Psychology

Government jobs in the field of Psychology:
Candidates with psychology and clinical psychology profession can able to find job opportunities in government sector in licensed psychiatric nursing homes. When it comes to government jobs in the field of psychology, candidates can find job placements in historical division of the External Affairs ministry of Government of India and other government organizations offering employment opportunities to these professionals are:
Department of Tourism
Education Ministry
All India Handicrafts Board
Defence Services
Information & Broadcasting Ministry
Central Board of Film Censors and Film Division of Government of India
When it comes to career in the field of psychology, candidates can find job placements as clinical psychologist and counseling psychologists. Even candidates can find research positions in research organizations working under the control of Government. Otherwise, they can also take up teaching as their profession in the government colleges offering courses in the field of psychology. Thus, psychology is a field that not only helps in solving the mental health related problems of people, but also offers a wide range of employment opportunities to the professionals in this field.

Yes, of course, you can. Either start from the beginning by completing BA/B.Sc Psychology from an accredited university and then completing MA/M.Sc followed by M.phil/Ph.D in the same discipline to get RCI certification or You can directly opt for Master's degree programme since you have already done graduation. However, being a post-graduate course, all candidates who have completed their graduation in same or similar specialisation are eligible for this programme but there are few universities offering post graduation in psychology to non-psychology graduates. For example, IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) - SoSS (School of Social Science) offers M.A. Psychology (distance learning mode). The eligibility criteria is graduation with minimum 50% marks from an accredited University. For more information, visit:
www.ignou.ac.in
After completing Masters in psychology followed by M.Phil / Ph.D, you can apply for RCI certification and start pursuing your career as a "psychologist"