Home science

THE DEPARTMENT

  • The Post Graduate Department of Home Science is one of the oldest department of S.B. Women€™s College, Cuttack.
  • Honours teaching in Home Science was introduced in 1981-82 to 16 students.
  • Introduced as Major Elective in 2006 with more than 100 non-Home Science students.
  • Post Graduate Degree was introduced in the year 1983.
  • M.Phil Course started in 2016.

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • —Smart Class Room.
  • —Pre-Doctoral Course
  • —Training to the girls with available resources from Homebuilding to Nation Building.

GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • —Prepare Home Science professionals as agents of social change to optimize human potential.
  • —Play a lead role in contributing to the advancement of the discipline by undertaking context relevant Social Research.

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • —No. of Lecture Halls : 04
  • —No. of Labs   : 02
  • —Staff Room  : 01
  • —Store Rooms  : 02
  • —Toilet  : 01

FACILITIES

  • —Seminar Library for Undergraduate and Post graduate and M.Phil Students. The library also include Journals, Bulletin and Master€™s Dissertation.
  • —The department is making use of the latest technology in the form of LCD Projector, Laptop for the benefit of the students.
  • —The department has its power back up system for the laboratory and a water purifier system for both staff and students.
  • —The department has Internet facility for staff and students with Wi-Fi.

STUDENTS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME

Special Lectures

  • —€˜Breast Cancer Awareness Programme.€™
  • —On €˜PCOS€™

Seminars:

  • —€œCrisis & Stress Management in Family Life€
  • —€œLegal Rights of Women in India€
  • —€œGuidance and Counselling of Adolescents€
  • —€œTherapeutic Diet€
  • —€œStrengthening Leadership in Women to Fight against Violence€.
  • Workshops :

    —€œFabric Designing€.

    —€œUse of Knitting Machine for Textile Construction€.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • —Awarded Ph.D degree to 2 students, under the guidance of Dr. Jayalaxmi Das, Reader and HOD.
  • —Launching of new syllabus for Post Graduate students on Choice Based Credit System.
  • —Member of Board of Studies of various Universities for curriculum modification in U.G, P.G. & M.Phil courses and examination related programmes .
  • —Member of SRC of Utkal University.
  • —Evaluation of answer scripts of other academic institutions.
  • —Faculty acts as Resource Person to other organizations & different colleges.

BEST PRACTICES OF THE DEPT.

  • —Cleanliness of the dept. by the students
  • —Giving First-Aid and Home Nursing Training to the students.

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