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FCI Examination is conducted by the Staff selection commission (SSC) on behalf of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on a vacancy basis. The exam selects candidates for several posts such as Assistant General Managers in different fields, medical officers, typists, stenographers and Junior engineers in the FCI to work with the central government.
Basics
Exam Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 27 February 2021 | Release of notification/announcement |
| 1 March 2021 | Start of application |
| 31 March 2021 | End of application |
| 17 & 18 July 2021 | Tier 1 examination |
| Result of tier 1 examination available |
| Interview and document verification |
| Final result |
Posts to be filled
Following are the details of category wise vacancy details for available posts.
| Post | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|
| General Adm. | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Technical | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 01 | 27 |
| Accounts | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 01 | 22 |
| Law | 4 | 1 | 01 | 01 | 1 | 8 |
| Medical Officer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 89 |
Procedure of application
Candidates must go to the FCI website (www.fci.gov.in)
Click on the option “APPLY ONLINE” which will open a new screen.
Register as a new user and note down the Provisional Registration Number and Password.
Carefully fill and verify the details filled in the online application themselves as no change will be possible/ entertained after clicking the FINAL SUBMIT BUTTON.
Validate your details and Save your application by clicking the ‘Validate your details’ and ‘Save & Next’ button.
Upload Photo & Signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines.
Fill out other details of the Application Form.
Click on the FINAL SUBMIT button to submit your application and proceed to the payment tab for payment of application fees.
Click on ‘Payment’ Tab and proceed for payment.
Application Fee: payable: Rs 1000/- (Excluding bank charges but including GST).
Eligibility and qualifications
Age limit (as on 1 January 2021)
The age limit for different posts is provided as follows -
| Post Name | Post Code | Maximum Age Limit as on 01/01/2021 |
|---|
| General Administration (AGM) | A | 30 Years |
| Technical (AGM) | B | 28 Years |
| Accounts (AGM) | C | 28 Years |
| Law (AGM) | D | 33 Years |
| Medical Officer | E | 35 Years |
Essential educational qualification (as on 1 January 2021)
| Post | Qualification |
|---|
| General Administration (AGM) | Post Graduate Degree with 55 % Marks OR ACA / AICWA / ACS OR Bachelor Degree in Law with 55% marks |
| Technical (AGM) | B.Sc in Agriculture with 55% Marks OR BE / B.Tech in Food Science / Food Technology / Food Processing with 55% Marks OR B.Tech / BE in Agriculture Engineering with 55% Marks OR BE / B.Tech in Bio-Technology / Bio-Chemical / Agricultural Bio-Technology with 55% Marks. |
| Accounts (AGM) | Associate membership of Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountants / Company Secretaries. |
| Law (AGM) | Full-Time Degree in Law with 5 Years Experience. |
| Medical Officer | MBBS With 3 Years |
Scheme and Pattern
The Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below
Tier-I: Computer Based Examination
Tier-II: Interview and document verification
Tier 1
Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions.
Test will be conducted in online mode.
There will be no negative marking at all.
Total time allowed will be 2.5 hours.
For Assistant General manager (AGM) General Administration
| Subject | Number of question | Maximum marks |
|---|
| Reasoning, Data analysis, Numerical ability | 45 | 45 |
| General Awareness, Current Affairs | 45 | 45 |
| Management and ethics | 45 | 45 |
| Agriculture, Agriculture economy, Computer Awareness | 45 | 45 |
For all other posts
| Subject | Number of question | Maximum marks |
|---|
| Reasoning, Data analysis, Numerical ability | 30 | 15 |
| General Awareness, Current Affairs | 30 | 15 |
| Management and ethics | 30 | 15 |
| Agriculture, Agriculture economy, Computer Awareness | 30 | 15 |
| Relevant Discipline | 60 | 120 |
Tier 2 (Interview and document verification)
For the post code A,B,C,D,&E candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Test will subsequently be called for an Interview in the post to candidate ratio of 1:3, to be conducted by FCI.
The document verification will be completed at the time of Interview. The said processes will be conducted at select centres.
The weightage assigned to Interview will be 10%. The combined final scores of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores obtained by the candidates in Online Exam and Interview.
Those candidates who are meritorious on the basis of combined merit in Online Test and Interview and whose documents have been verified successfully and their eligibility for the posts has been established will be shortlisted and considered for appointment.
Syllabus (For specific disciplines)
Post Code-B: Assistant General Manager (Technical)
(i) Agriculture: Basic principles of Crop (Cereals & Pulses) production, Statistics of Indian Agriculture (Cereals & Pulses), Introductory Genetics, Crop Protection, Basics of Plant Pathology, Food & Agriculture Microbiology, Nutrition (Animal & Plant), Postharvest care of cereals& Pulses, Basic Principle of Preservation of Foodgrains, Agriculture Extension, Photosynthesis and Respiration.
(ii) Biotechnology: Microbes: Beneficial & Harmful, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnological Principles, Economic Biotechnology, Pathogens & Control, recent trends.
(iii) Entomology: Basic Entomology, Economic Entomology, Beneficial and harmful insects, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Storage Grain Insect pest, Vertebrate Pests, Classification of Insecticides and their Mode of Action.
(iv) Chemistry: Physical Chemistry: Structure of Atoms, Chemical Bonding, Radioactivity; Inorganic Chemistry: Periodic table, Basics Metals & Non-metals; Organic Chemistry: Basics of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes and acids, Biochemistry (Carbohydrates, Proteins & fats).
(v) PFA Act, 1964, Food Safety and Standards Act,2006/Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011, Right to Information Act,2005 and National Food Security Act, 2013.
Post Code-C: Assistant General Manager (Accounts)
(i) Basic Accounting concept including preparation of books of accounts and Accounting Standards.
(ii) Financial Management: Analysis of Financial statement; Budgeting & Budgetary control;Working Capital management; Capital Budgeting & Ratio Analysis.
(iii) Taxation: Income Tax including filing of return, TDS, Advance Tax etc; Goods& Services Tax.
(iv) Auditing: Auditing Concepts and Methods; Internal & External Audit of Companies.
(v) Commercial Laws: Contract Act; Companies Act; Sales of Goods Act; Negotiable Instrument Act; Consumer Protection Act; RTI Act.
(vi) Basic of Computers: Operating System; Browsers; Email; Memory (Internal, External, portable); Chats; Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Networks.
Post Code-D: Assistant General Manager (Law)
(i) Constitution of India (with emphasis on service law and writ jurisdiction of High Court & Supreme Court, Fundamental Rights)
(ii) Procedural Law (Civil Procedural Code 1908, Indian Evidence Act 1872 and Limitation Act 1963)
(iii) Indian Contract Act 1872 including Specific Relief Act 1963
(iv) Commercial Law (Company Law 2013, Indian Partnership Act 1932, Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, The Competition Act 2002)
(v) Labour Law ( Industrial Dispute Act 1947, Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952, Contract Labor (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970, Minimum Wages Act 1948, Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, Payment of Wages Act 1936, The Employees Compensation Act 1923 , Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946)
(vi) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
(vii) National Food Security Act 2013
(viii) The Food safety and standards Act 2006
(ix) Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
(x) Information Technology Act 2000
(xi) Right to Information Act 2005
(xii) Goods and Services Tax 2017
Post Code-E: Medical Officer
GENERAL MEDICINE
Cardiology, Respiratory diseases, Gastro‐intestinal, Genito‐Urinary, Neurology, Hematology, Endocrinology, Metabolic disorders, Infections/Communicable Diseases( Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Metazoan, Fungus), Nutrition/Growth, Diseases of the skin (Dermatology), Musculoskeletal System, Psychiatry, General, Emergency Medicine, Common Poisoning, Snake bite, Tropical Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emphasis on medical procedures, Patho physiological basis of diseases, Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases, Vitamin deficiency diseases, In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizophrenia.
PAEDIATRICS
Common childhood emergencies, Basic new born care, Normal developmental milestones, Accidents and poisonings in children, Birth defects and counseling including autism, Immunization in children, Recognizing children with special needs and management, and National programmes related to child health.
GENERAL SURGERY
Wounds, Infections, Tumours, Lymphatic, Blood vessels, Cysts/sinuses, Head and neck, Breast, Alimentary tract (Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines, Anus, Developmental), Liver, Bile, Pancreas, Spleen, Peritoneum, Abdominal wall, Abdominal injuries, Urological Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T., Thoracic surgery, Orthopaedic surgery, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Traumatology, Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments, Pre‐operative and post-operative care of surgical patients, Medico legal and ethical issues of surgery, Wound healing, Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery, Shock patho physiology and management.
GYNAECOLOGY& OBSTETRICS
(i) OBSTETRICS
Ante‐natal conditions, Intra‐natal conditions, Post‐natal conditions, Management of normal labours or complicated labour.
(ii) GYNAECOLOGY
Questions on applied anatomy, Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization, Questions on infections in genital tract, Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract, Questions on displacement of the uterus, Normal delivery and safe delivery practices, High risk pregnancy and management, Abortions, Intra Uterine growth retardation, Medico legal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape.
(iii) FAMILY PLANNING
Conventional contraceptives, U.D. and oral pills, Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings, Medical Termination of Pregnancy.
(iv) PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Social and Community Medicine, Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine, Health Administration and Planning, General Epidemiology, Demography and Health Statistics, Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Nutrition and Health,Non communicable diseases, Occupational Health, Genetics and Health, International Health, Medical Sociology and Health Education, Maternal and Child Health, National Programmes, Management of common health problems, Ability to monitor national health programmes, Knowledge of maternal and child wellness, Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies.
Salary, perks and other benefits
Pay level and grade pay
In the FCI 2021 recruitment notification, the pay-scale range for various posts in FCI was announced and the details are given below -
| Medical Officer | INR 20600- INR 46500 |
|---|
| Junior Engineer (Electrical Engineering) | INR 11100- INR 29950 |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical Engineering | INR 11100- INR 29950 |
| Junior Engineer (Civil Engineering) | INR 11100- INR 29950 |
| Typist (Hindi) | INR 9300 – INR 22940 |
| Assistant Grade-II (Hindi) | INR 9900 – INR 25530 |
| Assistant Grade-III (General) | INR 9300 – INR 22940 |
| Assistant Grade-III (Technical) | INR 9300 – INR 22940 |
| Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) | INR 9300 – INR 22940 |
| Assistant Grade-III (Depot) | INR 9300 – INR 22940 |
Allowances
Medical Allowance
Dearness Allowance
Lunch Subsidy
Transport Allowance
Other Special Allowances
Pension
Pension is based on the amount of money that gets deducted from the salary the the employee every month. This gets rewarded after retirement when the employee gets a handsome amount every month.
