BIONUTECH ACTIVITIES (2020 – 2021):
- ‘BIONUTECH’ is the academic association of the department organises various activities such as Guest lectures, Seminars, Paper presentations, Workshops, Conferences, etc, as means of elongating versatility and knowledge of staff and students.
Achievements (2020 – 2021):
Staff Recognition :
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Faculty | Acted as | Name of the Event | Venue | Beneficiary |
| 1 | 16.02.21 | Bharathi.V | Resource person | Healthy diet for Happy Living | ICAR KVK, CENDECT, Kamatchipuram, Theni Dt, Tamilnadu | Staff,Students and Farmers |
| 2 | 23.02.21 | 23.02.21 | Resource person | Health and Nutrition for Female child | Collecter office – ICDS centre,Theni. | Public(Females) |
Academic Activities (2020 – 2021):
Seminar /Workshop Conferences organized :
| Sl.No | Date | Event | Topic | Resource Person | Venue | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26.06.2020 | National webinar | Women’s Health – An Overview | Dr. S,Geethaanjali PhD., Assistant professor Department of Home science Mother Teresa womens University, Research and Extension Centre Madurai -19 | Zoom | Staff and students |
| 2. | 13.02.21 | Webinar | Importance of optimal nutrition during adolescence period | Mrs. Poornima jeyasekaran PhD. Assistant professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, The American college ,Madurai | Zoom | Staff and students |
| 3 | 05.03.21 | Webinar | Functional food for health and well being | Dr.S.Kavitha Maheswari.PhD.,Assistant professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition,Government Arts and Science Women’s College,Nilakottai. | Zoom | Staff and students |
Staff Participation:
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Seminar/Workshop-FDP-Training Programme | College | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International Webinar | Fatima College | Novelties in Nutraceuticals |
| 2. | 06.06.20 | Bharathi.V | Webinar | Sarah Tucker College | Vitamin D – It’s role in the prevention of pendemic COVID – 19” |
| 3. | 11.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | National Webinar | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | Artificial Intelligence in clinical and Genomic Diagnostics |
| 4. | 12.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | National Webinar | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women | Lifestyle and immunity during COVID -19 |
| 5. | 13.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International Webinar | Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College | Nutritional Genomics |
| 6. | 17.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | National Webinar | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | Role of Gut Microbiota in Diabetics: A Scientific and Survey with portray Study |
| 7. | 15.06.20& 18.06.20 | Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International e- Conference | Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bangalore | Novel Nutrition Approach and Emerging Opportunities to Sustain in pandemic scenario |
| 8. | 19.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International Webinar | Kings Engineering college | Green Energy and Technology |
| 9. | 23.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Rajeswari.R | Webinar | PSG College of Arts & Science | Food Safety Framework From Consumers Perspective |
| 10. | 26.06.20 | Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | National Webinar | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | Women’s Health – An Overview |
| 11. | 27.06.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International Webinar | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women | COVID-19 & Food and Nutrition Security: Scenario in South East Asia |
| 12. | 01.07.20 | Bharathi.V | Webinar | Sri Sarada College For Women(AUTONOMOUS) | Bone Health for women |
| 13. | 21.07.20 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | International Webinar | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women | Food Safety and naturally Occurring Toxicants |
| 14. | 12.02.21 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | FDP-Training Programme | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | SEM AND TEM |
| 15 | 04.03.21 | Bharathi.V, Manimegalai.S, Rajeswari.R | FDP-Training Programme | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | HPLC |
Staff Presentation:
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Conference | Title | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.02.21 | V.Bharathi | National seminar | Promotion of value addition technologies for rural community | ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra,CENDECT,Kamatchipuram. |
MoU
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Institution / University / Industry | Purpose | Beneficiary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24.02.2021 (5 Years) | ICAR KVK, CENDECT, Kamatchipuram, Theni Dt, Tamilnadu | Understanding the methods related to agriculture and allied sectors | Students & Public |
| 2 | 24.02.2021 (3 Years) | RK Biotech, Odaipatti, Theni Dt. Tamilnadu | Understanding the methods related to Mushroom production and post-harvesting techniques | Students & Public |
Extension Activities:
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Activity | Place | Students Involved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.02.21 | Healthy diet for Happy Living | ICAR KVK, CENDECT, Kamatchipuram, Theni Dt, Tamilnadu | Staff,Students and Farmers |
| 2 | 23.02.21 | Health and Nutrition for Female child | Collecter office – ICDS centre,Theni. | Public(Females) |
Student Participation:
| Sl.No | Date | Name of the Student | Name of the Event | College | Workshop / Conference / Seminar / Intercollegiate | Prize / Participated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04.06020 | S. Jothika A.Dhivyasri S.priyadharshini | Green Environment | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | Participated | |
| 2 | 02.11.20 | A.Mathina shafrin H. Shifana | National service sheme & Unnat Bharat Abhiyan | Sri Adi chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum | Participated |
Associate Professor and Head
Mrs. V.Bharathi, M.Sc. B.Ed., PGDCA., M.Phil.,
Experience:
15 years
Specialization:
Human Development
Assistant Professor
Mrs. S.Manimegalai, M.Sc. M.A.,
Experience:
5 years
Specialization:
Food Science
Assistant Professor
Mrs. N.Rajeswari, M.Sc.,
Experience:
3 years
Specialization:
Dietetics
‘‘our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food’’
-Hippocrates
About the Department
The Department of Home Science has been in existence from the inception of the institute in 1996 which was renamed as Nutrition FSM&D during the year 1999 ,after wards it is reframed as Foods and Nutrition from 2018 onwards. The department is offered by the institution with the noble vision of generating scholars from rural womenfolk in Nutrition and Dietetics field. Accordingly, they can render service to the rural human community so as to meet the challenges of Food processing and Health care scenario. The department offers a three year B.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition course that provides a wide opportunity of placements as dieticians in hospitals and diet counselors in various other organizations.
- Department Library has been an add-on service along with General Digital Library offered by the institution for instant and easy access of respective texts, study materials, reference books, Question bank, previous years university question papers. Hence, the department library amply fulfills the teaching and learning requirements of faculty and students.
- Laboratory – the department has Students’ laboratory to carry out experiments on thrust areas such as Food processing, Therapeutic nutrition, Community nutrition, etc
- Department Intercom enables for feasible communication with other departments and prime spots of college premises.
VisionTo produce healthy generation with an inculcation of knowledge and awareness of food as medicine in traditional and modern practices. |
Foods and Nutrition Course details.
| S.No | Course Name | description | Eligibility | Intake | Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Sc Foods and Nutrition | Under Graduate Degree | HSC , Any Discipline | 32 + 6 | |
| 2 | Food Processing and Preservation | Certificate Course | Any Major | 50 | 2014 |