Life at LDC

I did my Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology and Sociology at Lady Doak college and after that, I applied in the same for my Master's course in Psychology. I satisfied all the credentials that the course needed and as par, as expected. The course expects 50% of credit in the undergraduate programme and without any arrears. There is no age limit as far as I know. I saw people of diverse age being with us. The admission process was so lenient as it involves certificate checking and another documentation process. There is no other counselling process it is based totally on marks so selection will be made priorly and we will receive an email that we have selected and need to appear for the admission process with so and so documents. So once the documentation got over, we need to proceed to fee payment and should submit the receipt the same day itself in the respective department. And that's how admission goes.

I choose this course because my father was an Organ Transplant coordinator and Counselor and I grow seeing him counselling patients and guiding them. Moreover, it's been cultivated within me from my birth as I developed an interest in the same. So after my board exams, I opted for this Psychology course and that's how the journey as a Psychologist started. So coming to student-faculty ratio and relationships, the faculties are so friendly in nature and they showed any arrogance or being dominant. It was about a 20: 1 ratio. The teachers will have the maximum qualification of Phd in Psychology and more added qualifications and a minimum of Mphil in the same. The teaching involves all sorts equip and it will be very mutual. They take time to explain the concept as best as possible. The term exams come once in 6 months and we have a total of 4 semesters and 2 internals per semester and a total of 12 internals in 2 years. Also involves practicals and other assignments and internship assessment

Almost the internships I have attended where I paid and did my intern work. I did my internship in the Krishna rubber industry, Madurai. Adayar cancer institute, Chennai. Ram psychiatry, madurai. Mohan foundation, chennai. Madurai kidney centre, Madurai. I did my project on the management of anxiety using music therapy for hemodialysis patients in a private hospital in Madurai. So yes at the end of the project I found out that by providing some relaxing and soothing music at the time of dialysis the patients can be free of anxiousness, reduced blood pressure and even other physiological symptoms.

The final semester is where students eligible to attend campus placements and it was totally supported by the college itself. I dint opt for any placements because I have some other plans. The highest package was around 25000 and the average comes around 15k in Tamilnadu. Mainly we receive profiles like counsellors, psychologists, mental health counsellors, special educators, coordinators, Hr managers etc. I'm not sure about the percentage of placement. I have completed my Pg and received my degree. I worked for 2 years as a patient counsellor and 6 months as a school counsellor. Presently working with collegedunia as an Education Counselor.

The fees are not very high when comparing with other institutes though it was a management course the fees comes around 20k to 25k a year and no other fees extracted from students. I dint avail of any scholarships or assistance but there is financial support provided to students who are in need. There are part-time job opportunities been provided inside campus so students can satisfy their own needs.

Annually they conduct culturals for overall departments and other colleges to get involved and they conduct department wise culturals separately. Apart from that lots of club programmes happens around a clock. Our college got the best library with almost all period books, journals, newsletters etc. We have smart classrooms fitted with smart TV and an eco-friendly campus. There is no electricity issue fully supported by solar inducted inverters. A green campus to be said in short. College allows students to get equipped in all kind of activities involving sports, arts, crafts etc. Our students bags the majority when comes to any activity all over the state and even out of state. There are lots of clubs in all departments and it is run by students supported by faculties. Namely the women's studies club which is totally for women empowerment.

No GD's, interview or written test been administered for admission. Totally based on percentage. I scored 60% and that is eligible to get a seat in the college. And I was the alumni of the same. There are no rounds.