B.A. (Education & Psychology)

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For students who already know they want to teach, counsel or work with children.

This combination exists because a very large share of our students end up in schools — as teachers, as counsellors, or running their own coaching institutes. Studying education theory and child psychology together, three years before B.Ed. rather than after it, produces noticeably better teachers.

The programme includes a compulsory school observation component: students spend structured hours in local government and private schools, record classroom observations and present them. It is the part of the course our alumni mention most often when they come back.

Who Can Apply

Pass in 10+2 from any recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregate.

Admission is granted strictly on the merit of the qualifying examination, following the reservation policy of the Government of Haryana. There is no capitation or donation charge of any kind.

Programme Highlights

What Makes This Course Different

School Observation Hours

Structured placement in local schools from the second year, with observation journals assessed as coursework.

Inclusive Education Focus

Dedicated papers on learning difficulties, disability and teaching in mixed-ability rural classrooms.

Counselling Foundations

Basic counselling skills, adolescent psychology and a supervised peer-support practicum.

Direct B.Ed. Pathway

Graduates are eligible for B.Ed. and, with CTET, for primary and TGT posts in Haryana schools.

Syllabus

Year-by-Year Curriculum

The structure below follows the Kurukshetra University syllabus under the NEP 2020 framework. Papers are revised by the university periodically — the department publishes the current detailed syllabus at the start of each session.

Under the four-year framework you may exit with a certificate after year one, a diploma after year two, or a degree after year three.

Foundations of Education
Introduction to Psychology
Educational Sociology
Ability Enhancement: Communication
Multidisciplinary elective

Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence
Educational Psychology
Curriculum and Pedagogy
School observation practicum I
Skill Enhancement: Teaching Aids and ICT

Inclusive Education and Special Needs
Guidance and Counselling
Measurement and Evaluation in Education
School observation practicum II
Field-based term paper

Research Methods in Education
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Contemporary Issues in Indian Education
Dissertation with school-based data

After You Graduate

Career Paths & Higher Study

Where our graduates from this programme actually go — based on alumni records, not projections.

School teaching

B.Ed. plus CTET or HTET for primary, TGT and PGT posts in government and private schools.

School counselling

M.A. Psychology or a diploma in counselling, then school and NGO counsellor roles.

Early childhood education

Pre-primary teaching, curriculum design and Anganwadi supervision.

Educational administration

Coordinator and academic-head roles in private school groups.

Content and edtech

Curriculum writing, question-bank development and instructional design.

Postgraduate study

M.A. Education, M.A. Psychology or M.Ed. after B.Ed.

Questions

Frequently Asked About This Course

Not directly. You need a B.Ed. for TGT and PGT posts, and CTET or HTET qualification for government schools. This degree makes both considerably easier, and it also qualifies you for pre-primary teaching where B.Ed. is not always mandatory.

No. This is a combined programme, so psychology is studied alongside education rather than as a single deep major. If you want to become a clinical psychologist, a dedicated psychology honours elsewhere is the better route.

You are attached to a local school for a set number of hours each week, observe lessons against a structured schedule, maintain a journal and present your findings to the department. It is assessed and carries credit.

Private schools in Jagadhri and Yamunanagar recruit from this cohort each year, mainly for pre-primary and assistant-teacher roles. Most students, however, continue to B.Ed. immediately after graduating.

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