Hi Manisha, you can surely do MA in Psychology after graduating with Psychology as an elective. You just need 50 percent aggregate marks in graduation.

Psychology is the study of the mind and human behaviour. The subject is about how those around us think, what kind of feelings they experience, how they act and interact, and what motivates them. ...these could be social, biological, cognitive or emotional.

Psychology is a very interesting field. With the stress in our day to day life increasing due to complexities of modern life, people have understood the value of mental health and are turning towards it.  There are tremendous opportunities for psychologists in today's world.

You can get work in the following institutions:

Hospitals.

Schools.

Colleges.

Companies (provide counseling facilities to their employees)

Rehabilitation Centres.

Correction Homes.

Mental Hospitals.

as a Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Counselor, Educational Psychologist, Psychology Professor, or a Research Psychologist. Needless to say, the scopes of psychology, as a career, are huge. A psychologist has a future in diverse fields, including Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior, School Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Sports Psychology, Rehabilitation, Cognitive Neuroscience and many more.

LPU offers MA in Psychology and MA Clinical Psychology. These two year courses seek to provide understanding and the answers to the complexity of human behavior with broad focus on Psychological Testing, Psychopathology, Health Psychology, Positive Psychology and Organizational Behavior etc.

The eligibility for the programme is Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelors Degree (any discipline) or equivalent. 5% relaxation to North East states and Sikkim candidates,  Defence Personnel and their Dependents, Wards of Kashmiri Migrants is given by the university.

The course seeks to create in students a better understanding of intrapersonal issues and interpersonal behavior.  The student should Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives and principles across various fields of psychology. The course aims at making the student apply critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and a scientific approach to mitigate problems related to different psychological issues.and demonstrate counselling skills aimed at behavior modification. He should be able to effectively write and present case histories of people with psychological issues and apply different assessment tools to assess various aspects of behavior including personality, intelligence and other mental abilities.

Salary offered this year was 9.55 lpa.

Dear Candidate,

You surely can! Most of the universities of India mention this in their eligibility criteria that the student must have completed graduation in psychology or has had atleast 6 papers of psychology in the graduation course. So you are qualified for MA in psychology.

Hello,

Generally the eligibility criteria to pursue MA Psychology is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university with 50% or above aggregate depending upon the norms of the university, some universities may emphasize on having studied psychology, admission process varies as it can be based on the merit of the qualifying examination or done through entrance tests such as DUET, BHU PET to name a few, you can also consider doing it through distance mode such as offered by IGNOU, prior to applying for any university check out the eligibility criteria in detailed manner, or if you have any specific options you can mention the same in the comment box below, you can also search our site for any other relevant information.

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