CUET Home Science Syllabus 2024 in Detail

This page provides valuable insight into CUET's Home Science syllabus, including the curriculum and structure of the test. It helps plan your preparations and offers essential tips to enhance your performance. CUET is a centralised test taken by students across the country to gain admission to the best universities. With intense competition, students must do everything possible to improve their chances of success.

To prepare for any endeavor, start by reading and comprehending the syllabus. To ready oneself for the Home Science CUET exam, candidates should meticulously review the syllabus, familiarizing themselves with the exam structure. Additionally, it's beneficial to understand specific exam sections. This knowledge aids in test preparation by providing an overview to key areas.

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CUET will serve as an entry point for undergraduate admissions to more than one hundred different universities.

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HOME SCIENCE SYLLABUS FOR CUET:

Studying home science provides fundamental and essential knowledge for human life and development. Excelling at the CUET exam is crucial to increase acceptance chances in top-tier educational institutions. Achieving this requires meticulous planning by thoroughly reviewing and understanding the syllabus, followed by adopting an appropriate approach. The six central units of the CUET Home Science syllabus presents the structure for mastering the field.

Science and technology related to nutrition and food production
Perspective on Human Development Across the Life Span
Management of Resources about Human Development Across the Life Span
Communication and Developing Relationships
Career Options After a Home Science Education

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Each of the units consists of a number of distinct sections and subsections, all of which are of equal significance and are interrelated. Every subject ought to be treated with the same level of seriousness and comprehension. The following is a comprehensive outline of the syllabus:

Unit	Topic	Sub-Topic
Unit I: Science and Technology	1. 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
	2. 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 foods d) scope and career
	3. Catering and food services management	a) Types of food service system b) Management in Food Services. c) scope and career
	4. Public Nutrition and Health	a) The concept of public health and nutrition. b) Nutritional Problems in India. c) Strategies to tackle nutritional problems d) Scope and career
	5. Clinical nutrition and Dietetics	a) Significance b) Dietary therapy objectives c) Role of nutritionist e) scope and career
Unit II: Human Development: Lifespan Approach	1. Early childhood care and education.	a) NCF (principles and objectives). b) Concept of crèche, daycare centre and Montessori schools. c) Viewpoint of Psychologist - Piaget and Vygotsky d) Scope and career.
	2. Special Education and support services	a) Disability b) special Education methods c) scope and career
	3. 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	1. Production and quality control in the Garment Industry	a) Stages of apparel production b) Quality Assurance in the Garment Industry c) Scope and career.
	2. Fashion design and Merchandising	a) Fashion terminology - Fashion, style, Fad, classic. b) Fashion Development - History and Evolution c) Fashion Merchandising d) Scope and career.
	3. Design for fabric and Apparel	a) Design Analysis - structure and Applied b) Elements of design. c) Principles of design. d) Scope and career.
	4. 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	1. Human Resource Management	a) Significance and functions of HRM b) Scope and career.
	2. 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.
	3. 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.
Unit V: Communication and Extension	1. Development of communication and Journalism	a) Basic concepts- Development, Development Journalism, and Development communication. b) Methods of communication c) Scope and career.
Unit V: Communication and Extension	2. Media Management, Design, and Production	a) Media planning b) Media designing and production. c) Media evaluation and feedback d) Scope and career