be 120 objective type questions for which Candidates will get 90 minutes. Questions will be based on following topics:
  • General Intelligence and Reasoning
  • General Awareness
  • Computer Knowledge
  • General Hindi
  • General English
Candidates applying for Assistant Grade II (Hindi) are required to appear for Paper IV as well.
Duration for paper IV will be 90 minutes in which candidates will be required to translate 2 passages in which one will be for Hindi to English And one will be for English to Hindi and two essays in Hindi and English.
Candidates will be shortlisted to appear for Paper IV on the basis of their marks secured in Paper III and candidates qualifying both Paper III and IV will be evaluated through minimum qualifying marks and those marks will be the basis for final selection of the candidate.
Candidates applying for Typist (Hindi) are required to appear for Paper III only. If they qualify, then they will be called for skill test of typing in Hindi that will be of qualifying nature but final selection will be done on the basis of marks secured in the written test.
Tips to score well in FCI Exam:
  • Plan beforehand the way you will attempt the paper i.e. make a strategy of attempting the paper and stick to it in the exam hall.
  • In the Examination hall make strategy according to your preparation. Take that section which is your strength & less time taking.
  • Solve previous year papers as much as possible as questions are repeated over the years with same values.
  • You should be positive and have faith in yourself. There is no guarantee that you will pass any exam on the first attempt, though there is no reason to assume you will fail.
  • Pay attention towards time during solving questions. By rigorous practice one can do quant more quickly and with complete accuracy.
  • Read newspapers daily. This habit will help you in two subjects, viz. General Awareness and English Comprehension.
  • Once syllabus is covered go for revision as many times as possible with constant evaluation of your standard by solving previous question papers after each revision.
  • If a question is not known or time taking or doubtful better go for the next and return to it after you answer all the known ones.
  • If you are not sure of some answer or it is out of your knowledge to answer any question, better don’t answer to avoid negative marks.
Paper I for North East Zone was conducted some days back. The pattern was totally different than the papers held till last year. You can have a look on the paper and plan your strategy accordingly.
All the Best!

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