BA (Hons.) Psychology at MILHS

Bangalore

Explore the Fascinating Principles of Human Behaviour

The B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology at Manipal Institute of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, MAHE offers a structured undergraduate pathway that builds strong foundations in psychological theory while steadily developing applied understanding of human behaviour.

You progress through foundation, core, elective, specialisation, skillbased, vocational, internship, and research components that support academic depth across the social sciences. The experiential curriculum balances theory with practice, strengthening critical thinking, ethical awareness, and analytical reasoning while preparing you to understand behaviour across personal, social, and organisational contexts.

Program Highlights

Advanced Psychology Laboratory: Access standardised psychological assessments and diagnostic tools, statistical analysis software, qualitative data analysis programs and cognitive testing tools.

Clinical and Industry Partnerships: Benefit from MoUs with organisations such as Maarga Mindcare, Stepping Stones, LabourNet and Sukoon Psychiatric Centre.

Research-Led Faculty: Learn from faculty with SCOPUS Q1 publications and international academic collaborations.

Diverse Internship Exposure: Gain practical experience and applied training across clinical, corporate, organisational, forensic and counselling settings.

Professional Skill Development: Build career readiness through workshops, certifications, supervised fieldwork, dissertation and capstone projects.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Practical Assignments

Gain exposure to psychological experiments and assessments, as well as observation-based activities that strengthen conceptual understanding and applied learning.

Internships

Gather field experience through internships in clinical, community, educational, organisational, and counselling settings.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Admissions Path

Apply Online

Eligibility list based on previous academic records

Personal Interview (PI)

Merit list based on PCB / PCM marks

Provisional Admission Offer

Document Requirements

Certificates for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

Selection Criteria

Merit list based on 10th,11th, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and PI

Program Eligibility

QUALIFICATION

Indian Boards

You must have successfully completed 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board with Physics, Mathematics, along with Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, or any Technical Vocational subject with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks and English as a compulsory subject.

A Levels

You must have successfully completed A Levels with Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, or any Technical Vocational subject with a minimum Grade D average at the A Level, English at the AS Level, or have a minimum of five passes in IGCSE, GCSE, or GCE O Level examinations, including English.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

You must have successfully completed the IB Diploma or IB Certificate with English, Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, or any Technical Vocational subject (preferably Mathematics and Physics at Higher Level). You must also have: • A minimum of 3 points in each subject. • 3 Higher Level (HL) and 3 Standard Level (SL) subjects. • At least 2 science subjects at HL. • An average of at least 4 points in Physics, Mathematics, and one optional subject. • An overall minimum of 24 points. • You must appear for MET 2027 and secure the required cutoff. • Technical Vocational subjects must be related to Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, or Mechanical streams. Technical Vocational subjects must be related to Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, or Mechanical streams.

You must appear for MET 2027 and secure the required cutoff.

If you are applying through JEE Main CRL Rank, you must have: • If you are in an Indian Board, a minimum aggregate of 75% marks in Physics, Mathematics, and one optional subject. • If you are an A level student then you must have an average Grade A. • If you are an IB student then you must have average 6 points. • A minimum 90 percentile in JEE Main 2027. Foreign/ NRI/ NRI sponsored candidates are exempted from the entrance test.

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories.

Children of MAHE Alumni
Merit Scholarship for Wards of Indian Military & Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
Merit Scholarship for MICFE & DLHS
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

To Know More

Program Highlights

Advanced Psychology Laboratory: Access standardised psychological assessments and diagnostic tools, statistical analysis software, qualitative data analysis programs and cognitive testing tools.

Clinical and Industry Partnerships: Benefit from MoUs with organisations such as Maarga Mindcare, Stepping Stones, LabourNet and Sukoon Psychiatric Centre.

Research-Led Faculty: Learn from faculty with SCOPUS Q1 publications and international academic collaborations.

Diverse Internship Exposure: Gain practical experience and applied training across clinical, corporate, organisational, forensic and counselling settings.

Professional Skill Development: Build career readiness through workshops, certifications, supervised fieldwork, dissertation and capstone projects.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Practical Assignments

Gain exposure to psychological experiments and assessments, as well as observation-based activities that strengthen conceptual understanding and applied learning.

Internships

Gather field experience through internships in clinical, community, educational, organisational, and counselling settings.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Advanced Exposure

Complete guided projects and engage in research related to counselling, organisational settings, community and social work and other applied psychology domains.

Program Details

Outcomes
Careers

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Develop strong foundations in psychological assessment, research, and ethical practice.

Gain hands-on experiential learning in clinical, counselling, and organisational domains.

Build skills in critical inquiry, digital fluency, and interdisciplinary competence.

Engage in research-integrated learning and community-oriented initiatives.

Develop into ethically grounded, professionally competent, and socially responsible psychology graduates prepared for advanced study and diverse career pathways.

Admissions Path

Apply Online

Eligibility list based on previous academic records

Personal Interview (PI)

Merit list based on PCB / PCM marks

Provisional Admission Offer

Document Requirements

Certificates for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

Selection Criteria

Merit list based on 10th,11th, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and PI

Document Requirements

Certificates for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

Selection Criteria

Merit list based on 10th,11th, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and PI

Program Eligibility