The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) conducts the Food Safety Officer (FSO) recruitment under the Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination with a two‑paper Main Written Examination of 200 marks, followed by a 50‑mark qualifying Computer Skill Test and document verification, without any interview stage. The written test is fully objective‑type and is divided into Paper‑I (Composite Paper: General Studies, Mathematics, Computer Application - theory, and English) and Paper‑II (Technical: Food Safety Act & Rules and Chemistry), each carrying 100 questions for 100 marks in 1½ hours, and current patterns clearly mention 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer in Paper‑II, so candidates must prepare thoroughly for all subjects to score high enough in the 200‑mark written exam and then qualify the Computer Skill Test to be included in the final selection list.

• Main Written Examination (Paper I & Paper II)
• Computer Skill Test (Qualifying, 50 marks, minimum 15 marks required)
• Document Verification
• No interview stage

Main Written Examination

The main written exam has two papers of equal weightage, each conducted in objective‑type (MCQ) mode.

Important points:

• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Paper‑II (Technical) has 1/4 (0.25) negative marking for each wrong answer.
• Candidates are shortlisted for the Computer Skill Test based on total marks in Paper‑I and Paper‑II combined, up to about three times the number of vacancies (category‑wise).

Computer Skill Test (CST)

The Computer Skill Test is qualifying in nature and is held after the written exam.

• Total marks: 50
• Duration: 1 hour
• Minimum qualifying marks: 15
• Syllabus scope: Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Access, and basic internet usage.