If you hold a food technology degree and have been waiting for Haryana FSO Recruitment 2026 then fill the form because it closes on 19 October at 5:00 PM. The Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) published Advertisement No. 25/2026 on 19 September for 45 Food Safety Officer (Group-B) posts in the Food & Drugs Administration Department.
Take a look at eligibility criteria before applying and get ready the required documents to fill the correct information. After applying, prepare yourself according to the FSO Recruitment 2026 Food Safety Officer exam pattern and selection process.
FSO Recruitment 2026: Dates and Vacancies
| Event | Date |
| Notification published | 19 September 2026 |
| Online applications open | 28 September 2026 |
| Last date to apply and pay fee | 19 October 2026, 5:00 PM |
All 45 posts sit under a single designation. The category-wise split (General, SC, BC, EWS and so on) is in the PDF.
HPSC Haryana Category-wise Posts
| Category | Vacancies |
| Unreserved (UR) | 22 |
| Deprived Scheduled Castes (DSC) | 5 |
| Other Scheduled Castes (OSC) | 5 |
| Backward Classes-A (BC-A) | 5 |
| Backward Classes-B (BC-B) | 3 |
| EWS | 5 |
| Total | 45 |
HPSC Food Safety Officer Eligibility: Qualification and Age
The commission accepts degrees in food-related disciplines, and the list is wider than most candidates expect. It includes:
- Food Technology
- Food Engineering
- Food Processing and Preservation
- Food Biotechnology
- Food Safety and Quality Management
- Food Plant Operations Management
- Process and Food Engineering
- Food Nutrition and Dietetics
If your degree title isn’t on that list word for word, check the notification’s equivalence clause before paying a rupee. A rejected application doesn’t get the fee back.
Age is counted on the closing date, 19 October 2026. The limit is 18 to 42 years, with relaxation for reserved categories under the Haryana government. A General category candidate who turned 43 on 1 October is out, even by a few weeks.
One more disqualifier gets overlooked. If the candidate has a food business, or any kind of relation with food import or sale food articles, they will not be qualified for this post.
Salary and Career Path
Selected candidates get ₹35,400 per month under the Level 6 of the Haryana pay matrix. The total amount may be higher because of additional allowances and benefits. The pay level will increase with time and experience for all the Food Safety Officers.
On the ground, the job means inspecting food businesses, drawing samples and enforcing the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It’s regulatory work, closer to a field inspector’s than a lab technician’s.
HPSC FSO Selection Process
The HPSC FSO Recruitment 2026 selection process doesn’t depend on a single paper. There are three stage processes starting with a screening test which highly matters. The next stage will be a Subject Knowledge Test, an interview and one most important thing to understand is that HPSC can change how it limits candidates called forward.
How to Apply Online For HPSC FSO Recruitment 2026
The process has four stages: registration, filling particulars, fee payment and final submission of the signed form.
- Register on hpsc.gov.in with a personal email ID and mobile number, and keep both active until recruitment ends.
- Select Advertisement No. 25/2026, Food Safety Officer (Group-B).
- Fill in your details and pay the category-wise fee online by net banking, debit card or credit card.
- Print the submitted form, sign it, then upload the signed copy with your documents.
Step 4 is where applications die. The commission rejects forms that skip the signed upload, so don’t close the tab after payment. Download your e-admit card later from the HPSC site, since nothing is posted to you.
| Candidate category | Application fee |
| All remaining candidates, including General/UR male candidates and candidates from other states | ₹1,000 |
| Haryana women candidates | ₹250 |
| Haryana DSC, OSC, BC-A (NCL), BC-B (NCL), ESM, and EWS candidates | ₹250 |
| DESM candidates of Haryana belonging to their vertical reserved category | ₹250 |
| DESM candidates of Haryana belonging to UR category | ₹1,000 |
| Haryana candidates with benchmark disability (PwBD), at least 40% disability | Nil |
Conclusion
Apply if your degree matches the listed disciplines, you’re within 18–42 on 19 October, and you have no stake in a food business. Do it before 5:00 PM, because the portal tends to slow down in the final hours.
Don’t start with the syllabus, concentrate on the Food Safety and Standards Act, learn the regulations and labeling, licensing and limits. Candidates must explain what to do when the sample fails, not just how the process works in a Subject Knowledge Test. Your degree gets you through the door, but the Act is what the interviewers will probe.
If you’re reading this after the deadline, the next step is to keep the Act and the sampling procedures warm and watch hpsc.gov.in for the next FSO cycle, since the 2026 pattern may not repeat on the same schedule.
