How can I become a food inspector in India??

Food Inspector is an official that analyses the safety and quality of food products, the ingredients that are used for the production of the food products as well as the hygiene of equipment used and the place where these products are produced. The food industry is one of those industries where there can never be a recession. People will never stop eating. That is the basis of life. Hence, many companies have started to focus their business on food production, manufacturing and delivery. A food inspector is responsible for certifying health codes in companies engaged in producing various consumables, falling under any category ranging from restaurants to food manufacturing plants.

How to become a Food Inspector

Clear 10+2

The students are required to complete a 10+2 level of education in physics-chemistry- biology with an aggregate of 50 per cent of marks or equivalent to it from a recognised board.

Entrance Examination

Several universities and colleges conduct entrance examinations to provide admissions. The candidates are required to appear in the entrance examination of respective universities and colleges after successful completion of 10+2. We have below mentioned the popular entrance examination for agriculture related degrees.

Popular Entrance Examination

JEE Main : Joint Entrance Examination Main

JEE Advanced : Joint Entrance Examination Advanced

BITSAT : Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test

SRMJEEE : SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination Engineering

IISER-EE : Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Entrance Examination

ICAR AIEEA : Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination for Admission

AMU EE : Aligarh Muslim University Entrance Examination

BCECEB : Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination

JCECEB : Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board

KCET : Karnataka Common Entrance Test

KEAM : Kerala Engineering, Agriculture and Medical

MP PAT : Madhya Pradesh Pre-Agriculture Test

OUAT EE : Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology  Entrance Examination

TS EAMCET : Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Entrance Test

Bachelor

After successful completion of 10+2 in physics-chemistry-biology, physics-chemistry-maths, or physics-chemistry-biology-maths students are required to take admissions in bachelor’s level programme. We have mentioned below the popular bachelor’s level programme for agriculture inspector career.

Popular bachelor's level programmes

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Agriculture

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Agronomy

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Biology

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Chemistry

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Biochemistry

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Botany

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Horticulture

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Soil Science

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Dairy Science

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Plant Science

B.Sc (Bachelor of Science) Life Science

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Food Science

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Chemistry

B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) Agriculture Engineering and Technology

B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) Dairy Technology

B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) Food Technology

B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) Biotechnology Engineering

Post bachelors

There are several options a candidate has post-bachelor to lead his or her career path. We have mentioned below both the two options that a candidate can consider.

Option 1: After completion of a bachelor’s degree, the candidate can start working with an entry-level role. It will provide him or her with experience and industry insights. After a few years, he or she can further resume study and opt for a master’s degree. A master’s degree is considered more valuable for senior roles.

Option 2: After completion of the bachelor level programme, the candidate can further continue his or her studies without any gap in the academic year. After completion of master’s degree, he or she can start working in the industry.

Popular Master’s level programmes

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Agriculture

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Horticulture

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Chemistry

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Soil Science

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Plant Science

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Food Science

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Life Science

M.Sc. (Master of Science) Dairy Science

M.Tech. (Master of Technology) Agriculture Engineering and Technology

M.Tech. (Master of Technology) Biotechnology

M.Tech (Master of Technology) Food Technology

M.Tech (Master of Technology) Dairy Technology

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A food inspector is an official that analyzes the safety and quality of the food products and the ingredients used in production as well as the equipments and place of production.
Also the food distributors, processors and manufacturers are monitors by the food inspector for the safety and sanitation voilations to avoid adulteration and contamination.

The eligibility to become a food inspector is a Bachelors degree. Let me give you descriptive steps -
First of all, you are required to complete you bachelors degree in science stream. It is better that you complete your bachelors in eithe biology, food technology, physics or agricultural science. The Bachelors degree to can prefer are Btech in food technology, BSc. biology, Bsc Physics, or BSc agriculture. For these degrees you will require to qualify class 12th with science stream.
After completing your bachelors you will become eligible for Food Inspector Exam which is conducted by various state and central government. (example punjab food inspector test).
Incase you do not wish to go to govt sector, you can choose to join in Food Processing units or granary in private sector.
Although highest vacances for foot inspector are in govt sector but the career prospects are increasing in both govt as well as in private sector.

The salary one can expect in govt sector range from Rs. 35000 to 40000 plus the perks. But this will vary from state to state.
In private sector, the salary would start from Rs. 20000 but will incream with experience and go far beyond that in govt sector.

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