Home Science is an integrated field of study that provides scientific and systematic knowledge about various aspect of Human life. Knowledge of Home Science is derived from Physical, Social and Biological Sciences which are applied towards achieving better, healthier and happier life. The Home Science department of this college opened its avenues to women in order to impart and dissipate knowledge in this field of Home Science in 1983 under the leadership of Mrs Pallavi Barooah.

The college had offered this subject at higher secondary level initially which has been upgraded into a three years degree course in the year 1987. The Department began its major course in the academic session 2007-2008 with a motto to provide opportunity to the students to sharpen their understanding of the subject with a sense of social responsibility. It conceptualizes the student’s knowledge and skill right from where the human life starts, how it grows, develops and expands with physical, physiological, psychological, social and economic dimensions through different courses. The Department encourages the student to develop a scientific temper. Familiarizing them with the use of new technologies, methods in family and the community linkages and sustainable use of resources for human development are the hallmark of education in Home Science. Department engaged the students through teaching, seminars and the extension activities.

The teachers as mentors offered career related, personal as well as psychological guidance and counselling to empower the students to improve the quality of life. The Department of Home science has got five different specialization like – Food and Nutrition, Human Development, Textile and Apparel Design, Family Resource Management and Extension Education. Teachers were also actively involved in enriching curricular and extracurricular activities of the students. The alumni of the department were engaged in a wide range of job in Government, public and private sector including entrepreneurship.