FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Cereal and Cereal Products (2022)
Official analytical methods for cereals and flours.
Exam resources
UPPSC Food Safety Officer 2026
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission recruits Food Safety Officers for the state's food-safety administration. Its selection process includes a preliminary examination, a main written examination and an interview.
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Officer selection process comprises a preliminary examination, a descriptive main examination and an interview. The preliminary stage includes General Studies Paper I and a qualifying CSAT Paper II. Only Paper I marks contribute to selection for the main examination.
- Conducted by
- Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
Who can apply
A degree in Food Technology satisfies the prescribed educational qualification for Food Safety Officer posts in India. Rule 2.1.3 of the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 defines this qualification at the national level.
- Degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology, Oil Technology, Agricultural Science, Veterinary Science, Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology
- or an M.Sc in Chemistry, or a degree in Medicine
- Plus the training the Food Authority specifies, at a recognised institute
- Age limits, fees and relaxations are set per notification — check the current one
A summary. Confirm the details in the current notice.
Source: FSS Rules 2011 (Rule 2.1.3) ↗. Checked 2026-08-15.
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 Studies | 50 | 66.67 | Compulsory |
| Food Science & Technology | 100 | 133.33 | Compulsory |
| Paper total | — | 200 |
General Studies (50 questions) and Food Science & Technology (100 questions) are both compulsory — there is no optional section to choose. Scored like the real paper: 200 marks at 1.33 marks a question.
Marking scheme
Each question carries 1.33 marks (150 questions, 200 marks). A wrong answer loses one-third of its marks (0.44). An unanswered question scores zero. Our mocks for this exam are scored the same way.
Source: UPPSC Advt A-1/E-1/2026 ↗
No cut-off exists for this exam yet: UPPSC's only Food Safety Officer recruitment (Advt. A-2/E-1/2014) published no category-wise cut-off that we could find, and no later UP cycle has a result. The row below is the most recent official state FSO cut-off from another state, shown only so you can see the level a state FSO selection has actually needed. It is not a cut-off for this exam.
| Year | Stage | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | For reference only, not this exam: MPPSC Food Safety Officer 2025, final selection (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 ↗ |
Free PDFs and recommended books for UPPSC FSO. How we choose
Free PDFs
12 free PDFsProcessing & preservation
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.
Food chemistry
FSSAI
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Oils and Fats
Official methods for acid, iodine and saponification values and related tests.
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 safety & law
FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (full text)
The core food law behind every CFSO, TO and Food Analyst law paper.
FSSAI
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.
Food microbiology
OpenStax · Rice University
Microbiology (OpenStax)
A complete, peer-reviewed university microbiology textbook.
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 technology
4 resourcesCore food technology
Textbook of Food Science and Technology (ICAR)
Indian food technology baseline for processing, preservation, chemistry.
Reading suggestion
Core food technology
Food Science by B. Srilakshmi
Useful for food chemistry, nutrition, preservation.
Reading suggestion
Microbiology
Food Microbiology by M. R. Adams and M. O. Moss
Strong reference for spoilage, pathogens, fermentation.
Reading suggestion
Food engineering
Food Process Engineering and Technology by Zeki Berk
Good engineering reference for heat transfer, dehydration, freezing.
Reading suggestion
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 UPPSC FSO.
YouTube channels
3 channelsOfficial
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The regulator's own videos on food safety rules, Eat Right campaigns.
Educator
Food Tech Online
Previous-year-question videos for ICAR-PG food science, GATE food technology.
Coaching (free lectures)
Swa Education
Broad free FSO coverage — unit-wise MP FSO classes, Rajasthan, Haryana.
Telegram channels
2 channelsCoaching (free lectures)
Agriculture & GK
Daily recruitment notifications.
Coaching (free lectures)
Food Tech Scholars
A food-tech-only feed from Agriculture & GK.
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