The Community Science College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai has its origin as Department of Home Science in 1980 at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai offered B.Sc. Home Science degree. The Food Technology unit at TNAU, Coimbatore started during 1972, later was renamed as Department of Food Science and Nutrition in 1982, which was shifted to AC&RI, Madurai during 1984 to strengthen the B.Sc. (Home Science) degree program. The Institute also offers Masters Degree in Food Science and Nutrition from 1981 which is now offered as M.Sc (Community Science) Food Science and Nutrition and Doctoral programme in Food Science and Nutrition from 1988 onwards. During the year 1999, the three year B.Sc. (Home Science) degree programme was upgraded as a four year professional degree course.
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