Dated 25th July, 2001

I am doing my intermediate and interested in pursuing a career in psychology. What are the initial earnings of a psychologist and what is the major difference between a psychologist and a psychoanalyst?

Ranjana

Chandigarh

Psychology as a profession is ideal for those who have an interest in people, and strong people and social skills.

After a graduation in Psychology you can choose specialisations like developmental psychology, clinical and applied psychology, and organisational behaviour. A psychoanalyst is a psychologist by training who later has selected to work as a therapist from the Freudian perspective. There is no standard payment structure in the industry. The private sector very often offers salaries, which are negotiable and vary depending on an individual's qualification.

If you choose to do private practice then it will take a while before you can establish your practice.

I have done M.A. in drawing and painting. I am interested in doing an advanced diploma in multimedia and web publishing.

Could you please provide me with more information about this course and about the institutes that offer this course, career prospects and job opportunities?

Anand Rai

New Delhi

Most private institutes offer a course in multimedia and web publishing. A good way to start is to talk to the current students and the alumni of the institutions before choosing the course.

Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Nagar at New Delhi, and the ZED Institute of creative art, Nagila Towers at Begumpet, Hyderabad offer an excellent course in mass communication and a diploma course in animation.

I have done my graduation in computers. I want to do my Master's degree in the same from India or the U.S. How do I go about it? If I wish to do it from the U.S., what are the basic requirements and how can I fulfil those?

Sanjay Shukla

Haryana

Admission into MCA in India is through a common IT exam. This is a three year course which is well recognised by the Indian industry. If you are looking to do the course abroad then you will have to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). For further details you can visit their website, www.gmat.org.

To pursue the MIS course, you have to secure good grades in GRE (Graduate Record Examination). This is a two- year course in the US and a one-year course in the UK.

For more information you can contact at the following address: USEFI, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110001 or you can also visit their website www.arc.org.tw/USIA/www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/IN/wwwh8.html You can correspond with the British council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi.

I have done my intermediate from the science stream. I want to take-up a computer course. I want to whether know the `O', `A', `B' and `C' levels certified by DOEACC are valid or not. Also whether the `A' level is equivalent to BCA and if the `B' level is equivalent to MCA or not?

Abhishek Kumar

Jaitipur

All the levels offered by the Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) are diploma courses and not considered as a degree course.

If you are keen on making a career in IT, a degree course such as a B.Tech or a BCA/ MCA would be more useful.

The `A' level DOEACC course is considered as an advanced diploma level and a `B' level is equal to MCA. The course is recognised only in India. For further information about the same, visit www.doeacc.org.in.

I want to do a course in human resource management. What is the mode of selection for the course and the job avenues open to me after the completion of the course. Please mention the institutes offering the course in Delhi and Bangalore.

Rajib Deb

Guwahati

Institutions hold their own entrance examination for a course in management. Most of the universities also conduct management degrees, which is again through entrance tests. Bangalore University, Department of Commerce and Management, and the BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore; Shanti Prasad Jain Management Center, Faculty of Management Studies and the Indian Institute of Technology, Center for Studies in New Delhi; University of Delhi, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi 110007; and the Indira Gandhi Open University are some of the well-known institutes and universities offering MBA in HRM.

Candidates qualified in HRM can work as HR personnel in industrial houses, manufacturing companies, corporations, marketing organisations, financial concerns, trading companies, banks, public sector enterprises, multinational corporations or any non-governmental organisation including international bodies like the World Bank, UN bodies, etc.

I am a first year graduate student in science and very interested in ayurvedic studies. Please list the standard ayurvedic colleges offering BAMS course. Is the selection for the course based on an entrance test or on merit?

Tulasi Pr. Das

Orissa

Universities like Panjab University, Chandigarh; The National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai (TN); B.V.V.S. Ayurvedic Medical College, Bagalkot (www.bvvsdc.org); Amravati University, Amravati; Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa (MP); Berhampur University, Orissa; and University of Calcutta offer a degree in BAMS. The selection procedure differs from institute to institute.

For the detailed course description you can correspond with the respective institute.

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