Department of Foods and Nutrition

The Department of Foods & Nutrition is a constituent Department of I.C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. It came into existence in 1973. Since then it has seen no looking back and is one of the leading Departments in the country. The Department has well organized teaching, research and extension programmes. The M.Sc. Programme started in 1976, Ph. D in 1983 and PG Diploma in Human Nutrition & Dietetics in 2002. The Department attracts meritorious students from all over the country in its PG Programme. The information generated through research projects and PG students research is well recognized by scientists, researchers at national and international level. The department is self sufficient and possesses well knit infrastructure supplemented with very well equipped laboratories for carrying out different types of research work in the discipline. The quantum and quality of information generated through the research conducted in the department has won its acclaim far and wide. Department is submitting and receiving number of research proposals from various national and international funding agencies. These agencies include Department of Food Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Food Processing, National Horticultural Board, ICAR, NATP, CSIR etc. One Experiential Learning Unit for hands on training in Bakery & Confectionery Products was set up in 2007. Department organizes number of national seminar, workshop, winter school on important topics from time to time.