Syllabus

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)
Section | Topics |
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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)
Section | Topics |
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Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview) |
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FSSAI-Role, Functions, Initiatives (A General Understanding) |
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Principles of Food Preservation, Processing and Packaging |
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Principles and Basics of Food Chemistry and their role in Human Nutrition |
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Food Microbiology & General principles of Food Hygiene |
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General concepts of Food Analysis and Testing |
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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.
Paper | Book | Author/Publisher |
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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 |