FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats
Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.
Exam resources
Examiner of Patents and Designs (Food Technology), Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks 2027
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks recruits Examiners of Patents and Designs in fourteen disciplines, including Food Technology, through a screening Prelims of 150 objective questions, a Mains with an objective general paper and a descriptive Food Technology paper, and an interview.
Examiners of Patents and Designs examine patent and design applications for the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. The post is Group A Gazetted, Pay Level 10. The last recruitment, notified in July 2023, had 553 posts in fourteen disciplines, 15 of them in Food Technology. NTA conducted it in three stages: a computer-based Prelims (150 questions, screening only), a Mains of an objective Paper-I (100 marks) and a descriptive discipline Paper-II (300 marks), and a 100-mark interview, with the Mains weighted 80% and the interview 20%. No new notification has been issued as of October 2026.
- Conducted by
- National Testing Agency (NTA) for the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (2023-24 cycle; the first attempt was run by the Quality Council of India)
Intellectual Property India (CGPDTM) (opens on the official site)
NTA examination portal for this recruitment (opens on the official site)
NTA public notice of 11 Dec 2023 (stages and Prelims date; mirror) (opens on the official site)
NTA public notice of 27 Dec 2023 (Prelims sections and answer-key challenge; mirror) (opens on the official site)
DPIIT final result notice of 16 Jun 2024 (mirror) (opens on the official site)
Who can apply
For the 2023 notification the Food Technology discipline required a Bachelor's degree in Food Technology or Food Engineering, or an equivalent, and an age of 21 to 35 years on the closing date. Check the next notification, as conditions can change.
- Essential qualification (2023, as reported): Bachelor Degree in Food Technology/Engineering or equivalent from a university established by a Central or State Act, an institution of national importance, or a deemed university
- Age: at least 21 and under 35 years on the last date of application; relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD, and up to 40 years for government servants
- Food Technology vacancies in 2023: 15 (SC 2, ST 1, OBC 4, EWS 1, UR 7) out of 553 across fourteen disciplines
- Application fee in 2023: Rs 1,000; Rs 500 for SC/ST, PwBD and women candidates
- Post: Group A Gazetted, Pay Level 10 (Rs 56,100 to 1,77,500)
A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.
Source: 2023 notification, vacancy pages (mirror) ↗. Source: Biotecnika summary of the 2023 notification ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.
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 120 minutes.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| General English | 15 | 15 | Compulsory |
| Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| General Science | 30 | 30 | Compulsory |
| IP legislation in India, WIPO and related treaties | 15 | 15 | Compulsory |
| Paper total | — | 150 |
Mock tests follow the Prelims of the 2023-24 cycle as NTA ran it on 21 December 2023: one computer-based paper of 150 one-mark questions in 2 hours, with General English 15, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning 30, Quantitative Aptitude 30, General Knowledge and Current Affairs 30, General Science 30, and IP legislation in India, WIPO and related treaties 15. The Prelims only screens candidates for the Mains; its marks do not count in the final merit list. The descriptive Food Technology paper of the Mains is not part of these mocks.
Marking scheme
1 mark for a correct answer; a wrong answer loses one third of a mark. Unanswered questions carry no penalty. The 2018-19 Information Bulletin sets "negative marking @ 33%" for the Prelims; for the 2023-24 cycle coaching sites report the same one-third penalty, but the notification text we could read does not state it. An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Source: Information Bulletin, Examiner of Patents & Designs 2018-19 (section 5.2 and 5.5) ↗ NTA public notice of 27 Dec 2023 (Prelims sections) ↗
| Paper | Questions | Marks | Minutes | Sections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent Examiner (Food Technology) Prelims Mock Test 1 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 6 | Open → |
| Patent Examiner (Food Technology) Prelims Mock Test 2 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 6 | Open → |
| Patent Examiner (Food Technology) Prelims Mock Test 3 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 6 | Open → |
| Patent Examiner (Food Technology) Prelims Mock Test 4 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 6 | Open → |
| Patent Examiner (Food Technology) Prelims Mock Test 5 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 6 | Open → |
Free PDFs and recommended books for Patent Examiner (Food Technology). How we choose
Free PDFs
12 free PDFsFood chemistry
NCERT
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.
NCERT
Class 8 Science — Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
Food spoilage, preservation and pathogens at a very basic level.
Processing & preservation
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
Official analytical methods for cereals and flours.
FSSAI · FoSTaC
FoSTaC Manual — Special (Level 2), Bakery
Bakery process hygiene and hazards as FSSAI sets them out.
NCERT
Class 12 Human Ecology & Family Sciences — Food Processing and Technology
A plain-language overview of preservation and processing.
NIOS
Home Science (321), Lesson 9 — Food Preservation
Household and basic industrial preservation principles.
Nutrition
ICMR-NIN
Dietary Guidelines for Indians (2024, 2nd edition)
India's official diet, RDA and My Plate guidance.
FAO/WHO
Fats and Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition
Expert consultation on lipid requirements.
Official and open resources
1 resourceOfficial resource
WIPO-administered treaties
Texts and summaries of the Paris Convention, PCT, Budapest Treaty.
Core food science
6 resourcesSyllabus
Food Technology Paper-II syllabus (2023 annexure, as reproduced)
Food chemistry and nutrition, microbiology, products technology and engineering.
IP law
Law Relating to Intellectual Property by B. L. Wadehra
A standard Indian text on the Patents Act 1970, Designs Act 2000.
Reading suggestion
General science
NCERT Science textbooks, Classes 9 and 10
The General Science section is set at school level across physics.
Reasoning
A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
Matches the Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning section by name.
Reading suggestion
Core food science
Food Science by B. Srilakshmi
Revision of food chemistry and nutrition.
Reading suggestion
Food engineering
Food Process Engineering and Technology by Zeki Berk
The engineering half of Paper-II.
Reading suggestion
Aptitude and general studies
2 resourcesAptitude
Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal
Covers the arithmetic and data topics of the Quantitative Aptitude section.
Reading suggestion
General studies
Lucent General Knowledge
Compact static general-knowledge reference for the GK.
Reading suggestion
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