Humanities & Social Sciences

Following is the salary structure of IFS officers according to the grade:
1. Junior Time Scale [Under Secretary]
Basic pay scale is Rs.8000 - 275 - 13,500
2. Senior Time Scale [Under Secretary]
Basic Pay Scale is Rs.10, 650 - 325 - 15, 850
3. Junior Administrative Grade [Deputy Secretary]
Basic pay scale is Rs.12, 750 - 375 - 16, 500
4. Selection Grade IV [Counselor Director]
Basic pay scale is Rs.15, 100 - 400 - 18, 300
5. Senior Administrative Grade [Joint Secretary]
Basic pay scale is Rs.18, 400 - 500 - 22, 400
6. Ambassador/ High Commissioner
Basic pay scale is Rs.26, 000 [Fixed]
The entry level basic salary for IFS officer is Rs.8, 000 per month. He is also entitled to dearness allowance, along with many other allowances which take his salary beyond Rs.50,000 per month.

1. Eligibility criteria for B.Ed at Delhi University:
Bachelor's degree or any other qualification recognised equivalent thereto from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in the 10+2+3 or 11+2+2 pattern, or with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate in the 10+2+2 or 11+3 pattern.
Have studied at least two subjects at the Bachelors degree level, to be later taken as school teaching subjects, from out of the ones indicated in List - I or List - II given in Item 2 below, with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in each of these two subjects.
List I: Accountancy, Psychology, Business studies, Sociology, Philosophy.
List II: Environmental studies, Mathematics, Hindi.
2. Eligibility criteria for B.Ed at JNU - Delhi:
Candidate need to be graduated with at least 50% marks from recognized university. Candidate need to have teaching experience for at least 2yrs.
Forms issuing date: Mid-February of each year.

1. Indian Institute of Applied Psychology.
2. Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
Applied psychology employment areas are:
1. Prisons.
2. Rehabilitation centers.
3. Research establishments.
4. Welfare organizations.
5. Vocational rehabilitation.
6. Research.
7. Correctional programs.
8. Community mental health centers.
9. Chemical jobs.
10. Healthcare and medical jobs
Eligibility:
1. MA psychological counselling:
a. The basic criteria is having a graduation degree in any stream. However, many of the reputed universities demand graduation degree with Honors in Psychology or Psychology as one of the subjects studied in graduation from any of the recognized college/university.
Some even ask for a minimum of 45-50% marks in graduation as qualifying criteria to secure admission in this course and some also conduct an entrance examination.
2. M.Sc psychological counselling:
a. 50% of marks in B.A/B.Sc degree having studied at least one paper in psychology at the graduate level or B.Ed or PG Diploma in counselling with 50% marks in the aggregate.
b. Admission is made based on marks secured in the qualifying exam and entrance test and interview conducted by admission committee.
So, you can go for MA psychological counselling. The colleges which you can consider are:
1. Amity University.
2. The Indian Institute of Applied Psychology
Job options with a Masters in counselling:
A Licensed professional counselors can work in a variety of jobs including:
1. School counselors.
2. Academic counselors.
3. Marriage and family counselors.
4. Career counselors.
5. Substance abuse counselors.
6. Mental health counselors.