UPHESC Assistant Professor Home Science Syllabus 2026

UPHESC Assistant Professor Home Science Syllabus

The written exam has two parts: General Knowledge (30 questions, the same for all subjects) and Home Science (90 questions). Both syllabi below are the official ones of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, Prayagraj.

Part 1: General Knowledge (30 questions, 90 marks)

Compulsory for all disciplines. Download PDF (0.3 MB)

Unit 1: Current Affairs

• Major events and current affairs: national and international
• Personalities in news
• Sports news
• Current research in the field of science

Unit 2: Teaching and Research Aptitude

• Teaching: nature, objectives, need, methods, evaluation and factors affecting teaching
• Research: meaning and methods
• Data: source, collection and analysis
• Role of UGC in qualitative development in higher education

Unit 3: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

• ICT: meaning, advantages and disadvantages
• Basics of internet and e-mailing
• General abbreviations and terminology

Unit 4: People and Environment

• People and environment interaction
• Environmental degradation: causes and solutions
• National and international efforts for a better environment
• Environmental control

Unit 5: Indian History and Geography

• Salient features of Indian culture
• Indian National Movement (1857–1950)
• Origin of the universe and the solar system
• Indian geography (general)

Unit 6: Indian Constitution and Economy

• Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
• Indian political system: legislature, executive and judiciary
• Election Commission and Public Service Commission
• Population, poverty, unemployment; planning and development; income tax
• Agriculture, industry, trade; money, currency, banking and capital market

Part 2: Home Science (subject code 53) – 90 questions, 270 marks

The Home Science paper is at post-graduate (Master's) level. The complete official syllabus is below. Download Home Science syllabus PDF (0.7 MB)

Unit I: Food Science

• Food Groups
• Food Preparation
• Food Preservation
• Food Processing
• Food Analysis

Unit II: Nutrition Science

• Fundamentals of Nutrition
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• Food Microbiology
• Public Nutrition
• Therapeutic Nutrition

Unit III: Institutional Management

• Challenges and problems faced by Institutions.
• Institutional Food Service management.
• Management of Social Institutes – family as Institute, child care and Geriatric institutes, Panchayats.
• Management of Educational Institutes – Pre – school, Primary and Secondary Schools, (Colleges and Universities ) Higher Educational Institutes.
• Management of Special Institutes for physically, mentally and socially challenged.

Unit IV: Clothing

• Principles of clothing – Socio – Psychological aspects of Clothing, selection of Fabrics, Clothing and Family Clothing. Advanced dyeing and printing.
• Clothing Construction – basic principles of drafting, flat pattern and draping methods.
• Textile Design – principles and concepts.
• Fashion Design – fashion cycles.
• Care and maintenance of textile materials and garments; laundry agents – methods and equipments.

Unit V: Textiles

• General Properties and Fine Structure of all Textile Fibers.
• Processing and Manufacture of all natural and man – made fibers.
• Definition and Classification of Yarns; Identification of yarns and its use in various fabrics.
• Fabric construction, definition and types of woven, non – woven, knitted and other construction techniques.
• Testings of fibers, yarns and fabric.

Unit VI: Resource Management

• Concept of Home management and steps.
• Management of Human Resources; Classification of Resources; Basic Characteristics of Resources.
• Decision making in family; Steps in decision making; Methods of resolving conflicts.
• Work simplification; Importance of work simplification in home; Mundel's classes of change; Simple pen and pencil technique in work simplification.
• Advanced Housing, Interior Design, Principles of Interior Design, Various Colours and Colour Schemes. Consumer ergonomics.

Unit VII: Human Development

• Child Growth and Development – Principles and Stages.
• Life Span Development – Theories of Human Development and Behaviour.
• Child rearing, Socialization practices and Dynamics.
• Early Childhood Care and Education – Emerging trends.
• Development problems and disabilities during childhood and adolescence, guidance and counselling.
• Advanced Child Study methods and assessment.
• Women's Studies, Family Welfare Program and Human Right– Recent Approaches and legal aspects (Rights of Children, Rights of Women, Status of Women, Gender Issues)

Unit VIII: Non – Formal Education and Extension Education

• History and Development of Home Science in Formal / Non – formal and Extension Education.
• Theory and Practices of Program / Curriculum planning and development.
• Management and Administration of Formal / Non – formal and Extension Education.
• Monitoring, Supervision and Evaluation of Formal, Non – formal and Extension Education.
• Theories and Principles of Guidance and Counselling in Formal / Non – formal / Extension.
• Problems and Challenges encountered in Formal / Non – formal / Extension.
• Enterprenureship Management.

Unit IX: Developmental and Educational Communication

• Concept and Classification of Communication
• Traditional Methods and Materials of Communication – Selection / Preparation / Use.
• Modern Methods and Materials of Communication – Selection / Preparation / Use.
• Strategies for Developmental Communication.
• Classroom Communications in Home Science trends.
• Communication for Publicity and Public Relations.
• Change and Challenges in Communication in Contemporary Society.
• Media Production and Management.

Unit X: Methods of Research

• Trends in Research in Home Science.
• Research Designs.
• Types of Research.
• Sampling Techniques.
• Selection and Preparation of Tools for data collection.
• Type of variables and their selection.
• Data collection and classification / coding.
• Analysis of data through parametric and non – parametric statistics
• Report Writing – presentation of data, interpretation and discussion
• Statistical tests- Mean, Medium Mode, S.D., Chi-Square

आयोग द्वारा जारी हिंदी संस्करण:

How to prepare

• Match the official Home Science syllabus unit by unit with your Master's notes and mark weak units first.
• Solve previous UPHESC/UPESSC Assistant Professor Home Science papers (Advt 51 re-exam of April 2026 is the most recent).
• Do not leave GK for the end: Teaching and Research Aptitude and ICT are scoring units of the GK paper.
• Practise MCQs under time limits because of negative marking (-1 per wrong answer).

Syllabus PDFs of all 43 subjects are on UPHESC Assistant Professor.