The selection process comprises of the following phases:
- Online Tests
- Skill Test
- Document Verification
Online Tests
The online tests will be conducted in the following phases:
The Phase-I exam is common for all the posts and for the phase-II, candidates have to appear as per the post they have applied for. The structure of both phases is as follows:
Phase-I Pattern
Name of the Test
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Number of Questions
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Duration (in minutes)
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Medium/ Language
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English Language
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30
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20 minutes
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English
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Reasoning Ability
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35
|
20 minutes
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Bilingual
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Numerical Aptitude
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35
|
20 minutes
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Bilingual
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TOTAL
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100
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60 minutes
|
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All the questions will be Objective type.
Marking Scheme - Each question will be of 1 mark and there will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark.
Phase-II Pattern
Exam Type
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Papers
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Posts
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One Paper Exam
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Paper-I only
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AG-III (General)
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AG-III (Depot)
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Paper-III only
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Typist (Hindi)
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Paper-V only
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Steno Grade-II
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Two Paper Exam
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Paper-I and Paper-II
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JE (Civil)
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JE (Electrical/ Mechanical)
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AG-III (Technical)
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AG-III (Accounts)
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Paper-III and Paper-IV
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AG-II (Hindi)
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Papers Pattern
Here is the pattern for the different papers mentioned above:
Papers
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Number of Questions
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Marking Scheme
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Paper-I, Paper-III, and Paper-V
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120 Multiple Choice Questions
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Each question will be of 1 mark. There will be a negative marking of 1/4th marks for a negative response.
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Paper-II (Phase-II)
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60 Multiple Choice Questions
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Each question will be of 2 marks Negative marking of 1/4th marks.
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Paper-IV
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2 Questions (Descriptive)
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Each question will be of 60 marks. No negative marking.
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Duration of Papers
Papers
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Duration (in minutes)
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Paper-I
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90 minutes
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Paper-II
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60 minutes
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Paper-III
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90 minutes
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Paper-IV
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90 minutes
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Paper-V
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90 minutes
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Skill Test
Candidates applying for the post of Typist (Hindi) and Steno Grade-II are required to appear for the skill test after the Phase-II exam. For the Typist post, skill-test will be for typing in Hindi. And, for the Steno post, the skill-test will be for typing and shorthand. Both the tests will be of qualifying nature. The skill test venue and other details will be informed through the official website.
Document Verification
After the online tests and skill test, a merit list will be prepared based on the candidates’ scores. Qualified candidates will be called for the document verification process.
FCI 2019 Syllabus
The FCI syllabus for different posts and papers as per the FCI 2019 notification is as follows:
JE (Civil)
Building Materials, Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Estimating, Costing and Valuation, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Concrete Technology, RCC Designs, Steel Design, Construction Management.
JE (Electrical/ Mechanical)
Basic concepts, Concepts of current, AC Fundamentals, Measurement and measuring instruments, Electrical Machines, Synchronous Machines, Generation, 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, Boilers Refrigeration cycles, Production Engineering.
Assistant Grade-III (Accounts)
Basic Accounting Concept, Taxation, Auditing, Commercial Laws, Basic of Computers.
Assistant Grade-III (Technical)
Agriculture, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics
Assistant Grade-II (Hindi) and Typist (Hindi) - Paper-III
General Hindi, General English, General Intelligence, General Awareness, and Computer Knowledge.
Assistant Grade-II (Hindi) - Paper-IV
Translation of 2 passages - one from Hindi to English and one from English to Hindi.
Steno Grade-II (Paper-V)
General English, General Awareness, General Intelligence, and Computer Knowledge (Internet and MS Word).