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Can I do Psychology counselling when I am B.Tech and MBA graduate? I am 33 years old female candidate and want to pursue my career in Psychology Counselling. Can I start my career in that and how?

Yes, you can pursue Masters in Counselling Psychology being a BTech graduate.

You may definitely pursue a course in Psychology after BTech. However you need to score 55% marks or above in aggregate for a post graduation. After graduation, one can opt for an MSc in psychology.

However at most of the Universities, postgraduate courses in psychology are offered to students who have graduate with psychology. Only a few universities offer that.

List of Universities:-

Delhi University, Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Ambedkar University, Delhi
LPU University, Punjab
Thapar University, Punjab

Originally Posted by Deepika1984$

Can I do Psychology counselling when I am B.Tech and MBA graduate? I am 33 years old female candidate and want to pursue my career in Psychology Counselling. Can I start my career in that and how?

**You can do diploma in Counselling which is a 1-year graduate degree program, the minimum eligibility is the 12th class from a recognized school board or its equivalent exam.
**One can do Master of Arts [MA] (Counselling Psychology) is a three year course,for that candidate must have done bachelor’s degree in psychology and intermediate cleared.
As per your qualification ,you can do only certification course.
##Many counsellors will start off in a different core profession such as:
-nursing, and other allied health professions with significant client contact
-social work
-teaching
-careers advice and coaching
-youth work
-social care