St. Xavier’s Mumbai MA Psychology Admission 2025 | Apply Now!
St. Xavier’s College Mumbai has invited the online applications from eligible candidates for admission into two-year, full-time in-person MA Psychology: Lifespan Counselling course for the academic year 2025-2027.
About St. Xavier’s College
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai is an Empowered Autonomous Institute, known for its excellence in education. The Department of Psychology, St. Xavier’s College started – MA Psychology: Lifespan Counselling in June 2019. As the college is affiliated to the University of Mumbai, the degree received at the end of the two years is recognized by the University of Mumbai
MA Psychology 2025 at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai
Eligibility
Students with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline having studied a minimum of three papers in Psychology at the undergraduate level (across first, second and third year) are eligible. This is because familiarity with undergraduate Psychology is essential to cope with our challenging programme.
Note: Diplomas/certificate courses/online courses/distance education in Psychology DO NOT fulfill the eligibility criterion.
Seats and Reservation
Total Number of Seats: 30
| Category | % of seats reserved | Number of seats |
| Management Quota | 15% | 5 |
| Christian Minority | 50% | 12 |
| General | 42% | 11 |
| Persons with disability | 5% | 1 |
| Special | 3% | 1 |
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Selection Process
The admissions will be based on a merit score, calculated as follows:
Entrance test score (70% weightage) + Semester V marks (30% weightage).
Entrance Test:
Mode of entrance test: In-person entrance examination (For all the students who have applied (irrespective of category).
Date of Entrance: Sunday, 4th May 2025 on the campus of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Medium of entrance test will be English.
Total duration of test will be 2 hours
The entrance exam will include a multiple-choice test (Section I) and an essay question (Section II).
The multiple-choice section will include 100 questions from the following thematic areas:
Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Industrial Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, and Psychological Testing and Statistics.
There is no negative marking for the multiple-choice section.
The essay question is designed to evaluate the student’s thought process, reasoning and analytical ability, and depth of comprehension regarding topics within and beyond the field of psychology.
Note: There is a passing grade for Section I (MCQs). Section 2 (Essay) will only be corrected if candidate has passed Section 1
LAST DATE TO APPLY: Wednesday, 30th April 2025, 5:00 p.m
