FSSAI stands for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. It is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India.
FSSAI has released official notifications to recruit candidates for various posts under FSSAI. The official notification for the recruitment of various posts has been released by FSSAI on the official website in 2021. The total number of vacancies released by FSSAI in 2021 is 233 for various other posts. According to the notice released FSSAI has cancelled the 21 vacancies from Group A and the recruitment will be done for 233 vacancies now.
FSSAI New Exam Dates-> 28th March to 31st March 2022
In this article, we are going to discuss the Vacancy Trend of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India from the past year's vacancy. FSSAI has released the notification twice for various vacancies in 2019 against Advt. No. DR-01/2019 dated 25th January 2019 and the second table indicates about the Advt. No. DR-02/2019 dated 26th March 2019. In 2021 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has released the official notifications against DR-04/2021 for various posts on the official website i.e. https://www.fssai.gov.in/.
FSSAI Vacancy Comparison
The total number of vacancies released by FSSAI in 2021 is 233 and the total number of vacancies released by FSSAI in 2019 was 275. In the below table we are providing you with the detailed Vacancy Trend Followed by FSSAI from the previous year to this year for the release of vacancy for the particular post. These are some posts for which FSSAI didn't release vacancies this year. Candidates must refer to the table to see the difference between the vacancy released this year i.e. 2021 and the previous year i.e 2019. As we have seen almost all vacancies in both the years are the same.
| Post Name | 2019 Vacancies | 2021 Vacancies |
| Deputy Manager Cancelled | – | 06 |
| Assistant Director (Technical) Cancelled | – | 09 |
| Assistant Director Cancelled | – | 06 |
| Technical Officer | 130 | 125 |
| Central Food Safety Officer | 37 | 37 |
| Food Analyst | – | 04 |
| Assistant Manager (IT) | 05 | 04 |
| Assistant Manager | 04 | 04 |
| Assistant | 34 | 33 |
| Hindi Translator | 02 | 01 |
| Personal Assistant | 25 | 19 |
| IT Assistant | 03 | 03 |
| Junior Assistant Grade-1 | 7 | 03 |
Number of Candidates applied Previous Year i.e 2019
The below table will give you information about how many candidates applied for the posts in the previous year. The below table contains the data for the advt no DR-02/2019 which was released on 26th March 2019 on the official website of FSSAI. The exam was conducted on 24th July, 25th July, and 26th July 2019.
| Advt no DR-02/2019 |
| Post | Number of Applicants | Number of candidates Appeared |
| Administrative officer | 575 | 248 |
| Assistant | 76679 | 42726 |
| Assistant Director | 1124 | 599 |
| Assistant Director (technical) | 2297 | 1627 |
| Assistant manager | 766 | 401 |
| Assistant Manager (IT) | 503 | 285 |
| Central Food Safety Officer | 23540 | 14483 |
| Deputy Manager | 310 | 163 |
| Hindi Translator | 301 | 216 |
| IT Assistant | 3284 | 1537 |
| Junior Assitant Grade 1 | 14707 | 8754 |
| Personal Assistant | 4954 | 3239 |
| Technical Officer | 27841 | 17306 |
| Total | 156881 | 91584 |
Selection Process of FSSAI
The selection process varies according to the recruitment of post. Most of the post has only CBT and Written Exam. Some of them have interviews and skill tests. These are the processes for the FSSAI Selection.
- Computer Based Test
- Written Examination
- Skill Test
- Interview
FSSAI Vacancy Trend: FAQ
Q. How many vacancies are released for 2019 for FSSAI?
Ans: The total number of vacancies released by FSSAI 2019 was 275.
Q. How many vacancies are released by FSSAI 2021?
Ans: There are a total of 233 vacancies for various posts.
Q. Which post has the maximum number of vacancies in 2021 released by FSSAI?
Ans: Technical officer has the maximum number of vacancies i.e. 125 in FSSAI 2021 recruitment.
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