CAREER

• A career is an individual metaphorical

“journey” through learning, work and other
aspects of life.
 WHY WE NEED A CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PLAN?
It will keep you from getting stuck in a rut
It will help you take responsibility for your
weakness
It will help to define your future career patgh
It will help you to take charge of your own
advancements
It will give you the confidence you need to
suceed
 WHY TO CHOOSE PSYCHOLOGY AS
CAREER?
 Open door to variety to career
 Great way to learn more about yourself and other
 Job outlook for psychology majors is good
 Working in psychology can be fun,rewarding and
challenging
 Make a difference in people’s lives
 You can pursue a speciality area that you are
passionate about
 You will just love to learn psychology
 Steps to pursue in psychology

b.sc/ b.a in m.sc/ m.a in

Arts-psychology psychology psychology
( 3 years) ( 2 years)

Training and Ph.d in

licensing psychology
(1-2 years) ( 4-7 years)
 FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY
• ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
• BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
• CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
• COMPARITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
• COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
• COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
• ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
• MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY
• PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
• SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
• SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
• EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY
 JOBS AFTER ACHIEVING DEGREE IN
PSYCHOLOGY
THE MAJOR RECRUITING INDUSTRIES ARE:
1. welfare organisations
2. Defense forces
3. Prisons
4. Clergy
5. Community mental health centers
6. Hospitals as psychologists
7. School organisations as teacher and counsellor
or career advisor
 Top most colleges in india for
psychology
• PUNJAB UNIVERSITY ,CHANDIGARH
• DAV COLLEGE ,CHANDIGARH
• BETHUNE COLLEGE,KOLKATA,WEST BENGAL
• LORETO COLLEGE,KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL
• KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE,MANIPAL,
KARNATKA
• TRIPURA UNIVERSITY,AGARTALA (TRIPURA)
 LIST OF COLLEGES FOR POST
GRADUATION IN PSYCHOLOGY IN
PUNJAB
• LPU,LDH (DISTANCE EDUCATION)-2 YEARS
COURSE FEE (1.46 LAKH APPROX
• CT UNIVERSITY LUDHIANA (98000 APPROX)
• DESH BHAGAT UNIVERSITY ,PUNJAB
• THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY,PATIALA (1.58 LAKHS)
• GNDU,AMRITSAR (41580 rs)
• RAYAT BAHRA UNIVERSITY MOHALI(65000)
• DAV UNIVERSITY (82000 RS)
 LIST OF LOCAL COLLEGES ( B.A)
KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ,LUDHIANA
ARYA COLLEGE ,LDH
A.S COLLEGE,LDH
CT UNIVERSITY,LDH (5 YEARS)
B.A(HONS) + M.A(PSYCHOLOGY)
GURU NANAK KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,
LDH
RAMGARHIA GIRLS COLLEGE , LUDHIANA
 GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR GIRLS,LDH
 MASTER TARA SINGH MEMORIAL COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN( LDH)
 KAMLA LOHTIA ,SANATAN DHARAM COLLEGE
,LDH
 DEVKI DEVI JAIN MEMORIAL COLLEGE
 S.C.D GOVERNMENT COLLEGE
 GURU NANAK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
 SDP COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
 GTB NATIONAL COLLEGE,LDH
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