West Bengal Health Recruitment Board Food Safety Officer 2027

Who can apply

For Advt. R/FSO/48/2022 a candidate needed the FSS Rules qualification, knowledge of Bengali (or Nepali for the hill areas), and an age of 21 to 36 years on 1 January 2022. Because ranking is on academic marks, the percentage in the qualifying degree carries 85 of the 100 marks.

• Qualification: a degree in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology, Oil Technology, Agricultural Science, Veterinary Science, Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology, a Master's degree in Chemistry, or a degree in Medicine from a recognised university. The advertisement notes that the Central Government has notified no equivalent qualification.
• Language: knowledge of Bengali (or Nepali), spoken and written, tested by dictation on the interview day; candidates who fail the dictation are not interviewed.
• Age: 21 to 36 years on 01.01.2022, relaxable by 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC and ST, and up to 45 years for persons with disabilities.
• Fee: Rs 210; SC, ST and PwD candidates of West Bengal were exempt.
• Marks: academic 85 (percentage in the qualifying degree, all years' mark sheets required), interview 15; shortlisting may be on academic score or a written test if the board decides to hold one. Trainees attend the Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata.

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Source: WBHRB Advertisement No. R/FSO/48/2022 dated 12.12.2022 (Wayback copy) ↗. Checked 2026-10-30.