Home Science-315 Syllabus For Class 12

HOME SCIENCE-315 Syllabus for Class 12

Unit I: Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

1. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
   • Significance
   • Diet Therapy Objectives
   • Role of nutritionist
   • Types of diets
   • Scope and career
2. Public Nutrition and Health
   • Concept of Public Health and Nutrition
   • Nutritional Problems in India
   • Strategies to tackle nutritional problems
   • Scope and career
3. Catering and Food Services Management
   • Types of food service systems
   • Management in Food Services
   • Scope and career
4. Food Processing and Technology
   • Basic concepts: food science, food processing, food technology, food manufacturing
   • Development of food processing and technology and its importance
   • Classification of processed food
   • Scope and career
5. Food Quality and Safety
   • Basic concepts: food safety, food contamination, food adulteration
   • Food Standards Regulation: India (FSSAI, Agmark) and International (CAC, WTO, ISO)
   • Food safety management systems
   • Scope and career

Unit II: Human Development: Lifespan Approach

1. Early Childhood Care and Education
   • NCF (Principles and Objectives)
   • Concept of crèche, daycare centre, and Montessori schools
   • Viewpoint of Psychologists: Piaget and Vygotsky
   • Scope and career
2. Special Education and Support Services
   • Disability
   • Special Education methods
   • Scope and career
3. Management of Institutions and Programmes for Children, Youth, and Elderly
   • Children: Vulnerable programmes
   • Youth: Vulnerable programmes
   • Elderly: Vulnerable programmes
   • Scope and career

Unit III: Fabric and Apparel

1. Design for Fabric and Apparel
   • Design Analysis: structure and applied
   • Elements of design
   • Principles of design
   • Scope and career
2. Fashion Design and Merchandising
   • Fashion terminology: Fashion, style, fad, classic
   • Fashion Development: History and evolution
   • Fashion Merchandising
   • Scope and career
3. Production and Quality Control in the Garment Industry
   • Stages of apparel production
   • Quality Assurance in the Garment Industry
   • Scope and career
4. Care and Maintenance of Fabrics in Institutions
   • Laundry equipment: Washing, drying, and ironing
   • Institutional Laundry
   • Scope and career

Unit IV: Resource Management

1. Human Resource Management
   • Significance and functions of HRM
   • Scope and career
2. Hospitality Management
   • Concept of different hospitality establishments
   • Guest Cycle
   • Departments in Hospitality organizations: Front Office, Housekeeping, Food and Beverages
   • Scope and career
3. Consumer Education and Protection
   • Consumer problems
   • Consumer Protection Act (2019): Consumer rights and responsibilities
   • Standard Marks: ISI, Agmark, FSSAI, Hallmark, Silk Mark, Wool Mark, Eco mark
   • Voluntary consumer organizations
   • Scope and career

Unit V: Communication and Extension

1. Development of Communication and Journalism
   • Basic concepts: Development, Development Journalism, and Development Communication
   • Methods of communication
   • Scope and career
2. Media Management, Design, and Production
   • Media planning
   • Media designing and production
   • Media evaluation and feedback
   • Scope and career

Unit VI: Career Options After Home Science Education

• Career options in self and wage employment across various fields of Home Science

Note:
There will be one Question Paper with 50 questions, of which 40 questions need to be attempted.