OPSC OAS Home Science Syllabus – Paper-II (Optional Subject)

Exam: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) – OAS / OCS
Paper: Optional Subject – Home Science (Paper-II)
Focus: Family Resource Management; Textile & Clothing; Home Science Extension Education

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Section-A (i): Family Resource Management

1. Management of Family Resources – Time Management

• Time demand during life cycle
• Tools in time management
• Leisure time
• Factors to be considered in making time plan

2. Management of Family Resources – Energy Management

• Relation of energy to stages of family life cycle
• Energy cost of household tasks
• Work simplification techniques

3. Money Management

• Family income
• Stages of family life cycle and use of money
• Budgeting
• Saving and investing the money for future
• Supplementing family income

4. Housing and Interior Decoration

• Selection of site, house layout, floor plans
• Space distribution with reference to activities
• Building components and materials
• Furnishing – types (furniture, curtains and draperies, wall treatment, floor covering, upholstery, lighting)
• Planning, obtaining information, evaluating cost
• Principles of interior designing followed in furnishing the house

Section-A (ii): Textile and Clothing

5. Textile Fibers

• Classification of textile fibers according to sources and chemical composition
• Manufacturing process
• Physical, chemical and other properties of Cotton, Wool, Silk, Rayon, Acrylic, Polyester

6. Fiber to Fabric

• Construction – yarn making process
• Types of yarns
• Fabric construction techniques
• Weaving – parts of loom, types of weaves
• Fabric finishes (textural finishes, functional finishes)
• Different dyeing and printing methods

7. Wardrobe Planning

• Wardrobe planning
• Colour combination in textile designing
• Criteria of selection of clothes for different age groups, climatic conditions and occasions for men, women and children

Section-B: Home Science Extension Education

8. Extension Education

• Concept, philosophy, objectives and scope of extension education
• Role and qualities of extension worker
• Need for Home-Science Extension Education

9. Extension Education & Development

• Objectives of Home-Science Extension Education
• Development aspects of extension
• Extension as a programme and process
• Field covered, financing, planning and characteristic of extension

10. Programme Planning

• Meaning, nature, principle and scope of programme planning
• Steps of making a programme
• Characteristic of a good programme
• Planning, programme implementation and evaluation

11. Communication in Extension

• Importance of communication
• Elements of communication
• Communication process
• Communication models
• Scope and purpose of communication
• Communication channels

12. Community Development

• Concept, scope, principles and limitation of Community Development and Community Organization
• Subject matter of community development
• Community Development programmes – objectives, principles and types
• Role of Panchayati Raj, Village Schools, Cooperatives, Mahila Mandals, Youth and Farmers Club, Self Help Groups
• Government and non-Governmental agencies in Extension programmes

13. Teaching & Learning in Extension

• Education, extension teaching methods
• Classification and selection of appropriate method
• Feature, advantage and limitation of different methods of teaching (mass, group, individual)
• Audio-visual aids – planning, selection and types of visual, audio and audio-visual aids
• Contribution of audio-visual aids in extension teaching