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FCI Manager Recruitment: Category II, AGM, JE and Steno Posts

FCI jobs and exams Reviewed 13 Oct 2026 Unofficial guide

FCI manager recruitment fills the officer level Category II posts in the Food Corporation of India, from Manager in General, Depot and Movement streams up to Assistant General Manager. These posts carry supervision of staff, depots and accounts, so the selection is tougher than for assistant posts.

The same cycle often brings notices for Junior Engineer and Stenographer Grade II, which are Category III posts but share the technical flavour. This page explains all of them in general terms. Exact vacancies, degrees and stages are always in the notice on fci.gov.in.

Posts Covered by FCI Manager Recruitment

FCI category 2 recruitment has many streams. Each one is a separate post with its own vacancy count and qualification.

Post	Category	Typical work
Manager (General)	II	Office administration and staff matters
Manager (Depot)	II	Running depots, stock and storage
Manager (Movement)	II	Planning grain movement by rail and road
Manager (Accounts)	II	Finance, payments and audit support
Manager (Technical)	II	Grain quality control
Manager (Civil, Electrical Mechanical Engineering)	II	Building and maintaining storage and equipment
Manager (Hindi)	II	Official language work
Assistant General Manager	II	Senior streams as listed in the AGM notice
Junior Engineer, Stenographer Grade II	III	Site engineering; shorthand and typing support

Not every stream is notified in every cycle. A notice may cover only a few posts or only one zone.

Managers in Depot, Technical and Engineering streams often look after large storage like these silos.

FCI Manager Eligibility in General Terms

FCI manager eligibility depends on the stream. As a broad guide from past notices:

General and Depot: a degree with the minimum marks and any further qualification the notice sets.
Movement: graduation, with any extra condition the notice lists.
Accounts: a professional accounting or finance qualification of the kind listed in the notice.
Technical: a degree in agriculture or a related science or technology subject.
Engineering: a degree in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering as the post needs.
Hindi: language qualifications in Hindi and English, with translation experience where asked.

The FCI manager age limit is also set post by post, with the usual relaxation for reserved categories. Do not rely on old lists here. Open the eligibility annexure of the current notice and tick each condition.

Make your own checklist from the notice and tick each eligibility condition before paying the fee.

AGM Posts and the FCI AGM Recruitment Notification

Assistant General Manager is the senior entry point in Category II. FCI AGM recruitment is notified stream by stream, and the list of streams changes between cycles. Expect stricter conditions on qualification and, for some streams, experience. The notice spells these out.

The FCI AGM recruitment notification can come out on its own or alongside the manager notice. Read it separately even if it looks similar, because degrees, experience and age limits for AGM differ from those for Manager.

Assistant General Managers take part in planning and review meetings, which is why experience is often weighed for these posts.

FCI JE Recruitment and Stenographer Grade II

Junior Engineer

FCI JE recruitment is for Civil and Electrical Mechanical streams. JEs work on construction and upkeep of godowns, silos, weighbridges and other equipment. The notice states the degree or diploma accepted for each stream. See our godown guide for the kind of sites they look after.

Stenographer Grade II

FCI stenographer recruitment needs graduation plus shorthand and typing speed as fixed in the notice. Where the notice includes a skill test, it checks these speeds. Steno staff support senior officers with letters, notes and records.

Both are Category III posts, so their exam pattern is closer to the Assistant Grade III exam in style than to the manager test.

Electrical Mechanical Junior Engineers maintain equipment rooms like this one at depots and silo sites.

Exam Date, Admit Card and Selection Stages

The FCI manager exam date, the FCI AGM exam date and the FCI category 2 exam date are announced on fci.gov.in after the application window closes. Some readers search for the FCI grade 2 exam date; it is the same Category II schedule. We do not predict dates. Watch the careers page.

Selection for manager posts in past cycles used online test phases, followed by an interview or training where the notice says. AGM selection follows the same rule: the stages are whatever the AGM notice states. The notice lists the stages and how marks are combined.

To get your FCI manager admit card or FCI AGM admit card:

Open the admit card notice from the fci.gov.in careers page.
Follow the link to the recruitment site for your post.
Log in with your registration number and password or date of birth.
Download, check every detail and print the call letter.
Read the instructions on ID proof and reporting time.

More tips are on our FCI admit card page.

Carry the photo ID named in your call letter, along with the printed admit card, on exam day.

How the Manager Exam Differs from AG III, and the Result

The manager test goes deeper into the stream subject. An Accounts manager is tested on accounting, a Movement manager on logistics related topics, and so on, as the notice sets. AG III candidates face more general papers. Manager selection can also add an interview, which AG III does not have.

The FCI manager result is posted on fci.gov.in in stages: the list after each phase, then the final list. The cut off and score card, if released, come through the same page. Our FCI result guide explains how to read these lists.

Manager papers test your stream subject in depth, so steady reading of core subject books matters more than shortcuts.

Questions people ask

What is the FCI manager eligibility for the General stream?

It is a degree with the minimum marks and any extra qualification set in the current notice. Conditions have changed between cycles. Check the marks rule and the subject list carefully.

When is the FCI AGM exam date?

FCI announces it on fci.gov.in once applications close. There is no fixed month. Keep checking the careers page and your registered email.

Is FCI JE recruitment part of Category II?

No. Junior Engineer is a Category III post, though it is often notified alongside Category II posts. Its exam pattern is set in its own notice.

Where do I find the FCI admit card for AGM posts?

The link appears on the fci.gov.in careers page when the call letters are released. Log in on the linked recruitment site with your registration details.

Is there an interview in FCI manager recruitment?

Some Category II posts have had an interview or training stage after the online test. Whether your post has one depends on the notice. The selection process section gives the final list of stages.

How do I check the FCI manager result?

Results and shortlists are posted on fci.gov.in. Lists usually show roll numbers. Check the final list and any document verification notice that follows.