- Maximum Marks: 100
Theory: 70 Marks - Time : 3 Hours
- Practical: 30 Marks
- (External : 20, Internal: 10)
Unit- I: UNDERSTANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD (0 – 3 YRS)
- Some specific characteristics: physical and motor – height, weight and body proportions, motor development during (0-3 months), (6-9 months), (9-12 months) and (1-3 yrs) milestones only.
- Social and emotional developments: Recognition of people around, socialization, expression of emotions;
- Cognitive development ; Learning through concrete operations and
- Language development- Stages of language development.
- Protection from preventable diseases: Immunization: definition and concept, immunity – concept and types (natural and acquired).
- Breast feeding – advantages, immunization charts; symptoms, prevention after care and incubation period of childhood diseases – Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, polio, Measles, Cholera, Diarrhoea, Chicken pox.
- Special needs of disadvantaged and disabled children: Socially disadvantaged physically challenged (blind, partially blind & deaf , affected / missing limb) : Characteristics and needs.
- Substitute care at home and outside : Siblings , grandparents , neighbour , crèche , day care centres etc: Integrated Child Development Scheme ( ICDS ) – objectives and functions .
Unit-II: NUTRITION FOR SELF, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Planning meals for the family : Meaning and importance of meal planning , principles and factors affecting meal planning , meal planning for the family including children , pregnant women , lactating mother , members suffering from fever and diarrhoea ; role and preparation of (ORS). (Food group planning only )
Unit- III: WAYS TO ENSURE GOOD HEALTH FOR THE FAMILY
Using safe drinking water, importance of potable water for good health, qualities of safe drinking water; household method of making water safe for drinking: boiling, filtering and use of chemicals, role of hygiene for food handlers at home level. Safety against food adulteration , definition and meaning of food adulteration as given by FSSAI ( Food Safety and Standard Authority of India ) , PFA : Common adulterants present in cereals , pulses , milk and milk products , fats and oils , sugar , jaggery, honey , spices and condiments . Ill effects of some of the adulterants present in the foods: Kesari dal, metanil yellow, argemone seeds .
Unit- IV: MONEY MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMER EDUCATION
Family Income: Various sources of family income – money income, real income (direct and indirect) and psychic income, supplementing family income- need and ways, need and procedure for keeping household accounts. Savings and investment : meaning and importance of savings: ways/ methods of investment bank ( saving, fixed, recurring ); post office ( savings, recurring deposit, monthly income scheme ), National Savings Certificate, Kissan Vikas Patra, Senior Citizen Scheme ); LIC ( Whole Life, Mediclaim, money back ); Bonds, Units ( ULIP ), Shares and Chit funds; Public Provident Fund ( PPF ), Provident Fund ( PF ), Basis for selection of method of investment risk, Security, Profit, Tax Savings.
Unit- V : CONSUMER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION
Meaning , problems faced by consumer , Consumer Protection Act (1986) and services ; Consumer aids : levels , standardization marks , advertising , leaflets / guidebooks Consumer Redressal Forum .
Unit VI : CLOTHING – SELECTION AND CARE
- Clothing and its relation to personality : Elements of line , Color , texture : elements of design, balance , rhythm , proportion , harmony , emphasis : factors that influence the selection of clothes , personality , age , climate , figure , occasion , fashion , selection and purchase of fabrics , purpose , quality , cost , season , reliable shop.
- Checking size and quality in readymade garments (need & criteria : seams , plackets , fasteners, workmanship , design , drafts).
- Care of clothes: General principles & precautions to be followed while removing stains and washing –blueing, stiffening and bleaching. Cleansing agents: soaps and detergents (basic differences) – Storage of clothes .
Unit -VII : APPLICATIONS OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION
Application of knowledge of Home Science in everyday life – Usefulness of some of the skills learnt here for supplementing family income – Skills learnt here can be gainfully used for employment (self employment , wage employment ) – Further training required to make this field a career : various sources and facilities available for training .
