BA PSYCHOLOGY - Scope, Syllabus, Eligibility, Fee and Salary.

Ryan September 11, 2020
In the growing world of modern era, everyone is focused on their outer body and they are not able to realize that their brain should also be fit and anxiety free. With the alarming increase of suicide level in youth, a psychologist can be Savior.

BA psychology

In this article, we are going to focus on one of the best graduation courses for Psychology enthusiasts in detail.Here we will discuss, Salary, Future scope, Best colleges and in-numerous other must know stuffs before you step out for taking BA Psychology as your graduation subject.
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Let's take a glimpse at the basic points of this course -

  • BA Psychology - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  • Duration - 3 Years ( But according to New Education Policy, UG courses are going to be of 4 years soon with an option to drop out at any year with a diploma certificate. For complete details on the NEP 2020 and how it will affect this course - Check out this link.)
  • Eligibility - 12th pass out from any board.
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What are the subjects available for BA (Hons.) Course?

What is the difference between (Hons.) and Programme?
The difference between History Hons. And Programme is only that you will have more focus on your core subject in Hons. 

 Few subjects available are:
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Health Psychology
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Sports Psychology
  • Motivation and Emotion
  • Statistics in Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Theories of Psychology
  • School Psychology
  • Project Work
  • Field Work
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology

You can download complete syllabus structure and semester wise on Delhi University's official website or your dream college's official website. ____________________________________________________________

Colleges: Best colleges for persuing BA History 

Let's now look at the best colleges in India to do this amazing course. BA course is offered by several prestigious universities across India. Government colleges are usually better than Private colleges in terms of fee structure and teaching staff. 
Some of the top colleges and universities are - 
  • Ahmedabad University
  • Benaras Hindu University
  • Jamia Millia Islamia
  • DU - Several colleges of Delhi University ranks in top 10 in India. You should really aim for high percentage in class 12th for getting the cream colleges of DU like Hansraj.
  • University of Kerala
  • Gujarat University
  • Christ University
  • Saurashtra University
  • Saint Xavier's College
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Admission Process: How to get admission for BA Psychology? 

Major institutes especially colleges of DU rely on merit-based admission process ( that is your score of class 12th.) But many universities and colleges also carry out direct and donation-based admission process. 


You can check this stuff out by going to your desired College official website on Google.

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What is the Fee structure of BA Psychology? 

This is where government colleges leave private colleges way behind. While the fee for Private Amity University can range from 10-12 lakhs, In government colleges you can spend your whole 3 years with just under 50000 Rupees. 
But it's not that you can't study at Amity without paying such an expensive fee, Amity University also offers a full scholarship if you score 93 percent + in your class 12th. 

So as you might have guessed, fees and other expenses depend on many criteria. 
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What is the scope after doing a BA in Psychology? 

Coming to the real question. What is the scope of doing BA Psychology? Psychology graduates have access to numerous private and government jobs.
  • NGOs
  • UPSC - Psychology being an optional subject for the prestigious exam which makes you officer. It holds 500 marks itself where cutoff is genrally 1000. SO yeah that's definitely a choice. 
  • Mental Healthcare Centers
  • Counseling Centers
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Survey Agencies
  • Personal Counseling - One can Earn upto 1000 per session in this growing world of depression and anxiety by becoming an psychologist. 
  • Educational Institutes
After graduation degree you can always aim for post graduation courses for a better job and resume prospectus. Some options are -
  • MA Psychology
  • MBA - If you really want to enter corporate sector trust me IIMs are waiting for Art graduates with red carpet. No one can better understand the psychology of business and clients better than you. The average package of IIM Ahmadabad is 15 LPA. So its really a job worth considering. 
  • Other relevant MA programs.
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What is the salary of a Psychology Graduate? 
 
Obviously it depends on your profession.
For example. experienced and reputed Personal Counselors charge minimum $100 per session. So really sky is the limit.

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For any queries, You can always comment down below or ping me at my mail.

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