College Of Home Science Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture Technology, Pantnagar

About College Of Home Science Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture Technology, Pantnagar

The initiation of Home Science Programme at Pantnagar was recommended by Mrs. Alice M. Fisher USAID and Dr. Elda Robb University of Tennessee, USA in 1961. There after, U. P. Govt. gave green signal in December 1963. Dr. Janice Smith UIUC, USA recommended two year Diploma and four year undergraduate degree programme in Home Science in February 1966. The College of Home Science was thus, established on 15 July, 1971 with a undergraduate programme.

The initiation of Home Science Programme at Pantnagar was recommended by Mrs. Alice M. Fisher USAID and Dr. Elda Robb University of Tennessee, USA in 1961. There after, U. P. Govt. gave green signal in December 1963. Dr. Janice Smith UIUC, USA recommended two year Diploma and four year undergraduate degree programme in Home Science in February 1966. The College of Home Science was thus, established on 15 July, 1971 with a undergraduate programme. From 1971 to 1985, a single programme of two year diploma and four year degree continued.

In 1985 it was discontinued and diploma and three year degree was started for which requirement was inter science. Then in 1998, a 4 year degree programme was started which was open to both intermediate science and intermediate arts with Home Science as one of the subject. It included vocational courses involving Rural Awareness Work Experience and in-plant training.

In 2004, four year undergraduate degree programme was revised to include 2+2 system that included two years of professional training in different disciplines of Home Science viz., Apparel Designing, Interior Designing and Decoration, Nutrition and Dietetics and Organization and Management of Early Childhood Programmes which also included Rural Awareness Work Experience and In-plant Training.

In 2017, B.Sc. Hons Community Science is started with three years of common course work and one year of specialization.

Vision of the College
To motivate primary stakeholders for sustainable development of human resources with a strong emphasis on excellence in academics, research and extension to realize direct benefits of growing domestic and global employment market and to ensure adequate availability of competent professionals and paraprofessionals to occupy relevant niche in the economy by enabling an interactive coupling between industry, government, economy, environment and society.

Mission of the College
To fulfill the vision through development of need based curriculum that would enable the graduates and paraprofessionals of Home Science to become active partners in the economic growth and development of the community - be it the family, local society, nation or world.