FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam 2025 is the responsibility of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to recruit qualified candidates for various Grade 3 posts. Selection process for Grade 3 posts is based on Phase 1, Phase 2 and Interview and Training. The syllabus is the initial point at which a candidate starts to prepare for any exam. For the candidates who have been preparing for the FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam 2025, this article could be beneficial as here we have shared an updated syllabus, exam pattern, marking scheme, and other important information.
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern
Candidates who wish to appear for the FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam 2025 must have a thorough knowledge of the syllabus and examination pattern to understand the required topics and must plan and strategize their preparation to crack the examination.
| FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2025 | |
| Recruitment Body | Food Corporation of India (FCI) |
| Post Name | Assistant Grade 3 |
| Vacancies | 5043 |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Negative Marking | ⅓rd mark |
| Selection Process | Online Test- Phase 1 & Phase 2 |
| Official Website | https://fci.gov.in/ |
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Selection Process 2025
For Assistant Category 3 (General / Depot / Movement / Accounts / Technical / Civil Engineering / Electrical Mechanical Engineering):-
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2025
Start preparing for FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam, let’s understand the FCI Exam Pattern 2025 for Assistant Grade 3 for each stage of the online exam.
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2025 for Phase 1
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Phase-1 Exam will be conducted online and in objective mode (multiple choice questions). To complete the preliminary exam total 60 minutes are provided to candidates. There is section-wise timing for all sections i.e. 15 minutes each. It has 4 sections with total 100 questions and maximum 100 marks.
| Paper | No. of questions | Total Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| English Language | 25 | 25 | English | 15 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 25 | 25 | Bilingual | 15 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 25 | 25 | Bilingual | 15 minutes |
| General Studies | 25 | 25 | Bilingual | 15 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | — | 60 minutes (1 hour) |
Note: One-fourth (1/4) marks will be deducted for each wrong answer and each question will carry 01 mark.
If a question is left blank, i.e. the candidate does not provide any answer; then there will be no negative marks for that question.
The marks obtained in the first stage will not be counted in the final merit ranking.
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2025 for Phase-I
FCI FCI Assistant Grade 3 Phase-1 exam consists of three sections i.e. English Language, Numerical Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Detailed Syllabus of FCI Assistant Grade 3 2025 Phase-1 Exam is mentioned below:
FCI Syllabus for the English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Fillers
- Sentence Errors
- Vocabulary based questions
- Sentence Improvement
- Jumbled Paragraph/Sentences
- Paragraph Fillers
- Paragraph Conclusion
- Paragraph/Sentences Restatement
FCI Syllabus for Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles, Seating Arrangements
- Direction Sense
- Blood Relation
- Syllogism
- Order and Ranking
- Coding-Decoding
- Machine Input-Output
- Inequalities
- Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning
- Passage Inference
- Statement and Assumption
- Conclusion
FCI Syllabus for Numerical Aptitude
- Data Interpretation
- Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
- Number Series
- Approximation and Simplification
- Data Sufficiency
- Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems
- HCF and LCM
- Profit and Loss
- SI & CI
- Problem on Ages
- Work and Time
- Speed Distance and Time
- Probability
- Mensuration
- Permutation and Combination
- Average
- Ratio and Proportion
- Partnership
- Problems on Boats and Stream
- Problems on Trains
- Mixture and Allegation
- Pipes and Cisterns
FCI Syllabus for General Studies
- History
- Geography
- Economics
- General Science (8th level)
- Current Affairs
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern for Phase 2
| Post | Post Code | Paper | Description |
| J.E.(Civil Engineering) | A | Paper-I and Paper-II | Candidates will appear in Paper-II Online Test for Paper-I &Paper-II shall be held in single sitting only |
| J.E.(Electrical Mechanical Engineering) | B | Paper-I and Paper-II | Candidates will appear in Paper-II Online Test for Paper-I &Paper-II shall be held in single sitting only |
| Steno. Grade-II | C | Paper-III only | Candidates applying for the post code C will have to appear in Paper-III. Thereafter the candidates will undergo a Skill-Test in typing and shorthand which will be of qualifying nature. |
| AG- III (General) | D | Paper- I only | Candidates applying for the postcode D will have to appear in Paper- I |
| AG- III (Accounts) | E | Paper- I & Paper- II | Candidates applying for the postcode E will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II |
| AG- III (Technical) | F | Paper- I & Paper- II | Candidates applying for the postcode F will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II |
| AG- III (Depot) | G | Paper- I only | Candidates applying for the postcode G will have to appear in Paper- I |
| AG- III (Hindi) | H | Paper- I & Paper- II | Candidates applying for the postcode H will have to appear in Paper- I & Paper- II |
- Candidates applying for posts with codes D, E, F and G will appear in Paper-I followed by Paper II. The online examination for Paper-I and Paper II will be conducted in a single sitting.
- Candidates applying for Postcode H will appear in Paper III followed by Paper IV. Online examination for Paper – III and Paper IV will be conducted in one sitting.
- Paper-I is common for postcodes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
- Online Tests for Paper – I & Paper – II and Paper – III & Paper IV shall be held in a single sitting.
| Paper Type | No. of Questions and Marks | Duration |
| Paper – I | 120 Multiple Choice Questions will carry equal 01 marks. Paper will carry maximum 120 marks | 90 minutes |
| Post specific Paper-II (in phase II) |
60 Multiple Choice Questions each carrying 02 marks. Paper will carry maximum 120 marks. | 60 minutes |
| Paper – III (Subjective) | 120 Multiple Choice Questions will carry equal 01 marks. Paper will carry maximum 120 marks | 60 minutes |
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern for Paper 1
There will be 120 MCQs for 1 mark each to be answered in 90 minutes.
| Paper | No. of questions | Total Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| English Language | 25 | 25 | English | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 25 | 25 | Bilingual | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 25 | 25 | Bilingual | 20 minutes |
| General Studies | 45 | 45 | Bilingual | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 120 | — | 90 minutes |
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern for Paper 2
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2025 for Paper 2 is tabulated below-
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 120 | 60 minutes |
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2025: Paper 3
- The FCI Assistant Grade 3 exam will have a total of 120 MCQs with a duration of 90 minutes.
- Total Marks- 120
| Subject | No. of questions | Total Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 25 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | Bilingual | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Aptitude | 30 | 30 | Bilingual | 25 minutes |
| Computer Awareness (with specific reference to MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet) for candidates applying for the Post Code C (Steno Grade II) |
30 | 30 | Bilingual | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 120 | — | 90 minutes |
FCI Assistant Grade 3 Syllabus 2025 for Phase 2
I. FCI Assistant Grade 3 (Junior Engineer- Civil Engineering) (Post Code-A): This post is for specialists in the field of Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Auditing and persons with basic knowledge of Computer.
- Building Materials: Physical and Chemical properties of building stones, cement (Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based Products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes etc.
- Surveying: Principles of surveying, plane table surveying, theodolite, leveling and contouring, curvature, permanent adjustment of dumpy level, methods of contouring, tachometric survey etc.
- Soil Mechanics: void ratio, porosity, saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains and unit weights, grain size, Atterberg’s limits, soil classification, plasticity chart, permeability, consolidation of soils. Lab tests, moisture content, bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test etc.
- Estimating, Costing and Valuation: Estimate, analysis of rates, earthwork, Brick , RCC work shuttering, Painting, Flooring, Plastering flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel
Truss, Piles etc. - Transportation Engineering: Types of pavements, pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, Design of flexible and rigid pavements, bituminous construction, rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Railway Engineering. Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, purification, distribution, sanitation, sewerage and sewage treatments.
- Structural Engineering: Theory of structures, bending moment and shear force diagrams retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection, critical load and columns, torsion etc.
- Concrete Technology: Latest technology and uses of concrete, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, repair and maintenance of concrete structure etc.
- RCC Designs: RCC flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of single reinforced beams, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State method and Working Stress method).
- Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams, roof trusses, plate girders. Construction Management: Construction scheduling Bar Chart, CPM and PERT etc.
II. FCI Assistant Category 3 Junior Engineer (Electrical Mechanical Engineering) (Post Code B):
Basic concepts, Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units, Circuit law, AC Fundamentals, Measurement and measuring instruments, Electrical Machines, Synchronous Machines, Generation, Transmission and Distribution of power in different power stations, 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 & their cycles, Boilers Refrigeration cycles, Production Engineering.
III. FCI Assistant Grade 3 (Accounts) (Post Code G):
- Basic accounting concepts including preparation of books of accounts.
- Includes taxation, income tax and goods and services tax.
- Auditing: – (a) Auditing concepts and methods, (b) Internal and external audit of companies.
- Business Laws:- (Basic knowledge) (a) Fundamentals of Contract Law, (b) Fundamentals of Company Law, (c) Fundamentals of Sale of Goods Law, (d) Negotiable Instruments Law
- Fundamentals of Computers: (a) Operating Systems, (b) Browsers, (c) Email, (d) Memory (internal, external, portable), (e) Chats, (f) Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), (g) Networks
IV. FCI Assistant Grade 3 (Technical) (Post Code H)
- Agriculture:- Statics of Indian Agriculture (Cereals & Pulses), Elementary entomology, Plant Protection, Agricultural Economics.
- Botany:- Cell Biology :Tissue , Organ & Organ System, Genetics, Plant Classification, Diversity, Ecology, Life Process: Photosynthesis, Respiration , Circulation, Movement etc, Basics of Biochemistry.
- Zoology:- Animal Cell & Tissue, Organ System, Heredity & Variation, Animal Classification, Micro Organism, Insects & Rodents.
- Chemistry:- Chemical bonding, Organic Chemistry : Basics of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes and acids, Inorganic Chemistry , Chemistry in daily life.
- Physics:- Measurements, Basic Physics, Light, Electricity.
