My cousin sister recently graduated from Satyawati College with her English (Hons). To be precise, the experience wasn’t as pleasant as she expected. Here are some crucial insights regarding the college and faculty according to her first-hand experience.

• The faculty is not up to the mark due to the overwhelming amount of politics among themselves. 
• The cold war between the right and left-wing politics creates tension and fights between them.
• There have been instances when the faculty is too careless to even come to class. Instead, you might be marked absent for attendance, which is unacceptable.
• Once my sister submitted her assignment on time but it got lost due to the faculty’s carelessness. 
• To make matters worse, she was marked 0 for that assignment. 
• Later she found out they usually do that to students who call them out on their insincerity.

However, one of her friends did her English (Hons.) from Shyamlal College which turned out to be quite well and continued to go for higher studies in the same. But due to my sister’s awful experience at Satyawati, she eventually lost interest in the subject.

Moreover, before taking admission into any DU college you must do thorough research on its faculty. Some colleges have really awful faculty which plays a huge role in your career.

One of my friends is pursuing her BA(H) in Applied Psychology from Amity University. According to her experience, Amity University is definitely not the best, but it is not a bad option either. Given below is a brief review of the course. 

Faculty:

• The faculties are well-qualified. Most of them have their Ph.D. or doing their Ph.D. from Amity University. 
• Although most of the teachers do not have time to come to the class because of some of the other issues. Sometimes, they are in the middle of a conference, annual function, or a Sangathan or sports day.

Attendance: 

At Amity, attendance is a big issue. You need to maintain at least 75% attendance in each subject. 

Extra-subjects:

In Amity, you don’t join psychology or any particular course, but the baggage of other subjects like foreign languages, English, BS, EVS, and many more. You will have to study a total of 12 subjects in the first semester itself. Out of these subjects, only some of them are useful, the rest do not even matter if they were a part of the curriculum for psychology or not.

The BA Psychology department has almost 1800 students in the department, 7 sections for BA Psychology Hons, and each section has 60 students. The faculty members are not at par with the count required to teach 7 sections. So, you might face some difficulty with the lectures taught because of the huge crowd of students attending the lecture, all at the same time, in the same hall. But this problem is temporary.

Extra-curricular:

• You’ll be told to give a lot of presentations. Which helps improving public speaking skills. There are many extra-curricular activities that help in your overall development. Only proactive students take up the opportunities because this participation in these programs is not compulsory. The schedule in Amity is quite hectic.
• Constant seminars and NGO projects are organized alongside your curriculum. There are summer internships for the students, just the way they are organized for other departments.

Fee Structure:

As far as fee structure is concerned, it will cost you around 1 lakh per year, which is quite high as compared to DU, which has an annual fee of 10,000.

The number of girls in each section is more. The ratio of the number of girls to boys is 8:1. It would be best for you to go for options like Ambedkar University or DU. But Amity is not that bad. You would definitely enjoy those 3 years in the university.

SRCC is an established and well-known institution affiliated with the University of Delhi. The institution has a pretty good faculty and the curriculum being taught there is also considered to be of high standards. If you are planning to prepare a solid CV for your career, I would suggest that you opt for a course of your interest at SRCC. 

These are just some views I gathered by interacting with students of these institutes. 

• The curriculum followed at IPM has been mocked by several candidates because of its diversity. It does not include specific topics for a particular specialization. 
• However, for the batch of 2016-21, a new curriculum has been introduced by the authorities which is more focussed on areas like Economics, Quantitative aptitude, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology. 
• These areas are also considered to be the 5 pillars of management at the PGDM level by many individuals working in the field of business and management.
• The placement of the institution is also quite good with the average package approximately equal to the amount which usually gets offered to candidates studying at the Postgraduate level. 

My brother was eligible for admission at SRCC but instead, he opted for IPM because it was favoring his interests, environment, and several other factors. You can too make a decision based on your interests and several other factors which you think are important for your career.

Ashoka University offers a good Psychology program. To get admission students are required to take an aptitude test which is followed by a personal interview and/or group discussions.

The total course fee is approximately 21.35 Lakhs for three years.
The major in Psychology focuses on the development of expressive and analytical skills that are the basis of critical thinking, investigation and communication in the field. The department offers a range of courses structured around three tiers: Fundamental courses, Core Domain courses, and Electives. The course is spread over 6 semesters.

The companies that hire students offer an average package of 6-7 LPA. Top recruiting companies include Brain and Company, Mckinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Dalberg, Samagra, MuSigma, Earnst and Young, IIFL, Genpact, Team Computers, Katalysers, InfoEdge, etc.

The psychology program at Ashoka is a good program but nevertheless, it is quite competitive. If you want to get a better idea of how the course is structured and how the classes are conducted, attend the demo classes during campus visits which will help you to assess it for yourself.