Haryana Public Service Commission Food Safety Officer (Group-B) Recruitment 2026 – 45 Posts, Online Form

Key details at a glance

Particulars	Details
Organisation	Haryana Public Service Commission
Post	Food Safety Officer (Group-B)
Total vacancies	45
Last date	19 October 2026
How to apply	Online
Pay level	FPL-6 (Cell-1)

On this page

• Important Dates
• Application Fee
• Vacancy Details
• Age Limit
• Salary / Pay Scale
• Eligibility / Qualification
• Selection Process
• How to Apply
• Before You Apply
• Important Links
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Latest Vacancies

Important Dates

Event	Date
Notification date	19 September 2026
Application start date	28 September 2026
Last date to apply	19 October 2026
Last date for fee payment	19 October 2026

Application Fee

Category	Application fee
For all Persons of Haryana with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (with at least 40% disability).	Nil
Candidates belonging to OSC, DSC, BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer), BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer), ESM, EWS and women candidates of Haryana.	Rs. 250
DESM Candidates of Haryana belonging to their vertical category i.e. OSC, DSC, BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer), BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer), ESM, EWS of Haryana.	Rs. 250
DESM Candidates of Haryana belonging to UR Category.	Rs. 1,000
All remaining candidates	Rs. 1,000
General/ OBC/ EWS	Rs. 1,000
SC/ ESM/ BC/ PWD	Rs. 250

Payment mode: online mode i.e. Net Banking, Debit Card and Credit Card

Vacancy Details

Post name	Vacancies	Un-reserved	DSC	OSC	BC-A	BC-B	EWS	ESM (General)	PwD
Food Safety Officer (Group-B)	45	22	5	5	5	3	5	2	2

Category	Vacancies
Un-reserved	22
DSC	5
OSC	5
BC-A	5
BC-B	3
EWS	5
ESM (General)	2
PwD	2

Age Limit

Minimum age: 18 years. Maximum age: 42 years (as on 19 October 2026).

Category	Age relaxation
Schedules Castes of Haryana	5 years
Backward Classes of Haryana	5 years
Disabled persons covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016	5 years
Wife of military personnel who are disabled while in military service	5 years
Widowed or legally divorced women	5 years
Judicially separated women residing separately for more than two years	5 years
Unmarried women	5 years

The upper age limit for an applicant of any category (except Ex-servicemen) shall not exceed 52 years who is entitled to avail the benefit of relaxation in age of one or more of the categories mentioned above.

Salary / Pay Scale

Post name	Pay level	Salary
Food Safety Officer (Group-B)	FPL-6 (Cell-1)	9300-34800+4200 GP, FPL-6 (Cell-1) Rs. 35400/-

Eligibility / Qualification

• Eligibility with regard to age, educational qualifications, experience etc. shall be determined on the Closing Date fixed for submission of online application forms.
• No person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed as Food Safety Officer.
• For this recruitment, a candidate must be either: (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• A candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
• The benefit of reservation will be given only to those DSC /OSC /BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer) /BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer) /EWS /PwBD category candidates who are Residents /Domiciles of Haryana State.
• BC-A /BC-B candidates who fall within the Creamy layer are not eligible to claim any benefit of reservation of BC-A /BC-B Category and should submit their application form under General category.
• Women candidates, Residents/Domiciles of Haryana State, seeking reservation under DSC/OSC/BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer)/BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer)/PwBD/EWS category must submit the Caste Certificate issued from the Parental Side (Father’s side) only; certificate from in-laws (Husband Side) will not be entertained.
• BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer)/BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer) and EWS certificates must be issued on or before the closing date and be valid for the current financial year i.e. 1st April 2026 to 31st March, 2027.
• Candidates having OBC Certificate must submit BC-A (Non-Creamy Layer)/BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificates clearly mentioning their category, otherwise OBC Certificates will not be considered.
• Candidates of reserved categories of Haryana for which no post is available/reserved can apply against General/UR posts if they fulfil all eligibility conditions for General/UR candidates, except fee; they must attach scanned copy of Caste Certificate and Resident of Haryana Certificate for claiming fee concession.
• Reserved category candidates belonging to other States will compete against the posts meant for General/Unreserved Category and will be considered as General/Unreserved category candidates.
• Application of candidates who do not fulfill the qualifications/eligibility conditions on the Closing Date shall not be accepted by the online application system.
• Part-time experience will not be considered. The experience acquired after the minimum essential qualification will only be considered. No experience other than claimed in the online application form will be considered
• Admission to the recruitment process will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
• Benefit of 2% reservation for children of Freedom Fighters of Haryana State on Group A, B, C & D posts of direct recruitment, in specified situations
• Haryana Government employees who have not executed a bond may forward their application without NOC; employees who executed a bond (e.g. Doctors) need NOC of HOD
• Persons in private employment are not required to submit applications through their employer or produce NOC

Selection Process

Selection usually has three stages, but the Commission may change the plan. Here is how the official notification describes them. Keep in mind that the Screening Test is held only if the Commission decides so.

1. Generally, the Commission has a three-stage recruitment process i.e. Screening Test followed by Subject Knowledge Test and interview.
2. The Commission can decide to hold a Screening Test and then a Subject Knowledge Test & Interview or it may directly hold a Subject Knowledge Test & Interview without holding a Screening Test.
3. Screening Test (if conducted)
4. Subject Knowledge Test
5. Interview

How to Apply

Applications are online only. Before you open the form, keep your scanned photo, signature and degree mark sheets ready, and use a mobile number and email that will stay active until selection ends. After you pay the fee, print the form, check it, sign it and upload it. Without the signed copy, your application is treated as incomplete.

1. Candidates will have to compulsorily register online by visiting https://hpsc.gov.in, for submitting their online application form.
2. Candidates can register online by using their Mobile Number.
3. After successful registration, a URN would be created.
4. The candidates can apply against the advertisement, as per their qualifications, by using their login ID.
5. After filling up the application form, the candidates would have to submit the same by making payment of requisite fee.
6. After making payment, the candidate has to take a printout of his/her application form, check the same for any inadvertent error and after due checking, sign the application form and then upload the same.
7. In case the signed copy of the duly filled and checked application form is not upload by a candidate his/her application would be considered incomplete, and candidature of such candidate would be automatically rejected.
8. After submission of the online application form, no change in any particular/detail would be allowed.
9. After filling the Online Application Form, check all particulars, take a print out, sign the printout and upload it along with all relevant documents to complete the submission of the application form.
10. After successful submission, take a print out of the signed application form uploaded; the hard copy along with all uploaded documents must be brought when called upon by the Commission.
11. Application forms submitted without uploading the duly filled and signed copy of the application form or without uploading the relevant certificates/documents would be treated as incomplete or defective and summarily rejected.
12. After final submission, no request for change of category or any other particular mentioned in the application form will be entertained. If filled erroneously, fill a fresh online application form with fresh requisite fee on or before the Closing Date.
13. Submit only a single application; if multiple applications are submitted, only the one with the highest/latest application number is entertained and fee paid against one Application Number is not adjusted against any other.
14. Only documents/certificates submitted/uploaded with the application form are considered; any document/certificate issued/submitted after the closing date is not taken into consideration.
15. Mobile No. and Email IDs given in the online application must be valid and active till the completion of selection process.

Before You Apply

Important Links

Resource	Action	Source
Online Application Online form on hpsc.gov.in	Apply Online	hpsc.gov.in Official
Online Application Online form on regn.hpsc.gov.in	Apply Online	regn.hpsc.gov.in Official
Other Link Food Safety Officer Service Rules (Food & Drugs Administrati	Open Link	fdaharyana.gov.in Linked page
Other Link Haryana Chief Secretary website (CS Haryana) for BC-A/BC-B N	Open Link	csharyana.gov.in Linked page

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