Government College of Applied Human Science is a government college formerly known as the College of Home Economics.
The Ford Foundation, Oklahoma State University, and the government of East Pakistan started the college in 1961 with just twenty-five students. This is the first college of Bangladesh for studying home economics. Mrs. Hamida Khanam was the founder principal of this college.
The college campuses are located at Azimpur, Lalmatia, Green Road of Dhaka and Mymensingh. The Azimpur campus having Total campus 10.3 acres of land. there are 21 classrooms, 5 seminar room, 8 laboratory, 1 Library in Azimpur campus etc. in Azimpur campus.
Level of education is HSC, B.Sc (Hons.) & M.S. there are 5 Honours Department. This courses are conducted under Biology Faculty of the University of Dhaka.
There are five departments in five major area of home economics:-
Admission test is conducted by Faculty of Biological Science of the University of Dhaka. A thousand of students can get admitted each year for B.Sc Course in this college.
There is no separate admission test for HSC admission.