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

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FSSAI Exam Syllabus 2021

FSSAI has clearly mentioned the syllabus of CBT (Stage-1) for Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer (CFSO) in the separate notification. The detailed syllabus for FSSAI CBT (Stage-2) will be released after the commencement of CBT Stage-1 exam. Below, the syllabus of FSSAI exam has been provided in detail.

FSSAI Exam Syllabus (Stage 1)

In the FSSAI Stage 1 (Part A) exam, questions from General Intelligence, General Awareness, English language Comprehension and Computer Literacy will be asked. In Part B of Stage 1 exam, you will be evaluated on the basis of subjects such as Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview), (FSSAI-Role, Functions, Initiatives), Principles of Food Preservation, Processing and Packaging, Principles and Basics of Food Chemistry and their role in Human Nutrition, Food Microbiology & General principles of Food Hygiene and General concepts of Food Analysis and Testing. Detailed FSSAI Syllabus for CBT Stage 1 is provided below.

FSSAI Exam Syllabus Stage 1 (Part A)

SectionTopics
General Intelligence Analogies, Similarities And Differences, Space Visualization, Problem Solving, Analysis, Judgment, Decision Making, Visual Memory, Discriminating Observations, Relationship Concepts, Arithmetical Reasoning, Verbal And Figure Classification, Arithmetical Number Series, Non-verbal Series
General Awareness India And Neighbouring Countries Specially Pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity Including Indian Constitution, Sports and Scientific Research
English language Comprehension Comprehension, One Word Substitution, Synonyms And Antonyms, Spelling Error, Spotting Errors in Sentences, Grammar – Noun, Pronoun, Adjectives, Verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Use of ‘a’ ‘an” and ‘the’, Idioms and Phrases, Parts of Speech
Computer Literacy Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Including Basic Commands, Google Doc, Emails, Commonly use Social Media Handles (Whattsapp, fb, Twitter)

FSSAI Exam Syllabus Stage 1 (Part B)

SectionTopics
Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview)
  • Food Safety and Standards Act of India, 2006: Provision, definitions and different sections of the Act and implementation.
  • FSS Rules and Regulations
  • Overview of other relevant national bodies (e.g. APEDA, BIS EIC, MPEDA, Spice Board etc.)
  • International Food Control Systems/Laws, Regulations and Standards/Guidelines with regard to Food Safety – (i) Overview of CODEX Alimentarius Commission (History, Members, Standard setting and Advisory mechanisms: JECFA, JEMRA JMPR): WTO agreements (SPS/TBT)
  • Important national and international accreditation bodies
FSSAI-Role, Functions, Initiatives (A General Understanding)
  • Genesis and Evolution of FSSAI
  • Structure and Functions of Food Authority
  • Overview of systems and processes in Standards, Enforcement, Laboratory ecosystem, Imports, Third Party Audit etc.
  • Promoting safe and wholesome Food (Eat Right India, Food Fortification, snf, Clean Street Food Hub, RUCO and various other social and behavioural change initiatives)
  • Training and capacity building
  • Role of State Food Authorities
Principles of Food Preservation, Processing and Packaging
  • Food Processing Operations, Principles, Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Overview of food preservation methods and their under lying principles including novel and emerging methods/principles
  • Overview of food packaging methods and principles including novel packaging materials/techniques
Principles and Basics of Food Chemistry and their role in Human Nutrition
  • Structure and functions of macro-and micronutrients
  • Role of macro and micronutrients in human nutrition
  • Over view of food additives with respect to their technological functions
  • Over view of anti-nutritional factors and their removal from foods
  • Over view of enzymes as food processing aids
  • Over view of nutraceuticals and functions foods
  • Overview of food contaminants and adulterants and their effects on human health
  • Food allergens and allergen city
  • Importance of diet in alleviating health risks, especially noncommunicable diseases
Food Microbiology & General principles of Food Hygiene
  • General principles of food microbiology and over view of food borne pathogens
  • Over view of sources of microorganisms in food chain (raw materials, water, air, equipment etc.) and microbiological quality of foods
  • Microbial food spoilage and Food borne diseases General principles and techniques in microbiological examination of foods
  • Overview of beneficial microorganisms and their role in food processing and human nutrition
  • General principles of food safety management systems including traceability and recall – sanitation, HACCP, Good production and processing practices (GMP,GAP,GHP, GLP, BAP, etc)
General concepts of Food Analysis and Testing
  • Fundamentals of field level and laboratory sampling with reference to importance of statistical tools
  • Over view of basic/classical methods of food analysis
  • Over view of modern analytical techniques including mass spectrometry and molecular techniques
  • Principles of Quality assurance and Quality control with reference to food analysis and testing

Books

It is extremely important to choose or pick the best material for yourself as one of the most important parts of any exam preparation is the study material. You will need a useful set of books to kick-start your preparation. To save your time and make it easier for you, we have listed down some good books which will be helpful in your FSSAI exam preparation 2022.

PaperBookAuthor/Publisher
Subjective Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Principles and Practices R. P. Srivastava and Sanjeev Kumar
Food Microbiology William C. Frazier and Dennis C. Westhoff adapted by N.M. Vanitha
Food Science B Srilakshmi
Food Safety Officer Examination (A subjective approach) Suresh Chandra and Durvesh Kumari
Objective A competition Book for Food Safety Officer Suresh Chandra, Durvesh Kumari and S. K. Goyal

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What are the best study materials available for FSSAI?
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.

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