🚨 WE ARE HIRING: FOOD SAFETY OFFICER (GROUP-C)
📍 Location: Punjab
🏢 Department: Food & Drug Administration, DHS Punjab
🎓 Recruiting Authority: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot
Application Timeline:
- Start Date: 09 March 2026
- Last Date: 29 March 2026
- Apply online via official university website
Total Vacancies: 05 Posts
Category-wise distribution:
- General – 01
- BC – 01
- SC (Ex-Serviceman) – 01
- Ex-Serviceman (Female) – 01
- Freedom Fighter (Female) – 01
🎓 Eligibility Criteria:
Educational Qualification:
Candidates must have:
- Bachelor’s / Master’s / Doctorate in:
- Food Technology / Dairy Technology / Biotechnology
- Oil Technology / Agricultural Science
- Veterinary Sciences / Biochemistry / Microbiology / Chemistry / Medicine
- OR any equivalent qualification recognized by Central Government
- Mandatory training as specified by Food Authority
📌 Note: Candidates with financial interest in food business (manufacture/sale/import) are not eligible
💰 Pay Scale
- ₹29,200 – ₹92,300 (Level-5)
- As per Punjab Government rules
📝 Selection Process:
- Written Test (100 Marks)
- Selection purely based on merit in written exam
Age Criteria (as on 31 Dec 2025):
- Minimum: 18 years
- Maximum: 37 years
Relaxations:
- SC/BC: +5 years
- PwD: +10 years
- Additional relaxations for:
- Ex-servicemen
- Government employees
- Widows/divorced women (up to 40 years)
Nationality
Eligible candidates must be:
- Indian citizens
- OR citizens of Nepal/Bhutan
- OR Tibetan refugees / persons of Indian origin (as per rules)
Important Requirements:
- Punjabi language qualification (mandatory or to be cleared as per rules)
- Minimum 33% marks required to qualify written test
- No extra weightage for higher qualifications
- Document verification mandatory before final selection
Key Conditions:
- Reservation as per Punjab Govt norms
- Category once selected cannot be changed
- No TA/DA for exam/interview
- Applications with incorrect details will be rejected
- Number of posts may change based on requirement
Application Fee:
- General: ₹2360 (including GST)
- SC: ₹1180 (including GST)
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