M.Sc. in Applied Psychology 

at Women's Christian College, College Road

According to details provided on the Women's Christian College (WCC) website, the following requirements must be fulfuill in order to be eligible for admission to WCC Chennai's M.Sc. programs:

• Applicants must have graduated from an accredited university with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 50% of their total score.
  For an M.Sc. in Mathematics, a B.Sc. with mathematics as the major is required.
  For M.Sc. Physics, the primary subject is B.Sc. Physics
  For M.Sc. Chemistry, the primary subject is B.Sc. Chemistry
  For M.Sc. in Botany or Zoology: B.Sc. in a related field.
• Applicants must take the college's entrance exam,selection will be based on entrance exam results.
• There are just two chances to pass the entrance exam and took admission.

 

WCC Accepts Entrance Exam Results for M.Sc. Admission

Various entrance exam scores are accepted by WCC for admission to its M.Sc. program. Depending on the particular discipline within the M.Sc. program, different entrance exam scores may be accepted by WCC for admission. Generally speaking, though, WCC accepts results from national entrance exams, including

• the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET),
•  the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-UGC NET (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering),
• and UGC NET.
• TANGATE Exam
•  GATE-WCC also accepts legitimate GATE scores for programs like the M.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics.
• GRE-he/she may retake the GRE General Test as many times as they like, and results are good for five years.

 

WCC Benefits-

1. A slightly more established university, particularly for studies in the arts and sciences.
2. More M.Sc. programs are available, including those in IT, physics, biochemistry, microbiology, and math.
3. observes increased cutoffs, a competitive admissions process, and good student profiles.
4. Placements on campus are generally better, and more companies are coming to WCC.
5. improved lab facilities and infrastructure for science programs.

The benefits of Ethiraj

1. Outstanding faculty qualifications, including numerous visiting academics from research institutes.
2. strong emphasis on innovation and research. generously funded laboratories.
3. high success rate in the GATE and UGC/CSIR NET qualifying exams following M.Sc.
4. A slightly improved brand name for professional degrees such as MBAs.
   In conclusion, WCC performs well in terms of placements, infrastructure, overall development, and competitive admissions. However, Ethiraj's academic profile and research are also strong points.But , i will prefer WCC over Ethiraj.

Just eight companies were the top WCC recruiters.
Women's Christian College, Chennai, arranges a number of seminars and placement cell programs for career guidance in addition to inviting reputable companies for campus recruitment.

IBM, Wipro, Infosys, Google, HCL, Taj, Tech Mahindra, Fitness One, Cognizant, TCS, Amazon, Zoho, IBM, Wipro, ITC, TATA, and many more are among the top employers at the college.
Numerous businesses in a variety of sectors have expressed interest in employing WCC graduates. Information technology (IT), banking and finance, consulting, media and communications, healthcare, and hospitality are a few industries that frequently hire WCC graduates.

 

The college's robust alumni network and corporate relationships make placements at WCC highly sought after, as they play a key role in connecting students with employment opportunities.

Women's Christian College (WCC) recorded the highest-ever package of INR 45 Lakh Per Annum (as per advertisements) during the 2023 placements.  Additionally, it states that eight businesses in all paid the campus a visit in 2023 for WCC placements.
Prior to 2023, the highest  package given by  WCC was approximately INR 26 lakhs annually.

Some of the leading companies that hire from WCC are: ITC Limited, Sify Customer Pvt Ltd, Kanbay Hyderabad, Sree Career Solutions, Allsec Technologies Ltd., HCL, Saraa Medical Solutions, Career Forum, Hewlett Packard, Scope International, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys Technologies Limited, SI Systems, Crystal Communications, etc.

 

Ethiraj College for Women has a dedicated job placement cell and internships are an important focus for them, especially for students pursuing programs in computer science, information technology, commerce and management.Various leading recruiters like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and HDFC Bank visit Ethiraj College campus every year to recruit students for these professional courses.On the other hand, Women's Christian College, Chennai focuses mainly on undergraduate courses in pure arts and sciences such as physics, chemistry, botany and economics rather than professional degrees.Therefore, large-scale campus placement through large recruiting firms may not be the primary focus or activity of Women's Christian College.

In conclusion, Ethiraj College appears to have a clear advantage when it comes to campus placement and providing employment opportunities to graduates of professional courses. The Women's Christian College focuses more on arts-based learning than corporate internships.

Women's Christian College offer courses like B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., M.Com, B.A., B.Com (Hons), B.Com, BBA, BCA with the stream of Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, IT & Software, Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce, Animation. Women's Christian College offers specializations such as B.Sc. specializations in Computer Science, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, M.Sc. specializations in Food & Nutrition, Clinical Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Data Analytics, M.A. specializations in International Business, English, B.A. specializations in English.

Women's Christian College admissions are currently open for 2025 session. Candidates can fill out the application form on the college's website. WCC Chennai offers admission to aspirants based on their qualifying exam scores. The college offers admission to BA, BSc, BCom, MCom, etc. at UG and PG levels.