HPSC FSO 2026 Notification

HPSC FSO 2026 vacancy details

Haryana Public Service Commission published Advertisement No. 25/2026 on 19 September 2026 for 45 posts of Food Safety Officer (Group-B) in the Food & Drugs Administration Department, Haryana. The category break-up is 22 unreserved, 5 DSC, 5 OSC, 5 BC-A, 3 BC-B and 5 EWS. Two posts are for ESM (General) and two for persons with disabilities, one for low vision and one for deaf and hard of hearing candidates. One post of SC is a shortfall vacancy now included, and the notice says the number of posts may go up or down as the Government needs.

Educational qualification for Food Safety Officer

You need a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from a recognised university in one of the listed subjects. These include food technology disciplines such as Food Engineering, Food Processing Technology, Food Biotechnology and Food Safety and Quality Management, as well as Dairy Technology, Biotechnology and Oil Technology. Agricultural science subjects like Agriculture, Fisheries, Horticulture and Food Nutrition and Dietetic also count, as do Veterinary Sciences, Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology and Chemistry. Medical degrees such as MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BAMS and Sowa Rigpa are accepted too. On top of this, you must have studied Hindi or Sanskrit in Matric, or Hindi in higher education.

Age limit and relaxation

Applicants must be between 18 and 42 years old on 19 October 2026, the closing date. Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes of Haryana get 5 years, but only where posts are reserved for their category. Persons with disabilities get 5 years, plus 5 more if they also belong to SC, ST, BC or EWS. Widowed, divorced, judicially separated and unmarried women, and wives of soldiers disabled in service, get 5 years each. Ex-servicemen get their military service plus 3 years, and ad hoc or contract staff of the Haryana Government get the years served on an equivalent post. Except for ex-servicemen, nobody can be older than 52 even with relaxation.

Application fee and dates

The online form opened on 28 September 2026 and closes on 19 October 2026 at 5:00 PM, and the fee must be paid by the same time. Persons of Haryana with benchmark disabilities pay nothing. OSC, DSC, BC-A and BC-B (Non-Creamy Layer), ESM, EWS and women candidates of Haryana pay ₹250, and dependants of ex-servicemen in those categories pay the same. Everyone else, including dependants of ex-servicemen in the unreserved category, pays ₹1000. The fee is not refunded.

Selection process and salary

HPSC generally follows three stages for such posts: a Screening Test, a Subject Knowledge Test and an interview. It may skip the screening test and hold the Subject Knowledge Test and interview directly. When applications are many, it can shortlist by marks in the qualifying degree, by higher qualifications or by experience, so list all your qualifications in the form. Selected candidates complete the training set by the Food Authority after appointment and are then notified as Food Safety Officers. The pay scale printed in the notice is ₹9300–34800 plus Grade Pay ₹4200, FPL-6 (Cell-1) ₹35,400.