डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्‍वविद्यालय दिल्ली
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Established by The Government of NCT of Delhi

The B.A Honours with a Major in Psychology is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the discipline. The courses offered take students on a journey in which they engage with the complexities of human experience and behaviour. The programme is simultaneously theoretical and applied, and characterized by the use of diverse methods to investigate a wide range of questions about the nature of the human mind and self. The programme revolves around aspects of human experience that are deemed as universal as well as those that make us unique, and the manner in which these are shaped by our upbringing within the family, culture and society, and our own impulses and desires. The programme includes hands-on experience through practicums designed to teach experimentation, psychological testing and preparing a case study. Teaching is largely in an interactive mode, including lectures and experiential and immersive pedagogies. Films and popular narratives are used to illustrate significant aspects of courses. Students participate in dynamic classroom exercises such as peer learning, group tasks, role plays etc. to enhance the learning process. Core courses familiarize students with the history and methods of Psychology. Along with this they learn about cognition, childhood, neuropsychology, social and abnormal psychology. The elective courses are more interdisciplinary and show the applicability of psychological understandings in the areas of counselling, schools and industry, interpersonal relationships etc.

Vision statement:

The B.A. (Hons.) Psychology programme envisions cultivating critically informed, ethically grounded, and socially responsive learners who engage deeply with the complexities of human experience. Rooted in strong theoretical foundations and enriched by applied and experiential learning, the programme seeks to nurture reflective thinkers capable of understanding both the universal dimensions of mind and behaviour and the unique ways these are shaped by culture, context, and lived realities. Through methodological rigour, interdisciplinary engagement, and immersive pedagogies, the programme aspires to prepare students to contribute thoughtfully to academic inquiry, professional practice, and the broader social world.

For details of the revised FYUP Credit and Curriculum Framework applicable for admissions from 2026

By the end of the graduate programme in Psychology, students will be able to:

• Understand, articulate and reflect on foundational concepts and perspectives in the field of Psychology.
• Analyse, reason and construct informed and critical perspectives about human experiences in diverse contexts.
• Listen, relate and communicate sensitively with lived narratives in different contexts.
• Acknowledge difference and multiplicity of truths.
• Develop a basic but thorough understanding of psychological disorders while appreciating and recognizing how psychological distress fragments self-experience and identity.
• Internalize and apply basic knowledge of research methods in psychology to formulate and conduct research in areas of interest.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of construction and administration of psychological tests.
• Apply psychological concepts and skills in diverse areas - counseling, organizational behavior, mass media, education, child development etc.
• Dismantle stereotypical modes of thinking and cultivate critical and empathic perspectives about lived realities in the everyday

SEATS: 56 (Including Supernumerary Seats)

DURATION: 3+1 years

TOTAL CREDITS: 162

ELIGIBILITY criteria for Admission in the programme:

• Candidates must appear in [CUET(UG)] - 2026.
• Applicants need to have passed the class XII examination with at least 50% marks from CBSE/DBSE or any recognised Board. (Relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST/PwBD/Delhi-OBC(NCL)/Defence/Kashmiri Migrant).
• Merit will be calculated by considering the [CUET(UG)] - 2023 SCORE obtained in the combination of sections (Domain/ General/Language) mapped to the programme.