PG Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy at SHUATS

PG Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy at SHUATS in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh is a 1-year postgraduate programme in the Post Graduate Diploma family. Each year's batch has 10 seats. The total fee on record is ₹10,000, which works out to about ₹10,000 a year.

SHUATS is a other institute, founded in 1910. This page brings together what is on record for this course at SHUATS — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

This is what the course costs, as recorded. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with SHUATS before you pay anything.

For admission to PG Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy, you usually need a bachelor's degree in a related subject.

Admission to this kind of course is usually on merit in the qualifying exam. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check SHUATS's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

The admission process usually runs like this:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above.
2. Keep your qualifying-exam marksheet ready; seats are filled on merit.
3. Apply to SHUATS on its website (shuats.edu.in) or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Going by the latest placement record (2023) show a median package of ₹1.87 lakh at SHUATS. 1 of 50 students were placed that year. These are college-wide figures, not only for this specialisation.

Placement numbers vary a lot by year and by branch. Ask the placement cell for the branch-wise report of the last two batches.

SHUATS runs 6 PGD specialisations in all. The others you can compare it with:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS)
• Diploma in Educational Guidance & Counselling
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
• Discontinued (Jun 2024) Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychotherapy
• Post Graduate Diploma in Nano Biotechnology

A few questions worth answering before you apply:

• Do the subjects of PG Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy genuinely interest you? You will spend 1 year on them.
• Can you manage ₹10,000 over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• Are the placement figures above good enough for your goals? Ask for the branch-wise numbers.
• How does SHUATS compare with other colleges offering PGD in and around Allahabad?