Psychologist

Hi Sayani,
The usual trend of students interested in psychology would be able to do a Bachelors degree in psychology. You could do a B.A or a B.Sc. or a B.A Hons in Psychology or a B.A (Hons) Applied Psychology depending on your interest. Taking an admission to B.Sc Psychology will not be possible as the eligibility for the same requires a Physics, Chemistry and Biology combination. If you have successfully qualified your 12th standard examination, you are eligible to apply for the other courses.
In some of the institutes, candidates seeking admission to these courses need to possess at least 40% marks in their qualifying examination. Some also conduct entrance exams. The duration of the course offered is three years. You could choose to pursue the course as a regular program or through distance mode. The choice of subject and the mode is yours and it depends on your individual interest, personality, aptitude, ability, strengths and career goals.
A few of the universities offering such programs through the distance mode are:
-University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education, Chennai (http://www.unom.ac.in)
-Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal (http://www.motherteresawomenuniv.ac.in)
-Nalanda Open University (http://www.nalandaopenuniversity.com)
You could also do a B.A or B.A (Hons) Applied psychology from Annamalai University; Punjab University Chandigarh; University of Mumbai, etc. You may check with the universities in person for more details. Having completed the Bachelors, you may pursue a post graduation in the same with a specialization.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.