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Home Science Extension Education is an educational process intending to transfer scientific knowledge to the community to foster better family living. It is a two way process. On one hand, information from education and research institutions is disseminated to the families; on the other, the problems and suggestions are fed back to the information/  technology generation system for mid-course corrections.

GENESIS AND GROWTH OF THE DEPARTMENT

1961 - 62

A humble beginning was made to introduce Home Science

Extension as one of the Elective Subjects in the undergraduate Home Science course.

1969 - 70 

M.Sc Home Science Extension Education was introduced at the Master level (M.Sc)

1978 - 79

M.Phil and Ph.D programmes were added

2007

Extension and mass communication is introduced at UG level

Objectives of the Department