Home Science

The paper at a glance

Home Science carries the subject code 315. The syllabus described here is the one published for 2026-27.

This is the briefest syllabus among the domain subjects. The content page is headed "Revised Syllabus" and "Theory", and it lists only unit titles with two to five sub-headings each; there are no topic descriptions beneath the sub-headings.

How the syllabus is organised

The document is laid out in six units, Unit I to Unit VI. The units follow the six broad areas of the school subject: work and career, nutrition, human development, fabric and apparel, resource management, and communication and extension.

The syllabus itself is a list of headings only. It does not print question counts, marks, negative marking or timing. Read it alongside the exam pattern.

Unit I: Work, livelihood and career

Unit	What it covers
Unit I: Work, livelihood and career	Work, age and gender; occupational heritage of India; career options; entrepreneurship and self-employment; life skills for career building

Unit II: Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

Unit	What it covers
Unit II: Nutrition, Food Science and Technology	Clinical nutrition and dietetics; public nutrition and health; food processing and technology; food quality and food safety

Unit III: Human Development and Family Studies

Unit	What it covers
Unit III: Human Development and Family Studies	Early childhood care and education; management of support services, institutions and programmes for children, youth and the elderly

Unit IV: Fabric and Apparel

Unit	What it covers
Unit IV: Fabric and Apparel	Care and maintenance of fabrics in institutions; design for fabric and apparel; fashion designing and merchandising

Unit V: Resource Management

Unit	What it covers
Unit V: Resource Management	Hospitality management; consumer education and protection

Unit VI: Communication and Extension

Unit	What it covers
Unit VI: Communication and Extension	Development communication and journalism; corporate communication and public relations

What this syllabus does not tell you

The document is a list of headings and nothing more. From it you cannot learn:

• how many questions come from each unit, or the marks, negative marking and duration — those are on the exam pattern;
• the weightage of any unit, so treat every unit as examinable rather than ranking them;
• what sits underneath each sub-heading; "Clinical nutrition and dietetics" or "Hospitality management" is the entire entry, with no list of topics beneath it;
• what the word "Revised" refers to, or what changed from the earlier version;
• which books to use; the syllabus names no textbook;
• how much weight a university gives this paper once you qualify — the programmes that accept it are listed below, but the marks or ranking rule each one applies sits in its own admission bulletin.

For anything about attempt rules or numbers of questions, go to the NTA information bulletin and the exam pattern rather than to this list.