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The Institute of Home Economics started in the year 1961 by a Registered Co-operative Society conducting a two-year Diploma course in Home Science. It is a constituent college of University of Delhi and is run by Government of Delhi.

Institute of Home Economics offers degree and diploma programmes to aspirants at the undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) level. Programmes offered at Institute of Home Economics are in the streams including – Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Mass Communication & Media as well as Teaching & Education.

Here is the table offering the start of the application process:

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for UG & PG Courses

UG Admission

Institute of Home Economics offers courses in Science, Mass Communication and Arts subjects at the UG level. BA (Honors) is offered in Journalism. BSc (Honors) is offered in Home Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, etc.

The basic eligibility criteria for all the courses is passing 10 + 2 examination. All admissions are based on the merit in the qualifying examination. Students whose marks fall under the cut-off marks issued by Institute of Home Economics are eligible for admission.

Note: The candidate should have passed theory and practical exams separately, except the candidate who have passed the qualifying examination from Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

Reservation of Seats for Schedule Caste (SC)/Tribe (ST) Applicants

• 22.5% of the total seats are reserved for applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (15% for Scheduled Caste and 7½% for Scheduled Tribes, interchangeable, if necessary). • Relaxation to the extent of 5% in the minimum marks shall be given to the students belonging to SC and ST to determine their eligibility and merit for admission to the programme concerned. • In case, after giving 5% relaxation, the reserved seats still remain vacant, further relaxation would be given to the extent required in order to fill all the reserved seats. (AC Resolution A88, 14.6.1983) (EC Resolution 157, 24.12.2001). It is obligatory for all Colleges/Departments to fill all the the seats reserved for SC/ST candidates. Eligibility in these cases is a pass percentage.

PG Admission

Institute of Home Economics comprises of PG level programmes focusing on the area of Health & Nutrition, Design. Master of Arts (MA) and PG Diploma is offered with a duration period of two years.

Eligibility for admission is as per norms laid down by the University of Delhi. Admission process for MA course is as per the procedure set by the respective Departments of University of Delhi.

Certificate Courses

IHE runs several add-on courses to meet the aspirations of the students and the growing needs of the industry. Students pursuing regular degree courses join these short-term certificate courses. These courses have proved to be highly popular and the response of the students has been very encouraging. The add-on courses include:

• Certificate Course in Nutrition for Health, Sports and Fitness• Certificate Course in Early Childhood Care and Education• Certificate course in Management of Individual and Emotional Well-being• Certificate Course in Event Management and AUTOCAD & Interior Designing• Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying• Certificate course in Computer-Aided Designing

Institute of Home Economics Admission Process

1. Delhi University releases a pre-admission form available for admission which is centralised for almost all the colleges affiliated to Delhi University including Institute of Home Economics.2. While applying to any regular course at the Institute of Home Economics, students will be required to fill the same pre-admission form. 3. Eligible candidates seeking admission in the college based on extra-curricular activities and sports are exempted from this and have to apply via ECA quota. 4. College will display the cut-offs on the dates announced by the University. Applicants should verify that their marks fall within the cut-offs announced and all eligibility criteria are met (including relevant special requirements)5. Once the cut-off lists are announced, selected students for admission would be required to fill in Institute of Home Economics’ Application Form before taking admission in the college.6. The application form should be filled completely. Incomplete application forms will be rejected.7. Students seeking admission will have to be personally present in the college to gain admission.8. All admissions will be provisional and subject to confirmation by University of Delhi.

Documents Required

Students shall be required to produce following documents in original with two sets of self-attested photocopies at the time of admission:• Eligibility Slip issued by the College (Computation of best 4%)• DU Registration Form (Containing the College Name and the Course to which the admission is being taken)• Duly filled Reference Card (Detached from Admission Form supplied by the college)• Duly filled I-Card Form (Detached from Admission Form supplied by the college)• Class X Board Examination Certificate• Class X Marks-Sheet• Class XII Marks-Sheet• Class XII Provisional Certificate / Original Certificate• Character Certificate (recent)• SC/ST/PwD/CW/KM Certificate (in the name of candidate) issued by a competent authority• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (in the name of student) issued by a competent authority• Transfer Certificate from school / college as well as Migration Certificate from Board / University are required from students who have passed senior secondary exam from outside Delhi• Two passport size self-attested photographs of the student

Attestation of Documents

Delhi University accepts the self-attested copies of documents/papers provided by the students. It is made clear that if any false attestation/falsified records are detected, the candidate will be debarred from attending any course in the university or its college(s) for the next five years and in addition, a criminal case under relevant sections of IPC (viz, 470, 471, 474, etc.) will be instituted against him/her, to subject him/her to the requisite criminal proceedings.

Institute of Home Economics Application Process

1. Students seeking admission to Undergraduate Courses are required to fill the Online Admission Form on the University of Delhi Undergraduate (UG) Admission Portal. Fill all the details correctly.2. The registration fee is INR 150 for General/OBC candidates, INR 75 for SC/ST/PwD categories, INR 100 additional for Sports and ECA quota.3. The application fee has to be paid online through any of the available payment methods.4. After the cut-offs are released, all the eligible students will have to fill in the college admission form available at the admission office of Institute of Home Economics during the time of admission. 5. Then, applicants would be required to submit several documents including class 10th examination certificate, mark-sheets of class 10th and 12th, character certificate, provisional certificate of class 12th, ST/SC Certificate, OBC Certificate, transfer Certificate from school along with the migration certificate (in case the candidate is from outside Delhi) and three passport size photographs self-attested by the student.

Points to Remember

• Students wishing to apply under supernumerary categories, namely Reservation of seats for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Kashmiri Migrant (KM), Reservation for Armed Forces (CW) and Ward Quota shall also apply online on the UG admission portal.• The registration of students seeking admission under Sports / Extra-curricular activities (ECA) categories is through the same portal.• Students seeking admission under Foreign Students' category have to apply separately on Foreign Students' Registry website• Changes made in any of the programmes after the release of the Bulletin shall become effective from the date it is posted on Undergraduate (UG) admission portal.• Delhi University reserves the right to revise, amend, update, or delete any part of this Bulletin without giving any prior notice. Any changes made shall be updated on the UG Admission Portal.• Students are responsible for regularly checking the portal for any updates.• Students are encouraged to visit the Institute of Home Economics website to obtain an overview of the college and details of the selection criteria which would form the basis of admission.

Admission Cycle of Institute of Home Economics

Admission into UG merit-based courses such as BA, BCom and other UG courses commence in the month of May every year.

International Student Admissions

All the foreign students would be offered admission through the Office of the Foreign Students Advisor. All the international students are expected to undergo a medical examination within one month of their admission according to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The admission of all the international students will only be confirmed after the results of the medical fitness examination and the admissions would remain provisional till then.

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