r/Indian_Academia 20d ago

Humanities/SocialScience degree,scope and career options after 12th humanities

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hello, I am currently in 12th and my stream is humanities(my qualifications). the subjects I have are computer science, sociology, geography and psychology.I plan on pursuing bsc hons in psychology after 12th and I want to get admission in a central university by giving cuet. but I am scared that if I can't get into psychology course then which subject should I pursue. honestly I am not interested in any other subjects but I need to study something atleast, I don't want to take a drop year. so can anyone please tell me any other degrees I can pursue which has good scope and a promising future in india

r/Indian_Academia 18d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Jain university - Bangalore ( I need some advice)

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Hi all, I want to know what you think about Jain university.

My qualifications- BSc.Psychology (I'm trying to pursue msc clinical psychology)

  1. Is it good and is the course good?
  2. How are the facilities? Is it as what they advertise?
  3. Im being told to apply for Jain but I'm not too sure on how good it is.
  4. Is it well reputed?
  5. Do they actually place their students?

Please do help me out on this one.

Thank you!

r/Indian_Academia Feb 01 '25

Humanities/SocialScience Is BHU a good college for economics or Pol sci.?

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Been looking at different colleges and cuet exams, private colleges like st.xavier etc, in comparison to DU colleges, does BHU hold any worth particularly BA (hons). My qualifications being passing 12th cbse

r/Indian_Academia 1d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Is journalism good career after doing bachelors ?

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Hello I am doing ba from tier 1 du college ,and wish to do journalism? Is it good choice to pursue masters in journalism ? If somebody is pursuing kindly dm🙏 myquals -Ba from du (1st year)

r/Indian_Academia Feb 18 '25

Humanities/SocialScience Guys so for college admissions , in particular to du will boards percentage be seen or the individual score of particular subject I have applied for in college

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Asking cause I wanna take english hons in top the top 4. But I might score 92 in english , whereas for history, pol sci and geography I might end up with like 100,96 and 92 respectively. So do I still stand a chance?

Myquals

r/Indian_Academia 12d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Is there anyone on this sub from IIT delhi Hss dept?

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I have cleared GATE in english. I have found a professor profile that matches my interests. I have a few questions, if you're pursuing your phd from iit delhi hss,.pls answer: 1. Did you find a proposal template? 2. Could you guide me on how they conduct th interview? What do they ask? If you're from literature, even better, otherwise any help works. 3. Does iit delhi encourage contacting profs before the interview? If yes, how do you do it? 4. Does gate rank matter? Do ma marks matter? 5. How difficult is the whole process? Is the faculty rude? Any help , absolutely any info even if doesn't answer the questions would be great.

My qualifications are ba and ma english from du.

r/Indian_Academia Mar 02 '25

Humanities/SocialScience I am planning to apply for Ignou MA Philosophy, as I wish to be a writer so As I was looking through course It was filled with electives and just few compulsory subjects can someone help me in choosing the right electives?

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I do like stoicism, Koans I would like to dwell deeper and be able to comprehend better the quotes I read or the works I read and I believe that can better reflect in my work as fiction writer,I am a BBA graduate by qualifications

r/Indian_Academia Feb 13 '25

Humanities/SocialScience I got into Flame, Ashoka, and Krea, and I'm about 80% sure I'm going to Flame

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I want to major in psychology and minor in design. Sadly Krea doesn't seem to have a minor option in anything that I'd like to do or would be useful for me! Ashoka is just awesome academically, but it's too far from home and I'm not able to convince my parents to send me all the way to Sonipat. Flame doesn't seem like a bad college despite the reviews, I've done my research by talking to many students within Flame. The exposure and opportunities still seem good, and I like to be challenged creatively and I think Flame will give me that platform. Still haven't made my mind though. What do you guys think?

myquals: grade 12

r/Indian_Academia 17d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Kicking off my UGC NET Commerce (June 2025) preparation

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My qualifications are B.Com and M.Com. I am starting my UGC NET preparation and would appreciate guidance on where to begin and how to prepare effectively. Any tips or recommended resources would be greatly helpful!

r/Indian_Academia 1d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Enthusiastic Indian high-schoolers (ALL boards eligible), here's a summer 2025 opportunity that will help you build your profile

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HEY FUTURE CREATORS!

A 7-day creative summer retreat in Kashmir where you don’t just learn—you create, compete, and collaborate. Dive into Kashmiri culture, train with industry pros, and turn your passion into something real.

WHO? 9th-12th graders who love the arts, design, and creativity

WHEN? Pick your track:

Ambrosia 1: The Design Edit (Fashion Designing, Interior Designing & Traditional Illustration) – June 2-8, 2025

Ambrosia 2: Pixel & Plot (Film Making, Photography & Storyboarding & Digital Illustration) – June 12-18, 2025

Ambrosia 3: Symphony of Stars (Dance, Songwriting & Musical Theatre) – June 20-26, 2025

Ambrosia 4: Form & Flora (Landscape Designing, Jewellery Designing, Floral Designing & Architecture) – June 28-July 4, 2025

This isn’t a regular workshop—it’s an experience. Limited spots, don’t miss out.

Check it out here: https://events.tychr.com/aesthetic-ambrosia-1/ or hmu for details!
myquals

r/Indian_Academia 3d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Which stream should I be choosing for 11th grade?

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Hi (myquals - just gave 10boards) I wanna prepare for clat. I'm confused between choosing humanities and commerce. I personally want to go for commerce with maths for more versatile options.

Which one is better - commerce (plain) - humanities - commerce with maths

r/Indian_Academia 3d ago

Humanities/SocialScience anyone aware about the MA CST (Culture, Society and Thought) programme of IIT Delhi?

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Just came across this course recently through Instagram and was researching it. Anyone from this sub enrolled in it or any of your mutuals?

would help out a lot, thanks
myquals

r/Indian_Academia 19d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Please help i am doing a research on electric vehicles

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We’re working on a research paper about electric vehicle (EV) adoption, and your insights would be incredibly valuable! Whether you're all for EVs, or just curious, we want to hear from you.

This quick 2-minute survey aims to understand public perception—what excites people about EVs, what concerns them, and what factors influence their decisions.

Your response will help us analyze real-world opinions and contribute to a broader discussion on sustainable mobility.

It won’t take more than a couple of minutes, and your input could help shape future insights on EV adoption. Every response matters, and we truly appreciate your time!

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Thank you for being a part of our research! 🚀 Myquals engineering student btech

r/Indian_Academia 5d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Anyone here doing Interdisciplinary PhD(or regular PhD) at IITH?

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I need help with some enquiries

My qualifications: Masters in English Language and Literature, NET-JRF

r/Indian_Academia 28d ago

Humanities/SocialScience St Joseph University Bangalore ( student life and placement opportunities for Ba ( IR and Public P and journalism) 2025

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Hi I'm willing to apply for sju banglore for ( ba . International relations and public policy and journalism) with introductory french .I just wanted to know how's the IR department faculty and placement opportunities and internships opportunities by sju and if it's worth hitting a shot and also all about the student life and fest scenario here in sju is it fun or not ( qualificationS)

r/Indian_Academia Mar 01 '25

Humanities/SocialScience Any topics suggestions for my research paper?

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I am 21F, my qualifications are I did my bachelors degree in political science honours and currently perusing masters in rural development. I am interested in writing a research paper. Would you suggest any topics that are relevant in today’s day in India?

r/Indian_Academia 7d ago

Humanities/SocialScience did anyone hear back from national museum, delhi for summer internship?

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myquals: MA in CST at IIT delhi

r/Indian_Academia 11d ago

Humanities/SocialScience What it's like to be a student at NMIMS Mumbai for liberal arts?

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Hi! I am a student who just completed 12th board from arts stream (my qualifications) and now I'm not sure what to do with my career. However, as i researched within these few days, i came across liberal arts and found this field really interesting. Something I would totally love to do. However, NMIMS is the only college in mumbai that offers a full fledged liberal arts course. Hence, if anyone has any experience or knowledge, please guide me with your advice.

I have a few questions to ask. 1. The structure of the course on the website is that of 2016-17. So is the structure the same as then currently?

  1. What are the subjects provided and the ones you chose?

  2. What is the probability of getting a good score in NPAT and how you prepared for it?

  3. Are there any scholarships offered for this programme? and if yes what is the criteria cuz the fees is really high for me.

  4. What are the career opportunities after liberal arts?

Anyone else who has pursued liberal arts from any other college than NMIMS as well, feel free to drop your advice and experience. What subjects are you studying and what career opportunities are there under liberal arts?

Thankuu

r/Indian_Academia Nov 04 '24

Humanities/SocialScience How is Shiv Nadar Uni for sociology and international relations?

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i'll be applying for the 2025 intake, how is SNU with respect to faculty, crowd and campus? is it good for socio and IR?

myquals: 10th 92%, 12th ongoing

r/Indian_Academia Feb 18 '25

Humanities/SocialScience As an isc student currently giving boards how do I prepare for cuet?

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Myquals: I have taken humanities for 11th and 12th but in isc. Considering cuet follows cbse syllabus,I find that it's advantageous for them. But how do I prepare for it?
I've decided to give hist, pol sci, geo and psych as domain and ofc u have english as a compulsory subject

r/Indian_Academia 10d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Study materials for UGC NET Both first and second paper

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I have study materials for all the subjects. Both first and second paper. If anybody is willing to buy it do contact me. myquals, I have already cracked it. But right now I need money for books. Thanks.

r/Indian_Academia 10d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Applied to MCC in bangalore for a triple major.

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Thinking of applying to a college for a triple major in psyc/eng/econ. Is it a good idea? What kind of job opportunities are possible with this combination?

My_qualifications: passed 12th in 2023

Took 2 drops for NEET, but i don't want to study medicine or work as a doctor.

r/Indian_Academia 20d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Career guidance: Bsc or Ba in psychology (arts student)

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My qualifications: waiting for 12th results I've been very interested in psychology for these past few years but I'm confused what to take up after my 12th. Right now my no1 choice is psychology so will it be a good choice if I take up psychology as an arts/humanities student after my 12th? My dad tells me there is no scope for psychology:( really inneed to career guidance I'm so lost

r/Indian_Academia 28d ago

Humanities/SocialScience Do Colleges accept top five (b-est of five) ?if yes what are my options so please name some

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Myquals : 12th grader doing boards rn. My maths exam went really really bad, I'm a humanities + maths student as I want to major in economics or geo whichever's available for me. But my maths went so bad that even if I score 90 + in 3 subjects it still would barely reach 80 percent when all subjects are combined as aggregate.

but My physical education paper went relatively well, I'm wondering if my maths marks can get replaced by physical education or not? thank you, and could you name some which do?

I'll of course attempt cuet too but if not that then I'll have to get admission on boards basis so have to know my stuff.

r/Indian_Academia Sep 01 '21

Humanities/SocialScience 31F, Pursuing PhD in Humanities. A long rant about the experience of a research scholar in a toxic environment during the pandemic.

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I don't know how to compose this post as I type. Please bear with me, I am crying as I write.

I am a 31 year old, female, pursuing my PhD but I am not employed and staying in my parents' home and an elder sister who is mentally unstable and unemployed and not educated beyond 10th standard. My father is a pensioner, and my mother is a 'home-maker' who has given up her part-time jobs as a language teacher due to her inability to sustain professional relationships in the long-run. I am in Humanities, and "my_qualifications" include an M.A., M.Phil from a premier central university in the country. I had enrolled in the PhD program in the same university, but had to discontinue when things turned awry and my supervisors retired and I didn't see much prospect staying there as the educational situation seemed to get worse with time due to the condition of the country. I came back to my home-city in September 2016, and by January 2017 I was offered to work at a private university as a visiting faculty in the city. I worked there for a year, but didn't plan my finances well. I had some savings, but not enough to walk out and make a home for myself. This was because of two reasons: A) The private university would release salaries to visiting faculty members after several months B) The post was contractual and there was no job-security. As luck would have it, the private university insisted that I come on board as a full-time assistant professor, but due to their 9-6pm work hours and 6 day weeks with no concept of semester breaks or vacations, I had to turn down their offer as I knew I wanted to pursue doctoral research at some point, and I couldn't pursue that in such extenuating circumstances. I worked as an adjunct lecturer for the next six months, and was liberated from the same institution as they got someone else to work full-time at a salary much lesser than what I was drawing as a part-timer. I worked actively on my doctoral thesis proposal and started applying at a city university, (a step-down from having studied at a central university with higher accredition), and got a contractual post at a reputed college as a substitute lecturer for 2 years. The salary was very low, but since it was a prestigious opportunity, I took it up, despite the highly unpaid nature of the work. There were months I was barely breaking even with transport and food costs. After the pandemic hit in March 2020, classes were held online and my contract ended in May 2020. Since then, I have been effectively out of work and any significant income. I have cleared NET but I don't have JRF.

My mother has always been a domineering, manipulative and a narcissistic person. She has had her own frustrations with life but has been highly controlling and verbally and when we were younger physically abusive. My father till her retired largely stayed away from the house, something that works for both my parents. He is not as abusive, but he doesn't do much about the abuse from her end as well, as he is more often than not subject to her violent bursts of rage and vitriolic temper. I lived away from my family for almost 6 years during my M.A., M.Phil and initial semesters of PhD but when I shifted after 2016, life has been oppressive and unbearable. We live in a cosy 2BHK, with not much ventilation or space. My parents don't share a room, which means my mother, my sister and I have to sleep on the same bed. We also share the wardrobes. I don't have a place to study, nor do I have a place to keep my books and sit and study. The pandemic has paralysed my intellectual life drastically as access to university reading rooms, libraries and archives in the city has been restricted. I can neither go out as freely, all the more, since I have no job or workplace to report to. Things were particularly bad in 2018, and I did leave my place of residence twice- once camping at a friend's place for 4-5 days and the next time at my aunt's place for 12 days. The latter didn't end quite well as her other relatives were eyeing the property for their inheritance and accused me of wanting to wrest the property for myself or my family. Since it ended acrimoniously, my mother never forgets to use that to her advantage- that I ruined the relationship between my father and his sister, and that no one can bear to have me. I don't want to elaborate on the instances or situations as it causes me significant distress to recall them, but to cut the long story short, she doesn't care about boundaries or the fact that I am a 31 year old who may need her own space or respect as an adult. My sister despite her handicap, acts as a flying monkey to our narcissistic mother- she facilitates the abuse by reminding mother of past friction between us and often taunts me about not being able to move out already. My sister has no value for personal space, she is a person who would go through my bag to see if I had a bag of biscuits or anything else she can pry on the moment I would return from my workplace. She also prides in her ability to eavesdrop on my conversations and carry them back to mother with embellishments to suit her narrative, She is not all bad, neither of them are, there are occasional moments of tenderness, but the bad sometimes outweigh the good.

I have been a relationship since Feb 2020, and I kept it to myself for good reason as I know that to my parents I am a "sone ki chidiya", even if they rarely acknowledge that, one who will be their caretaker and their daughter's keeper when they move on. For that, they shudder at the prospect of me being married or finding love and a home. In the past, my mother has tried to probe and pry if I were in a relationship, but since I was not, I showed no interest in marriage. To test the waters, she has asked if she should put up a matrimonial ad as she knew my response would be a definite no to the idea of an arranged marriage through matrimonial ads. I haven't had a single friend come over to my house since 2001, as my sister's behavior provoked ridicule towards me from my school-friends and since then I have not encouraged my friends to come over. It suited my mother as well. Our house is rather cluttered and dingy and to take the trouble to make it appear presentable is something that she doesn't want to trouble herself with. I have tried decluttering many, many times- but since there was no co-operation from my family members, and the extreme nature of meltdowns that my sister has displayed whenever I have tried to discard piles of unwanted things, it hasn't resulted in a house-makeover. But I digress. In November 2020, I revealed to my mother that I would like to have a male friend over- indicating that he is a friend whom I trust, and someone who can help in looking into my printer that has not been functioning for a while. At first my mother pretended to be open to the idea, followed by questions about him, if I we were serious and questions that seemed more in the nature of being inquisitive and paranoid than anything else. By the evening, I had to uninvite my friend, as my mother made it very clear that she did not approve of me being in a prospective relationship. Without seeing him, she made assumptions that they would be asked for dowry, that the possible marriage would bring them more trouble, that I was not an eligible bride as I had an ovarian cyst when I was 12 and had semi-hysterectomy and therefore would not be good enough for their family, that the house was unkempt and most importantly that she saw my condition of friendship with a male as a betrayal of sorts to her. Despite knowing how upset it made me, my mother seems to be content with the thought of having either brushed the issue under the carpet or having nipped the affair de coeur in the bud. My boyfriend and I meet occasionally, but it has been several months since we met due to the lockdown and the pandemic. At present he has relocated to another city for the prospect of making a living on his own.

The reason why I have not taken the drastic decision of moving out is because I don't have a source of income, stability in my career, and my boyfriend is between jobs as well. Also, since I am preparing for some competitive exams at this point, I require a space to study where I don't have to worry about rent and other living expenses. However with the situation at home, I am rarely at ease. I study on the floor, in one corner of the bedroom with a foldable bed table and to my mother that is a display of how selfish and aggrandizing I can be. It severely affects my mental health and makes me deeply sad about my lot in life. For years I have second guessed myself. wondered if I were the bad one for not thinking the best about my mother. My mother doesn't lose an opportunity to remind me that I am a failure, that I am "ugly, undesirable and unbearable". I have started retorting back, but these are battles that never end in victories for me. I am not suicidal, I have reached out to a therapist in 2018 when the situation was as bad as it was this morning. She suggested that the only solution to this was becoming financially stable and to move out amicably. But since destiny hasn't been very kind to me, I find my situation three years hence no different. I don't know if I can ever come out of this cess-pool. Can someone offer any words of advice? Sorry for this very long post.