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Exam pattern

Paper 2 pattern

UGC NET Paper 2 — Home Science

  • 100 questions
  • 200 marks
  • 120 minutes
  • +2 per right answer
  • no negative marking
  • Unit I — Food Science and Food Service Management10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit II — Nutrition and Dietetics10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit III — Textiles10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit IV — Apparel Designing10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit V — Resource Management and Consumer Issues10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VI — Housing and Interior Design10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VII — Child/Human Development10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VIII — Family Studies10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit IX — Communication for Development10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit X — Extension Management and Community Development10 Qs · 20 marks

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  • Chapters in English and Hindi22 chapters on the official syllabus, each ending in a quiz that explains every answer.
  • Mock tests in the real patternTimed and marked the way the exam is, negative marking included, with a section-by-section report.
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From the chapter: Food Science I: Food Science and Nutrition, Properties of Food, Quality Evaluation, Effects of Cooking and Processing, Preservation, and Pigments and Additives

Mayonnaise is best described as:

Show the answer and why

Answer: C.

Mayonnaise disperses oil droplets in a watery phase of vinegar and egg yolk, and the lecithin of the yolk is the emulsifier. Butter is the classic water-in-oil emulsion; whipped cream is the foam.

Syllabus

UGC NET Home Science syllabus, unit by unit

Open a unit to see its chapters. The course’s free chapter is Paper 1’s first.

Unit I — Food Science and Food Service Management2 chapters
  1. Food Science I: Food Science and Nutrition, Properties of Food, Quality Evaluation, Effects of Cooking and Processing, Preservation, and Pigments and Additives
  2. Food Science II: Food Standards, Microbiological Safety, HACCP and Packaging, Menu Planning and Food Costing, New Product Development, Institutional Food Service, and Research Fundamentals and Ethics
Unit II — Nutrition and Dietetics3 chapters
  1. Nutrition and Dietetics I: Food Groups, the Balanced Diet and Food Guides, Macro- and Micronutrients, Deficiencies, and Nutrient Requirements for Indians
  2. Nutrition and Dietetics II: Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition through the Life Span, Community, Sports and Emergency Nutrition, and Nutritional Assessment
  3. Nutrition and Dietetics III: Nutrition Policies and Programmes, Food and Nutrition Security, Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition, Diet Counselling, and Research Designs
Unit III — Textiles3 chapters
  1. Textiles I: Textile Terminology, Classification and Identification of Fibres, Yarns and Weaves, Manufacture and Properties of Major Fibres, and Fabric Construction
  2. Textiles II: Textile Finishes, Dyeing and Printing Methods, and the Traditional Embroidered, Printed, Woven and Dyed Textiles of India
  3. Textiles III: Textile Testing and Quality Control, Textiles and the Environment, Recent Developments in Textiles and Apparel, and Types of Research
Unit IV — Apparel Designing2 chapters
  1. Apparel Designing I: Body Measurements and Figure Types, Garment-Making Equipment and Sewing Machines, Elements and Principles of Design in Apparel, and Fashion Terminology, Cycles, Theories and Forecasting
  2. Apparel Designing II: Pattern Making, Apparel Manufacturing, Apparel Quality Testing, Care and Maintenance of Clothing, Selection of Clothing and Fabrics, and Hypothesis Testing
Unit V — Resource Management and Consumer Issues2 chapters
  1. Resource Management I: Management Concepts and Motivation, Decision Making, Functions of Management and the Family Life Cycle, Resources and Work Simplification, Natural Resources and the SDGs, and Money Management
  2. Resource Management II: Human Resource Management and Development, the Consumer, Consumer Protection and Standard Marks, Entrepreneurship, and Sampling
Unit VI — Housing and Interior Design2 chapters
  1. Housing and Interior Design I: Design Fundamentals, Colour, Space Planning and House Plans, Building Regulations and Housing Finance, and Housing and the Environment
  2. Housing and Interior Design II: Energy as a Resource, Product Design, Ergonomics and Work Study, Furniture and Furnishings, and Research Tools, Scales, Reliability and Validity
Unit VII — Child/Human Development2 chapters
  1. Child and Human Development I: Principles of Growth and Development, Pregnancy and Prenatal and Neonatal Development, Theories of Development, Early Childhood Care and Education, Influences on Personality, and Special Needs
  2. Child and Human Development II: Children at Risk, Adolescence and Youth, Early and Middle Adulthood, Ageing and Care Needs, and Types of Variables
Unit VIII — Family Studies2 chapters
  1. Family Studies I: Dynamics of Marriage and Family Relationships, Family Welfare, Domestic Violence and Marital Conflict, Parent and Community Education, and Family Disorganisation and Single-Parent Families
  2. Family Studies II: Families in Crisis and Family Therapy, Human Rights and the Rights of Children and Women, Guidance and Counselling across the Life Span, Health and Well-being, and Data Processing with Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Unit IX — Communication for Development2 chapters
  1. Communication for Development I: Basics of Communication, Models, Communication Systems and Theories, the Concept, Theories and Measurement of Development, and Development Communication Approaches
  2. Communication for Development II: Role of Communication in Development and Writing for Development, Concerns of Development Communication, Advocacy and Behaviour Change Communication, Traditional, Modern and New Media, Development Communication Agencies, and Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests
Unit X — Extension Management and Community Development2 chapters
  1. Extension Management I: History and Philosophy of Extension, Programme Management, Extension Methods and Audio-Visual Aids, Curriculum Development and Bloom's Taxonomy, and Non-Formal, Adult and Lifelong Education
  2. Extension Management II: Training, Skill Development and Capacity Building, Community Development and Its Support Structures, People's Participation and PLA, Development Programmes in India, and Scientific Report Writing

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What does the UGC NET Home Science course cost?

The first chapter of the UGC NET course is free. All 22 chapters of this subject, in English and Hindi, unlock with the UGC NET plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice, the Paper-2 mock test and spaced revision. Premium adds the AI mentor.

Does it cover the whole Home Science syllabus?

All 10 units of the NTA syllabus (subject code 12) are written, in 22 chapters, from the official document unit by unit.

What is the UGC NET Paper 2 exam pattern for Home Science?

100 questions for 200 marks, with no negative marking. Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken in one sitting of three hours; the mock test here rehearses Paper 2 in 120 minutes.

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