BACKGROUND
The College of Home Science was instituted in the year 1982. This college stands for a socially relevant education that awakens the students’ sense of social responsibility to reach out and share their knowledge and skills with vulnerable sections of society.

The College is located at Pusa (Dist. Samastipur) within the campus of Rajendra Agricultural University popularly known as “Pusa Farm”. It is about 100 km from Patna, 18 km from Samastipur, 35 km from Muzaffarpur and 40 km from darbhanga. The nearest railway station is “Khudi Ram Bose Pusa”.

OBJECTIVES

• To provide instruction and training towards fulfilling the need of rural families.
• Opportunities for research related to changing needs of individuals, families and community of rural areas.
• To build-up postgraduate programme for preparing competent professionals to function as teachers, researchers and extension workers.

DEGREE PROGRAMME

• B. Sc. Home Science (Hons.)
• M. Sc. Home Science in the following disciplines
• Home Science Extension Education,
• Food and Nutrition, and
• Family Resource Management.

DEPARTMENTS

• Foods & Nutrition
• Family Resource Management
• Clothing & Textiles
• Child Development
• Home Science Extension Education

 AVENUES FOR EMPLOYMENT

• Teaching and Research sector
• Krishi Vigyan Kendras
• Mass media Officer, Lady Extension Officer,
• Child Development project Officer, Supervisor in ICDS, Journalist, Public Relation Officer
• Dietician in Hospital & Hostel Food Analyst
• Apparel Designer in Fashion Industry, Textile Quality Tester in Garment Export Houses and in Knitting industries
• Interior Designer in Hotels, Hospitals and National Companies
• Director, Supervisor of Day Care Centres and Child Guidance and family Centre.

MIDDLE LEVEL TRAINING CENTRE

The College has been selected by Dept. of Women and Child Development, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India as Middle Level Training Centre under ICDS in the State of Bihar. The center was inaugurated on 30.6.05. This centre has successfully organized eight training programmes.

 FACULTY

S. No.	Name	Position Held	Specialisation
1.	Dr. (Mrs.) Meera Singh	Dean	H.Sc. Extension Education
2.	Dr. (Mrs.) Arunima Kumari	Associate Professor	H.Sc. Extension Education
3.	Dr. (Mrs.) Arti Sinha	Associate Professor	Child Development
4.	Dr. (Mrs.) Sangeeta Deo	Associate Professor	Clothing & Textiles
5.	Dr. (Mrs.) S. R. Sarkar	Associate Professor	Clothing & Textiles
6.	Dr. (Mrs.) Shishir Kala	Associate Professor	Family Res. Management
7.	Dr. (Mrs.) Shivani Bala	Associate Professor	Family Res. Management