Recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer on temporary basis in Tamil
Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department:
Food Safety Officer : 119 Posts
Date of Notification : 13.10.2021
Food Safety Officer for Last date for submission of Application (only through Online Registration) and online payment : 28.10.2021
The last date for submission of online application and online payment fixed as
28.10.2021 is hereby extended upto 05.11.2021.
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Food Safety Officer for Date of Written Examination / Computer Based Test Tentatively in the Month of November 2021
(Under Graduate level Examination-200 objective type questions)
SCALE OF PAY (in Rs.): Level-13 Rs.35900-113500
Food safety officer for Age Limit:-
AGE (as on 01.07.2021) :
SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBC(V)s, MBC&DNCs, MBCs BCs, BCMs (including Ex-Servicemen belonging to these communities) : 59 Years as on 01.07.2021
Others : *32 Years as on 01.07.2021
) Differently Abled Candidate belonging to “Others” : *42 Years as on 01.07.2021
Ex-Servicemen Belonging to “Others” : 48 Years as on 01.07.2021
(* – As per orders issued in G.O.(Ms). No.91, Human Resources Management
Department, Dated: 13.09.2021 )
Food safety officer for EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification for the post of
Food Safety Officer on the date of this notification (13.10.2021)
i. A Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or
Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or veterinary
Sciences or Bio- Chemistry or Microbiology or Master’s Degree in Chemistry
or a Bachelor’s degree in medicine from a University recognized by the
University Grants Commission.
(or)
ii. Any other equivalent / recognized qualification notified by the Central
Government.
Note: Candidate should have studied Tamil as one of the subject in HSC.
Food safety officer post Exam pattern:
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE):
Written examination / Computer Based Test for Food Safety Officer
Duration : 2 Hrs
Maximum Marks : 100
The question will be set in English only and will contain 200 objective type questions.
There will be no negative mark for the wrong answer.
CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION:
CHENNAI ,TIRUCHIRAPALLI
MADURAI
TIRUNELVELI
COIMBATORE
Food safety officer PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:
Selection will be made based on the marks obtained in the written examination
/ CBT, duly following the rules of reservation and communal rotation of
Government of Tamil Nadu and other conditions prescribed in notification.
EXAMINATION FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE:
SC/SCA/ST/DAP(PH) : Rs. 350/-
Others : Rs. 700/-
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