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FCI Category III Recruitment (Assistant Grade III, Junior Engineer and Steno Grade-II)

FCI recruits non-executive Category III staff, including Assistant Grade III (General, Accounts, Technical, Depot and Hindi), Junior Engineers and Steno Grade-II, zone by zone through a common online test. The latest cycle, Advt. No. 01/2022-FCI Category III dated 03.09.2022, used a common Phase I screening test and a post-specific Phase II online exam that decides merit; Steno Grade-II candidates also take a qualifying skill test. FCI was still verifying documents of waitlisted candidates from this cycle in 2026.
Eligibility (summary)
Common objective screening test for all posts: English, reasoning, numerical aptitude and general studies; marks not counted for merit
Paper I (common), post-specific Paper II for JE, AG-III Accounts, Technical and Hindi, or Paper III for Steno Grade-II; decides merit
Qualifying typing and shorthand test in English for Steno Grade-II
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Phase I Online Test | 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes: English Language 25, Reasoning Ability 25, Numerical Aptitude 25 and General Studies (history, geography, economy, general science up to Class 8 level, 20 questions; current affairs, 5 questions) 25, each section 15 minutes. Negative marking of one fourth of the mark per wrong answer. Marks are not counted for the final merit; candidates about 15 times the vacancies are called for Phase II.Advt. No. 01/2022-FCI Category III (dated 03.09.2022) · source |
| Phase II Online Test | Paper I (common to JE and all AG-III posts): 120 questions, 120 marks, 90 minutes: English Language 25, Reasoning Ability 25, Numerical Aptitude 25 and General Studies 45 (history, geography, economy 25; general science up to Class 10, 10; current affairs 5; computer awareness 5). Paper II (JE, AG-III Accounts, Technical and Hindi): 60 questions of 2 marks each, 120 marks, 60 minutes. Paper III (Steno Grade-II): 120 questions, 120 marks, 90 minutes on general English, general awareness, general intelligence and computer awareness. Negative marking of one fourth of the mark per wrong answer. AG-III General and Depot merit is decided by Paper I alone; other AG-III posts and JE by Paper I plus Paper II.Advt. No. 01/2022-FCI Category III (dated 03.09.2022) · source |
| Skill Test (Steno Grade-II) | Steno Grade-II candidates take a qualifying skill test in typing and shorthand in English after Paper III; final merit is decided by Paper III marks subject to qualifying the skill test.Advt. No. 01/2022-FCI Category III (dated 03.09.2022) · source |
We have not published FCI AG-III (Category III) papers yet. Check the official website (fci.gov.in) for any papers the authority has released.
FCI AG-III (Category III) is conducted by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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