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Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) Assistant Manager (Technical) 2026
Notification OutCWC recruits Assistant Managers (Technical) with a B.Tech in food technology, agriculture or biotechnology through a 200-question online test: professional knowledge, general awareness, English, reasoning and computer aptitude, and quantitative aptitude.
CWC Advertisement CWC/I-Manpower/DR/Rectt/2026/01, dated 17 October 2026, includes 60 Assistant Manager (Technical) posts (post code 02, pay ₹40,000-1,40,000). Registration and fee payment run from 17 October to 15 November 2026; the online examination date will be announced later. The mock tests here are original papers built to the advertised scheme — CWC has never published its question papers.
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- Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Who can apply
Assistant Manager (Technical): B.Tech or B.E. in Agriculture, Food Technology, Food Science, Food Science and Technology, Food Technology Management or Biotechnology.
- B.Tech or B.E. in Agriculture, Food Technology, Food Science, Food Science and Technology, Food Technology Management or Biotechnology.
- Age: 18-28 years as on 15 November 2026 before applicable relaxations. SC/ST: 5 years; OBC (NCL): 3 years; PwBD: 10 years. Other concessions and cumulative limits follow the advertisement.
- Qualifications must be awarded by the closing date. Final-year / final-semester candidates are not eligible. Only the qualifications named in the advertisement are accepted.
- No experience is required for the two technical posts. Assistant Managers: online test, document verification and interview. Junior Executives: online test and document verification.
A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.
Source: CWC 2026/01, pages 1-7 ↗. Checked 2026-10-21.
Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.
Every section is compulsory, with no choice between them, and the paper is timed at 150 minutes.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge (Technical) | 60 | 60 | Compulsory |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | Compulsory |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | Compulsory |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| Data Analysis, Interpretation & Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| Paper total | — | 200 |
Online objective test: Professional Knowledge 60 (55 min), General Awareness 40 (20 min), English 40 (25 min), Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 30 (25 min), Data Analysis & Quantitative Aptitude 30 (25 min). Five options per question; a wrong answer loses one quarter of a mark. The 30-mark descriptive English test that follows is not part of these mocks.
Marking scheme
1 mark for a correct answer; a wrong answer loses one quarter of the mark. Unanswered questions carry no penalty. An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Source: CWC Advertisement CWC/I-Manpower/DR/Rectt/2026/01 (17 Oct 2026), pp. 12-18 ↗
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| CWC Assistant Manager (Technical) Mock Test 1 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 5 | Open → |
| CWC Assistant Manager (Technical) Mock Test 2 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 5 | Open → |
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CWC technical vacancies and pay
138 technical vacancies relevant to food technology and food science: 60 Assistant Manager (Technical) and 78 Junior Executive (Technical). Counts may change under the advertisement; PwBD and ex-servicemen reservations are horizontal and are not additional vacancies.
Advertisement CWC/I-Manpower/DR/Rectt/2026/01 · 17 October 2026. Expand a post for qualifications and pay.
Assistant Manager (Technical) · 60 vacancies
Post code 02 · IDA pay scale: ₹40,000-1,40,000
B.Tech or B.E. in Agriculture, Food Technology, Food Science, Food Science and Technology, Food Technology Management or Biotechnology.
Junior Executive (Technical) · 78 vacancies
Post code 08 · IDA pay scale: ₹29,000-93,000
B.Sc. in Agriculture, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food Science or Chemistry, with working knowledge of computer applications, MS Office, etc.
Age: 18-28 years as on 15 November 2026 before relaxations. No experience is required for either technical post. Pay scales are not take-home salary. Read the full notice for category-wise vacancies, fees, experience, concessions and certificate requirements.
Official careers / apply online ↗ Download 52-page advertisement
Preparing for the technical posts
Start with the separate AM Technical and JE Technical syllabi and exam patterns. AM Technical covers food engineering, grain storage, preservation, chemistry, microbiology and pest control. JE Technical covers agriculture, botany, zoology, chemistry and physics.
Related practice: Food Engineering · Food Microbiology · Food Chemistry · Cereals & Pulses.
CWC mock tests: Assistant Manager (Technical) · Junior Executive (Technical) — full 200-question papers in the advertised five-option pattern, with explanations.
CWC has never published its question papers, so there are no genuine previous-year papers for these posts; the mock tests are original papers built to the 2026/01 scheme.
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- Subject test Free Hard Set 1 Professional Knowledge (Technical) 60Marks 45 minDuration Free Start test
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