Psychology

Depending on your interests and professional objectives, you can choose between a BAMS, BVSc or BSc in psychology

Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery or BAMS is a programme that combines traditional knowledge with the contemporary medical techniques for those interested in alternative medicine and aspiring to become an Ayurvedic physician. The programme lasts for 5.5 years.
The Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) programme is the best choice if you have a strong interest in animals and wish to work with them in research or care.
A bachelor's degree in psychology is appropriate if you have an interest in counselling mental health, and human behaviour. It leads to jobs in research, therapy or psychology.

Make your decision depending on your long-term objectives and areas of enthusiasm, such as research or healthcare.

Thus, to be able to gain admission into an undergraduate programme in Mumbai, interested candidate have to sit for Common entrance test –CET and Central Universities entrance test-CUET to apply for BA in Psychology. First, make sure that the colleges you're applying in meet certain qualifications that expect you to have completed your 10+2 pass certificate not below 45-50% mark. To take the CET and CUET tests, commonly organized in May-June and in July correspondingly. The application fee for CET is about INR 800-1000 and the CUET fee is about INR 650-1000. Study hard for the exams and upon release of the results submit your documents and application to the colleges of your choice which will cost between INR 5,000-50,000 per year.

Yes, you could pursue Master's degrees in Psychology and Literature in India, but they would typically be two different master's programs. Here's how you could go around it:

Master's degree in Psychology: Some of the major Indian universities are Delhi University; University of Calcutta; IGNOU; Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). They offer Master's degrees in Psychology. Eligibility usually includes bachelor's degree in Psychology or related discipline.

Master's degree in Literature: They usually grant Master's programs in English or regional literature :-

- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- University of Hyderabad
- University of Delhi

Usually, a bachelor's degree in literature or an equivalent qualification in humanities suffices for eligibility.

In case you want to pursue both jointly and want to find alternatives, try to find distance education programs or part-time courses. For example, some open universities like IGNOU allow students to enroll for a programme under regular mode along with another through distance mode.

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Your score is quite reasonable for getting an opportunity to enter Fergusson College where you may take BA Psychology or BA French courses after passing such examinations as class 10th with a grade of 91.60% and class 12th with the grade of 85.33%. Fergusson College is one of the renowned colleges of Pune, and the cut-off is different each year. However, from trends observed in previous years and from experience the points required for BA Psychology and BA French range from 80 – 85%. Your overall scores are above the thresholds we used to assume that you would be, therefore, qualified for admission. The total fees for the 3 years BA programme at Fergusson College is INR 15000 to INR 20000 per annum.