Syllabus | Home Science for Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) – 2022
HOME SCIENCE-315 | Syllabus for Class 12
Note: There will be one Question Paper which will have 50 questions out of which 40 questions need to be attempted.
Unit I: Nutrition, Food science and Technology
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
a) Significance
b) Diet Therapy objectives.
c) Role of Nutritionist
d) Types of Diets
e) Scope and Career - Public Nutrition and Health
a) Concept of Public Health and nutrition.
b) Nutritional Problems in India.
c) Strategies to tackle nutritional problems.
d) Scope and Career - Catering and Food Services Management
a) Types of Food Service system
b) Management in Food Services.
c) scope and Career - Food Processing and Technology.
a) Basic concepts – Food Science, Food Processing Food Technology, Food Manufacturing
b) Development of Food Processing and Technology and its importance
c) Classification of Processed food.
d) Scope and Career - Food Quality and Safety
a) Basic Concepts – Food Safety, Food Contamination, Food Adulteration
b) Food Standards Regulation – India (FSSAI, Agmark) and International (CAC, WTO, ISO)
c) Food Safety Management systems
d) Scope and Career.
Unit II: Human Development: Lifespan Approach
- Early childhood care and education.
a) NCF (Principles and objectives.
b) Concept of Crèche, Day Care centre and Montessori schools.
c) View point of Psychologist – Piaget and Vygotsky
d) Scope and Career. - Special Education and support services
a) Disability
b) Special Education methods
c) Scope and Career - Management of institutions and programmes for children, youth and elderly
a) Children: Vulnerable, programmes
b) Youth: Vulnerable, programmes
c) Elderly: Vulnerable, programmes
d) Scope and Career
Unit III: Fabric and Apparel
- Design for Fabric and Apparel
a) Design Analysis – Constructive and Applied
b) Elements of Design
c) Principles of Design
d) Scope and Career - Fashion Design and Merchandising
a) Fashion terminology – Fashion, Style, Fad, Classic
b) Fashion Development – History and Evolution
c) Fashion Merchandising
d) Scope and Career - Production and Quality Control in the Garment Industry
a) Stages of Apparel production
b) Quality Assurance in the Garment Industry
c) Scope and Career - Care and Maintenance of Fabrics in Institutions
a) Laundry equipment – Washing drying and ironing
b) Institutional laundry
c) Scope and Career
Unit IV: Resource Management
- Human Resource Management
a) Significance and Functions of HRM
b) Scope and Career - Hospitality Management
a) Concept of different hospitality establishments
b) Guest Cycle
c) Departments in Hospitality organizations Front Office, Housekeeping, Food and Beverages
d) Scope and Career - Consumer Education and Protection
a) Consumer Problems.
b) Consumer Protection Act (2019) – Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
c) Standard Marks – ISI, Agmark, FSSAI, Hallmark, Silk Mark, Wool Mark, Eco Mark
d) Voluntary Consumer Organizations
e) Scope and Career.
Unit V: Communication and Extension
- Development of Communication and Journalism
a) Basic concepts- Development, Development Journalism, and Development communication.
b) Methods of communication
c) Scope and career. - Media Management, Design, and Production
a) Media planning
b) Media designing and production.
c) Media evaluation and feedback
d) Scope and career
Unit VI: Career Options after Home Science Education
Career options of self and wage employment in various fields of Home Science.