The NCERT books Class 12 Home Science are printed as two separate textbooks: Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I (chapters 1 to 7, pages 1–152) and Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II (chapters 8 to 14, pages 153–288). Both are linked below — each to its own page and its official NCERT PDF.
The split matters because the official chapter numbering runs 1 to 14 across both volumes, while each book restarts its own local numbering at 1.
Page numbering runs continuously from Part I page 1 to Part II page 288, so a chapter number or a page number alone does not tell you which book to open — Part II begins at page 153.
This listing is maintained for the 2026-27 session.
| Book | Chapters | Printed pages | Book page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Ecology And Family Sciences Part I | 7 | 152 | Human Ecology And Family Sciences Part I (coming soon) |
| Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II | 7 | 136 | Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II (coming soon) |
NCERT Books Class 12 Home Science: How to Choose
Five quick ways to identify the right book — use whichever clue you have.
- By chapter number. Chapters 1 to 7 are Part I — from Work, Livelihood and Career through Management of Support Services, Institutions and Programmes for Children, Youth and Elderly. Chapters 8 to 14 are Part II — from Fabric and Apparel through Corporate Communication and Public Relations.
- By page number. Pages 1 to 152 are Part I; pages 153 to 288 are Part II, because page numbering runs straight across the two volumes.
- By topic. Food, nutrition, food processing and human development all sit in Part I. Fabric, fashion, hospitality, consumer protection and communication all sit in Part II — so the topic alone can route you to the right book.
- By what the teacher called it. “Home Science Part I” or “HEFS Part I” means the first volume; “Part II” means the second.
- By PDF file name. Official NCERT PDFs run lehe101 to lehe107 for Part I and lehe201 to lehe207 for Part II — the digit after “lehe” is the book.
One mistake catches students first: Part II restarts its own chapter numbering at 1, so a chapter number printed inside the second book is local — “Chapter 4” in Part II is not the official chapter 4 of the subject. Always check the cover title before you search by chapter number.
Where the directory data holds a truncated title, judge by topic instead: chapter 5 is the food quality chapter, and chapter 12 is the consumer protection chapter — the one whose figures show standardisation marks such as ISI, Ecomark and FSSAI.
What each book covers
Part I — Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I is the food and people half of the subject. It opens with work, livelihood and career, covers nutrition, public health, food processing and food quality, moves into human development and family studies, and closes with the management of support services, institutions and programmes for children, youth and the elderly.
If your homework names nutrition, food or human development, the chapter is in Part I.
Part II — Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II is everything after the food block.
It opens with fabric and apparel, fashion design and merchandising, and the care and maintenance of fabrics in institutions, then resource management (including hospitality), consumer protection with standardisation marks such as ISI, Ecomark and FSSAI, and communication and extension, closing with corporate communication and public relations.
If your homework names fashion, textiles, hospitality, consumer rights or communication, the chapter is in Part II.
Across the two books, this directory holds 34 verified numbered figures indexed from the textbook, with 27 of them in Part II — most in the fabric and apparel and resource management chapters.
Related resources
For every Class 12 book on this site, start at the Class 12 NCERT books hub. For the whole directory, go to the NCERT books home page.
Sources and data verification
- Where the figures come from. The NCERT Class 12 Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I and Part II textbooks as indexed in this directory — the official editions published on ncert.nic.in.
- What the dataset covers, and what it does not. The 14 chapters of these two textbooks across 288 printed pages, with 34 verified numbered figures indexed from the textbook. It does not include the CBSE syllabus for Class 12 Home Science, or any other Class 12 book or subject.
- The academic session this listing is maintained for. 2026-27.
- Which authority settles what. NCERT settles the textbooks, their editions and the official PDFs. CBSE settles the Class 12 curriculum, syllabus and examinations — and textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical, so check the current official syllabus.
Frequently asked questions
How many NCERT books are there for Class 12 Home Science?
Two textbooks: Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I, holding chapters 1 to 7, and Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II, holding chapters 8 to 14. Each book has seven chapters.
Which book is “Fashion Design and Merchandising” in — Part I or Part II?
It is in Part II. Fashion Design and Merchandising is chapter 9 (pages 176 to 189), and its official PDF file is lehe202.pdf.
Which book has “Nutrition, Food Science and Technology”?
It is in Part I. Nutrition, Food Science and Technology is chapter 2 (pages 29 to 45), and its official PDF file is lehe102.pdf.
Are the official Class 12 Home Science textbooks available as free PDFs?
Yes. NCERT publishes both Class 12 Home Science textbooks free on its official e-textbook portal at ncert.nic.in — open the Class 12 list there, then use the file codes lehe101 to lehe107 for Part I chapters and lehe201 to lehe207 for Part II chapters to download the chapter PDF you need.
What is the full name of the two Class 12 Home Science textbooks?
Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part I and Human Ecology and Family Sciences Part II. Teachers often call them “HEFS Part I” and “HEFS Part II” — HEFS stands for Human Ecology and Family Sciences.
Reference: NCERT Class 12 Home Science textbooks, official editions on ncert.nic.in.