Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Exam 2021

By C.Suvarna | Updated on: Mar 14, 2023

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Highlights

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has invited applications on Direct Recruitment basis from eligible candidates looking for exciting career opportunities in the Food Regulatory System. The FSSAI Recruitment is taking place for various posts. A total of 162 vacancies are announced for the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO). Let’s look more closely at the exam.

Important Update: FSSAI has announced the exam dates for both the posts. The CBT Stage - 2 for the posts of Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) and  Technical Officer will be held on September 23 and October 1, 2022. The admit card for the same can be downloaded from the official website. 

FSSAI Exam Highlights 2022

Conducting AuthorityMinistry of Health & Family Welfare
Official Website https://fssai.gov.in/
Posts Name Technical & Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO)
Mode of application Online
Stages of Exam Two Stages-
  • Stage 1- Computer Based Test (CBT)
  • Stage 2- Computer Based Test (CBT)
No. of Questions & Maximum marks
  • Stage 1- 120 questions, 480 marks
  • Stage 2- To be notified later
Online registration including Edit/ Modification of Application October 13 to November 12, 2021
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) November 17, 2021 (Extended)
Cut off date for Eligibility and Qualification Criteria November 12, 2021
Assistant Manager (Social Work/Psychology/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Library Science) Exam Date 28th March 2022
Assistant Manager (Journalism or Mass Communication or Public Relation) Exam Date
Assistant Manager (IT) Exam Date
IT Assistant Exam Date 29th March 2022
Hindi Translator Exam Date
Personal Assistant Exam Date
Junior Assistant Grade-I Exam Date 30th March 2022
Food Analyst Exam Date
Central Food Safety Officer Exam Date
Technical Officer Exam Date 31st march 2022
Assistant Exam Date
Check your Computer Based Test (Stage-1) Result July 06, 2022 [Result Link] [Cut-off PDF]
FSSAI Phase 2 Exam Date September 23, 2022 and October 01, 2022
FSSAI Phase 2 Exam Result December 28, 2022 [Click Here]
Number of Vacancies (Technical & Central Food Safety Officer) 162 (More Details)
Official Notification PDF Click Here

Notification

FSSAI Official Notification 2022 was released by FSSAI on September 30, 2021, for a number of posts. Two such posts are Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO). You are required to apply only ONLINE through the website. Please note that no other mode is available. The FSSAI application process 2022 commenced on October 13, 2021, till November 12, 2021. For the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO), a total of 162 FSSAI vacancies will be filled through this recruitment. The exam dates of CBT (Stage-1) have been finally announced by FSSAI.

 Admit Card for FSSAI CBT Stage - 2 for the posts of Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) and  Technical Officer that is scheduled to take place on September 23 and October 1, 2022, has been announced.

Exam Pattern

FSSAI Exam Pattern 2022 for the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) will be held in two stages. There will be no interview for both the posts. The weightage assigned for Stage 1 and 2 is 50% each. Based on the score on both stages, a final merit list will be prepared. For Stage 2, candidates in the ratio of 1:20 will be shortlisted. Please refer to the FSSAI exam pattern 2022 page for more insight on the exam pattern, marking scheme, exam language and other details.

Syllabus

FSSAI has clearly mentioned the syllabus of CBT (Stage-1) for Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) in the recently released official notification. To be aware of the FSSAI Syllabus 2022 is very important and with that, useful books  for FSSAI will ease your preparation journey.

Exam Dates

FSSAI has invited applications from dynamic and eligible candidates for the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO). Interested candidates can apply for it through online mode only. You are not required to forward hard copies of your online applications to FSSAI. The application window was open from October 13, 2021, to November 12, 2021. 

The FSSAI Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) and Technical Officer exams were on March 30 and March 31, 2022, respectively. FSSAI will also release a separate list of FSSAI exam centres for the Stage 1 and Stage 2 exams.

The CBT Stage - 2 for the posts of Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) and  Technical Officer will be held on September 23 and October 1, 2022. The admit card for the same can be downloaded from the official website. 

Salary

FSSAI is a highly regulated organization created for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. To work in such an organization is a dream come true for aspirants. FSSAI not only offers handsome salaries but also bestows them with various allowances. Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) salary are of Level-07. Along with this, selected candidates will also be eligible for other benifits such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Children Education Allowance and LTC, as applicable for Central Government employees. Please note that, this is an all india job, therefore, you may be posted and transferred anywhere in India. Check out FSSAI Salary details on our salary page.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to apply for the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer, you need to ensure your FSSAI eligibility. FSSAI has specified certain eligibility criteria that need to be fulfilled by you if you wish to apply to the FSSAI exam. For both the posts, you need to be under the FSSAI age limit of 30 years. Certain reservations and relaxations in age  and other parameters are laid out to candidates belonging to reserved category.

Online Course

ixamBee provides a detailed FSSAI Exclusive Online Course for Technical officer and Central Food Safety Officer post which enables the students to cover each and every topic that is given in the FSSAI exam syllabus. The FSSAI 2022 Online course has been formulated by experienced educators - Mr Kailash Tiwari (ex-AFO, Union Bank of India), Mr. CP Mohan (Ex CGM, NABARD), (Ms.Arunima Sinha Ex-Manager SIDBI, Ex-Bank PO), Mr. Chandraprakash Joshi (ex-RBI GR B, MBA-Finance, PhD) and Mr. Karan Sardana (Coach for Bank, SSC, Insurance, Police MAT, CLAT Exams for 10 years). They have tried to incorporate all necessary information which is precise and all that is required for your preparation. Some features of the course can be inferred from below.

  • More than 250+ Video lessons (out of which 35+ Videos are specially created for PART B) on different topics of FSSAI Examination
  • 175+ Study Notes (out of which 35+ Notes are specially designed for PART B) to supplement the learning
  • Live Classes to clear you doubts
  • 150 + chapter tests for each of the subjects

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FAQs

No, there is no such limit on the number of attempts for the FSSAI exam 2022. A candidate can apply for the exam until he reaches the maximum age limit.
FSSAI has announced a total of  162 vacancies for the post of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety  Officer.
For FSSAI ,you can check the list of books mentioned in the books section above. The list has been prepared by our experts. It will help you to ace the exam with flying colours.
Yes. The previous year cut-offs were released long back in 2019. You can check the previous year cut-off on our page.
There will be two phases i.e. Stage 1 and Stage 2 in the FSSAI recruitment process 2022 for Technical Officer and Central Food Safety  Officer (CFSO). The number of phases varies with the type of posts.
The basic pay level of Technical Officer and Central Food Safety  Officer (CFSO) is of Level 07.

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