🧭 Introduction

Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC), operating under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, conducts the Probationary Officer (ECGC PO) exam to recruit candidates for roles involving export credit insurance, international trade risk management, claim settlement, and underwriting operations.

The exam attracts banking aspirants with strong interest in foreign trade, risk assessment and global finance.

This article covers: ECGC PO syllabus 2026, ECGC PO exam pattern 2026, selection process, marks weightage, negative marking, preparation strategy, and useful official links.

🧭 Selection Process (2026)

The expected selection procedure for ECGC PO 2026 includes:

Online Objective Examination
Descriptive (Essay + Precise writing)
Interview
Final Merit List & Medical Fitness

📘 Exam Pattern (2026)

🔹 Phase-I: Online Objective Examination

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Awareness (Banking & Financial + Trade/Insurance)	40	40	—
Reasoning Ability	50	50	—
English Language	40	40	—
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	—
Computer Knowledge	20	20	—
Total	200	200	140 minutes

🛑 Negative Marking: ¼ mark deduction for each wrong response.

🔹 Descriptive (Immediately after Objective Exam)

Paper	Type	Marks	Duration
Essay + Precise Writing	Descriptive	40	40 minutes

📘 Detailed Syllabus (Section-wise)

🔹 General Awareness (Core scoring area)

Focus on banking, economy, and foreign trade & export credit topics:

Indian & International banking system
RBI, SEBI, EXIM policies, WTO, Free Trade Agreements
Current Affairs (Economy/Banking/Trade)
FX Market, Currency Swap, Hedging & Risk Management
Export Promotion Schemes, Credit Guarantee Schemes
Budget & Economic Survey

🔹 Reasoning Ability

Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
Blood Relation, Direction, Inequality
Syllogism, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding
Analytical Reasoning & Decision Making

🔹 English Language

RC (trade/economy-based passages)
Para jumbles, Error spotting, Cloze test
Sentence Improvement, Vocabulary
Descriptive: Essay & Precis writing

🔹 Quantitative Aptitude

Number Series, Simplification, Approximation
Percentages, Ratio, Averages
Time & Work, Time & Distance, Profit-Loss
SI/CI, Mixtures, Probability
Data Interpretation (Bar/Line/Pie/Table/Caselet)

🔹 Computer Knowledge

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
Operating System, Hardware & Software Basics
Internet, Networking, Email Systems
Cyber Security Fundamentals

⚖️ Final Selection & Marks Weightage

Stage	Weightage in Final Merit
Online Objective + Descriptive Exam	Counted in final merit
Interview	Counted in final merit
Document Verification & Medical	Qualifying

⚠ Candidates must clear sectional & overall cut-offs to be shortlisted for the interview.

✅ Practical Preparation Tips

✔ General Awareness (trade + economy) accounts for high weight — revise it daily.
✔ Create micro-notes on: EXIM Policy, WTO, FX terms, export credit insurance, risk types.
✔ Practice DI & puzzles consistently to boost Reasoning/Quantitative scores.
✔ Attempt descriptive mock practice every week — especially essay writing.
✔ Attempt full-length mock exams with timing — accuracy matters due to negative marking.
✔ Read daily financial news + ECGC/Schemes coverage from Press Information Bureau.
✔ For interview: be prepared on ECGC’s role in global trade, underwriting, claims, insurance & risk expertise.

🔗 Useful Official Resources

📌 ECGC Official Website
🔗 https://www.ecgc.in/

📌 Career Section (Notification & PDF Downloads)
🔗 https://www.ecgc.in/careers/

📌 Future Notification Location
The “Recruitment of Probationary Officers – 2026” PDF will appear under “Current Openings” once released.

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🏦 ECGC PO Recruitment 2026 – Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Selection Process & Preparation Guide