Department of Home Science

The Foundation stone of Department of Home Science was laid by our visionary Prime Minister Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi on 11^th November 1983. She was a strong supporter of innovative development and gave this Department as a boon to the eastern belt of Uttar Pradesh for upliftment of society on the whole and women in particular. The UGC and the State Government readily came out with financial help for the development of infrastructure and basic facilities in the Department.

The Department is running B.Sc. Home Science and B.A. Home Science degree programme and post-graduation in Resource Management and Foods and Nutrition. The courses taught in the Department broadly cover areas of Food and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Resource Management,Human Development and Family Studies and Extension Education.

Dr. Divya Rani Singh, Professor & Head of the Department has to her credit seven books, contributed two chapters in two books,presented and published more than 70 papers at national and international level, completed one project on child labour funded by Ministry of labour,attended various workshops, refresher course, gave talk on television on social issues. Apart from this, two new faculties 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. She joined in the Department as an Assistant Professor and has 07 research papers and 02 books.  Dr. Neeta Singh, M.Sc., Ph.D. in Clothing and Textile, is an alumni of NDUAT Faizabad, GBPUAT Pantnagar and CCS HAU Hisar,Haryana. She joined in the Department as an Assistant Professor and has 09 research papers and 01 chapter in books.

Books/Chapters in books and conference proceedings

• Under Maintanance

• A national webinar was organized on 24- 25 May, 2020 on the theme of “Traditional Indian Food habits, Life style and Immunity in reference to COVID-19 pandemic”.

• One canteen named as “Nutri Café” was organized by M.Sc. Students of Food and Nutrition for 17 days , from 17 Feb.2020 to 5 March 2020 in the department

• online classes has been stared and Department has made one Youtube Channel and its link is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwbQx7ZUspLdfC7dzCIUOrg

• Training programme on Bakery for one month was organized from 10 Dec. 2019 to 08 Jan. 2020. In this training 50 students were participated

• One National Workshop on “Design Intervention on Khadi Fabrics” was organized by Department of Home Science on 25 and 26 Sept 2019. In this workshop almost 60 students were participated from different colleges of the Gorakhpur.

• Nutrition week was celebrated in the Department from 1- 7 Sept. 2019.Various activities like Rangoli (by food items), food without fire and poster competition were organized and students of the department were actively participated.