BIS Scientist-B (Food Technology) official syllabus guide
BIS Scientist-B (Food Technology) syllabus 2027
BIS does not set its own paper for Scientist-B. It shortlists on GATE score and weights GATE 85% and the interview 15%. In the 2020 cycle Food Technology candidates used the Food Technology section of GATE XE (XE-G) or GATE XL (XL-U), so the syllabus to study is that GATE syllabus. The site's GATE XL and GATE XE mocks (/exam/gate-xl and /exam/gate-xe) are the practice route; the interview tests your discipline and your understanding of standards and certification.
Exam pattern and marking
- Shortlisting by valid GATE score in the corresponding paper
- Final merit: GATE score 85%, interview 15%
- No written test of BIS's own since the 2018 test was cancelled
- Food Technology offered in 2018 and 2020 only among recent cycles
No BIS written test: your GATE Food Technology score decides the shortlist syllabus
GATE General Aptitude
1 topic- Verbal, quantitative, analytical and spatial aptitude
GATE Food Technology section
4 topics- Food chemistry and nutrition
- Food microbiology
- Food products technology
- Food engineering
Interview preparation
3 topics- Indian Standards for foods and methods of test
- BIS product certification and hallmarking schemes
- Food safety, quality systems and FSSAI interface
Source: BIS Advt No. 02 (ScB)/2025/HRD ↗. Source: GATE 2027 (IIT Madras) ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.
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