Rajasthan Public Service Commission - Home Science (Home Management) Syllabus

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The syllabus of Home Science (Home Management) for  Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) is given below:

UNIT-I : CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT -

• Principles and Practices of Management. - Concepts, Principals, Objective and techniques of management. Evolution of management thought
• System Approach
• Management Process - Planning, Controlling, evaluating
• Motivating forces of management - values, goals, standards and their interrelations
• Decision making - steps in decision - making, types, methods of resolving conflicts
• Resources : Types, Characteristics
• Time, Energy and Money management

UNIT-II : HOUSING AND INTERIOR DECORATION -

• Developing trends in rural and urban housing
• Housing problems in India & Role of Government in solving them
• Building materials & Finishes
• Building Components - foundation, walls, floors, ceilings, doors & windows
• Methods of lost estimation of housing/building
• Techniques of low cost housing
• Elements and Principles of design in interiors
• Importance of colour, light & texture in interiors
• House hold furnishings & accessories in interior decoration

UNIT-III : CONSUMER ECONOMICS

• Consumption and economic instability : Business Cycle, inflation, deflation
• Role of Public Sector in counteracting economic instability
• Theories of Consumer behaviour : Utility analysis
• Cost of living index
• Marketing functions
• Factors affecting consumer demands
• Consumer Education
• Consumer right and responsibilities
• Consumer Protection - Standardization and certification of products, consumer protection laws and their implications; Patents

UNIT-IV : HOUSE HOLD EQUIPMENT

• Equipment and their types : Non automatic / Semiautomatic / Fully automatic
• Classification of House Hold Equipment - Food related, Cleaning related
• Materials and finishes used in House Hold used in House Hold Equipment
• Working principles, use, care, repair and maintenance of following House Hold Equipment. - small kitchen tools, Pressure cooker, Refrigerator, Cooking Range, Food Processor, Microwave Oven, Washing machine, Vacuums Cleaner

UNIT-V : ERGONOMICS

• Components of work input - Affective : Liked and disliked activities, goal Character of work. Attitude and Interest
• Cognitive - Knowledge, skills, thinking and attention
• Temporal - Control of time, time allocation,
• Physical - Fatigue, Body Mechanics
• Man-Machine - Environment system
• Anthropometry and Bio-Mechanics :
• Designing works and work places - functional design, center concept and their arrangement
• Environment and safety at work places
• Work simplification techniques
• Method of measuring physical cost of work

UNIT-VI : ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN ECOLOGY

• Environment Pollution - types, causes and protective measures. - Air Pollution
• Water Pollution - Soil Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• Green House effect : Causes and Prevention
• Ozone Layer : A protective umbrella, depletion of ozone layer and its protection.
• Energy and environment
• Recycling of waste
• Role of Public, Private Section in management and conservation of environment
• Role of families in management of environment

UNIT-VII : COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Role of science and technology in women's development
• Identification and dissemination of appropriate technology for rural & urban communities
• Health and sanitation
• Housing
• Income generation
• Drugery Reduction
• Fuel conservation
• Women Entrepreneurship
• Concept and its importance
• Small scale industries and women Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Development programmes. Role of financial institutions in motivating women entrepreneurship
• Qualities of a good entrepreneur -
• Innovative
• Risk taking
• Confidence
• Problem Solving
• Motivational factors

Financial input and management of an entrepreneur