FCI AG3 2025 : Syllabus & Exam Pattern

FCI AG 3 Phase 1 Pattern 2025

FCI AG 3 2025 Phase 1 Pattern
Subject	Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	25	25	15 Minutes
Reasoning Ability	25	25	15 Minutes
Numerical Aptitude	25	25	15 Minutes
General Studies + Current Affairs	25	25	15 Minutes
Total	100	100	60 Minutes

NOTE:

• The FCI AG 3 Phase 1 is an online paper that is qualifying in nature.
• You can choose either Hindi or English language (except for the English language test).
• There is a 1/4th negative marking, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

FCI AG 3 Phase 2 Pattern 2025 

FCI AG 3 2025 Phase 2 Pattern
Paper	Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	120 Multiple Choice Questions, each carrying 1 mark	120	90 Minutes
Paper 2	60 Multiple Choice Questions, each carrying 2 marks.	120	60 Minutes

Note: 

• Only Paper 1 is required for General and Depot posts.
• Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 are mandatory for Accounts and Technical posts.

Syllabus 

English Language

• Reading Comprehension
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Cloze Test
• Para Jumbles
• Double Fillers
• Error Detection and Sentence Improvement
• Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, One-word Substitution, Phrasal verbs)

Reasoning

• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangement
• Machine Input Output
• Order and Ranking
• Inequalities
• Problems based on ages
• Statement and Assumptions
• Statement and Conclusion
• Coding-Decoding
• Statement and Argument
• Venn Diagram/Syllogism
• Blood Relation
• Direction and Distance

Numerical Ability

• 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 Streams
• Problems on Trains
• Mixture and Allegation
• Pipes and Cistern

General Awareness, Current Affairs

• Current Affairs
• Government Schemes & Policies 
• General awareness
• Static GK such as Currencies & Capitals, Awards & Honors, Books and Authors, National Parks & Sanctuaries, etc.

History 

• Ancient India:
• Indus Valley Civilization: Urban planning, trade practices, art, and architecture.
• Vedic Period: Societal structure, religious texts, and rituals.
• Maurya and Gupta Empires: Political administration, economic policies, contributions to art, science, and literature.
• Medieval India:
• Delhi Sultanate: Administrative setup, cultural developments, and architecture.
• Mughal Empire: Governance, land revenue systems, art, and cultural synthesis.
• Bhakti and Sufi Movements: Key figures, philosophies, and impact on society.
• Modern India:
• British Colonization: Economic exploitation, administrative changes, and impact on Indian society.
• Freedom Struggle: Major movements (Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India), role of key leaders.
• Independence and Partition: Events leading to 1947, partition consequences, and integration of princely states.

Geography

• Agriculture
• Forest and Wildlife Resources
• Manufacturing industries
• Minerals and Energy Resources
• Resources and Development
• Water Resources
• Universe & Solar System
• Earth & Atmosphere
• Volcanoes & Earthquake
• Latitudes & Longitude
• Wind & Air pressure Belt
• Hydrosphere & Rainfall
• Major Climates & Vegetation
• Physiography of India
• Soil & Vegetation &Minerals
• River System of India
• Transportation System of India
• Miscelleneous Facts of World
• Understanding Map
• Major Waterfalls and Dams

Civics (Polity)

• Indian Constitution: Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties
• Directive Principles- Government Structure: Central (President, Prime Minister, Parliament) and State Governments (Governor, Chief Minister)
• Important Constitutional Bodies: Election Commission of India (ECI), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), their functions

Economics:

• Microeconomics:
• Demand and Supply: Determinants, elasticity, and market equilibrium.
• Market Structures: Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
• Macroeconomics:
• National Income: Concepts of GDP, GNP, NNP, and methods of measurement.
• Inflation: Causes, types, effects, and control measures.
• Monetary and Fiscal Policies: Tools, objectives, and impact on the economy.
• Indian Economy:
• Planning: Five-Year Plans, NITI Aayog, and economic liberalization.
• Economic Reforms: Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG).
• Sectors of Economy: Agriculture, Industry, Services – contributions and challenges.

General Science:

• Physics:
• Laws of Motion: Newton's laws and applications.
• Work, Energy, and Power: Concepts and problem-solving.
• Sound and Light: Properties, behavior, and applications.
• Electricity and Magnetism: Basic principles, circuits, and electromagnetic effects.
• Chemistry:
• Matter and Its States: Solid, liquid, gas – characteristics and transitions.
• Atomic Structure: Subatomic particles, isotopes, and electronic configuration.
• Chemical Reactions: Types, balancing equations, and energy changes.
• Acids, Bases, and Salts: Properties, pH scale, and common examples.
• Biology:
• Cell Biology: Structure and functions of cell organelles.
• Human Anatomy and Physiology: Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and nervous systems.
• Plant Biology: Photosynthesis, respiration, and reproduction in plants.
• Genetics: Mendelian inheritance, DNA structure, and genetic disorders.

Food Security and FCI

• • Role of FCI: Procuring food grains at minimum support price (MSP), distributing through PDS, maintaining buffer stocks
  • Public Distribution System (PDS): How it ensures food access for the poor, challenges
  • Minimum Support Price (MSP): Its significance for farmers, recent updates
  • Buffer Stock Management: Importance in ensuring food security during crises
  • Recent Initiatives: Any new policies or programs by FCI or government related to food grains procurement and distribution (e.g., e-NAM, warehouse modernization) 

Agriculture, Agriculture Economy

• Agriculture: definition, meaning, and its branches 
• Agronomy: definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy
• Classification of field crops 
• Factors affecting crop production
• Agro Climatic Zones. 
• Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems
•  Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village
•  Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
• Precision Farming
• System of Crop Intensification
• Organic farming 
• Soil and Water Conservation: Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilizers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management 
• Water Resource
• Irrigation Management: types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, command area development, water conservation techniques, micro- irrigation, irrigation pumps, major, medium, and minor irrigation
• Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems
• Storage, transport, and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
• Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping,
• Issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economic of animal–rearing
• Food processing and related industries in India scope and significance
• Supply chain management
• Land reforms in India
• Agriculture production economics
• Agricultural marketing & Price analysis
• Price fluctuations 

Computer Awareness

• History of computers
• Basics of hardware and software
• Windows operating system Basics
• Internet Terms and services
• Basic functionalities of MS-Office (MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
• Networking and communication
• Database basics Basics of hacking
• Security tools and viruses
• Memory
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Computer Related Terms Abbreviations.

Assistant General Manager (Accounts)

• Basic Accounting concept including preparation of books of accounts and Accounting Standards.
• Financial Management: Analysis of Financial statement; Budgeting & Budgetary control; Working Capital management; Capital Budgeting & Ratio Analysis.
• Taxation: Income Tax including filing of return, TDS, Advance Tax etc; Goods& Services Tax.
• Auditing: Auditing Concepts and Methods; Internal & External Audit of Companies.
• Commercial Laws: Contract Act; Companies Act; Sales of Goods Act; Negotiable Instrument Act; Consumer Protection Act; RTI Act.
• Basic of Computers: Operating System; Browsers; Email; Memory (Internal, External, portable); Chats; Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Networks.

Assistant General Manager (Law)

• Constitution of India (with emphasis on service law and writ jurisdiction of High Court & Supreme Court, Fundamental Rights)
• Procedural Law (Civil Procedural Code 1908, Indian Evidence Act 1872 and Limitation Act 1963)
• Indian Contract Act 1872 including Specific Relief Act 1963
• Commercial Law (Company Law 2013)
• Indian Partnership Act 1932
• Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008
• The Competition Act 2002)
• 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)
• Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
• National Food Security Act 2013
• The Food safety and standards Act 2006
• Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
• Information Technology Act 2000
• Right to Information Act 2005
• (xii) Goods and Services Tax 2017