The MPPSC Food Safety Officer Exam is now approaching, with the commission confirming the written test date as 14 December 2025. Since the application window has already closed, this is the final preparation phase for candidates targeting one of the 67 FSO vacancies. At this point, having a clear understanding of the syllabus and exam pattern is essential for strong performance. The MP FSO exam evaluates a mix of subject knowledge, reasoning ability, and familiarity with Madhya Pradesh’s administrative and socio-economic structure. To make your revision more effective, here is the updated syllabus and exam pattern for the upcoming MPPSC FSO Exam.
MP FSO Syllabus 2025
The MPPSC FSO Syllabus 2025 is divided into two parts: General Studies (Part A) and Food Science & Technology (Part B).
Part A focuses on the history, geography, economy, culture, politics, and current affairs of Madhya Pradesh. Part B assesses your command over food chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, preservation technologies, food laws, and agricultural systems. With the exam drawing near, candidates should review each unit carefully and strengthen their conceptual understanding.
MP FSO Exam Pattern 2025
The MP FSO selection process consists of an OMR-based written exam followed by an interview. The written test has two sections, and candidates must score at least 40% marks separately in both General Studies and the subject-related portion to qualify. The final merit list is prepared after combining marks from both sections, ensuring a balanced assessment of analytical ability and technical knowledge before candidates move to the interview stage.
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MP FSO Written Examination
The MP FSO exam for 2025 is conducted in an offline OMR test. The test features 150 multiple-choice questions, split into Part A with 50 questions worth 100 marks and Part B with 100 questions worth 300 marks, testing candidates on various subjects such as General Awareness, Food Science and Technology, and Reasoning.
| MP FSO Exam Pattern 2025 | |||||
| Part | No. of Questions | Marks per Correct Answer | Negative Marking (per wrong answer) | Total Marks | Time |
| Part A | 50 | 3 | -1 | 150 | 3 Hours |
| Part B | 100 | 3 | -1 | 300 | |
| Total | 150 | 450 | |||
MP FSO Interview
The interview stage carries 50 marks. There is no fixed cutoff for the interview, but document verification is completed before this stage. Only candidates whose documents meet eligibility standards within the specified timeline are called for the interview.
| Stage | Marks |
| Written Exam | 450 |
| Interview | 50 |
| Total | 500 |
MPPSC FSO Syllabus
The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued a detailed syllabus for the Food Safety Officer (FSO) Examination 2025. Below is the structured unit-wise breakdown:
Section A: General Studies
| Unit | Topics | Subtopics |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1: History of Madhya Pradesh | Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History of Madhya Pradesh | – Prehistoric, Protohistoric, and Historic Periods – Freedom Movement in Madhya Pradesh – Tribal History and Literature of Madhya Pradesh |
| Unit 2: Geography of Madhya Pradesh | Geographical and Physical Features | – Location, Rivers, Mountains, Climate, Soils, Forest Types and Produce – Agriculture: Major Crops, Irrigation Sources, Projects – Power Projects, Minerals, and Energy Sources – Population, Transportation, and Industries |
| Unit 3: Politics and Economy of Madhya Pradesh |
Political Framework of Madhya Pradesh | – Governor, Chief Minister, Cabinet, Vidhan Sabha, High Court, Lokayukta. – State Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Divisional Commissioner, Police Commissioner. – District Administration, Urban Administration, Local Self Government, Panchayati Raj Institutions. – State Election Commission, State Information Commission, State Scheduled Castes Commission, State Scheduled Tribes Commission, State Backwards Classes Commission, State Commission for Women. – Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989; Panchayats Extension to – Schedule Areas (PESA) Act, 1996; Environment Protection Act, 1986; Madhya Pradesh Govansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam, 2004. |
| Economic Overview of Madhya Pradesh | – Overview of the Economy of Madhya Pradesh. – Status of Agriculture and Rural Development in Madhya Pradesh. – Development of Industrial and Infrastructural Framework in Madhya Pradesh. – Status of Education, Health, and Skill Development in Madhya Pradesh. – Status of Madhya Pradesh in Sustainable Development Goals, Ease of Doing Business and Multidimensional Poverty Index. |
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| Unit 4: Tribes, Heritage, Folk Literature and Folk Culture of Madhya Pradesh | Tribal Distribution and Welfare | – Major Tribes, PVTGs, Welfare Programs – Tribal Culture: Arts, Festivals, Languages, and Literature – Tribal Contributions to Freedom Struggle – Folk Culture and Folk Literature |
| Unit 5: Current Events of International, National and Madhya Pradesh and ICT | Current Affairs and Technology | – International, National, and State Current Events – Current Events, Prominent Personalities, Important Places and Major Public Welfare Schemes of Madhya Pradesh. – ICT, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, IoT, and Cloud Computingg |
Section B: Food Science and Technology
| Unit | Topics | Subtopics |
| Unit-I | Introduction to Basic Food Science | – History of food & its preservation. – Traditional Food and their importance. Role of Food fortification. Aspects of eat right challenges in India. Tribal foods of Madhya Pradesh. – Food Constituents – Carbohydrate, Proteins, Fat, Vitamins, Minerals, Enzymes: Chemical structure, classification and functions. – Metabolic Pathway; Digestion and Absorption; Carbohydrates; Lipids; Proteins, Vitamins, Fibres and Minerals. – Properties of Food: Physical, Acid, Base & Buffer, Chemical, Colloids. |
| Unit-II | Food Microbiology | – General characteristics of micro-organism; Classification, Morphology, Physiology, Growth, Nutrition and Reproduction; Microbial growth. – Food Poisoning and Foodborne Disease; Food Toxins. Rapid methods in the detection of micro-organisms. – Food Fermentation; Fermented Food Products and Beverages. – Food spoilage of specific food groups (Milk and Milk products, Meat, Poultry, Fish, Cereal, Pulses, Oil, Fruits, Vegetables, Canned Food Products). – Microbial techniques; Types of micro-organism, their morphology, culture and media preparation, SPC, TPC. |
| Unit-III | Food and Nutrition | – Food and Nutrition; its functions, classification and sources. – Balance diet; Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), Basal energy metabolism; (BV, NPU, BMK, PER, BMI) calculations. – Techniques for assessment of Human Nutritional status, causes and preventions of Malnutrition. – Programme of Nutrition and Health in India (MDMP, ICDS, National Food Security Mission). – Macro and micro nutrients deficiency diseases and their prevention. |
| Unit-IV | Food Preservation, Packaging and Storage | – Food preservation, Principles and its methods. – Thermal and Non-Thermal Food Preservation Technology. – Food Packaging: Concept of food packaging. Type of packaging, Packaging Laws and Regulations, Evaluation of food packaging materials, Packaged commodities rules. – Novel Technologies in Food Packaging and Recent Developments. – Food Storage; Storage structures, practices, environment and its interaction with stored product. |
| Unit-V | Indian Farming System | – Status of Agriculture in India, Types of traditional and modern farming systems. – Components of Farming System, Farming-based Livelihood Systems, Crops and cropping systems. – Livestock: Dairy, Piggery, Goats, Poultry, Duckery systems. – Horticultural Crops, Agro-forestry systems, Aquaculture, Duck/Poultry-cum-Fish, Dairy-cum-Fish, Piggery-cum-Fish. Small, medium and large enterprises including value chains and secondary enterprises as livelihood components for farmers. – Commercial farming-based livelihood-models by NABARD, ICAR (State Agricultural Universities and KVKs). – Schemes and Programs by Central and State Government, Public and Private Organizations involved in promotion of farming-based livelihood opportunities. |
| Unit-VI | Food Safety, Quality Control, Hygiene & Standard | – Food Safety; Definition, Scope, Importance, Standard, and Factors affecting. – Hazards and Risks; Types of hazards – Physical, Chemical, Biological hazards. Management of hazards. – Hygiene and Sanitation in Food Service Establishments; Introduction, Sources of contamination and their control. Waste Disposal. Pest and Rodent Control, Personnel Hygiene. – Basic concepts of Food Safety Management; PRPs; GHPs, GMPs, SSOPs. HACCP, ISO Series, TQM. – FSMS 22000, ISO 22000:2005, Global Food Safety Management systems. |
| Unit-VII | Integrated Agriculture Production Technology | – Salient feature of Agriculture and livestock of Madhya Pradesh. – Crops production; Spices; Animal Husbandry; Agro forestry Systems, Concept of Sustainability. – Post Harvest Management, Energy Management, Water Harvesting & Management, Soil Health, Crop Management, Pest Management. |
| Unit-VIII | Animal Product Processing | – Composition of Meat, Types of Meat, Slaughtering, Tenderization and Curing. – Fish and Poultry processing. Physical, Chemical, Nutritional and Functional characteristics of Egg. – Composition and properties of Milk and their different processed products (Concentrated and dried, Fermented, Cream, Ice Cream, Butter, Cheese). – Milk adulterants and its detection. |
| Unit-IX | Food Processing Technology | – Use of Non-thermal technologies (Micro Filtration, High Pressure processing, Ultra Filtration, Reverse Osmosis), Ultra-high voltage electric fields, Cold Plasma. – Nutraceuticals and functional foods, Junk foods. – Method of food preservation; Thermal Processing, Pasteurization, Concentration, Canning, Dehydration, Freezing, Fermentation, Irradiation and Food additives. – Aseptic preservation; Hurdle Technology, Hydrostatic Pressure Technology, Microwave Processing. – Innovative Thermal Technologies (Ohmic heating, Dielectric heating, Infrared and Induction heating) in food processing. |
| Unit-X | Food Laws, Regulations, Certification and Development Schemes | – National and International Food Laws and Standards, Food Regulatory Regime, FSSAI, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Global Scenario CAC. – Food Safety and Standards Act. FSSAI Rules-2006; Food Adulteration, Misbranding, Common Adulterants in Foods, Duties and Responsibilities of Food Safety Authorities. – Certification: Procedure, Auditing, Certifying and Accrediting Bodies. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), AGMARK, Weights and Measures Act, Principle, Implementation, Documentation, Types of records. – Organic Food and Genetically Modified Food.- Food institutes: CFTRI, NIFTEM, ICAR, ICMR, DFRL. |
Preparation Tips for MP FSO 2025
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Understand the MP FSO Syllabus and Exam Pattern: Get a clear idea of every topic included in the syllabus and plan your study time based on the importance and difficulty level of each section.
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Create a Study Plan: Build a practical timetable that allows you to focus more on subjects you find challenging.
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Use Reliable Study Material: Refer to authentic books and study resources that specifically cover food safety and related technical subjects.
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Practice Mock Tests: Solve mock exams regularly to assess your preparation level and improve accuracy and speed.
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Stay Updated: Keep track of current affairs and the latest developments in food safety rules, standards, and regulations.
