Institute of Home Economics

About College

The Institute of Home Economics is a leading college for women opened in the year 1961 by a Registered Co-operative Society. It was started with the aim of facilitating proficient education in Home Science to all the girls of society. Institute of Home Economics became a constituent college of University of Delhi in 1969.

• The institute offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
• The combined excellence of educational curriculum & commitment of the experienced & highly qualified faculty has assisted to create the institute as a foremost center for women's education.
• The Institute of Home Economics has spacious infrastructure, high-tech library services, fully integrated & automated academic & organizational operations, & Internet amenities enabled to the students.
• It has various departments that are responsible for providing quality education to the students. 

The Institute of Home Economics offers several courses with an aim to provide academic excellence to the students so that they can become world class professionals. Some of the noted courses provided by the college are:

Undergraduate courses:

• Bachelors with Honors in Home Science, Food Technology, Biochemistry and Microbiology.
• Bachelors in Home Science, Food Technology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Elementary Education.
• Diploma in Home Science, Food Technology, Biochemistry and Microbiology.
• Bachelor of Technology in Food Technology

Postgraduate Courses:

• Master of Science Fabric & Apparel Science and Foods & Nutrition
• Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics & Public Health Nutrition and Health & Social Gerontology

Doctoral Program

• Ph. D. in Home Science

Certificate courses in:

• Nutrition for Health, Sports and Fitness
• Early Childhood Care and Education
• Management of Individual and Emotional Well-being
• Event Management and AUTOCAD & Interior Designing
• Radio Jockeying
• Computer-Aided Designing

In order to develop, discover, train & encourage talent & curiosity amongst the students in and cultural, literary & social hunts, there are various societies in the college. Year round cultural activities are held. The Institute of Home Economics encourages its students to be a part of at least one society and take part in various cultural activities. Some of the groups and societies are:

• NSS: Students participate in environmental tree plantation, up-gradation program, campus cleanliness projects, & health education & blood donation camps.
• The Rhythm Mix – The Choreography Society
• Swaranjali – The Indian Music Society
• Dramatics Society
• Spicmacay: It conducts workshops on Kalamkari, Calligraphy and Yoga for selected group of under-graduate & post-graduate students under SPICMACAY banner.

The Institute of Home Economics offers amenities for academic brilliance along with the cultural enhancement of the students to create a multi-talented personality & prepare them to face the challenges of life. Some of the facilities are:

Library

The Library System comprises of a Central Library & 11 departmental libraries which cooperatively support the research, teaching & extension programs of the Institute.

• It has a wide collection of around 22, 500 resource which contains reference books, text books, thesis and back volumes of journals.
• It subscribes to 40 National and International Journals.
• It also has a book bank with 615 volumes.
• There is a Reading Room which contributes to weeklies, dailies, periodicals & journals.

Sports infrastructure

The Institute great endeavors on physical fitness of the students & arranges a weekly physical education session for students of all courses.

• The sports activities comprise Throw Ball, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Table Tennis, athletics, Yoga, Badminton & Aerobics.
• Fully Airy gymnasium facility with latest equipment
• The Annual Sports Day is awaited event that is organized annually.
• Interested students also get training in self-protection from Delhi Police trainers

The Institute of Home Economics conducts festivals and encourages its students to take part in them so that they learn cultural values, management techniques and leadership skills. It holds an annual cultural festival, ‘Melange’. The festival offers a stage to students to showcase their flairs & also an opportunity to interconnect with students of other colleges.

The Delhi University holds a competitive Examination in Delhi each year for the award of All India Entrance Scholarships (fifty) 50 in number, of the value of Rs. 250 per month, tenable for three years for pursuing a course of study for an honors degree of this University.

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