Recruitment for FSSAI in 2021 | FSSAI Vacancy
FSSAI, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has invited applications for the various posts vacancies in Direct Recruitment basis. It is a good opportunity for all the interested aspirants who are willing to build up their career ladder in the Food Regulatory System of India.
The work of FSSAI is to lay down science based standards for articles of foods. They are also assigned the duty to regulate the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import. They ensure that the food are safe and available for human consumption.
Recruitment for FSSAI in 2021 | FSSAI Vacancy
Dates regarding the Examination
13.10.2021: Online Registration and Payment of Intimation Charges
12.11.2021: Last Date of Online Application
Cut-off Date for Eligibility and Qualifying Criteria
Tentative Dates for the following will be updated on the FSSAI website after 12.11.2021
Details of Posts
| Post Code | Name of Posts | Age Limit | Vacancy | Pay Level |
| 05 | Food Analyst | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| 06 | Technical Officer | 30 | 125 | 7 |
| 07 | Central Food Safety Officer
|
30 | 37 | 7 |
| 08 | Assistant Manager (IT) | 30 | 4 | 7 |
| 09 | Assistant Manager
(Journalism and Social Work) |
30 | 2,2 | 7,7 |
| 10 | Assistant | 30 | 33 | 6 |
| 11 | Hindi Translator | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Personal Assistant | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 13 | IT Assistant | 30 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Junior Assistant Grade-I | 25 | 3 | 4 |
Mode of Application
Candidates need to apply ONLINE by visiting the website https://fssai.gov.in/
Eligibility Criteria
- A candidate must be either-
- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Bhutan, or
- A subject of Nepal, or
- Tibetian refugee who came to India 01.01.1962, and has permanently settled in India.
- A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Uganda, Malawi, Zaire, Zambia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, East African countries of Kenya, and the United republic of Tanzania, and has permanently settled in India.
Application free and Intimation charges
General/OBC: Rs, 1500/- (1000 Application Fee + 500 Intimation Charges)
Others: Rs: 500/- (0 Application Fee + 500 Intimation Charges)
Scheme of Examination
| Name of Posts | Stages of Selection | Weightage |
| Food Analyst | Written Test and Interview | Written Test: 85%
Interview: 15%
|
| Technical Officer | CBT( Stage 1 and 2) | 50% on each stage |
| Central Food Safety Officer
|
CBT( Stage 1 and 2) | 50% on each stage |
| Assistant Manager (IT) | CBT( Stage 1 and 2) | 50% on each stage |
| Assistant Manager
(Journalism and Social Work) |
CBT( Stage 1 and 2) | 50% on each stage |
| Assistant | CBT | 100% |
| Hindi Translator | CBT | 100% |
| Personal Assistant | CBT + Proficiency in Short Hand and Typing | 100% |
| IT Assistant | CBT | 100% |
| Junior Assistant Grade-I | CBT | 100% |
- Short listing of candidates for CBT stage 2 will be in the ratio 1:20.
- Short listing of candidates for Interview will be in the ratio 1:5 among those who cleared CBT stage 2.
- Short listing of candidates for proficiency in Short hand and Typing for the postal personal assistant will be in the ratio 1:5.
Syllabus of the Examination for the various posts
| Name of Posts | Exam Format | Syllabus |
| Food Analyst | Written Test: 180 minutes duration, and 16 subjective type questions. |
|
| Technical Officer | Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer. |
PART A
General Aptitude: General intelligence-10 General Awareness-10 English language comprehension-10 Computer literacy-10
PART B Functional knowledge: Indian and International Food Laws-20 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-20 Principles of food processing preserving and packaging Principles and basics of Food Chemistry and their role in Human Nutrition Food Microbiology and General Principles of Food Hygiene General concepts of Food Analysis and Testing
|
| Central Food Safety Officer
|
Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
PART A
General Aptitude: General intelligence-10 General Awareness-10 English language comprehension-10 Computer literacy-10
PART B Functional knowledge: Indian and International Food Laws-20 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-20 Principles of food processing preserving and packaging Principles and basics of Food Chemistry and their role in Human Nutrition Food Microbiology and General Principles of Food Hygiene General concepts of Food Analysis and Testing
|
| Assistant Manager (IT) | Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General Intelligence-10
General Awareness-10 English language comprehension-05 Indian and International Food Laws-5 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-10 Engineering Mathematics- 30 Computer science and Information technology-50 |
| Assistant Manager
(Journalism and Social Work) |
Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General intelligence-10
General awareness-10 Computer literacy-10 FSSAI- Roles, Functions and Initiatives-10 Any one of the three sections-80 – Communication theories: concepts and process; media laws, ethics and regulation; corporate communication; Writing for traditional media and new media; Advertising principles and concepts; media planning, campaign planning. – Development of human behavior, sensation, attention and perception, learning memory, thinking and problem solving, motivation and emotion, intelligence and aptitude, personality, attitudes, values and interests, language and communication. – Library classification, information sources, services and users, information and communication technology, library automation and networking, library management. |
| Assistant | Single Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General Intelligence-20
Quantitative Aptitude-20 General Awareness-20 English Language-10 Computer Literacy-25 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-25
|
| Hindi Translator | Single Computer Based Test
PART 1: 60 MCQ’s to be solved in 90 minutes. PART B: 60 MCQ’s to be solved in 90 minutes, relating to translation. 4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
PART 1
General intelligence-10 Quantitative aptitude-10 General awareness-10 Computer literacy-10 FSSAI- Roles,functions and initiatives-20
PART 2 Translation:principles and practices-10 Official language policy of Indian Union-10 Noting and Drafting or Precise writing in Hindi-10 Translation from Hindi to English-15 Translation from English to Hindi-15
|
| Personal Assistant | Single Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General Intelligence-20
Quantitative Aptitude-20 General Awareness-20 English Language-10 Computer Literacy-25 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-25
|
| IT Assistant | Single Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General Intelligence-10
General Awareness-10 English language comprehension-05 Indian and International Food Laws-5 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-10 Engineering Mathematics- 30 Computer science and Information technology-50 |
| Junior Assistant Grade-I | Single Computer Based Test ( Stage 1): 180 minutes duration with 120 MCQ questions.
4 marks each for every correct answer and reduction of 1 mark for every wrong answer.
|
General Intelligence-20
Quantitative Aptitude-20 General Awareness-20 English Language-10 Computer Literacy-25 FSSAI- Roles, Functions, and Initiatives-25
|
For more details regarding the syllabus and the educational qualification/work experience of various posts on can visit the official page of FSSAI.
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