Punjab Board PSEB 12th Home Science Syllabus 2025-26; Download FREE PDF

(THEORY) 

SECTION – A 

(Food and Nutrition) 

1. Food, Nutrition and Health

 i. Definitions: Food, Nutrition, Health, Nutrients, Nutrient density, Malnutrition, Recommended Dietary Allowances, Nutritional Status, Functional Food, Nutraceuticals, Antioxidants, Geriatrics, Probiotics. Functions of food 

ii. Classification of Food groups based on the recommendation of ICMR 

iii. Balanced Diet iv. Food Guide pyramid 

2. Nutrients and nourishment Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Minerals (calcium, Phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, fluorine), Vitamins (A,D,E,K,B and C) and Water 

i. Functions and sources 

ii. Health effects of too little and too much of nutrients 

iii. Enhancing nutritional value of foods 

3. Meal Planning 

i. Meaning, importance and principles of meal Planning 

ii. Planning meals for the family- Children (Infants, pre schoolers and school going children), adolescents (boys and girls), adults (men and women) pregnant women, lactating mothers and elderly. 

4. Food selection, storage, preparation and preservation at home

 i. Food selection and storage 

ii. Preparation of food: Different methods of cooking iii. Food preservation at home – importance and methods 

5. Food Safety

 i. Food hygiene 

ii. Food Adulteration

 iii. Removal of the pesticide residues from food by different methods. 

6. Diet therapy 

i. Principles of diet therapy 

ii. Adaptation of normal diet for therapeutic purposes

SECTION –B (Human Development)

1. Beginning of Motherhood 

i. Signs, discomforts, and warning signs of pregnancy

 ii. Antenatal care of expectant mother (diet, rest, exercise, medical checkups and immunization) 

iii. Alternative reproductive methods (in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer and Surrogacy 

2. Prenatal Physiological Processes 

i. Stages of prenatal development ( germinal, embryonic, and fetal) 

ii. Fetal monitoring techniques (ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis and foetaloscopy) 

iii. Environmental influences on prenatal development (teratogens, diseases, harmful drugs and x-rays) 

3. Birth process 

i. Stages of the birth process (dilation, expulsion, and placental stage) 

ii. Types of childbirth (natural, instrumental, breech, and caesarean)

iii. Categories of newborn babies (pre-term, term, and post-term) 

4. Postnatal care of the mother 

i. Meaning and purpose of postnatal care 

ii. Aspects of postnatal care 

iii. Effects of parenthood on mother, father and other family members

5. Care of newborn 

i. Characteristics of newborn 

ii. Neonatal reflexes 

iii. Feeding, bathing and clothing of newborn 

iv. Immunization 

v. Developmental milestones and delays 

6. Infant stimulation

 i. Mother-child interaction

 ii. Developmentally appropriate play material 

iii. Common childhood ailments

SYLLABUS (PRACTICAL) 

Section-A (Food and Nutrition) 

1. Preparation of list of foods available in your home according to food groups. 

2. Preparation of a) Healthy salads b) Dishes enhancing nutrition value of food (by Combination of cereals, pulses and vegetables, fermentation and sprouting) 

c) Protein rich snacks and desserts.

3. Freezing and sun drying of blanched vegetables. 

4. Preparation of ORS solution.

 5. Simple tests for checking adulteration in : 

a) Cereals : rice, semolina (suji). 

b) Pulses : Bengal Gram (channa dal) 

c) Milk d) Tea leaves 

e) Coriander powder 

f) Turmeric powder 

g) Powdered sugar 

h) Black pepper

Section-B (Child Development and Mother Craft) 

1. Showing a documentary on neo-natal reflexes and care and management of pre-term babies (http://www.vhai.org/ceo/filmsforchange.php) 

2. Recording of immunization schedule of infants and children 

3. Demonstration on feeding, bathing and clothing of newborn 

4. Preparing developmentally appropriate play material 

5. Demonstration on sterilization of feeding bottles and disinfecting clothing of infants 

6. Preparation of weaning foods- liquid and semi-solids 

7. Preparation of visual aids related to developmental milestones of infancy 

8. Showing a documentary on family planning methods (http://www.vhai.org/ceo/filmsforchange.php) Films: 

• Aparajita • Anant Oriented videos: • Neo-Natal `

 • Aaj Ki Na Samajhi Kal Ki Pareshani