OSSC FSO Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - 84 Food Safety Officer Posts

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Candidates must fulfill all eligibility conditions as on the last date of submission of Online Application Form. Candidates must be a citizen of India, of good character, of sound health and free from organic defects, able to read, write and speak Odia fluently (with proof via Middle School/Matriculation/Class-VII exam with Odia as subject). If married, must not have more than one spouse living. Educational Qualification

The selection process for OSSC Food Safety Officer Recruitment 2026 consists of 3 (three) successive stages – Stage I: Preliminary Examination (150 marks, CBT/OMR, 150 minutes), Stage II: Main Written Examination (200 marks, CBT/OMR, Technical Paper) + Computer Skill Test (qualifying, 50% marks required), and Stage III: Certificate Verification. Candidates failing to appear at any stage will be rejected and will not be included in the merit list. The Commission at its discretion may conduct the examination through OMR or CBRE mode. Stage I – Preliminary Examination Candidates numbering a minimum of 5 times of the vacancies (post-wise and category-wise) shall be shortlisted for the Main Written Examination based on marks in Preliminary Examination. Stage II (a) – Main Written Examination (Technical Paper) Stage II (b) – Computer Skill Test Stage III – Certificate Verification Candidates numbering 1.5 times of the vacancies advertised (post-wise and category-wise) shall be shortlisted for Certificate Verification based on marks in the Main Written Examination (Technical Paper) and having qualified the Computer Skill Test. Tie-Breaking Rules

Stage I – Preliminary Examination

Stage II (a) – Main Written Examination (Technical Paper)

Stage II (b) – Computer Skill Test

Tie-Breaking Rules

The Preliminary Examination is based on a general indicative syllabus (Annexure-C). The Main Written Examination Technical Paper syllabus for Food Safety Officer is given in Annexure-D (Section II) of the official notification. All papers are MCQ-based, bilingual (Odia and English), except Paper I of the Main Exam (language). The exam medium option once given in the online application cannot be changed. Preliminary Examination – Indicative Syllabus (Annexure-C) Computer Skill Test – Indicative Syllabus (Annexure-C) Main Written Examination – Technical Paper Syllabus for Food Safety Officer (Annexure-D, Section II)

Preliminary Examination – Indicative Syllabus (Annexure-C)

Computer Skill Test – Indicative Syllabus (Annexure-C)

Main Written Examination – Technical Paper Syllabus for Food Safety Officer (Annexure-D, Section II)

Only bonafide Indian citizens are eligible to apply; must be able to read, write and speak Odia fluently. Candidates must possess the requisite qualification on the last date of submission of Online Application Form. No hard copy / physical application will be accepted – online submission only. Examination fee is refundable only to candidates who actually appear in the Preliminary Examination. Only one online application is allowed per candidate; multiple applications will result in cancellation. Candidates applying for Senior Economic Investigator post must choose one of 13 technical paper subjects in the online form; this choice is final and cannot be changed. PwD candidates must have permanent disability of not below 40% to be eligible to apply under PwD category. PwD candidates requiring scribe must opt for scribe in the online application form; scribe facility is not allowed for Computer Skill Test. Government servants / PSU employees must obtain and upload NOC from their controlling authority; those who become Government servants after submission must produce NOC at Certificate Verification. Mobile phones and electronic gadgets are banned inside examination premises. No Admission Letter will be sent by post; candidates must download from OSSC website regularly. All information published regarding this recruitment will be on the OSSC website only – candidates are advised to check it regularly. Any misrepresentation/use of forged/false documents at any stage of selection will result in cancellation of candidature, debarment, and criminal proceedings. There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of scores; no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained. All decisions of the Commission regarding eligibility, selection, and other matters are final and binding.