The field of home science is normally meant for girl students. Earlier only girls take up this course, but nowadays even boys are taking up the home science course as a professional course. Bachelor of Science in Home Science is meant for teaching the students the art and science of maintaining the well-being at home and family life in different societies.

In this course, education is offered in a number of disciplines like home management, textiles, clothing, nutrition, food, arts, community living, family relations, sociology, child development, food and nutrition, etc… This course is taught in a number of colleges in India and the list of government colleges offering this course in India is given below:

Government College offering B. Sc Home Science:

Andhra Pradesh:

• D.K. Government College for Women, Nellore

• Government College for Women, Guntur

Punjab:

• Government College of Home Science, Chandigarh

• Sarup Rani Government College for Women, Guru Nanak Dev University

Madhya Pradesh:

• Govt. Girl’s College, Ratlam (Vikram University)

• Govt. Girl’s College, Ujjain (Vikram University)

• Govt. Girl’s Degree College (Ravi Shankar University), Raipur

• Govt. Girl’s College (Bhopal University), TT Nagar, Bhopal

• Govt. Girl’s College, (Avadesh Pratap University, Rewa

• Govt. College, (Avadesh Pratap University), Satna

• Govt. Science and Commerce College (Bhopal University), Bhopal

• Govt. Maharani Laxmibai Girl’s College (Bhopal University), Bhopal

• Govt. Girl’s P.G. College (Guru Ghasidas University), Bilaspur

• Govt. New Girl’s Degree College (Devi Ahilya University), Indore

• Govt. Kamala Nehru Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Dr. Hari Singh University, Damoh

• Govt. Home Science College, Dr. Hari Singh University, Hoshangabad

• Govt. Girl’s Degree College, Dr. Hari Singh University, Sagar

• Govt. Girl’s Degree College, Dr. Hari Singh University, Khandua

• Govt. Girl’s Degree College, (Ravishankar University), Bilasapur

Pondicherry:

• Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Pondicherry

Eligibility for seeking admission to B. Sc Home Science:

For seeking admission to the Bachelor of Home Science course in government colleges, candidates must have completed their 10+2. Even though, some colleges admit only students from science stream at their 10+2 level, some colleges admit students belonging to any discipline of study like commerce and arts. Even some colleges require that candidates must get through the entrance examination for admission to B. Sc Home Science course.

Higher studies after B. Sc Home Science:

On completion of the Bachelor’s degree in home science, candidates can take up their Master’s degree course in home science or Post Graduate Diploma in Home Science as well.

Job prospects on completion of Bachelor’s degree in Home Science:

Home Science graduates can find job opportunities in a number of industries like specialized cooking, dress-making, food preservation, hotels, fashion designing, textile business, etc… These graduates are selected by organizations to take over some special projects with the intention of educating people belonging to different sections of the society like villagers, farmers, mothers, etc… on the value of food and some specific good items that is related to their organization. They are also employed in house-keeping departments in organizations like restaurants, catering, hotels, resorts, etc… Even these graduates can go for teaching jobs in primary schools.