PFI Exam 2024 - Punjab Food Inspector Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

PFI Exam 2024 - Punjab Food Inspector Exam acronym PFI Exam is conducted by the Punjab Government to induct Inspectors (Group B) in the pay scale Rs. 10,300/- - Rs. 34,800/- with grade pay of Rs. 4,200/- and initial pay of Rs. 16,290/- in the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Punjab.

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

• Yet to be announced.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

• Yet to be announced.

Date of Entrance Exam

• To be notified.

Date of Declaration of Result

• Yet to be announced.

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2023 was held on-

• February 2023

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Eligibility 

Educational Qualification

Aspiring Candidates should be a graduate from a recognized University or an Institution or its equivalent and the candidate should have passed the Punjabi Language subjects up to Matric standards.

Note: In the case of Ex-servicemen, riot victims/ terrorist victims or their dependents, the person, if selected, will have to pass the Punjabi examination of Matriculation standard within six months from the date of joining the service, if not having the requisite qualification already.

Age Limits

Important

• The upper age limit of an Ex-serviceman of Punjab Domicile shall be calculated by deducting the period of his service in the Armed Forces from his actual age. If the resultant age still exceeds the upper age limit of 38 years, then a maximum of three years of age relaxation will be given. It is reiterated that this relaxation clause is only applicable to Ex-Servicemen of Punjab Domicile.
• Candidates already in Government service shall be considered for selection only on production "No Objection Certificate" from the department concerned at the time of counselling.

Nationality

• A candidate shall be a:
• Citizen of India; or
• Citizen of Nepal; or
• A subject of Bhutan; or
• Tibetan refugees who came over to India before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India; or.
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India;

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.

How to apply for Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply for Punjab Food Inspector Exam only online through the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Punjab website www.foodsuppb.nic.in No other means/mode of application (through the post, email, fax, a deposit of CV, etc.)  is there for applying for PFI Exam. To apply Click Here.

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Fee

The Examination fee for Punjab Food Inspector Exam would be as follows:

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Pattern

• Selection will be based on Written Exam Only.
• There will be no interview.
• The merit will be prepared on the basis of the result of the written examination.
• The question paper will be provided both in English and Punjabi.

It will have 150 questions each carrying one mark as per the details are given below:

Note: 

• There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
• The duration of the examination will be 150 minutes.
• Minimum qualifying marks for candidates of all categories will be 35% (Thirty-five per cent) of the total marks.
• The merit list prepared on the basis of this written test will remain valid for six months from the day the result is declared.

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Syllabus

There is no specific syllabus for the examination but the syllabus will be comparable to any other national/state level examination of similar nature.

Punjab Food Inspector Exam 2024 Test Centres

Punjab Food Inspector Exam is held in the tri-city area (Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula) only.

Punjab Food Inspector 2024 Exam Dates

Punjab Food Inspectors Exam is held in the month of December.