Department of Home Science

DEPARTMENT OF HOME SCIENCE

TheFoundation stone of Department of Home Science was laid by our visionary PrimeMinister Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi on 11^th November 1983. She was astrong supporter of innovative development and gave this Department as a boonto the eastern belt of Uttar Pradesh for upliftment of society on the whole andwomen in particular. The UGC and the State Government readily came out withfinancial help for the development of infrastructure and basic facilities inthe Department.

TheDepartment is running B.Sc. Home Science and B.A. Home Science degree programmeand post-graduation in Resource Management and Foods and Nutrition. The coursestaught in the Department broadly cover areas of Food and Nutrition, Clothingand Textiles, Resource Management, Human Development and Family Studies andExtension Education.

Dr.Divya Rani Singh, Professor & Head of the Department has to her credit sevenbooks, contributed two chapters in two books, presented and published more than70 papers at national and international level, completed one project on childlabour funded by Ministry of labour, attended various workshops, refreshercourse, gave talk on television on social issues. Apart from this, two newfaculties have joined, Dr Anupama Kaushik, M.Sc., Ph.D. in Food and Nutrition.She is an alumni of NDUAT, Faizabad and Institute of Home Science, Agra. Shejoined in the Department as an Assistant Professor and has 07 research papersand 02 books.  Dr. Neeta Singh, M.Sc.,Ph.D. in Clothing and Textile, is an alumni of NDUAT Faizabad, GBPUAT Pantnagarand CCS HAU Hisar, Haryana. She joined in the Department as an AssistantProfessor and has 09 research papers and 01 chapter in books.

DEPARTMENTAL  PROFILE

1. Name of theDepartment: Home Science

2. Year of establishment: 1983

3. Is theDepartment part of a School/Faculty of the university?  - Yes

4. Names ofProgrammes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

    Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)-

             U.G- B.Sc. (Home Science),

             PG-  M.Sc. in (Food and Nutrition and

                        M.Sc in (ResourceManagement)

             PhD- Home Science

5.Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved:

      Computer application- B.Sc. and M.Sc. (F&Nand RM)

      Organic Chemistry- B.Sc.and M.Sc. ((F&N and RM)

      Food Microbiology- B.Sc.and M.Sc. (F&N)

      Biochemistry- B.Sc.and M.Sc. (F&N)

      Statistic- B.Sc.and M.Sc. (F&N and RM)

      Environmental Science- M. Sc (RM)

6. Courses incollaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, -

             PG - Internship/ Implant Trainingin different institutions

7. Details ofprogrammes / courses discontinued, if any, with reasons

          M.Sc.(F&N) and (C&T)- Thisprogramme was discontinued due to lack of teaching staff   

8. Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System:

           B.Sc.- Annual system

           M.Sc.-Semester system (CBCS)

9. Participationof the department in the courses offered by other departments:

              Ph.D-  Computer course offered by ComputerDepartment

10. Number ofteaching posts sanctioned and filled

11. Facultyprofile with name, qualification, designation and specialization

(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)

12. List of seniorVisiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:

13. Percentage ofclasses taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

   information:              U.G-  20%

                                     PG- 30%

14. Programme-wiseStudent Teacher Ratio-

             B.Sc. -Student Teacher Ratio- 108:3

             M.Sc.-Student Teacher Ratio-   28:3

15. Number ofacademic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned

      and filled

              Technical: 01 (filled)

             Administrative staff: -01(vacant)

16. Researchthrust areas recognized by funding agencies: -

17. Number offaculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

       agencies and c) Total grants received.Give the names of the funding agencies and

       grants received project-wise. : Nil

18.Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received- Nil

       a) All India collaboration b) International

19. Departmentalprojects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

         etc.; total grants received. : Nil

20. Researchfacility / centre with- Nil

        · staterecognition

        · nationalrecognition

        · internationalrecognition

21. Specialresearch laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies:

22. Publications:

      * Numberof papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)- 43

      * Monographs-

      * Chaptersin Books-  01

      * EditedBooks -

      * Bookswith ISBN with details of publishers – 06

1.      Manav Vikas ki Pragati kaAdhyan- Book Ocean Publisher

2.      Conflicts and Problem ofLand and Property Rights for Farm and women- Nikhil Publishers and Distributor

3.      Anushandhan Tarikey Examsyankihi- Book Ocean Publisher

4.      Vastram Vigyan EvamParidhan Parichay- Green Leaf Publishers

5.      Vyavaharik Jeevan vigyanEwam Manav Swasthya- Book Ocean Publication

6.      Manav Vikas- Book OceanPublication

* Numberlisted in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

HumanitiesInternational Complete, Dare Database - International Social

SciencesDirectory, EBSCO host, etc.)

* CitationIndex – range / average - 62

* SNIP

* SJR

* ImpactFactor – range / average

* h-index-    03

23. Details ofpatents and income generated: Nil

24. Areas ofconsultancy and income generated: Nil

25. Facultyselected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories in India and

       abroad:  Nil

26. Faculty servingin:

27. Facultyrecharging strategies:

28. Studentprojects:

    B.Sc Project (Final year)

    M.Sc Project  and Internship  (Final year)

29. Awards /recognitions received at the national and international level by:

     · Faculty- 02

                      Dr Divya Rani Singh

                      Dr Neeta Singh

     · Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows-

     · Students-

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

international)with details of outstanding participants, if any. -        Nil

31. Code of ethicsfor research followed by the departments:

32. Studentprofile course-wise:

33. Diversity ofstudents:

34. How manystudents have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services

      examinations, NET, SET, GATE and othercompetitive examinations? Give details

    category-wise.

35. Studentprogression

Studentprogression Percentage against enrolled

  Employed

· Campusselection- Nil

· Otherthan campus recruitment

       GovtSector- 04

       Private Sector- 05

       Entrepreneurs

36. Diversity ofstaff

Percentage offaculty who are graduates-

    of the same university:-

    from other universities within the State : 02(66 %)

    from universities from other States: 01(33%)

    from universities outside the country: Nil

37. Number offaculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the

      assessment period:  Nil

38. Presentdetails of infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library: 01

b) Internetfacilities for staff and students: - Nil

c) Total number ofclass rooms: 05

d) Class roomswith ICT facility: 01

e) Students‘ laboratories:02

f) Research laboratories: - 01

39. List ofdoctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates  -05

a) fromthe host university:  05

b) fromother universities : Nil

40. Number of postgraduate students getting financial assistance from the

university:

 Post Graduate- 36 students

41. Was any needassessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

       programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.-Nil

42. Does thedepartment obtain feedback from:

a. facultyon curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

    the department utilize the feedback?

b. students onstaff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

    the department utilize the feedback?

c. alumni andemployers on the programmes offered and how does the department

    utilize the feedback?

43. List thedistinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

       1. Divya Gupta

       2. Kiran Tripathi

       3. Harshita Srivastav

       4. Sweta Singh

       5. Deepshikha Rai

       6. Priyanka Jaiswal

       7. Shikha Dubey

       8. Shivangi Pal

       9. Shweta Singh

      10. Pooja Gupta

44. Give detailsof student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

      seminar) involving external experts:

1.     Cookery and Bakery and Preservative –Training Programme

2.     Pidilite craft -Workshop

3.     Training on Machine Embroidery – Workshop

4.     Designing on Khadi Fabric- Workshop

45. List theteaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmers

       1.Lecture method

       2. ICT tool

       3.Demonstration

46. How does thedepartment ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

      learningoutcomes are monitored? :

47. Highlight theparticipation of students and faculty in extension activities.

48. Give detailsof ―beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department.

49. State whetherthe programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies?

      If yes, give details. –   Yes, UGC, 2011

50. Brieflyhighlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge,

       basic or applied. :

51. Detail anyfive Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of

      the department.

Ø  Strengths

•     Knowledge centric teaching and learning

•     Keen interest and recurrent researchactivities.

•     Course Curriculum focuses on applicationpart.

•     Dedicated and hardworking faculty researchscholars

•     Able to perform different out reachactivities for students and society.

Ø  Weakness

•     Lack of staff and faculty.

•     Limited laboratory facilities .

•     Lack of transport facility for extensionactivities.

•     Limited library facilities.

Ø  Opportunities

•     Ability to expand research activities.

•     Extension of vocational andentrepreneurial activities

•     Launch more certificate and short termcourses

•     Get more collaboration from differentagencies and institutes for better research work.

•     Develop more efficient ICT material forawareness and extension activities.

Ø   Challenges

•     Development of technical skills amongstudents.

•     Availability of grants for differentactivities.

•     Limitations of Resources.

•     Development of Entrepreneurial traitsamong students.

•     Creating more vocational opportunities.

52. Future plansof the department:

The Department plans todevelop  Resource centres for communitywork in rural areas, initiate  Coursesfor  skill development among young girlsin textiles and Bakery.The department plans to emphasize to  increase the job opportunities by developingIndustry Department interface and it also plans to organise conferences andworkshops on various issues of national importance.  

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Books/Chapters in books and conference proceedings

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