Careers in History

History is a popular subject among the history lover students. History subject deals with recording past events and the interpreting as well as analyzing them. History is studied to understand the human civilization and analyzing the earlier cultures of the society.

The study of history is a very enriching experience since it enables one to study as well as research on major social, cultural, economic and political events that occurred in the past. A history graduate learns many skills during the course which helps him/her to get a job after the completion of course.

What kind of student might prefer History?

• Students interested in the history subject and want to enhance their knowledge.
• Students willing to devote time to a demanding subject such as history.
• Students with good research skills.

List of Courses available for history graduates:-

• Bachelor of Arts in History
• Bachelor of Arts in History Major
• Master of Arts in History
• Master of Arts in History Major
• Master of Philosophy in History
• Doctor of Philosophy in History

Basic Eligibility

UG:

For admission in a bachelor’s degree course in history, the candidate should have cleared his 10+2 examination from a recognized board.

PG:

The eligibility criteria for joining a postgraduate program in history is holding a bachelor's degree in any stream.

Job Prospects

Good numbers of job opportunities are available for history graduates. Many sectors of the industry employ history graduates. A history graduate can opt for a career in research, wherein they are required to analyze and evaluate documentary evidence. History graduates can join various government departments, not-for-profit organizations and associations. History graduates can also go for civil service exams.

The different careers options available for history graduates are Archivist, Genealogist, Records Manager, Information Officer, Gallery or Museum Curator and Librarian.

A history graduate can also work as a guide. And can join various tour operators for historical sight seeing. 

Remuneration

A history graduate can start his career with a salary of 8000 to 10,000 per month. Further growth in career come with experience and skill development.

Institute offering courses in history

• Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) Pune, India
• Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSRC) Delhi/NCR, India
• Ramjas College Delhi/NCR, India
• H.R College of Commerce & Economics Mumbai, India
• Ethiraj College Chennai, India
• Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Delhi/NCR, India
• St.Alberts College Kochi, India
• Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce & Economics (LLCC) Mumbai, India
• IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Careers in Psychology

Psychology is a systematic and scientific study of animal and human mind and their behavior and thoughts. A person who studies psychology is called psychologist. A psychologist studies human mind, feelings, motives, nature and reactions. A psychologist studies patient’s behavioral pattern and counsel them to change their thinking and lead a better life. The demand for psychology counselors is rapidly increasing in India due to change in life style, increasing depression and lack of emotional support system
Students can opt for psychology as a subject at 10+2 level, graduation, post graduation and at the doctorate level. A psychologist’s work involves understanding mental problems of their clients and provides its solution, assist and benefit humanities, study the natural sciences and the social sciences, to estimate common sense knowledge about how people function, and  to understand both current situation and historical field.

List of courses offered in psychology:-

• Bachelor of Arts Honors in Applied Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts Honors in Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Psychology and English
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
• Master of Arts in Applied Psychology
• Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
• Master of Arts in Psychology
• Master of Philosophy in Applied Psychology

Basic Eligibility

UG:

Students seeking admission in graduate degree course in psychology must have passed 10+2 exam.

PG:

Students holding bachelor degree in any stream are eligible for this course. The master degree course duration is 2 years.

Specializations

Some of its specialized fields are: -

• Child psychology
• Clinical psychology
• Educational psychology
• Experimental psychology
• Occupational psychology
• Social psychology

Job Prospects

Ample job opportunities are available for a psychology graduate. A psychology graduate can seek jobs in various sectors such as, universities, private companies, schools & colleges, clinics, hospitals and in government agencies.  A psychologist can open his own counseling center. Other then this many more opportunities are available in psychology area.

Remuneration:-

The remuneration earned by a fresh psychology graduates  range between Rs 8000 – Rs. 10000 every month. Good salary packages are available in private sector to the talented people.

The Best Colleges for Psychology in India:

Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lajpat Nagar-IV
New Delhi 110024
India
011-91-11-26434459
lsrcollege.org

University of Madras
Chepauk, Chennai 600005
India
011- 91-044 -25393409
unom.ac.in

 

St. Xavier?s College,

5, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai  400001;

Tel.: 022-22620662;

http://www.xaviers.edu/

 

University of Calcutta

92, A.P.C. road, Kolkata ? 700009, Tel.: 033-23508386;

Website: www.caluniv.ac.in

 

Miranda House

University of Delhi, Patel Chest Marg

New Delhi, Delhi 110007

011 27666983

Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
India
011-91-542-2369401
bhu.ac.in

Loyolla College
Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 034 (Tamil Nadu)
Phone:044-28178321

 

Anna University

Address Sardar Patel Road Chennai - 600 025 City Chennai State Tamil Nadu

Phone Number 22351126, 22352312, 22301357

Email- vc@annauniv.edu

The Global Open University

Opposite Railway Station

Dimapur 797112

Nagaland

India

03862-231959

nagaland.net.in

Gujarat Forensic Science University

Sector 18/A Behind Police Station

Bhavan, Gandhinagar

Gujarat 382007, India

91-79-232-56265

gfsu.edu.in

Careers in Sociology

Sociology is a division of social science. A social scientist has to observe and analysis methods for developing and refining the knowledge associated with social activity and organization. Sociology is a vast discipline in respect to both methodology and subject matter. It focuses on social stratification, social relations, culture and deviance, social interaction and its approaches have included both qualitative and quantitative research techniques.

Social science study includes the study of communication studies, anthropology, political science, history, geography, psychology and sociology. 

List of Courses available under sociology is as following

• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
• Bachelor of Social Work
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Science
• Master of Arts in Sociology
• Master of philosophy in Sociology
• Master of Arts in Social Sciences
• Masters of Arts in Social Management
• Master of Social Work
• Master of Arts in Social Work
• Master of Philosophy in Social Work

Basic Eligibility

UG:

For admission in a bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have passed the higher secondary school certificate (Std.XII) examination from a recognized board. The duration for bachelor's degree is three years.

PG:

The eligibility criterion for pursuing a master’s degree is holding a graduation degree in any stream. The duration for master's degree is two years.

Specializations

Some of the specialization of this field are: -

• Applied sociology
• Collective behavior
• Community
• Comparative sociology
• Crime and delinquency
• Cultural sociology
• Family and Child Welfare
• Medical And Psychiatric Social Work
• Public Policy
• Rural And Urban Community Development
• Schools Social Work

Job Prospects

A sociology graduate can have opportunities in extensive variety of jobs related to government, non-profit, and private sector. Many research jobs are also available for sociology graduates. Other then this they can join private and public education institutes as faculty members. Sociology offers good career opportunities in NGO’s of private and public sector units.

Remuneration: -

A fresher can start with a salary in a range of Rs. 8,000 to Rs.10,000  per month. Those who are working for NGOs also have similar pay structures.

People working in  industries and corporate houses can expect higher salaries. Salary and perks are higher in case of the international NGO’s.

Institutes

• Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) Pune, India
• Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSRC) Delhi/NCR, India
• Ramjas College Delhi/NCR, India
• H.R College of Commerce & Economics Mumbai, India
• Ethiraj College Chennai, India
• Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Delhi/NCR, India
• St.Alberts College Kochi, India
• Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce & Economics (LLCC) Mumbai, India
• IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
• Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, India

Careers in Philosophy

Philosophy is one of the good subject in arts domain. Philosophy consists subjects such as politics, ethics, logic, and religion. Philosophy is the study of problems and solutions related to human existence.

Philosophy studies helps one understand many existing issues such as sociology, history, politics, and literature. Philosophy also helps in studying other science subjects, related with methodological issues, question assumptions, concepts and structures of argument used in the disciplines.

List of Courses:-

• 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

Basic Eligibility

UG:

For admission in a bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have passed the 10+2 examination from a recognized board.

PG:

For admission in master's degree in philosophy a candidate must have completed his/her graduation in any stream. The duration for master's degree is 2 years.

Specializations

Some of its specialized fields are -

• Aesthetics
• Epistemology
• Ethics
• Logic
• Metaphysics
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Mind
• Political Philosophy

Job Prospects

Good number of job opportunities are available to philosophy graduates.  An philosophy graduate can find job opportunities in the following sectors such as public service, student affairs, journalism, law, research, diplomacy, insurance, etc.  Students who have done PhD in philosophy can opt  for teaching jobs universities and in colleges.  Philosophy graduates can also work as lobbyist, advisors, clergy person survey, interviewer, specialist in HR, consultant, etc. Philosophy graduate can also find opportunities in private and public sectors.  

Pay Package

Good salary package are available for philosophy graduates in private and public sectors. 

Intuitions

•     Jadavpur University, Kolkata
•     University of Hyderabad
•     University of Delhi
•     University of Pune
•     Banaras Hindu University

Careers in Economics

The study of economics analyzes the consumption and distribution of goods, production and services. The field of economics is very vast and is not restricted to just business finance, and government; but to war, religion, education, crime, health, family, politics, social institutions and science, as well.

Economics generally explain about the economic condition of a country and the consumption power of its citizen. The study of economics includes practical knowledge company law and income tax, practical knowledge of auditing and financial accounting, insights into the functioning of economies

Basic Eligibility

UG:

For admission in a bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have passed the 10+2 examination from a recognized board.

PG:

For admission in master's degree in economics a candidate must have completed his/her graduation in any stream. The duration for master's degree is 2 years.

Specializations

Some of the specialization offered in economics are: -

• Agricultural Economics
• Business Economics
• Development Economics
• Econometrics
• Financial Economics
• Industrial Economics
• International Economics
• Labor Economics
• Natural Resource Economics
• Rural economics and Rural Development
• Welfare Economics

Job Prospects

Good number of job opportunities are available to commerce graduates.  An economics graduate can work in transport, communications, manufacturing, banking, investment, insurance, and retailing industries, as well as in consulting, government agencies, and charitable organizations.

An economic grdaute can find ample work opportunities in public sector as well as private sector. Various international organizations like the World Bank and the International Labor Organization offer good job opportunities to well-known economists.

Pay Package :-

In government sectors economists are getting Rs. 9,000 to 12,000 per month as assistants while a experienced and seniors have a average salary of  Rs. 25,000 per month.

In colleges and universities, economics faculties are earning somewhere in between Rs. 12,000 to 20,000 per month depending on their seniority and private sectors. In private sector good pay packages are available.

Institutes

• Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) Pune, India
• Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSRC) Delhi/NCR, India
• Ramjas College Delhi/NCR, India
• H.R College of Commerce & Economics Mumbai, India
• Ethiraj College Chennai, India
• Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce Delhi/NCR, India
• St.Alberts College Kochi, India
• Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce & Economics (LLCC) Mumbai, India
• IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
• Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, India