Openings for Food Safety Officer under Health & Family Welfare Department - 16 posts

Online applications are invited from bonafide citizen of India for direct recruitment to 16 (Sixteen) nos. of posts of Food Safety Officer, Group-B Gazetted under Health & Family Welfare Department Govt, of Tripura in the Pay Matrix Level-13 under Tripura State Civil Services(Revised Pay) rules,2017 with its amendment(s)subject to revision by the Government from time to time.

Post : Food Safety Officer

No of posts : 16
Category ; 33% reservation for Women
UR-9 (3)
ST-4 (2)
SC-3 (1)

Educational and other qualification required for direct recruitment :
Essential :
(I) A Bachelor’s or Master’s ,or Doctorate degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agriculture Science or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology or Chemistry or Medicine from recognized university.
OR
As amended time to time by the Government of India.
Disciplines “Food Technology”
(a) Food Engineering (b)Food Engineering & Technology (c)Food Processing 86 Preservation (d)Food Processing Technology (e)Food Technology and Management
(f)Food Biotechnology (g)Food Plant Operations Management (h)Food Process Engineering & Management (i)Food Processing (j)Food Safety and Quality Management (k) Process and Food Engineering.
Disciplines deemed to be covered under “Agricultural Science”
(a) Agriculture (b) Agriculture Engineering (c) Biotechnology (d) Dairy Technology
(e) Fisheries (f) Food Technology (g) Food Nutrition and Dietetic (h) Horticulture.
Discipline denotes to be covered under “Medicine”
“Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or Bachelor of Dental Surgery or Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery”.
(II) Permanent Resident Certificate (PRTC) would be required for the post by the direct recruitment as per provision of Notification vide No.F.23(8)-GA(P&T)/2023 dated 7th July 2023.
Desirable Qualification: Knowledge of Bengali or Kokborok.
Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a Food Safety Officer under the rule.

Age : Not less than 18 years and not more than 40 years as on 02-09-2025. Upper Age limit is relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST/PH and Govt. Employee candidates Provided that Govt, servants belonging to ST/SC/ PH category shall not get this relaxation over and above the general relaxation of 5 (five) years available to them.
The last date of submission of online application is 02-09-2025. (upto 5.30 PM). The application(s) received after the closing date will not be entertained.

Other Important information
1. Online Application Portal :
(a) Candidates will have to submit application through Online Application Portal only. The Commission will not entertain any hard copy application. Before submission of online application, read carefully the instruction to candidates.
(b) Link for Online Application Portal will be available on Commission’s website from 07-08-2025 to 02-09-2025(5.30 PM). Before applying for the post, an applicant (New user) shall register his/her bio-data particulars through One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) on the Commission’s Website viz. tpsc.tripura.gov.in Once applicant registers his/her particulars, a User ID is generated and sent to his/her registered mobile number / email ID. Applicants need to apply for the post using the OTPR User ID through the Commission’s website.
(c) Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications through different registration. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/she must ensure that the application with latest Application Number is complete in all respect.
(d) In case of multiple applications, the application with latest Application Number shall only be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one Application Number shall not be adjusted against any other Application Number.
2. (a) Candidates are not required to upload/submit with their respective applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualification, SC/ST etc.
(b) Applicants must be in possession of the prescribed minimum qualification(s) and others for the post on the closing date for submission of application as mentioned in the advertisement. Their admission at all the stages will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.
c) After publication of result of Written Examination, successful candidates will be asked to submit self attested copies of the relevant documents i.e. Age proof certificate (birth certificate/Admit card of Madhyamik examination), Educational qualifications (madhyamik onwards), marksheet and certificates, Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes/PH/Ex-SM certificate (if any), PRTC etc. to the Reception Counter of TPSC or By post addressed to the Secretary, TPSC, Agartala, PIN-799001. Submission of such documents including through post will be allowed up to specified time along with forwarding letter failing which candidature will be treated as cancelled. The Commission will not entertain any documents thereafter.
d) On scrutiny of documents, if a candidate is found ineligible as per terms and condition of the advertisement (including prescribed recruitment fees), his/ her candidature will be rejected. If the application is not routed through Proper Channel, at the day of interview candidates will have to submit ‘No-Objection’ certificate. In that No-Objection certificate, it is to be clearly mentioned that your employer has ‘No- Objection’ if you are considered for recruitment to the post for which you have applied for.
(3) Rate of Recruitment Fees:
a)Group-B Gazetted posts:-Rs. 350/-(Rupees three hundred & fifty) for General Candidates and Rs.250/-(Rupees two hundred & fifty) only for ST/SC/ BPL card holders/Physically Handicapped Candidates.
(b) Recruitment fee so deposited, is non-refundable.
(c) If a candidate submits incomplete application in respect of terms & condition of the Advertisement and without requisite recruitment fee, his/her candidature will be rejected.
(4) Decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate at any stage of the selection process shall be final.
(5) Assessment and evaluation of necessary documents done by the Commission shall be final and shall not be open to scrutiny by any external authority.
(6) The Examination venue shall be closed 10 minutes before the Scheduled Commencement of Examination. No candidate shall be allowed entry into the examination venue after closure of entry. No functionary has any direction in this regard.
7) Candidates are at liberty to make correction(s) in any field(s) of the ‘Online Application Form’ for the respective advertisement after closing day of submission of online application window of the said advertisement. The window for making correction(s) only will remain open for 7(seven) days from the closing day of submission of ‘Online Application Form’.
After completion of such process the Commission will not entertain any application/representation for making correction(s) any field(s) of the ‘Online Application Form’.
(8) Candidates are instructed to visit the Commission’s website for information regarding steps of recruitment process time to time.
(9) Mobile Phone/Electronic Gadgets etc. are banned in the Campus of the Examination Premises/ Interview Premises. Any Phone/Electronic Gadget found in possession of any candidate in the Examination Premises/Interview premises shall be confiscated forthwith and he/she may be debarred from appearing at the Examination/Interview and also for the Examination(s)/Interview to be conducted by the Commission in future Violation of such instruction will be dealt as per Law.
10) Any kind of enquiry regarding eligibility criteria, candidates are advised to approach the concerned Government Department. The Commission will not entertain any representation in this regard.
(11) Entry in the Examination hall/Interview Premises with Jacket, Coat, Pull over & this type of garments will not be allowed.