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There are quite number of opportunities present in the working world today for students from this field. You will be presented with the option of joining education, government, non-profit sectors once you complete your education in this field.
There are a number of benefits of studying the subject, as a Philosopher will develop reasoned arguments, will communicate effectively also will have the ability to speak, think and write more clearly. Philosophers are known to have more creative and original solutions to problems and can easily analyze complex problems as well as examine problems systematically. Also, philosophers tend to learn to be empathetic and also understand related disciplines.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for admission to a Bachelor degree, one must clear his or her higher secondary school certificate education from a recognized college. The duration for Bachelor course is three years.
The eligibility criterion for admission master course in Philosophy is holding a Bachelor degree in any stream. The duration of the master course is mostly two years.
Course available in Philosophy are
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts Honors in Philosophy
Master of Arts in Philosophy
Master of Arts Honors in Philosophy
Master of philosophy in Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
Specializations available in Philosophy are
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
Political Philosophy
Aesthetics
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Job prospects
A student who completes their education with a Bachelor or Master degree in Philosophy can think of working in quite a number of avenues, both in India and abroad. One can look for a job in many sectors which can range from specialist in HR, interviewer, consultant, student affairs, public service, journalism, research, law, diplomacy, insurance, etc. Students who have done research on philosophy can opt for teaching jobs in research institutes, universities and in colleges.

Yes! It is absolutely possible to change the specialisation even after doing under-graduation from a particular stream. Universities allows but this transition generally degrade your value in the market. Suppose, you have done your under graduation in specialisation in Economics (Say, BA Economics), but now you want to change for Political Science (Say, MA Political Science), university will definitely allows this. Some university ask for particular entrance exam for PG and some may not. But this transition is possible. However, I'd not recommend to change in specialization because due to this change you lacks in "in-depth knowledge (or core knowledge)" of particular subject. Hence it is advisable to continue in your stream. According to me the best combination in UG-PG course is BA-MA in Economics (specially when it comes to Humanities section). The reason that why I am suggesting you this combination is, its market demand and future prospects. Currently, because of the ongoing economic activity in India, the need of economist is exponentially high and it is supposed to increase in near future as well. Hope this helps.
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If you are pursuing political science then you must be a UPSC aspirant. Political science course in itself is so vast that if you focus on it, you will not require any parallel course. But if you are aiming for UPSC then I would refer you some books that you should read that would increase your insight and at the same time prepare you for UPSC examinations. The first one is Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth and the second is India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra. The book Indian Polity is considered the bible for UPSC exams as there are approx 25 questions you will get in that exam from Indian Polity for sure. On the other hand, India's struggle for independence is also an important book which enlightens you about the facts and all the hard work India went through to attain independence. If you are a first-year student, I would recommend you to start taking general studies coaching from your second year.
If you do these things, you won't need any other parallel course while doing political science.

I would suggest you to go to Hindu College for humanities courses whether it's political science or any other course. Being a north campus college, Hindu offers a student everything that he/she requires to excel in one's field. The faculty consists of some of the best professors who have completed their studies from abroad so you can expect a top class study atmosphere in Hindu College. Apart from political science, it also offers humanities courses like English (Hons.), Phil. (Hons.), History (Hons.) etc. The cut-offs are relatively high in Hindu College than Gargi so it's pretty hard to get in but once you get in, you will truly come out as a brighter and better person. The library of Hindu is one of the best in Delhi University as it contains thousands of books on various topics. Even if you don't want to buy your course books, you can always find them in the library. Being a Hinduite, I can proudly say that Hindu is by far the best college of Delhi University for Humanities courses!

I am not sure about physics, but surely you can combine maths with your humanities subject. If you have economics in your humanities subject then maths as an additional subject can definitely prove to be a boom for you. Knowledge of core mathematics is highly necessary for understanding the advance theorems of Marco-Micro economics. When it comes to the understanding the concept of consumers producer behaviours, price determination, revenue recognition, etc., you must have the knowledge of matrices, differentiation & integration, statistics and probability. These concepts help a lot while having an advanced and realistic knowledge of economics (as a part of humanities). So, in this way, we can relate the subjects of maths and economics. Here, physics may not help you much (since physics is the application of mathematics in the practical world), but it may help you to enhance your mathematical calculation skills. Hope this helps.
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For an engineering student, it is quite tough to go for Masters in Economic as in whole academic period, students study PCM and no economics, but in Master's degree, a student has to get in-depth knowledge in this subject and needs an introduction to economics before joining MA in Economics. As Economics is a complex subject so after a small introduction to an economics student can get some base for the syllabus and understand the syllabus easily. So, it is beneficial to do MA in economics as less engineering student do this and there is a scope in the finance field, industries, and banking & marketing field.
MA in sociology is the study of social relation, social satisfaction, social interaction and culture. So it is quite easy for a B.Tech student to study MA Sociology rather than MA Economics. A student having good knowledge and understanding can easily go through MA in Sociology. It is quite easy to score good marks in Sociology. After doing this, students can go for PhD. or M.Phil degree. Sociology student has a greater chance to qualify civil services exam or one can also apply for UGC-NET or JRE exam.
S, for engineering students, MA in Sociology is quite beneficial.

There are almost 10 colleges in the University of Delhi which offers BA Geography Hons. They are Kirori Mal College (KMC), Miranda House, Dyal Singh College, Kamala Nehru College, Bhagat Singh College (morning), Bhagat Singh College (evening), Shivaji College, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, B R Ambedkar College and Swami Shraddhanand College but we can't judge between them because every college has some pros and cons. In KiroriMal and Miranda college, the cut-off is very high to get admission but in Bhagat Singh, you may find some good faculties for geography. So it all depends on you that on what parameters you compare the colleges. Hope this helps.
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There are many streams within psychology. For studying Psychology at degree level, you should compulsorily choose two subjects at HSC level that is at 11th and 12th level and they are chemistry and biology. These two subjects are mandatory to study a Bachelor's degree in psychology and without them colleges wouldn't often accept students on this program. Therefore, please choose chemistry and biology at school level. This is the first step to get you qualify for a psychology degree.
Secondly, you can choose for colleges that offers you a BA/ B.Sc psychology degree. As part of the psychology degree, there are many internal options that colleges often offer to students and they are counselling psychology, clinical psychology, experimental psychology, environmental psychology, organizational behavior/ organizational psychology, child psychology, education psychology, adult psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, social psychology, marketing psychology and consumer behavior. Depending on the college and their syllabus structure, you may be offered some of the specializations indicated above. This also says you need to find what specialization you like the most and choose only those colleges that offer the specialization.