Wednesday 29 August 2012

Date of Examination : 11.11.2012

The Food Corporation of India (FCI), one of the largest Public Sector Undertakings, dealing with Foodgrain supply-chain management wishes to recruit young and skilled Category III personnel for manning posts in its depots and offices spread all over the country. Applications are invited from Indian Nationals who fulfill the prescribed qualifications and age etc. for the posts indicated below. Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Government of India, will make recruitment to these posts on behalf of the Food Corporation of India under special dispensation given by the Government. The candidates selected through this recruitment for posts in FCI will NOT, however, have the status of Central Government Civilian Employees. As such they will not be eligible for benefit of age relaxation etc. admissible to Central Government civilian employees in recruitments made by the Staff Selection Commission for Ministries/ Departments/ Attached and Subordinate Offices under Government of India and will not be entitled to claim parity with Central Government Civilian Employees in any matter whatsoever. Only on-line application will be accepted. Two websites http://ssconline.nic.in and http://ssconline2.gov.in are available for the purpose. Candidates are advised to make sure that they are eligible in all respects before applying for the posts. Candidates are required to submit only one application irrespective of the number of posts for which option is exercised by them.

A(1) VACANCIES (GENERAL, DEPOT, ACCOUNTS & TECHNICAL)

Zone-wise and post-wise projected vacancies, scale of pay and age limits are given below. The total number of vacancies may vary (increase or decrease) at the discretion of FCI. All those vacancies which remain unfilled during previous recruitment will also be added up in the current vacancies which could not be estimated at this point of time.

A2. QUALIFICATION : For AG-III (General) - Post Code No. A: Graduate Degree in any discipline from a recognized University with proficiency in use of computers. For AG-III (Accounts) - Post Code No. B: Bachelor of Commerce from a recognized University with proficiency in use of computers. For AG-III (Technical) - Post Code No. C:
(i) B.Sc. in Agriculture from a recognized University
Or B.Sc. with any of the following subjects from a recognized University Botany/Zoology/Bio-Technology/Bio-Chemistry/Microbiology/Food Science Or B.Tech./BE in Food Science/Food Science & Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Bio-Technology from a recognized University/an institution approved by AICTE. (ii) Proficiency in use of Computers For AG-III (Depot) Post Code No. D : Graduate Degree in any discipline from a recognized University with proficiency in use of computers. A3. SELECTION PROCESS FOR GENERAL, DEPOT, ACCOUNTS AND TECHNICAL CADRES: Selection for the posts will be based on a Written Examination which will be conducted by Staff Selection Commission. The examination will consist of two papers as detailed below for Post Codes A, B and D for General, Depot and Accounts Cadres. Candidates applying for Post Code C for [Technical Cadre] will appear in Paper-I and Paper-III. The examination in paper III will be of degree level. Paper I and II will be of Higher Secondary Level.
Paper
Subject
Maximum Marks
Duration & Timing
Paper – I (Objective Type)
(a)General Intelligence (50 questions) (b)General Awareness (50 questions) (c)Quantitative Aptitude (50 questions) (d)English Language (50 questions)
50 50 50 50
10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon (2 hrs) 10.00 AM to 12.40 PM for VH candidates
Paper-II (Objective
(a)Quantitative Methods (50 questions)
100
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM (2 hrs)

B. HOW TO APPLY:
1. Application can be made only on-line. Online applications may be filed at http://ssconline.nic.in and http://ssconline2.gov.in Candidates are required to submit only one application irrespective of the number of posts opted for.
2. Candidates may pay the application fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred) only through State Bank of India SBI either in the form of Challan or net banking.
3. Application fee is not required for SC/ST /Ex-Servicemen and PH and all women candidates, subject to submission of Caste/Disability/Discharge Certificate in the prescribed form from Appropriate Authority in support of his/her claim.
4. No documents are required to be sent to SSC alongwith the application. Therefore, the candidate should satisfy himself/herself that he/she is eligible for the post(s) for which option is exercised and that they possess the required qualifications.
5. Option should be exercised by the candidates carefully keeping in view fulfillment of eligibility conditions, educational qualification etc. prescribed for the posts. OPTION ONCE EXERCISED SHALL BE FINAL AND NO CHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
6. Qualification in the written examination for any post without fulfillment of eligibility conditions will not confer any claim to the candidate for final selection for the post.
7. If any of the particulars provided in the application is found to be false on scrutiny of the documents, the candidature of such candidate will be cancelled forthwith.
8. Scrutiny of documents will be undertaken at the time of Computer Proficiency Test.
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