Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(A Statutory Authority under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India)
Recruitment Cell, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, 
New Delhi-110002
Advt No: DR-03/2021

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  www.fssai.gov.in

The Last date of submission of Online application 12-11-2021

Direct Recruitment for various Group ‘A’ posts in Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Post: Deputy Manager
No. of posts: 05, out of which 01 for Visually Impaired
Educational Qualifications
(a) Post Graduate Degree or Diploma (Full Time courses) in journalism or Mass communication or Public
Relation or MBA with specialization in Marketing from a recognized university or Institute 
Other Qualifications: (a) Six years’ experience in relevant area.

Age Limit: 35 years
Application fee: Rs. 500/- for PwD candidates (Only intimation charges).

The definition of the PwBD shall be as per RPWD Act-2016. Accordingly, candidates with the disabilities
identified above are eligible to apply (as per GOI guidelines issued from time to time). PwBD candidates should
possess a latest disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority as prescribed vide ‘The Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016’. Candidates claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original in support
of their claim at the time of interview/document verification/at any stage of the process if considered for selection to the particular post. Persons with disabilities will have to work in Field units/ Regional Offices/ HQ as
identified by the FSSAI. Such certificate shall be subject to verification/re-verification as may be decided by the
Authority. 

The candidate will have the discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or to avail the facility of scribe
provided by the FSSAI. Appropriate choice in this regard will have to be given by the candidate in the online
application form. If the scribe is arranged by the Authority, the candidate shall be allowed to meet the scribe
two days before the examination, if so desire.

In case the candidate opts for his/her own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own scribe should submit details of their own scribe in the online application form and bring the certificate at the time of documents verification/interview as per proforma at Form-XIII. In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof [as mentioned in para C of General instruction to the candidates] in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with proforma at Form-XIII. If subsequently it is found that the qualification of the scriber is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his/her right to the post and claims relating thereto. 

Own scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If a candidate is detected as assisting another
PwD candidate as scribe in this examination, then the candidatures of both the candidates will be cancelled. 

A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided to the persons who are
allowed use of scribe as described at Para (a) and (b) above. 

One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to the Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass to the Examination Hall. 

The PwD candidates who have availed the facility of Scribes/Passage Reader and/or compensatory time must produce relevant documents for the eligibility of scribe/compensatory time at the time of Document Verification. Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead to cancellation of their candidature for the examination. 
Mode of Application: Candidates are required to apply only ONLINE through the website www.fssai.gov.in. No other mode for submission of application is available. Candidates are not to forward hard copies of online application to FSSAI.