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Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
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Madhya Pradesh Food Safety Officer 2026
Madhya Pradesh recruits Food Safety Officers to inspect food businesses, collect samples and help enforce food-safety standards across the state. Its recruitment examination includes General Studies and Food Science & Technology.
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General Studies of Madhya PradeshSection A196 pages
Preservation and Packaging, Farming Systems, Food Safety and QualitySection B · Units IV–VI253 pages
Integrated Agricultural Production, Animal Product ProcessingSection B · Units VII–VIII215 pages
Food Processing Technology, Food Laws and CertificationSection B · Units IX–X223 pages
This examination recruits Food Safety Officers for the Madhya Pradesh food-safety administration. It assesses General Studies and Food Science and Technology.
- Conducted by
- Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission
MPPSC विज्ञापन क्रमांक 57/2024 (31.12.2024). Text below follows the advertisement verbatim, including its wording and spelling.
अनिवार्य शैक्षणिक अर्हता (Essential Educational Qualification)
"किसी मान्यता प्राप्त विश्वविद्यालय से खाद्य प्रौद्योगिकी या डेयरी या जैव प्रौद्योगिकी या तेल प्रौद्योगिकी या कृषि विज्ञान या पशु चिकित्सा विज्ञान या जैव-रसायन विज्ञान या सूक्ष्म विज्ञान या रसायन विज्ञान या मेडिसिन में स्नातक या स्नातकोत्तर या डाक्टरेट उपाधि या केन्द्रीय सरकार के पूर्व अनुमोदन से खाद्य प्राधिकरण द्वारा अधिसूचित कोई अन्य समतुल्य/मान्यता प्राप्त अर्हता।"
आयु सीमा (Age Limit)
"(H) आयु सीमा : 21 वर्ष पूर्ण कर ली हो किन्तु 40 वर्ष की आयु पूर्ण न की हो"
"(I) आयु संगणना तिथि : 01.01.2025 (आयु सीमा में दी गयी अन्य छूटों के लिए परिशिष्ट -1 देखें)"
Age relaxations by category: see Annexure-1 of the advertisement.
अन्य अनर्हता (Other disqualifying conditions)
"कोई भी उम्मीदवार जिसे महिलाओं के विरुद्ध किसी अपराध का सिद्ध-दोष ठहराया गया हो, किसी भी सेवा या पद पर नियुक्ति के लिए पात्र नहीं होगा।"
"कोई भी उम्मीदवार जिसकी दो से अधिक जीवित संतान हैं, जिनमें से एक का जन्म 26 जनवरी 2001 को या उसके पश्चात हो, किसी सेवा या पद पर नियुक्ति के लिए पात्र नहीं होगा।"
View MPPSC advertisement ↗Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.
Every section is compulsory, with no choice between them, and the paper is timed at 180 minutes.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 50 | 150 | Compulsory |
| Food Science & Technology | 100 | 300 | Compulsory |
| Paper total | — | 450 |
General Studies (50 questions) and Food Science & Technology (100 questions) are both compulsory — there is no optional section to choose. Scored like the real exam: 450 marks at 3 marks a question.
Marking scheme
+3 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong answer (as reported; MPPSC's advertisement does not print the scheme). An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Source: Reported, Careers360 ↗
MPPSC Food Safety Officer Exam 2025 (Advt. No. 04/2025 dated 23.06.2025; written CBT 14.12.2025, interviews 15-24.04.2026, final result 22.06.2026). MPPSC did not publish a separate cut-off table: the figures are the total marks (written /450 + interview /50 = /500) of the last candidate selected on each category's open (non-women, non-PwD, non-ex-servicemen) seat in the 87% main list, read from MPPSC's own selection list and obtained-marks list. The 13% provisional part is still pending the OBC-reservation court case.
| Year | Stage | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Final selection, last selected on open seat, main list 87% (out of 500) | 352.00 | 343.00 | 347.00 | 314.00 | 296.00 | Official, MPPSC selection list 22.06.2026 ↗ Official, MPPSC obtained-marks list 22.06.2026 ↗ |
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Household and basic industrial preservation principles.
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The official package of practices for fruits, vegetables and spices.
Food safety & law
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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)
The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.
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Manual for Food Safety Officers — A Ready Reckoner
FSSAI's own handbook of a Food Safety Officer's hygiene and enforcement duties.
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Condiments
Official methods for spice quality and adulterant detection.
FSSAI
Compendium — Food Additives Regulations (December 2022)
Consolidated legal limits for additives by food category.
Nutrition
ICMR-NIN
Dietary Guidelines for Indians (2024, 2nd edition)
India's official diet, RDA and My Plate guidance.
Official and open resources
10 resourcesOfficial law
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (English)
The parent law; FSO and CFSO papers test its sections, offences and penalties.
Official law
Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 (compendium, Version I, 01.04.2025)
Rule 2.1.3 sets the FSO qualification and duties.
Official law
FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 (compendium)
Covers the registration and licence thresholds.
Official law
FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011
Commodity standards and additive limits.
Official law
FSS (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
Limits for metals, mycotoxins, pesticide residues and antibiotics.
Official law
FSS (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011
Sampling and laboratory procedure, needed for Food Analyst and FSO duties.
Official law
FSS (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 (compendium, 02.04.2025)
Food-contact material rules and packaging requirements.
Official law
FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 (compendium, Version VIII, 09.09.2025)
Current labelling, nutrition-information and front-of-pack display rules.
Open reference
WHO Five Keys to Safer Food Manual
WHO's core food-hygiene messages, often asked in FSO hygiene questions.
Open reference
FAO/WHO Codex Food Hygiene Basic Texts (4th ed., 2009)
Contains the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene with the HACCP annex.
Exam-specific preparation
1 resourceMCQ practice
Objective Food Science and Safety Standards
Objective-style practice for food safety, standards.
Reading suggestion
Core food science
4 resourcesCore food technology
Textbook of Food Science and Technology (ICAR)
Indian food-science baseline for processing, preservation, chemistry.
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Core food science
Food Science by B. Srilakshmi
Useful for food chemistry, nutrition, preservation.
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Microbiology
Food Microbiology by M. R. Adams and M. O. Moss
Strong reference for spoilage, pathogens, fermentation.
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Food engineering
Food Process Engineering and Technology by Zeki Berk
Good engineering reference for heat transfer, dehydration, freezing.
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Aptitude and general studies
2 resourcesAptitude
Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal
Useful for arithmetic, reasoning-adjacent quantitative practice in recruitment papers.
Reading suggestion
General studies
Lucent General Knowledge
Compact static GK reference for state FSO, FCI.
Reading suggestion
Free channels worth following for MP FSO.
YouTube channels
6 channelsOfficial
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The regulator's own videos on food safety rules, Eat Right campaigns.
Educator
Food Tech 360
Topic-wise food-tech MCQs and concept videos, with playlists for GATE XL/XE.
Educator
Food Tech Online
Previous-year-question videos for ICAR-PG food science, GATE food technology.
Coaching (free lectures)
Adda247 Food Science
Free FSSAI CFSO classes on food chemistry, analysis.
Coaching (free lectures)
Agriculture & GK
Long free class series for FSSAI CFSO.
Coaching (free lectures)
Swa Education
Broad free FSO coverage — unit-wise MP FSO classes, Rajasthan, Haryana.
Telegram channels
2 channelsEducator
Food Tech 360
Exam notifications, official syllabi, admit-card and date updates.
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Adda247 Food Science
Daily food-science quiz polls.
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