TN MRB Food Safety Officer Exam Details 2026

The selection process for **TN MRB Food Safety Officer** is conducted in the following stages:\n1. **Written Online Examination (CBT)**: Qualifying objective test.\n2. **Skill Test / Physical Test**: (For specific posts like Clerk or Constable).\n3. **Document Verification**: Detailed check of academic qualifications and category certificates.\n4. **Medical Fitness Test**: Standard government medical examination.

The recruitment written exam covers:\n- **General Intelligence & Reasoning**: Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, series, coding-decoding, puzzles.\n- **Quantitative Aptitude**: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation.\n- **General English**: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, error spotting.\n- **General Awareness**: Current affairs, Indian history, geography, polity, and general science.

### Written Exam Scheme\n- **Mode**: Computer Based Test (CBT).\n- **Type**: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).\n- **Duration**: 120 Minutes.\n- **Negative Marking**: 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer.

Candidates recruited for the **Food Safety Officer** post will receive the following pay scale:\n- **Salary Pay Scale**: **₹35900 - ₹113500**\n- **Allowances**: Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), and medical benefits.

To be eligible for recruitment through **TN MRB Food Safety Officer**, candidates must meet the following official criteria:\n- **Educational Qualification**: Must possess a **Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology or equivalent** in a relevant field.\n- **Age Limit**: Candidates must be between **18 and 30 years** of age. Standard age relaxations apply for OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories as per government rules.

The Medical Services Recruitment Board has defined the age limit for the post of Food Safety Officer to be 18 years to 32 years. The age limit is subject to relaxation for certain categories, the maximum age set for these categories are given below;

| Category | Maximum Age limit |

| --- | --- |

| SC/ SC(A)/ ST/ MBC(V)/ MBC & DNC/ MBC/ BC/ BCM <br> (Inclusive of Ex-Serviceman) | |

| 59 Years | |

| Differently Abled Candidates (Others) | |

| 42 Years | |

| Ex-Servicemen (Others) | |

| 48 Years | |

| Category | |

| Maximum Age limit | |

| SC/ SC(A)/ ST/ MBC(V)/ MBC & DNC/ MBC/ BC/ BCM <br> (Inclusive of Ex-Serviceman) | |

| 59 Years | |

| Differently Abled Candidates (Others) | |

| 42 Years | |

| Ex-Servicemen (Others) | |

| 48 Years | |

| Category | |

| Maximum Age limit | |

| SC/ SC(A)/ ST/ MBC(V)/ MBC & DNC/ MBC/ BC/ BCM <br> (Inclusive of Ex-Serviceman) | |

| 59 Years | |

| Differently Abled Candidates (Others) | |

| 42 Years | |

| Ex-Servicemen (Others) | |

| 48 Years | |

| Category | |

| Maximum Age limit | |

| SC/ SC(A)/ ST/ MBC(V)/ MBC & DNC/ MBC/ BC/ BCM <br> (Inclusive of Ex-Serviceman) | |

| 59 Years | |

| Differently Abled Candidates (Others) | |

| 42 Years | |

| Ex-Servicemen (Others) | |

| 48 Years | |

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Candidates must satisfy the educational qualification as mentioned in the TN MRB Food Safety Officer Eligibility Criteria. The board has defined the educational criteria in detail. The qualification are as given below:

| Educational Qualification | Bachelor Degree in Food Technology / Dairy Technology/ Biotechnology/ Oil Technology/ Agriculture/Veterinary Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology from a recognized university. |

| --- | --- |

| Or <br> Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Bachelor Degree in Medicine from a recognized university. | |

| Or <br> Any other equivalent/recognized qualification from the central government. | |

| Educational Qualification | |

| Bachelor Degree in Food Technology / Dairy Technology/ Biotechnology/ Oil Technology/ Agriculture/Veterinary Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology from a recognized university. | |

| Or <br> Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Bachelor Degree in Medicine from a recognized university. | |

| Or <br> Any other equivalent/recognized qualification from the central government. | |

| Educational Qualification | |

| Bachelor Degree in Food Technology / Dairy Technology/ Biotechnology/ Oil Technology/ Agriculture/Veterinary Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology from a recognized university. | |

| Or <br> Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Bachelor Degree in Medicine from a recognized university. | |

| Or | |

Any other equivalent/recognized qualification from the central government.

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One of the other educational requirements is that candidates must have studied Tamil as one of the subjects in HSC.

The Board opens applications for candidates of India as well from the neighboring countries. All the information about the nationality is mentioned in the TN MRB Food Safety Officer Eligibility criteria:

• The Applicants must be an Indian Citizen

OR

• A subject of Nepal or Bhutan; or
• A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan/ Burma/ Sri Lanka/ Vietnam/ East African countries of Kenya/ Uganda/ the United Republic of Tanzania/ Zambia /Malawi/ Zaire and Ethiopia.
• Applicants who are subject to Nepal or Bhutan must be able to present an eligibility certificate authorized from the Government of Tamil Nadu during the application process.

Candidates applying for the post of TN MRB Food safety officer do not have to abide by any number of attempts. The Board allows candidates to apply for the post till they reach the maximum age limit.

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TN MRB has not disclosed any information about the requirement of experience for the post of food safety officer. Candidates must fulfill all the other criteria.

Please note that the eligibility requirements mentioned in the above article are based on the previous official notification. Any modifications in the upcoming TN MRB Food Safety Officer Eligibility Criteria 2024 will be duly notified in the above article after the official notification is released.