Home Science syllabus

General knowledge (detailed breakdown not specified in notification — indicative)

• Indian history and freedom movement
• Geography of India and Uttar Pradesh
• Indian constitution and polity
• Basic Indian economy
• General science and everyday science
• Environment and ecology
• Uttar Pradesh special — geography history culture and administration
• Current national and international events
• Current affairs of the education sector
• Sports awards and books-authors

Human physiology and health

• Cell structure
• Types of tissues
• Body systems
• Personal hygiene
• Community health
• Health education
• Environment pollution
• Communicable diseases
• Non-communicable diseases
• Disease management

Human development and family

• Theories of development
• Difference between growth and development
• Infant development
• Childhood development
• Adolescent development
• Adult development
• Nursery school types
• Types of play
• Family types
• Family relations
• Marriage adjustments
• Domestic violence
• Drug abuse and dowry
• Juvenile delinquency

Food and nutrition

• Food groups
• Nutrients
• Balanced diet
• Functions of food
• Food adulteration
• Boiling and steaming
• Frying and roasting
• Clinical nutrition
• Infant diet
• School meal planning
• Therapeutic diets

Home management

• Meaning of management
• Resource classification
• Decision-making process
• Work simplification
• Income and expenditure
• Saving and investment
• Consumer education
• Consumer rights
• Consumer Protection Act

Textile and clothing

• Natural fibres
• Synthetic fibres
• Fibre properties
• Yarn construction
• Fabric weaving
• Dyeing
• Printing
• Traditional textiles of India
• Embroidery
• Garment stitching
• Stain removal

Extension education

• Community development
• Communication systems
• Elements of communication
• Formal education
• Non-formal education
• Extension education meaning
• Extension education scope
• Leadership
• Gender sensitisation
• Women empowerment