College of Home Economics, Dhaka

College of Home Economics
TypeGovt. Institution
Established1961
Location
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
CampusAzimpur, Green Road, Lalmatia, Dhaka
AffiliationsUniversity of Dhaka

History

American Ford Foundation & Oklahoma State University, USA and the government of East Pakistan started the college in the year 1961 with just twenty-five students. This is the first college of Bangladesh for studying Home Economics. Mrs Hamida Khanam was the founder principal of this college.[1]

1961 College of Home Economics established. College started with just twenty-five students. Mrs Hamida Khanam is the founder principal of the College of Home Economics
1963 First curriculum for M.Sc. course in Home Economics completed.
1973 Introduced B.Sc. honours courses in Home Economics.
1985 Introduced B.Sc. honours courses in five subjects of Home Economics discipline.
1986 College celebrated its Silver Jubilee.
1988 First curriculum for the M.Sc. course in five subjects of Home Economics discipline was started
2001 College celebrated 40 years of the college.
2002 Introduced 4 yr. B.Sc. honours (course system) courses in five subjects of Home Economics discipline.
2006 4 yr. B.Sc. and M.S. (course system) courses in five subjects of Home Economics discipline.
2010 This is a year of Golden Jubilee.

Campus

The college is located at Azimpur, Dhaka having Total campus 10.3 acres of land. there are 21 classrooms, 5 seminar room, 8 laboratory, 1 Library etc.

Courses

Level of education is HSC, B.Sc (Hons.) & M.S. there are 5 Honours Department. This courses are conducted under Biology Faculty of the University of Dhaka.

Departments

There are five[2] departments in five major area of home economics:-

  • 1. Food and Nutrition
  • 2. Resource Management and Entrepreneurship
  • 3. Child Development and Social Relationship
  • 4. Art and Creative Studies
  • 5. Clothing and Textile

Admission

B.Sc.

Admission test is conducted by Faculty of Biological Science of the University of Dhaka. A thousand of students can get admitted each year for B.Sc Course in this college.[3][4]

HSC

There is a separate admission test for HSC admission.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References
  1. "Home Economics College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. Tanim. "College of Home Economics". www.govhec.edu.bd. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়. admission.eis.du.ac.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. "Home Economics College Admission Result, Circular 2014-15 Govhec.edu.bd". www.results.com.bd. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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