Humanities & Social Sciences

I am not sure about Punjab Universities criteria but I can let you know about the requirement of Lovely Professional University. Based on that you can look forward for your programme. The eligibility of M.A. Psychology is pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelors Degree (any discipline) or equivalent. M.A. In psychology in LPU is a subject which is taken with great finesse by the subject experts. LPU has analytical and application oriented teaching, innovative and world class pedagogy which nurtures professionals who, with their commitment and integrity, can make a difference in their respective profession and in turn transform the society. They also work with private companies involved in the research, data collection and psychoanalysis. LPU has lived up to its expectations, with the quality of education satisfying these international students, the placement opportunities are amazing as well. It is one of the top 5 universities of India, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. Online admissions are going on, so apply without any delay.

The eligibility criteria of B.A. (Hons.) in Japanese of JNU is given below.
Eligibility Criteria : A candidate must have passed the Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent examination with a minimum of 45% marks. The candidates who are due to appear in Senior School Certificate (10+2) or equivalent examination are eligible to apply.
Admission criteria : Entrance test. The entrance test for this programme is a common test for all languages. Questions pertaining to general knowledge, artificial language, language aptitude and general English would be covered in the syllabus. The test will be conducted in the English language as a Computer Based Test (CBT).
So from above prior knowledge of the basic Japanese language is not essential for the asked program.