Municipal Service Commission Invites Application for Food Safety Officer Recruitment 2022

Municipal Service Commission Kolkata Last Date: 16th April, 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

West Bengal Municipal Service Commission (WBMSC)
invites applications for recruitment of Food Safety Officer

Food Safety Officer

Job Location:

149 ACHARYA JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE ROAD, Kolkata, 700014 West Bengal
Last Date: 16 April 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 6 Posts

WBMSC Jobs For Freshers
WBMSC Jobs For Freshers Recruitment 2022 Details
Job Role Food Safety Officer
Education Requirement B.Sc, M.Sc
Total Vacancy 6 Posts
Job Locations Kolkata
Age Limit Age not more than 39 years on 1st January of the year of advertisement.
Experience Fresher
Salary Not Disclosed
Posted on 17 Mar, 2022
Last Date To Apply 16 Apr, 2022

Educational Qualification: B.Sc, M.Sc

On-line applications are invited through our website www.mscwb.org from the Citizens of India for recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer under Kolkata Municipal Corporation on and from 21/03/2022.

1. Name of the Post: Food Safety Officer

2. No of Post: 06

3. Scale of Pay: Pay Level- 11 of the Pay Matrix of ROPA 2019.

4. Qualification: 

(i) A degree in Food Technology or Diary Technology or Bio-Technology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Services or Bio-chemistry or Micro-Biology or Master's Degree in Chemistry or a Degree in Medicine from a Recognized university.

(ii) Qualification required under F.S.S. Rules 201| as will be amended time to time, (as amended by the Government of West Bengal, Health & Family Welfare Department and following guidelines have been intimate by the Commissioner of Food Safety, West Bengal vide no.124/ HF/ CFS / 1A-11/2013 DT. 29.09.2016):- As per Rule-2.1.3(1) (ii) of Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 training has to be completed successfully before issuance of the appointment letter by the Commission of Food Safety.

a) As per guideline of FSSAI, duration of training of Food Safety Officer is 40 (forty) days and Food Safety Officer newly notified by State can smoothly perform their duties and implement the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and Rules and Regulations, there under, a course of 5(tive) days is proposed to be conducted by the Food Authority on interim basis.

(iii) Has successfully completed training as specified by the Food Authority in a recognized Institute or Institution approved for the purpose.

Pay Scale:
INR
Not Disclosed

Age Limit: Age not more than 39 years on 1st January of the year of advertisement.

Selection Procedure

A. Mode of Examination: The examination will be held in two successive stages, viz.

(1) Written Test (Objective Type).

(2) Personality Test, as detailed below:

B. Written Test: 300 marks - The OMR based Written Examination will consist of only one paper containing Multiple Choice Objective Type 150 Questions carrying 2 mark each will be conducted. There will be negative marking of 1 (one) mark each tor every incorrect/wrong answer. Questions will be set in English and time allowed will be 2 1/2 (two and half) hours.

C. Personality Test: 60 marks - Candidates about 3 (three) times of the vacancy, will be called on merit basis for Personality Test, subject to obtaining qualifying marks @ 45% for General Candidates, @ 40% O.B.C. (A) & 0.B.C. (B) Candidates and @ 35% for S.C., S.T. & P.H. Candidates.

How to Apply:

Last Date: Last date for Registration for on-line application and the process of submission of Application must be completed by 16/04/2022


Important Dates:

Published on: 17 March 2022

Last date for application is: 16 April 2022

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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Kolkata, West Bengal - 700014
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