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BHU is a college of national importance which organizes BHU-CET exam for students who are interested to get admission in BA, B.Sc, B.Com. This is an offline exam for 5160 seats in BHU and 6 other constituent colleges. Students who have scored more than 50% marks in their qualifying exam are eligible for the exam.
Here are few tips for BHU-CET exam:
1. There are 150 questions for 2 hours or 2 and half hour so a student has to be fast in the exam to get selected for the exam. For this, there is a regular practice of mock test and regular revision, of course, is necessary.
2. Questions are from Language Compression in English or Hindi so choose one of them and try to practice question from them. Also, try to solve the problems of grammar which helps in these section of the question-paper.
3. There is also a section of general knowledge so a student must be aware of what happens in India and outside India and for this reading a newspaper & and magazine are the best choices.
4. There is a section of the subject from the qualifying exam in which question are asked from the subjects in class 12th exams. So, you should keep revising the subjects you studied in 11th and 12th for revision.
Hope it helps!

Hello,
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
Some of the top colleges include:
-Christ University: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangalore
-The Madura College , Madurai
-Government Brennen College, Thalassery
-Lady Shriram College for Women (LSR), New Delhi
-University of Kerala : School of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram
-Jawaharlal Nehru University : School of Social Sciences - Centre for Philosophy, New Delhi
All these are overall the best universities/colleges be it on the basis of their quality of education or their faculty.
For more information on colleges offering this course, you can refer to this link. Also, to know the eligibility criteria, admission process, about placements and fee of any/every college, clock on the college name and get all the desired information in one go.
https://www.shiksha.com/humanities-social-sciences/philosophy/colleges/colleges-india

Hi,
Over the time, Psychology has come up as a popular career choice among the students. Career options like teaching, psychologist, counselor, etc. is another reason for why people are becoming more inclined towards this field of education. The science of human behavior emerged in Germany and during the World War psychology traveled to United States and emerged in India approx. 70 years ago. Since then our Indian psychologists have worked really hard to recognize psychology as a separate discipline.
List of few top colleges in India :
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It is among the top-notch women colleges of the country. The college is one of the best for Psychology aspirants.
Indian Institute of Psychology and Research
Indian Institute of Psychology and Research (IIPR) is among the premier Psychology institutions in India. IIPR was established in the year 2004. It is affiliated to the Bangalore University.
Fergusson College
Fergusson College is located in Pune. Its Department of Psychology offers courses from undergraduate to Ph.D. level. Since its inception in 1979, the college is catering to its Psychology aspirants.
Presidency College, Chennai
Presidency College, Chennai came into existence in the year 1840. The college offers Psychology courses from undergraduate to postgraduate level.
Jesus & Mary College
The college is among the premiere women colleges of the country.
Sophia College for Women
Lectures and interactive discussions, field visits, workshops are regularly conducted to enhance the learning experience of students.

Psychology is a study of behavior, mind, work, conscious and non-conscious thoughts of the people. And politics is the study in which students are trained so that they can take a decision with other's help.
Politics has a better scope as compared to psychology as there is less use of a person who observes instead of the one who guides them. Right now in the country, there are many politicians who are not eligible for this. But when a proper training and education are given to them, everything works fine. For this, there is a separate subject that is political science in which one can learn about analysis of the political system, theoretical and practical application of politics.
There is also a great scope in future. One can get into civil services after graduating from this or one can become a guide or speechwriter for any political party or become a political leader and an educated well-trained person can really do something great in this field.

Hi,
Sociology is the study of society that involves analyzing trends, tracking developments and understanding the causes and impacts of various changes across the world. It teaches us to appreciate society, to imagine society as they exist and to understand the way the world is. Following are the best universities from where you can fulfill this dream of yours:
1. JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)
2. SAU (South Asian University , Delhi)
3. UoH (University Of Hyderabad)
4. BHU (Banaras Hindu University)
5. Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
6. Tata Institute of Social Sciences
All these are best in terms of the way they prepare a student to deal with the professional world that is been waiting for them outside college. And, rest is all about the faculty, quality of education which makes these colleges the best.
For more colleges offering this course, refer to this link:
https://www.shiksha.com/humanities-social-sciences/sociology/colleges/colleges-india

Hello,
Geography offers several career options with numerous specializations.
-Cartography
-Survey
-Urban and Regional Planning
-Town Planning
-Remote Sensing
-Climate Change Analysis
-Geospatial Analyst
Depending on the area of specialization, geographers might work as forest managers or in agricultural or economic institutions or as demographers in govt. and research firms. A background of geography is also helpful for a successful career in the field of travel and tourism, particularly for travel Journalism. You can also work as climatologists, geomorphologists, GIS specialists, and hydrologists.
As mentioned above about the area of specialisations related to geography, I would justify the importance of pursuing a G degree in the same because a UG degree in geography gives you knowledge about all the fields associated with geography but a specialisation course in the stream of your choice will make you an expert and will help you in fetching more specific and highly paid jobs in the industry

Hello,
International relations at graduation level mostly focus on the trade with between countries. But the course has evolved significantly over past few years with the dynamic nature of how things work internationally.
Now the focus is shifting from proper trade to social change and its impact on the relations between the country.
The course now also talks about how finance works between countries. The concept of transfer pricing in the international relations is introduced as per the revised and new curriculum.
The subjects talk about globalisation, finance, marketing, the social-economic impact between countries.
This gives an overview of how things work in the era where geographical boundaries are becoming less complicated yet more complex in terms of background workings.
All the best.

The integrated programmes offering dual degree has many advantages apart from year saving. Mainly because of their course structure.
As the focus is more on humanities subjects in addition to other core subjects, this provides a chance to the candidates to explore more and judge what is better for them.
This provides the area of opportunity to play with different fields of studies so that a student can choose the niche stream as per his/her interest. Subjects apart from the core subjects provide students to choose electives according to the job they want to pursue in the future. Initial years of degree provides a basic foundation root and then a specific field can be chosen as per requirement need.
Candidates are advised to utilize initial years to develop an interest in the particular field.
All the best!

Hello,
Below is a list of the study areas in sociology for better and interesting career opportunities:
a- Project and product management
b- Market planning
c- Quality planning
d- Social and economic management and evaluation
e- Service planning
f- Structure management
g- Resource Management
h- Behaviour management
I- Agreement management
j- Planning of region
k- Development of a geographical area
l- Development of various products and evaluation
m- Providing social guidance and consultation
n- marketing strategy
o- PR and publicity
p- Social and HR analytics
q- Business consultation
r- Conflict resolution
s- Marketing negotiations
t- Communication consultancy
Above list provides main topics of focus areas for Sociology as far as career is concerned. Vast opportunities are out there to explore over and above the list.
All the best.

Hello,
Philosophy is the ability of the mind to put things in perspective. It's the ability to differentiate between nuances of similar thoughts. It's about ethics, it's about logic.
It's a very interesting and fascinating subject. The subjects that are taught at graduation level are Indian Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Ethics, Logical reasoning, Problems in Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, etc. The names may change from university to university but contents are similar. The aim of all these subjects is to give a solid grounding to the student to enable him to be perfect in ethics, logic and logical analysis.
This is one subject that has seen a great evolution in course contents. Advancements in neurology, various developments in thought processes have forced the authorities to keep on evolving the course content. Maybe because of this, it's one course that is nearer to modern times.