CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is a popular educational institute in Karnataka, Bengaluru. The University came into existence in the year 1969. Christ is well-known for their Master’s degree programs in various subjects including Masters of Science in Psychology.
The institute has various Psychology at postgraduate level such as MSc Clinical Psychology, M.Sc. Counselling Psychology, M.Sc. Educational Psychology, M.Sc. Psychology HRDM, etc.
This main campus of Christ University is located in Bengaluru and other off-campuses are located in Delhi NCR, Pune Lavasa, etc.
Students who want to pursue their postgraduate courses in Psychology, always keep this institute an option for them. Generally, the registrations for admission at Christ University start in the month of December and January every year for M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and other courses.
Final Admission is based on marks obtained by a student in written entrance exam and a personal interview, as per the request of many students we have explained the admission process and exam pattern of Christ University below in this article.
Admission Procedure
After filling out the registration forms, the next step in the admission process is an online entrance exam which starts from the month of March and lasts till April or May in different phases. Student can appear in one and more than once phases until they secure their seat in the university.
This entrance examination is a crucial part of the admission process and presents as a means to examine the student’s knowledge, skills, and suitability for the field of Psychology. It is imperative to prepare well before the entrance exam, for good preparation students can seek support from an experienced faculty in the field.
Read more about MA/M.Sc Psychology Entrance Preparation
After the entrance exam, the students are called for personal interviews. A student who qualifies for both the entrance test and the interview gets a chance of admission to Christ University as per their preference of campus selections.
Entrance Exam Pattern
| MSc Clinical Psychology (Clinical) | MSc (Educational Psychology) | MSc Counselling Psychology | MSc Psychology HRDM | MSc Psychology (HRDM) with MA (Business and Organizational Psychology) | ||
| General Psychology | 20 | Part A | |
| Biological Psychology | 20 | Basic Psychology | 30 |
| Personality/ Social Psychology | 20 | Research Psychology | 15 |
| Abnormal Psychology | 20 | Ethical Concerns | 15 |
| Research-Basic Techniques | 20 | General Aptitude | 15 |
| Cognitive Psychology | 20 | General Knowledge/Current Affairs | 15 |
| Part B-Counselling-Educational | |||
| Counselling Psychology | 30 | ||
| Part B – HRDM_MA (BOP) | |||
| Human Resources Management | 15 | ||
| Industrial /Organizational Psychology | 15 | ||
| TOTAL MARKS | 120 | TOTAL MARKS | 120 |
Eligibility Criteria
For M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology
To be eligible for M.Phil. Clinical Psychology at Christ University, the candidate must have completed their bachelor’s in Psychology as a core paper in all years of their program with not less than 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized university in India or Abroad recognized by UGC/AIU.
For M.Phil. in Psychology (Except Clinical Psychology)
To be eligible for other Psychology programs (Except Clinical Psychology), the student must have passed his/her any undergraduate degree examinations with 50% marks from any recognized university in India or abroad recognized by UGC/AIU.
