• Shivani Sawhney

Home Science is an integrated field of study that provides scientific and systematic knowledge about various aspects of family living .Home Science is concerned with home and includes health and happiness of each and every person residing in it. It is a blend of science and art which gives a variety of skills to the youth such as cooking, catering, processing, stitching, decoration, boutique, fashion designing, day care and health care. It also aims at developing an individual, its knowledge, attitudes, values and skills which guides one to meet personal needs and aspirations of an individual to become a well adjusted member of the family. The present study mainly focussed on an overview, emerging career opporunities of home science in the country. In recent scenario home science is gaining huge popularity among youth owing to its wide application in private sector, government sector, semi govt. and along with entrepreneurshing opportunities. Home Science professionals have a ample opportunities in private sector (cooking, fashion designer, housekeeping, dietician) NGOs (social welfare office, food analysts, research officer), government sector (scientists, professor, research analysts) and entrepreneurial opportunities (boutique, grooming centre, hobby classes, child care centre, catering, health care etc). Thus, home science is an emerging academic discipline which has numerous opportunities for wage employment as well as self employment

: Home Science, Career Opportunities, Self Employment, Wage Employment, Entrepreneurship

"career opportunities in home science", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.b271-b274, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107163.pdf

"career opportunities in home science", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppb271-b274, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107163.pdf