Home Science is a dynamic subject, which empowers students to achieve all-around development in different pursuits of life.
Home Science is a multidisciplinary field of study that deals with health and hygiene, nutrition, nursing, managing resources, cooking food, textile and garment designing, and other subjects concerned with a home and external environment.
NIOS senior secondary course syllabus for group B – Home Science has been designed to prepare students to learn the skills, to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and to achieve their goals in their lives.
The syllabus for the senior secondary level – Home Science is divided into seven units and thirty-five chapters. Among which the first five units with twenty seven chapters are compulsory and the last two units with eight chapters are optional. The total duration of the lesson plan is 240 hours, which has been distributed according to the topics and subtopics. Apart from theory, 60 hours have been allotted for practical work.
NIOS Senior Secondary Course Syllabus for Home Science
Students should analyse the syllabus properly before starting their preparations.
Check the links below for more information about each chapter in the NIOS senior secondary course syllabus for group B – Home Science.
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Unit 1: The Art and Science of Managing Home Approach |
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Chapter 1: Home Science |
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Chapter 2: Family, Health and Security |
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Chapter 3: Ethics in Daily Living |
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Unit 2: Food and Nutrition |
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Chapter 4: Food, Nutrition and Health |
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Chapter 5: Meal Planning |
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Chapter 6: Nutritional Status |
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Chapter 7: Purchase and Storage of Food |
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Chapter 8: Preparation of food |
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Chapter 9: Food Preservation |
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Unit 3: Resource Management |
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Chapter 10: Family Resources Management |
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Chapter 11: Time and Energy Management |
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Chapter 12: Space Management |
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Chapter 13: Income Management |
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Chapter 14: Energy Conservation |
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Chapter 15: Environment |
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Chapter 16: Household Equipment |
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Chapter 17: Consumer Education |
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Unit 4: Human Development |
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Chapter 18: Growth and Development (0-5 years) |
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Chapter 19: Growth and Development (6-11 years) |
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Chapter 20: Adolescence |
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Chapter 21: Concerns and Issues in Human Development |
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Unit 5:Textiles and Clothing |
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Chapter 22: Introduction to Fabric Science |
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Chapter 23: Yarn and its Construction |
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Chapter 24: Fabric Construction |
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Chapter 25: Textile Finishes |
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Chapter 26: Selection of Textiles and Clothing |
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Chapter 27: Care and Maintenance of textile |
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Unit 6: House-keeping |
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Chapter 28: Introduction to Housekeeping |
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Chapter 29: Cleaning and cleaning materials |
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Chapter 30: Maintenance of Premises |
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Chapter 31: Aesthetics at Home |
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Unit 7: Creative Hand Embroidery |
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Chapter 32: Introduction to Creative Hand Embroidery |
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Chapter 33: Design |
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Chapter 34: Colour |
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Chapter 35: Embroidery Stitches |
We at BYJU’S provide the detailed curriculum for the NIOS senior secondary course and the mark-wise weightage for every chapter to have a good idea of the exam pattern.
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