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Kerala PSC Assistant Professor notification for Home Science (Food & Nutrition)-Category No.304/2019 was notified on 11 December 2019. Now the exam date and syllabus have been uploaded to the website. Here candidates can check and download the complete Kerala PSC Assistant professor Syllabus. The exam will be conducted on 13th July 2021, Tuesday.
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Assistant Professor Notification – Home Science (Food & Nutrition) 2022
| Events | Details |
| Name of post | Assistant Professor in Home Science (Food & Nutrition) |
| Department | Kerala Collegiate Education |
| Category No | 304/2019 |
| Date of Notification | 11.12.2019 |
| Number of vacancies | Anticipated vacancies |
| Salary | As per UGC |
| Method of Recruitment | Direct Recruitment |
| Selection Procedure | Written / Online Test & Interview |
| Exam Date | 13 July 2021 |
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Exam Pattern 2022 – Assistant Professor Home Science
Now that we are aware of the important details let us look into the Exam pattern of the exam. The Assistant Professor Home Science examination comprises the following phases.
- Written Test / Online Test
- Personal Interview Process
- Document Verification
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Main Topics and Assistant Professor in Home Science Syllabus Pdf
| SI. NO | Main Topics | Detailed Topics included under Main Topic |
| 1 | Human Physiology | Blood and circulatory system, digestive system, Respiratory the system, Excretory system, endocrine system, nervous system, Sense organs, Reproductive system, Immunology, Skeletal and muscular system |
| 2 | Food Microbiology and Sanitation | Fundamentals Of Microbiology – Bacteria, Yeasts, Molds-morphology, reproduction physiology, significance in foods, microbial contamination of foods, use in the food industry, prebiotics, probiotics, Quality control of foods, GMP |
| 3 | Research Methodology & Statistical Tools | Significance of research. Types of research, criteria of good research, Selection of the research problem, Development of hypothesis and its significance, hypothesis testing Merits and demerits of sampling, Organization, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data, Ethics in Research in Home Science, Academic scientific writing, Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Z-test, ‘t’ test, paired ‘t’ test, ‘F’ Test, Chi-square test, Correlation and Regression, Analysis of Variance and its interpretation |
| 4 | Food Science | The Physio-chemical changes in food- changes in carbohydrates, proteins, fats during cooking Processing methods in Milk and milk products- homogenization, pasteurization. Cheesemaking –Pulses and legumes processing- germination, fermentation. Vegetable and fruits cookery, Food preservation, Sensory Evaluation of foods |
| 5 | Nutrition Through Life Cycle | Indian RDA, compared to WHO/FAO/US/UK standards, nutritional needs during infancy, for preschool children, for school going child, during adolescence, adulthood, old age, pregnancy, and lactation |
| 6 | Food Technology | Processing Technology related to Cereals, Millets, Pulses, Meat, Fish and Poultry, Dairy products, oilseeds, beverages, Nutrigenomics, Nutraceuticals, Xenobiotics, Nano Technology in Foods, Single-cell protein, Novel proteins, Post-harvest technology Packaging Technology |
| 7 | Food Safety & Quality Assurance | Food Laws and Regulations, FSSAI, BIS, PFA, AGMARK, ISI, ISO, CODEX, HACCP, GAP, TQM, GHP, Toxins in food- Naturally present, environmental contaminants, processing contaminants |
| 8 | Public Health Nutrition | Public Health Problems -Grade of malnutrition, PEM, SAM, MAM, micronutrient deficiencies NCDs, Incidence and prevalence of Communicable diseases – Tuberculosis, Cholera, Diarrhea and AIDS, Economics of Nutrition, Assessment of nutritional status in Community settings, Food, and nutrition security – Green, White and Blue revolution, Nutrition education, food fortification, food enrichment, Public Distribution System, Nutrition Intervention programs – organized by the governmental and non-governmental agencies for the vulnerable sections of the population, Role of national and International Organizations to combat malnutrition |
| 9 | Sports Nutrition | Energy pathways during exercise of various duration and intensity- aerobic, anaerobic, very short duration, long duration, endurance, fatigue, the onset of fatigue, nutrition and fatigue Endurance training and fatigue, Nutrient requirements during various sports, Ergogenic Aids Water requirements, loss of water and electrolytes during exercise, sports drinks, commonly seen nutritional problems in sports person, Sports anemia, female athlete triad, RED S |
| 10 | Nutritional Biochemistry | Carbohydrates– Structure, classification, properties, and metabolism of CHO, Lipids Structure classification, properties and metabolism, Proteins- Structure, classification, properties, and metabolism of, Nucleic acids -Composition, functions and classification Isolation, structure and properties of DNA and RNA, Commonly used Techniques in biochemistry, the role of macro and micronutrients in human health, energy measurement. |
| 11 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | Diet during fevers, Diseases of GIT, Kidney and Liver diseases, Metabolic disorders, NCDs, Genetics conditions, Cancers, In allergies, HIV/AIDS |
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