MPPSC Food Safety Officer FSO Recruitment 2025

120 posts - UR 28, SC 16, ST 28, OBC 38 and EWS 10. The advertisement splits them into a main part of 106 posts (87 per cent) and a provisional part of 14 posts (13 per cent) which the vacancy table itself marks as notional. Of the advertised posts, 7 ST and 10 OBC posts are backlog vacancies.

Rs 250 applies only to Madhya Pradesh domicile SC, ST, OBC Non-Creamy Layer, EWS and Divyangjan candidates. Every other candidate, and every candidate resident outside Madhya Pradesh whatever their category, pays Rs 500. Correction costs Rs 50 per correction session, and the fee is refunded only if the advertisement is cancelled.

No. The advertisement states that all reservation and the age relaxation tied to it apply only in the context of Madhya Pradesh, so SC, ST, OBC, Divyangjan, ex-servicemen and women candidates from other states are treated as unreserved and must enter their category as unreserved on the form.

The candidate must have completed 21 years but not completed 40 years as on 01 January 2025. The standard relaxation is five years for SC, ST, OBC, Divyangjan, government and corporation employees, nagar sainik and women, and ex-servicemen deduct their defence service subject to a three-year ceiling - but no candidate in any category may exceed 45 years after all relaxations, and anyone above 45 cannot apply.

An OMR-based objective written examination held at Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior, followed by an interview for which candidates up to three times the advertised posts in each category are shortlisted, plus everyone tied on that mark. The final merit list is the combined total of written examination and interview marks, and posting follows through counselling. The advertisement lists no separate document verification or medical examination stage; self-attested documents are matched against originals at the interview.

Rs 36200-114800 plus dearness allowance and other allowances as ordered by the State Government. It is a permanent Class III Executive post under the Public Health and Medical Education Department, with duties under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and Rules 2011, and appointment is on two years' probation.

A person with any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any food article cannot be appointed Food Safety Officer. Separately, under the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules 1961, a candidate convicted of an offence against women is ineligible, as is a candidate with more than two living children of whom one was born on or after 26 January 2001.

The last date to submit the online application is 27 April 2025. Applications received after this date are not considered.

The online application window opened on 28 March 2025. Eligible candidates can apply through the official portal until the last date.

120 vacancies are notified in the MPPSC Food Safety Officer FSO 2025 recruitment. The category-wise breakup is published in the official notification.

Candidates must have Graduate or Post Graduate. Refer to the official notification for post-wise eligibility details.