GUJARAT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION requirement for Food Inspector /Food Safety Officer, Class-III

Online applications are invited for the posts of Food Inspector /Food Safety Officer, Class-III under Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) between date: 08/07/2024, 13:00 to date: 22/07/2024, 23:59.

Name of the Post

Food Inspector / Food Safety Officer, Class-III

Total Vacancy

03 (General)

Tentative month of Preliminary test

October /November – 2024

Tentative month of Preliminary test result

December – 2024

General Instructions

• The candidates selected in the above posts will be considered employees of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC). They will not be considered employees of the Government of Gujarat.
• The candidates belonging to reserved category can apply against the vacancies for Unreserved Category and the criteria will be applicable as per Unreserved Category.
• The One Time Registration (OTR) module only helps to candidates for filling Online Application speadily, which will not count as an Online Application.
• Candidates shall carefully read Advertisement No. and name of post before applying online. Candidate shall confirm the application only after verifying the details filled in the application form.
• The online application is “Editable” till the last date & time of advertisement. Hence the candidates have to make only one application in one advertisement.
• Any request or representation to correct any error or omission in the confirmed online application or information filled in by the candidate shall not be accepted, once the online advertisement is closed.
• In case of more than one online application made by the candidate, only the latest confirmed application will be considered valid by the Commission.
• Candidates shall keep all the relevant Certificates/Documents ready as it may be required in case of eligibility for application scrutiny.
• Candidates qualified for application scrutiny only have to upload their required Certificates/Documents online on Commission’s website https://gpsc-iass.gujarat.gov.in/ within the specified time duration as mentioned in the provisional result.
• Those candidates who send their required Certificates/Documents Physically or By Post to the Commission are automatically ineligible for the further recruitment process.
• A Candidate selected by direct recruitment shall be appointed on contract basis for Three years on such terms and conditions as prescribed by the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.

Educational Qualification

• A bachelor degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Bio Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Science or Biochemistry or Microbiology as a principal subject.
• Or Master degree in Chemistry or degree in Medicine of any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or State Act in India or any other educational institution recognized as such or declared to be a deemed university under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
• Or possess an equivalent qualification recognized or notified by the Government of India.

Experience

• Have at least two years experience in the field of food safety under the prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 or Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011 in Government/Local bodies /Government Undertaking Board/Corporation/Limited Company Established under the companies Act, 2013
• On the post which can be considered equivalent to the post not below the rank of Assistant Food Inspector Class-III in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.

Age

• Not be more than 39 years of age. Age will be Considered as on last date of online application.
• For Women Candidate 5 years relaxation in age (Maximum up to 45 year)
• For Person with Disability 10 Years relaxation in age (Maximum Up to 45 Years)

Pay Scale

Pay scale of Rs. 39,900-1,26,600/-(Fix Pay:03 Years-Rs.49,600/-) Pay Matrix Level-7 in the GMC service

Skills Required

• The basic knowledge of Computer Application as prescribed in the Gujarat Electrical Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967.
• Adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or Both languages are essential.

Note

• The Preliminary test will be held at Gandhinagar / Ahmedabad and candidates will have to be present at their own expense.

Exam Pattern

• Procedure of the preliminary test (screening test) and the main written test for the present examination is prescribed as follow,
• Preliminary Test (screening test)

Subject	Exam Pattern	No. of questions	Marks	Time
General studies	Objective	100	100
Concerned Subject	Objective	200	200	180 minutes
	Total	300	300

• Main Written Examination

Paper.	Subject	Exam Pattern	Marks	Time.
Paper-1	Gujarati & English	Descriptive	100 (50+50)	180 minutes
Paper-2	Concerned Subject	Descriptive	100	180 minutes
		Total	200

 

• The syllabus of a Preliminary Test / Main Exam for various posts are available on the Commission’s website http://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in/, https://gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in/, Twitter: @GPSC_OFFICIAL & Mobile App: GPSC (Official).
• The candidates should produce formula/method of calculation of percentage where percentage of marks is not given by the University. GPSC/R-7 Branch Page 12 of 28
• If the candidate has obtained a foreign university degree / experience, then he / she will have to submit the necessary evidence / evidence regarding the validity / equivalence of such degree position in India. Candidates are informed to take note that presentation of the matter in this regard will not be considered after the prescribed time limit.
• Candidates shall remain present at each stage of Recruitment process, otherwise his/her candidature shall be cancelled.

Application Details

• Interested candidates can apply using click here link
• Candidates of General (Unreserved) category have to pay Rs. 100/- + applicable postal charges or Rs. 100/- + Service Charges through online mode as Application Fees
• Candidates belonging to reserved categories and Economically Weaker Section of Unreserved category, Ex-Servicemen of Gujarat State and Person with Disability candidates have not to pay application fees.
• While candidates of reserved category of other states have to pay application fee.
• For Socially and Economically Backward Class candidates the Non Creamy Layer Certificate (NCLC) should be issued between dt.01/04/2022 to 22/07/2024.
• For Economically Weaker Section candidates the EWS Certificate should be issued between dt.23/07/2021 to 22/07/2024.
• Candidates qualified for application scrutiny only have to upload their required Certificates/Documents online on Commission’s website https://gpsc-iass.gujarat.gov.in/ within the specified time duration as mentioned in the provisional result.
• Candidates are instructed to visit Notice Board or the Website of Commission https://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in and https://gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in for all the provisions of the advertisements, General Instructions, the method of online application and payment of fees.

Last date for submitting the application is 22/07/2024

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