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WBPSC Food SI Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

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Sub-Inspectors in the Subordinate Food and Supplies Service, Grade III, work under the Food and Supplies Department of West Bengal. The job means a lot of touring in rural areas, and the advertisement makes fitness for that a condition. WBPSC recruits them through a Madhyamik-level written test and a short personality test.

The latest recruitment, Advertisement 04/2023 for 509 posts, is stuck. The written exam was held on 16 and 17 March 2024. On 23 April 2024 the Calcutta High Court stayed the whole process after petitions alleging the paper had leaked on WhatsApp, and sent around 60 FIRs to the state CID. WBPSC has posted nothing further on this recruitment since then, and no new advertisement has been issued.

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WBPSC Food SI Details

Exam Pattern
StageContentMarksTime
Written (MCQ, OMR)General Studies 50, Arithmetic 501001 hour 30 minutes
Personality testAt the WBPSC office, Kolkata20-

There is negative marking for wrong answers. The final merit list adds the two stages. Ties go to the higher written mark, then to the older candidate.

Syllabus
  • General Studies: matters of common experience, everyday science, current events and problems with special reference to India, elementary Indian history and geography.
  • Arithmetic: the Madhyamik (WBBSE) syllabus, with mental ability.
Eligibility Criteria
ConditionAdvt 04/2023
EducationMadhyamik (WBBSE) pass or equivalent
LanguageRead, write and speak Bengali (or Nepali, for those whose mother tongue is Nepali); others are tested on Bengali at the personality test
Age18 to 40 on 1 January 2023 (born 2 January 1983 to 1 January 2005)
RelaxationSC and ST of West Bengal 5 years, OBC 3 years, PwBD up to 45, ex-servicemen by service deduction
FitnessSound health and able to tour rural West Bengal extensively

EWS was not in this advertisement because the department reported its vacancies before the EWS notification of February 2023.

Selection Process

A written test, then a personality test for a merit-wise shortlist, then a combined merit list. The aggregate must reach 40% for UR and meritorious sportspersons, 38% for OBC, 35% for SC and 30% for ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen. A medical board follows selection.

Salary

Pay Level 6 under ROPA 2019: ₹22,700 to ₹58,500, plus DA, medical allowance and HRA.

How to Apply

Applications were online only on the WBPSC site, with fresh registration required for this advertisement. The fee was ₹110 plus a small payment charge; SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and PwBD candidates paid nothing. There was no edit window after final submission.

Exam Centres

The written exam was held at 26 centres across the state, Kolkata and the district towns from Baruipur to Darjeeling. Darjeeling was only for the hill sub-divisions and ST candidates of that district; Kalimpong for Kalimpong district.

Important Dates
EventAdvt 04/2023 (the 2022 recruitment)
Indicative advertisement10 May 2023
Detailed advertisement22 August 2023
Online application23 August to 20 September 2023
Admit cardFrom 2 March 2024
Written exam16 and 17 March 2024, three sessions a day
High Court stay23 April 2024 (WPA 9071 of 2024), no later order posted

Watch the WBPSC announcements for any order lifting the stay, a re-test or a fresh advertisement.

Result

No result has been published for the March 2024 exam. Any result, re-test or cancellation will be posted on the Announcement page.

Cut Off

No cut-off was published for the 2024 written exam before the stay. For the previous recruitment (Advt 26/2018), WBPSC called 3,024 candidates to interview and published a merit list of 957 recommended candidates in March 2021.

Preparation Tips
  • The written test is half General Studies and half Arithmetic at Madhyamik level, so a clean, fast arithmetic score is the surest way up the list.
  • The personality test carries only 20 marks; the written score decides most of the rank.
  • The six session papers from March 2024 were released by WBPSC and are the best guide to the current standard.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the status of the WBPSC Food SI recruitment?

Stayed by the Calcutta High Court since 23 April 2024, after the March 2024 exam. Nothing newer had been posted by October 2026.

How many vacancies were advertised?

509: 480 regular and 29 backlog PwBD posts.

What is the qualification for Food SI?

Madhyamik pass, Bengali (or Nepali for Nepali speakers), and fitness for rural touring.

What is the Food SI salary?

Pay Level 6, ₹22,700 to ₹58,500, plus allowances.

Is there an interview?

Yes, a 20-mark personality test after the 100-mark written exam.

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