FSSAI Exam Dates 2026- Check Exam Calendar and Exam Centres

June 02, 2025 by C.Suvarna

FSSAI Exam Calendar 2026

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India comes directly under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The organization provides substantial job security, presents a promising opportunity for those aspiring to secure government employment. The FSSAI Exam is usually held for a number of different various positions based on demand. The recruitment opportunity has a high demand and sometimes FSSAI hopefuls don’t always get the information they need. We recommend that aspirants download the FSSAI Notification 2025 as soon as it is made available so that they can begin preparing for the exam. The notification will provide information like FSSAI Exam Pattern and Syllabus, exam information and even the FSSAI Eligibility Criteria Until the notification is out, you can take inspiration from the last notification which was 2021 for information to prepare for the exam. The upcoming FSSAI exam is expected to have vacancies for lucrative positions like Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer.

As of the last recruitment cycle of 2021, the FSSAI exam for Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) posts’ registration/application process started in October of 2021. Interested candidates were able to apply for it through online mode only. The FSSAI CFSO and Technical Officer CBT Stage 1 exams were held some years bac. The CBT Stage - 2 for the posts of Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) and Technical Officer was held on September 23 and October 1, 2022. FSSAI also released a separate list of FSSAI exam centres for the Stage 1 and Stage 2 exams. The complete details about exam dates for FSSAI exam 2025 can be seen from the table below.

FSSAI Exam Dates 2026

Events	Exam Dates
Online registration including Edit/ Modification of Application	To be notified later
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	To be notified later
Assistant Manager (Social Work/Psychology/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Library Science) Exam Date	To be notified later
Assistant Manager (Journalism or Mass Communication or Public Relation) Exam Date
Assistant Manager (IT) Exam Date
IT Assistant Exam Date	To be notified later
Hindi Translator Exam Date
Personal Assistant Exam Date
Junior Assistant Grade-I Exam Date	To be notified later
Food Analyst Exam Date
Central Food Safety Officer Exam Date
Technical Officer Exam Date	To be notified later
Assistant Exam Date	To be notified later
Check your Computer Based Test (Stage-1) Result	To be notified later
FSSAI Phase 2 Admit Card	To be notified later
FSSAI Phase 2 Exam Date	To be notified later
FSSAI Date of Result CBT (Stage-2)	To be notified later

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FSSAI Exam Calendar 2026
FSSAI Exam 2026 Exam Centres

FSSAI Exam 2026 Exam Centres

FSSAI gives the list of tentative exam centres for CBT Stage 1 and Stage 2 separately. You are given the choice of exam centre while filling the application form where you can choose your state and city for the FSSAI exam. Please note that you are not allowed to request any change in the FSSAI exam centre that is allotted to you. Also, you have to appear for the examination at an FSSAI exam centre at your own risk and expenses. The authority will not make any arrangements for candidates. Moreover, FSSAI reserves the right to change the centres at its discretion if the situation demands.

FSSAI Examination Centre Stage 1

Sr. No.	City Name	Sr. No.	City Name	Sr. No.	City Name
1	Agra	37	Guwahati	72	Nagpur
2	Ahmedabad	38	Gwalior	73	Nanded
3	Aizawl	39	Haldwani	74	Nashik
4	Ajmer	40	Hamirpur	75	Panaji
5	Aligarh	41	Hisar	76	Panipat
6	Allahabad	42	Hooghly	77	Patiala
7	Alwar	43	Hubballi (Hubli)	78	Patna
8	Amravati	44	Hyderabad	79	Pune
9	Amritsar	45	Indore	80	Raipur
10	Asansol	46	Jabalpur	81	Rajahmundry
11	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)	47	Jaipur	82	Rajkot
12	Balasore	48	Jalandhar	83	Ranchi
13	Bareilly	49	Jalgaon	84	Roorkee
14	Belagavi(Belgaum)	50	Jammu	85	Rourkela
15	Bengaluru	51	Jamshedpur	86	Salem
16	Bhagalpur	52	Jhansi	87	Shillong
17	Bhatinda	53	Jodhpur	88	Shimla
18	Bhilai Nagar	54	Jorhat	89	Sikar
19	Bhopal	55	Kangra	90	Siliguri
20	Bhubaneswar	56	Kannur	91	Surat
21	Bikaner	57	Kanpur	92	Tezpur
22	Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)	58	Kohima	93	Thiruvananthapuram
23	Bokaro Steel City	59	Kolhapur	94	Thrissur
24	Chandigarh	60	Kolkata	95	Tiruchirappalli
25	Chennai	61	Kollam	96	Tirunelveli
26	Coimbatore	62	Kota	97	Tirupathi
27	Darbhanga	63	Kozhikode	98	Udaipur
28	Dehradun	64	Latur	99	Vadodara
29	Delhi / NCR	65	Lucknow	100	Varanasi
30	Dhanbad	66	Madurai	101	Vijayawada
31	Dharwad	67	Mangaluru (Mangalore)	102	Visakhapatnam
32	Dhule	68	Meerut	103	Warangal
33	Dibrugarh	69	Mumbai
34	Ernakulam	70	Muzaffarpur
35	Gandhinagar	71	Mysuru (Mysore)
36	Gorakhpur

FSSAI Examination Centre Stage 2

Sr. No.	City Name	Sr. No.	City Name
1	Ahmedabad	13	Kolkata
2	Bengaluru	14	Lucknow
3	Bhopal	15	Madurai
4	Bhubneshwar	16	Meerut
5	Chandigarh	17	Mumbai
6	Chennai	18	Patna
7	Dehradun	19	Ranchi
8	Delhi / NCR	20	Shimla
9	Guwahati	21	Srinagar
10	Hyderabad	22	Kochi / Ernakulam
11	Jaipur	23	Vijaywada
12	Jammu	24	Visakhapatnam

Candidates preparing for the FSSAI Exam 2026 must prioritize obtaining essential details such as examination dates and designated centres. Being well-versed with the announced dates and acquainting oneself with the locations of examination centres are crucial for strategic planning and efficient preparation. This ensures candidates can adequately organize their schedules and make necessary arrangements, optimizing their performance on the day of the exam. To ensure successful readiness for the FSSAI exams for Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer posts, we suggest exploring our FSSAI Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer Online Course and engaging in FSSAI Exam free mock tests regularly. Remember that thorough preparation and regular practice are essential for achieving success in any competitive exam.

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Fssai Exam Dates FAQs

The notification for the FSSAI 2024 examination has not yet been released. However, based on the previous year's exam pattern, the FSSAI examination is expected to be in online mode. It is recommended to stay updated with the latest notifications and information released by the exam conducting authorities.

Yes. FSSAI provides separate lists of exam centres for both Stage 1 & Stage 2 exams. Please note that Stage 2 CBT exam centres will be fewer in number than the Stage 1 exam venues.

The FSSAI Phase 1 exam is yet to be announced and the actual exam dates will be given in the notification.

Yes, surely. You will get a few choices and you will be able to pick the most preferable exam centre for yourself to appear for FSSAI exam.

You can start applying for the FSSAI Recruitment 2024 once the official notification is released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India . The notification will provide all the details about the application process, including the opening date for applications.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will not cover any travel expenses for candidates participating in their examinations. This means that if you want to take the FSSAI exam, you are responsible for all costs related to their travel, such as transportation, accommodation, and any other associated expenses.

As of now, the notification for 2024 has not been released, so there is no specific last date to fill out the online application form available. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India will announce the exam date and other associated details anytime in advance. So, candidates need to be on high alert and check regularly for the new notification.

Yes, you can submit the FSSAI application form on the last date i.e. on November 12,2021. But to avoid any last minute rush, it is advised to apply earlier.

The tentative dates for FSSAI 2021 exam are not out yet, however the Prelims date will be announced after the last date of application form submission. i.e. November 12,2021.

You will be able to download the Admit card after November 12,2021.

There is no information PET is given in the official notification of FSSAI. Any update regarding this will be updated here.