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Hi Aishwarya,
Industrial psychology is a branch of psychology that contributes to an organisation's success by improving the performance and well being of its employees.
It has expanded to include topics like efficiency, productivity, training, and assessment. It should not be confused with organizational psychology, where there is more focus on motivation, leadership, teams, culture and organizational development.
Industrial psychologists often work in an HR department, though many others work for large consultant firms, pursue careers as independent consultants or work in psychology departments and business schools. In academic and applied settings they may do both consulting and research
Top institutes:
University of Pune
St. Xavier's College of Arts Science, Commerce, Mapusa
You may also consider:
M.Sc Applied Psychology (with Clinical/ Industrial Practicum), Bharathiar University
M.Sc Applied Psychology (Industrial), Guru Jambeshwar University of Science & Technology
PG Diploma in Industrial Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir Institute
Masters in Industrial Psychology, M.S University of Braoda
You may visit respective websites in order to find details on fees, intake, eligibility criteria, admission process, entrance exams, learning mode options, etc.
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Hi Abhishek,
Careers in psychology are diverse and varied, with many different specialty areas to choose from.
Job Prospects
There are various job opportunities open for students of Psychology. In this stressful world, psychologists are in demand all over. There are various sub categories in the profession, some of which are listed below.
Career prospects through Psychology course will depend upon the specialization in Psychology. Depending upon the specialization that a candidate choose, he can become
-Clinical Psychologists
-Counselling Psychologists
-Social Psychologists
-Educational Psychologists
-Industrial Psychologists
-Research Psychologists
-Developmental Psychologists
Areas of Employment:
Research psychologists
Applied Psychologists
Clinical psychologists
Counselling psychologists.
Developmental psychologists
Educational psychologists
Experimental psychologists
Industrial, organisational and marketing psychologistsOccupational psychologists
Consumer psychologists
Social psychologists
Cognitive psychologists
Neuro psychologists
Criminology and legal psychologists
Top Colleges
University of Delhi
TATA institute of Social Sciences
AMITY University (Three different courses - MA in Counseling Psychology, Military Psychology and Applied Psychology)
Indian Institute of Applied Psychology
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
University of Madras
University of Pune
Distance degree will be suitable only in case you are working simultaneously.
Any course pursued in regular mode has higher inclination towards career opportunities, specially if you are planning to go abroad.
In order to get detailed information regarding course curriculum, placements, faculty members etc it would be always advisable to browse through the official website of this institute where you wish to pursue the course.
Consider your skills and strengths to boost your career plans.
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