CUET Home Science Syllabus 2026, Important Topics, Download Detail Syllabus

No.

Unit

Topics

I

Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics - Significance, Diet Therapy objectives, Role of nutritionist, Types of diets, scope, and career.

Public Nutrition and Health - Concept of Public Health and nutrition, Nutritional Problems in India, Strategies to tackle nutritional problems, Scope and career.

Catering and food services management - Types of food service systems, Management in food Services, scope, and career.

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.

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.

II

Human Development: Lifespan Approach

Early childhood care and education - NCF (Principles and objectives, Concept of crèche, day care centre and Montessori schools, Viewpoint of Psychologist - Piaget and Vygotsky, Scope and career.

Special Education and support services - Disability, special Education methods, scope, and career.

Management of institutions and programmes for children, youth, and the elderly - Children: Vulnerable, programmes, Youth: Vulnerable, programmes, Elderly: Vulnerable, programmes, Scope and career.

III

Fabric and Apparel

Design for fabric and Apparel - Design Analysis - Structural and Applied, Elements of design, Principles of design, Scope and career.

Fashion Design and Merchandising - Fashion terminology - Fashion, style, Fad, classic, Fashion Development - History and Evolution, Fashion Merchandising, Scope and career.

Production and quality control in the Garment Industry - Stages of apparel production, Quality Assurance in the Garment Industry, Scope and career.

Care and Maintenance of fabrics in Institutions - Laundry equipment - Washing, drying, and ironing. Institutional laundry. Scope and career.

IV

Resource Management

Human Resource Management - Significance and functions of HRM, Scope and career.

Hospitality Management - Concept of different hospitality establishments, Guest Cycle, Departments in Hospitality organisations, Front Office, Housekeeping, food and beverages, Scope and career.

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 organisations, Scope and career.

V

Communication and Extension

Development of communication and Journalism - Basic concepts- Development, Development Journalism, and Development communication, Methods of communication, Scope and career.

VI

Career Options after Home Science Education

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