The one-year PG Diploma in DDPHN course trains Home Science graduates in the fields of Therapeutic and Public Health Nutrition. The programme is very comprehensive dealing in subjects such as therapeutic nutrition, public health nutrition and institutional food administration. Job opportunities for the students include openings in hospitals, nursing homes, weight management clinics, health, and fitness centers. Keeping in mind the contemporary trends in health and needs of the industry, the course contents have been revised from the current academic year i.e. 2021-22. Admission is on the basis of merit at the undergraduate level. The course has a compulsory three month internship after the second semester which equips the students with hands-on experience in the Dietetics department of multispecialty hospitals.
55% or above marks in the overall aggregate and 50% or above marks each in any three of the following subjects:
1 year
6 years