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career in psychologist , qualification requried , salary


premraj8010591 13th Jul, 2020
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Mayank Chowdhary 13th Jul, 2020

Hello,

You can do BA in psychology which is a 3 year undergraduate course and after that do MA in psychology and continue your education further.

Eligibility - 10 + 2 qualifications with good academic score. Admissions are on merit basis while some institutes may have their entrace exams.

Salary - Salary is variable depending on the amount of skills, education, experiences you have. While average salary is 20, 000 to 30, 000 per month.

There are many opportunities available in psychology and some of them are -

• Researcher

• Professor

• Psychologist

• Government hospitals

• Clinics

Some of the top colleges are -

• Nizam college, Hyderabad

• NIMS university, Jaipur

• Sharda university, Greater noida

• Flame university, pune

• Gargi college, Newdelhi



harshitasharansrivastava Student Expert 13th Jul, 2020

Hi Dear,

If you want to become Psychologist then you'll have to complete your graduation, postgraduation and doctoral degree in psychology. You can do following courses for the same:

  • BA in psychology
  • B. Sc in Psychology
  • MA In Psychology
  • MA in Applied Psychology
  • MA in  Counseling Psychology
  • MSC in Psycholog
  • M.Phill & Ph.D courses in Psychology

After becoming a psychologist you can work in any hospital, clinics, government agencies, Universities etc. You can also work outside India. Starting salary of a psychologist is around 3- 4 lakhs. You can work at following designation :

  • Psychotherapist
  • Counselor
  • Teacher
  • Consultant
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Psychiatrist
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Practitioner

Hope this helps.. Good Luck

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