Hi,

I hope you are doing good. As your query the information given follows:

The requirements to become a licensed psychologist are:

• Pass the 10+2 exam preferably with Psychology as one of the subjects
• Complete a Bachelor (BA or BS) in Psychology degree (the curriculum of which focuses on “personality development, psychotherapy, stress management and neuro-psychology”)
• Specialization at the postgraduate level, where one can get an M.A. or M.Sc. in either Psychology, Social Work, or Counseling
• Further specialization at the doctoral level is available as well via PhD or M.Phil.

I hope this information will be helpful for you.

All the best.

Dear applicant it's great that you have profound interest in Psychology. To become a Psychologist in India first in your 10+2 keep psychology as one of your principle subjects. Followed by pursuing any of the degrees like:

1. B.A Psychology

2. B.Sc Psychology

3. B.A in Applied Psychology

During your Bachelor's degree try to gain some working experience on Subjects to gather deep knowledge about the subject.

Then Pursue either M.Sc in Psychology or M.A in Psychology and after that accomplish your goal by completing PhD in the subject. Then you are all set to counsel patients and make them mentally healthy.

Good luck!!

Hello Adhya,

Well you have a wonderful goal.

See, to become a psychologist you can take any stream in class 11th. But the preferred streams are SCIENCE and ARTS. Along with this you can also take Psychology as a subject.

Studying psychology in 11th and 12th provides a better understanding and keeps the basics strong.

Studying Biology helps to get a better understanding of human mind.

After completing your 12th you need to do BA or BSc in Psychology.

Then you can do Masters.

Further you can also do doctorate level via Phd. and MPhil.

Hi aspirants

The first step to become a Psychologist, you will need to cover up the entire degree level, i.e. Bachelor in Psychology, post graduation degree and then Ph. D degree. The psychology program extended to 4 year undergraduate degree in addition to 4 to 6 years doctorate degree.

Eligibility criteria for UG

Undergraduate Level

• Candidates from all streams can pursue psychology courses.

• Candidates who have completed 10+2 from a recognized board of education are eligible with a prerequisite that they have scored at least 55% marks.

• Additional eligibility criteria may also be mentioned by a few colleges during admission.

• Merit-based admissions or admissions through entrance exams are decided by the specific colleges.

Undergraduate subjects

Few of the many subjects in bachelor’s degree psychology is mentioned for reference,

• Introduction to Psychology

• Psychological Research

• Statistical Methods for Psychological Research

• Understanding and Dealing with Psychological Disorders

• Social Physiology

• Counselling Psychology

• Psychology for Individual Differences

• Applied Social Psychology

Psychologists work with healthcare teams, hospitals, medical schools, clinics, nursing homes, mental health care centres and educational institutions. The average salary is in the range of 2 to 10 lakhs.

But a graduate can earn from Rs. 3 lakh rupees to Rs. 5 lakhs as a fresher in psychology. More than 56% of psychology graduates are employed, and the career has a wide career scope abroad.

For more information Click the link

https://www.careers360.com/courses/psychology-course

Hope this Helps

Good Luck!

Hello,

Psychology is the scientific study of human mind and behaviour is known as psychology according to the American Psychological Association. It is a multidisciplinary field with many subsets such as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behaviour and cognitive processes.

To Get to know the eligibility criteria, and More details, refer the Below link,

https://www.careers360.com/courses/psychology-course

Hope this information will help you, Good Luck!!!

hi...

In India, the average salary of a psychologist is between Rs. 2.5 to 3.5 lacs per year . Once you get established in this field or specialize in any of its branches you can earn more. In the United States, a psychologist earns an average salary of more than $70 k per year.

Hello,

Yes, such a candidate is eligible for MA in psychology. The basic eligibility criteria for MA psychology is doing graduation from a recognised university (some universities require bachelor's degree in psychology) with a minimum of 45-50% marks.

According to this criteria you are eligible to do MA psychology. Some best colleges for doing MA psychology in India are

• Jamia Milia Islamia
• Indira Gandhi National open University
• Christ University
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Delhi University
• TISS Mumbai

And more.

After doing MA in psychology the career options available to you are:

• Psychologist
• Health counsellor
• Mental health supervisor
• Youth development supervisor

I hope this information was helpful to you.

Dear Candidate,

You can opt either of them as you will study the paper of social psychology in both the courses. But if you want to become a school counsellor, you will have to do a course in school counseling after graduation. There are five to six institutes in our country that provide this course:

Indian Institute of School Psychology, Telangana

Indian Institute of Counseling, Delhi

Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi

ISCHS, Kerala, etc.

hello ,

below are the best colleges which offer psychology course:

jamia millia islamia

lovely professional university

indira gandhi national open university

christ univeristy

chandigarh university

university of hyderabad

for more information and full list refer to: https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-psychology-universities-in-india

hope this helps,

thankyou.