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Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science is
02226602504, 02226608179 .
Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai was established in 1959, was the first institution in Mumbai to offer Home Science at a degree level. It is also the first college of S.N.D.T. Women’s University to be granted autonomous status from the year 1995-96. Being an autonomous college, it is governed by statutory bodies such as Board of Management, (chaired by the Vice Chancellor of SNDT University), Finance Board, Academic council, Board of studies of each department, faculty committee comprising of teaching and non teaching staff and other functional departments and committees.
The munificence of Thackersey made it possible to have a separate college of Home Science. It started with a modest enrollment of 23 students and a few dedicated teachers who worked under the guidance of expert home scientist from India and the United States of America. Under the Technical Co-operation Mission and the Government of India, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai received equipments for laboratories, books on the subjects, technical assistance through American experts and foreign training for its Home Science teachers. In 1967, it was named as Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science. Instructions under the degree programme were initially offered in three media - English, Gujarati and Marathi. However, with the increasing demand and popularity of the academic field of Home Science, the College switched over entirely to the medium of English in 1975.
With the rapid expansion of the college in the University premises at Churchgate, Sir Vithaldas Thakersey College of Home Science was shifted in 1977 to the spacious 21 acre campus of the University at Juhu. The impressive building boasts of large, airy, well furnished classrooms, laboratories equipped with the most modern apparatus / equipments, a modern and sophisticated computer centre, a good library and a Students’ Hostel, the spacious ground of the campus for sports and other extra-curricular activities. Our enrollment today has reached beyond 800.
The composite departments of the main discipline, namely those of Foods and Nutrition, Communication and Extension, Human Development, Family Resource Management and Textile and Clothing grew over the years to offer specialization to students at the Degree level in each of the areas. As the need for family living changed, the Home Science programme changed.
In 1995 and again in 2007 syllabus was restructured to update the Home Science programme and make it more job relevant by offering more intensive specializations at the undergraduate level. The specialization courses along with computer application in their area of specialization and internship are designed to equip the Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai students with the academic knowledge and practical skills necessary for a career in their area of specializations. Strong links with the industry and other institutions / agencies ensure that the courses will always be relevant to the vocational needs. Each and every graduate of S.V.T. is not only professional and computer literate, but also is a woman aware of women’s rights and empowered to deal with issues concerning today’s woman.
The students of Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai have shown their acumen not only in the academic field but in variegated co-curricular activities such as Elocution, Drama Music, Dance, Sports, Athletic, N.S.S. programmes and have proved their mettle at Inter University, State and National level competitions. The most accurate marker of the success of an academic institution is its alumnae. Today, the SVT graduates scattered all over the world are engaged in not only home making, but are also employed in a variety of occupations ranging from research and teaching to top executive positions in national organizations, hospitality services, community projects related to health and nutrition women and children, interior decoration, communication and media services, child care centres etc. and many are successful entrepreneurs.
The vision of the Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai is provision of education to the students so that they are knowledgeable, confident, competent and capable of performing the various roles at personal, local, national and international levels successfully and the mission of Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai to create environment for all round development of the students. Equip them with meaningful and relevant information. Empower them with skills to take up challenges of the 21st century.
Air / Railway concessions will be issued only for travel during vacation. The address indicated in the Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai student's application form will be treated as her home town. Any change in the home town must be intimated to the office immediately.
The Library collection comprises of books, magazines, journals, newspapers, floppies, videocassettes, and CD-ROMs in four languages - English, Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati. All the Library operations have been fully automated. The Library offers open access to all students and staff. Facilities like viewing CD-ROMs, photocopying, free internet surfing, taking print-outs, etc. are available. Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai Students enrolled in the college are entitled to become members of the university library, subject to payment of deposit of Rs. 200/- and fees of Rs. 300/- per annum.
Facilities for physical check up are provided by the university. Under the auspices of Home Science Club of the college, the University Students Council, and Populations Education Club, various co-curricular activities are conducted which include Dramatics, Dance, Debate, Essay and Elocution N.C.C., Table Tennis, Badminton, Athletics, Karate, Yoga etc. Students of Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai who need residential accommodation should apply to: The Hostel Superintendent, University students Hostel, S.N.D.T. Women's University, Santacruz (w), Mumbai - 400 049.
Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science - Mumbai offers different type of courses such as Bachelor of Science in Composite Home Science, Certificate Course in Animation and Graphics, Certificate Course in Catering Management, Certificate Course in Fashion Designing, Certificate Course in Media Studies, Certificate in Sound Recording and Reproduction, Diploma in Advertising, Public Relations, and Communication Management, Diploma in Interior Designing, Diploma in Travel and Tourism, Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics.
Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science Address
The address of Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science is S.N.D.T. Women's University, Juhu Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai..
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svtcollegehomescience@yahoo.co.in.
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www.svt.ac.in.
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