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Last Updated on Jun 14, 2025
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Food Corporation of India or popularly known as FCI will conduct exams to recruit candidates for various posts under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. To ace in the examination you will be needing all details for the exam like exam analysis etc.
- Since many FCI exams are yet to be conducted our experts have curated analysis for the exams which were conducted by the board for the various posts.
- In this article you will find shift wise and subject wise analysis for the exam that were conducted for various FCI posts like Junior Engineer , Assistant Grade 3 , FCI Manager etc here.
- Knowing the FCI exam analysis 2021 will help you know about the exam’s toughness level and other important information here.
Keep reading this article to know detailed information about the FCI Exam Analysis Here.
FCI Exam Analysis 2021
The FCI recruitment for 2021 is yet to be announced by the officials. The FCI exam was conducted for 2019 for all the posts such as Junior Engineer , Assistant Grade III Typis and other posts. The selection process comprises two phases, phase I and Phase II. FCI has conducted common prelims for all posts. We will update the FCI Exam Analysis 2021 will be updated after the exam has been conducted. Meanwhile the candidates can go through the exam analysis for the last recruitment.
- The exam was conducted for a total of 100 marks
- In FCI Exam majorly 3 subjects were asked that were English, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Aptitude.
- Check the detailed analysis here
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FCI Exam Analysis for Junior Engineer , Assistant Grade III, Steno posts 31st May 2019 - 1st Shift
| Name of Sections | No. of Questions | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | |||
| - | - | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) |
| English Language | 30 | Easy- Moderate | 21 – 22 | 22 - 24 | Easy - Moderate | To be updated | To be updated |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 24 – 27 | 23 - 26 | Moderate | To be updated | To be updated |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy to Moderate | 27 – 31 | 27 - 31 | Easy - Moderate | To be updated | To be updated |
| Total | 100 | Easy to Moderate | 72 – 79 | 72 - 81 | Easy - Moderate | To be updated | To be updated |
- The FCI exam will be Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions).
- Each question will be of 01 (one) mark.
- There's negative marking in the exam, for every wrong answer one-fourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted.
FCI Exam Analysis Junior Engineer , Assistant Grade III 31st May 2019 - Subject-wise
English Language
English Language was of Easy to Moderate Level. The cloze test was story based (Student & Principal). The Reading Comprehension is related to a Girl Anna. Check the below table to know the segregation of topics, and no. of questions and difficulty level.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | ||
| - | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension (Passage based on Farmers) | 8 Qs | Easy | 8 Qs | Easy |
| Error Detection (Spelling & Grammatical) | 6 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 7 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - |
| Idiom & Phrases | 1 Qs | Moderate | - | - |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 Qs | Moderate | 5 Qs | Moderate |
| Antonym & Synonym | 2 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | - | - | 5 Qs | Easy |
| Total | 30 Qs | Easy to Moderate | 30 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate. This paper included DI which was based on Line Graph. Percentage, Number Series, etc. Qs were also asked in this exam.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | ||
| - | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| SI | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Q | Easy Moderate |
| Percentage | 4 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Q | Easy - Moderate |
| Ratio & Proportion(Ages) | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - |
| Number Series (Missing) | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Profit/Loss | 1 Qs | Easy | 1 Q | Easy |
| Mensuration | 1 Qs | Easy | 1 Q | Easy |
| Simplification | 5 Qs | Easy | 10 Qs | Easy |
| Data Interpretation(Line Graph) | 5 Qs | Easy | 10 Qs | Easy |
| Permutation & Combination | 1 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Mixture And Alligation | 1 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Time, Speed and Distance(Train & Boat Stream) | 2 Qs | Easy | 1 | Easy |
| Misc. | 7 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Moderate |
| Total | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability was of Moderate Level. The paper included questions based on Coding-Decoding, Input Output, Syllogism, etc. Check the below table for detailed FCI Exam Analysis 2019.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | ||
| No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No, of Question | Difficulty Level | |
| Coding Decoding | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Input Output | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - |
| Statement & Conclusion | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - |
| Syllogism | 5 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Easy |
| Seating Arrangement | 5 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Direction | 2 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Blood Relation | - | - | 3 Qs | Easy |
| Puzzle | - | - | 15 Qs | Moderate |
| Misc. | 3 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Moderate |
| Total | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
FCI Exam Analysis for 1st June 2019 - 1st Shift
In this table you will get the exam analysis for FCI Exam
| Name of Sections | No. of Questions | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | |||
| Subject | Total No. of Questions | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) | Difficulty | Good Attempts (Marks) |
| English Language | 30 | Moderate | 22 – 24 | Moderate | 23 – 24 | Moderate | 22 – 23 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate | 24 – 26 | Moderate | 23 – 25 | Easy to Moderate | 23 – 24 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy to Moderate | 28 – 30 | Easy to Moderate | 26 – 29 | Easy to Moderate | 29 – 30 |
| Total | 100 | Easy to Moderate | 74 – 80 | Easy to Moderate | 72– 78 | Easy to Moderate | 74– 77 |
- The FCI exam will be Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions).
- Each question will be of 01 (one) mark.
- There's negative marking in the exam, for every wrong answer one-fourth (1/4) of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted.
- FCI Phase-I marks will not be reckoned in final merit ranking.
FCI Exam Analysis 1st June Junior Engineer , Assistant Grade III 2019 - Subject-wise
English Language
English Language was of Moderate Level. The Reading Comprehension was story based. Check the below table to know the segregation of topics, and no. of questions and difficulty level.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | |||
| - | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension (Story Based) | 8 Qs | Easy | 7-8 Qs | Easy | 7-8 Qs | Easy |
| Error Detection (Spelling & Grammatical) | 10 Qs | Moderate | 10 Qs | Moderate | 10 Qs | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | - | - | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | - | - |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2 Qs | Moderate | 5 Qs | Moderate | 5 Qs | Moderate |
| Spell Correction | 5 Qs | Easy | 2-3 Qs | Easy | 2-3 Qs | Easy |
| Total | 30 Qs | Easy to Moderate | 30 Qs | Easy to Moderate | 30 Qs | Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate. This paper included one DI and more questions on simplification.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | |||
| - | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Simplification | 10 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 10 Qs | Easy | 10 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Percentage | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Ratio & Proportion(Ages) | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Number Series (1st Shift Missing, 2nd Shift Wrong) | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Profit/Loss | 1 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Mensuration | 1 Qs | Easy | - | - | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| SI/CI | 2 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | 5 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Caselet DI | - | - | 5 Qs | Moderate | - | - |
| Time & Work | 1 Qs | Easy | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Mixture And Alligation | 1 Qs | Easy | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Time, Speed and Distance(Train & Boat Stream) | 2 Qs | Easy | 1 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Misc. | 4 Qs | Easy | - | - | 2 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Total | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability was of Easy to Moderate Level. The paper included questions based on Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, etc. Check the below table for detailed FCI Exam Analysis 2019.
| Topic | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | |||
| - | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Seating Arrangement | 10 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 10 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 10 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Inequality | 5 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 Qs | Easy | - | - | 5 Qs | Easy |
| Blood Relation | - | - | 1 Qs | Easy | 1 Qs | Easy |
| Puzzle | 5 Qs | Easy | 5 Qs | Moderate | 5 Qs | Easy |
| Coding/Decoding | - | - | 5 Qs | Easy | - | - |
| Direction | 3 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy |
| Misc. | 2 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy | 2 Qs | Easy |
| Total | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate | 35 Qs | Easy - Moderate |
| Exam Date | All Shifts | ||
| 2nd June 2019 | |||
| 3rd June 2019 | |||
FCI Phase II Exam Analysis for Junior Engineer, Assistant Grade II and Grade III ,Steno ,Typist posts.
FCI has conducted Phase II exam for the posts of Junior Engineer (JE) (Civil Engineering / Electrical Mechanical Engineering), Assistant Grade-II (AG-II) (Hindi), Steno Grade-ii, Typist (Hindi) and Assistant Grade-III (AG III) (General / Accounts / Technical / Depot). This post will provide you all the information regarding the FCI Phase II Paper I exam held for FCI Exam 2019. Candidates will get an idea of the questions asked and what should be the good attempts to surpass the cut off marks.
FCI Phase II Exam Analysis for Junior Engineer, Assistant Grade III, Steno etc Posts
The Paper I of FCI Phase II exam is common to many posts and we will be providing the analysis for the same. The Paper I includes five sections namely the Reasoning/General Intelligence, English language, Computer proficiency, General Awareness/Current events & Data analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation. The paper I was told was of moderate level and the section-wise distribution of the number of good attempts is shown in the below table.
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs | Good Attempts | Duration | |
| 1 | Reasoning/General Intelligence | 30 | 22-26 | 90 Minutes |
| 2 | English language | 20 | 14-17 | |
| 3 | Computer proficiency | 20 | 12-15 | |
| 4 | General Awareness/Current events | 30 | 20-22 | |
| 5 | Data analysis/Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation | 20 | 11-13 | |
| Total | 120 | 86-93 | ||
FCI Manager Phase-1 Exam Analysis 2019
Food Corporation of India has conducted the FCI Manager Phase 1 exam on 28th November 2019. The exam analysis of Phase 1 mentioned in this post will help the candidates in determining the difficulty level, cut-off and the possibility of clearing the exam. The exam was held in four shifts. The table below shows the shift-wise Analysis of each section.
| SECTIONS | SHIFT 1 | SHIFT 2 | SHIFT 3 | SHIFT 4 |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 27-30 Qs | 26-29 Qs | 27-30 Qs | 25-28 Qs |
| English Language | 22-24 Qs | 23-25 Qs | 21-24 Qs | 23-25 Qs |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 24-26 Qs | 23-25 Qs | 22-24 Qs | 24-26 Qs |
| Total | 76+ | 77+ | 75+ | 78+ |
We hope you found this article informative and helpful. If you have any queries regarding the FCI Exam Analysis 2021 helpful, please write in the comment section below. You can also download our Testbook App which is free and start preparing for the competitive examination by taking the mock tests before the examination to upgrade your preparations.
Last updated on Jun 15, 2025
-> FCI Recruitment 2025 will be out soon.
-> Candidates can expect vacancy and application dates with basic details in the official notification.
-> A total of 33566 vacancies have been released for Category II and III.
-> Candidates can refer to the FCI Study Plan to score high in the examination. With the basic salary of Rs. 40,000 per month.
FCI Exam Analysis 2021 FAQs
What was the difficulty level of Quantitative Aptitude in FCI Exam 2019?
The Quants section was between Easy and Moderate Level as per the candidates that attended the exam. You can also have a look at the detailed analysis of the quants section above.
Which was the topic under the quants section with the maximum number of questions from it for FCI Exam 2019?
Questions from Geometry yielded the maximum questions from the quants section.
What was the difficulty level of English Language in the FCI Exam 2019?
The English section was between Easy and Moderate Level as per the candidates that attended the exam.
Which topic in the English section consisted of the maximum number of questions in FCI JE Exam 2019 ?
Direct Indirect sentences, Cloze passage, and comprehension passage consisted of 25 questions each which were the highest among the topics of questions asked in the English section.
What were the total number of questions asked in the exam from synonyms and antonyms for FCI Exam 2019?
The topics of synonym and antonym had around 5 to 6 questions asked from them.