FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
Official analytical methods for cereals and flours.
Exam resources
Kerala PSC — Food Safety Department & Food Science posts
Kerala PSC recruits Technical Assistants, Microbiologists and Junior Research Officers for the Government Analyst's Laboratories under the Commissionerate of Food Safety, and lecturers in food science, through objective OMR or online tests.
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A current-cycle notification with verified essential qualifications has not been established for this exam. Do not rely on a previous recruitment’s criteria.
Based on past papers, not an official scheme. Confirm in the current notice.
Marking scheme
+1 for a correct answer, −1/3 for a wrong answer; unanswered questions lose nothing. An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Source: Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) booklet 006/2018 ↗
| Paper | Questions | Marks | Minutes | Sections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2025 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2023 (Special Recruitment) | 100 | 100 | 90 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Junior Research Officer (Food Safety) 2023 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2022 | 98 | 98 | 90 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2018 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2017 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 1 | Open → |
| Kerala PSC Lecturer in Food Science 2015 | 97 | 97 | 75 | 1 | Open → |
Compared across past papers. Not an official announcement.
| Change | Compared papers | Before | After | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2023 (Special Recruitment) → Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2025 | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section | 93 q 93 marks 90 min 1 section |
Questions
100 → 93
Marks
100 → 93
Section split
Food Safety & Food Science 100q → 93q
|
| 2023 | Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2022 → Kerala PSC Junior Research Officer (Food Safety) 2023 | 98 q 98 marks 90 min 1 section | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section |
Questions
98 → 100
Marks
98 → 100
Dropped
Microbiology & Food Safety
Added
Chemistry
|
| 2023 | Kerala PSC Junior Research Officer (Food Safety) 2023 → Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2023 (Special Recruitment) | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section | 100 q 100 marks 90 min 1 section |
Dropped
Chemistry
Added
Food Safety & Food Science
|
| 2022 | Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2018 → Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2022 | 99 q 99 marks 75 min 1 section | 98 q 98 marks 90 min 1 section |
Questions
99 → 98
Duration
75 → 90 min
Marks
99 → 98
Dropped
Food Safety & Food Science
Added
Microbiology & Food Safety
|
| 2018 | Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2017 → Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2018 | 99 q 99 marks 75 min 1 section | 99 q 99 marks 75 min 1 section |
Dropped
Food Microbiology & General Knowledge
Added
Food Safety & Food Science
|
| 2017 | Kerala PSC Lecturer in Food Science 2015 → Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2017 | 97 q 97 marks 75 min 1 section | 99 q 99 marks 75 min 1 section |
Questions
97 → 99
Marks
97 → 99
Dropped
Food Science & General Knowledge
Added
Food Microbiology & General Knowledge
|
Free PDFs and recommended books for Kerala PSC Food Safety Lab posts. How we choose
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Class 12 Human Ecology & Family Sciences — Food Processing and Technology
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Household and basic industrial preservation principles.
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Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats
Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.
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Class 11 Biology — Biomolecules
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and enzymes.
NCERT
Class 12 Chemistry — Biomolecules
Structures of sugars, amino acids, vitamins and nucleic acids.
Food microbiology
OpenStax · Rice University
Microbiology (OpenStax)
A complete, peer-reviewed university microbiology textbook.
NCERT
Class 12 Biology — Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in curd, cheese, bread and fermentation.
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Class 8 Science — Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
Food spoilage, preservation and pathogens at a very basic level.
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Tests for this exam
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- Previous year paper 2025 Free Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2025 93Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2023 Free Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2023 (Special Recruitment) 100Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2023 Free Kerala PSC Junior Research Officer (Food Safety) 2023 100Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2022 Free Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2022 98Marks 90 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2018 Free Kerala PSC Technical Assistant Gr II (Food Safety) 2018 99Marks 75 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2017 Free Kerala PSC Microbiologist (Food Safety) 2017 99Marks 75 minDuration Free Start test
- Previous year paper 2015 Free Full paper 97Marks 75 minDuration Free Start test