The Irishman, who won two races for FMS in last year's series, will replace Adrian Valles following the Spaniard's departure from the team after the opening round at Barcelona two weeks ago.
Carroll contested 16 of the 21 races in 2007 with FMS, winning in Britain and Hungary and finishing seventh in the championship.
He has been confirmed for the next two rounds in Turkey and Monaco, and was delighted to receive the late call up.
"It all came out of the blue. The team called me to say they needed a driver and it was a simple decision to say yes, so now I'm off to Turkey.
"It's a fantastic opportunity and it's going to be brilliant to drive the new car. Turkey and Monaco are two circuits I really love so I'm looking forward to the whole experience."
Carroll has spent the winter racing for Team Ireland in A1GP, where he scored the nation's maiden victory in Mexico in March.
With Carroll only confirmed until Monaco later this month, the team plan to announce their line-up for the remainder of the season after the mid-season test at Paul Ricard in June, ahead of the French round on June 21-22.
FMS declined to comment on the departure of Valles from the team, other than to say: "FMS would like to thank Adrian for his contribution to the team's GP2 Asia campaign and wish him all the best for his future career."
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