Which is a better college: Christ University, Bangalore, or Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts, Pune to pursue Psychology?

Christ University is the first institution in Karnataka to be accredited by the NAAC. It is considered to offer several streams of UG, PG, and doctoral programs to about 21,000 students. Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts, Pune is a 48-year-old institution with great faculties and facilities and offers B. A and B.Sc courses spanning different specializations.

Admission Process

• For admission in Psychology at Christ University, one needs to secure 55% marks at basic intermediate level and a valid score in Christ University Entrance Test(CUET).
• Admission to SSLA is done through marks obtained at 10+2 and SET/SAT entrance test.
• Admission to Ph.D programs at Christ University is based on scores obtained in UGC-NET, GATE, or SLET.

Rankings

• Christ University was ranked 47th and Symbiosis University was ranked 73rd by NIRF 2020.
• Christ University was ranked 8th for Arts by India Today in 2019. Symbiosis University was ranked in the band of 291-300 in QS(Asia) 2020.

Course Description

Christ University

• The Psychology department of Christ University has 2 student laboratories and 24 classrooms with ICT.
• The department has over 2,50,000 Online theses, 2,00,000 Online Articles, and 18 Online Databases.
• B.Sc Psychology honors program has a student-faculty ratio of 13:1.

Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts

• SSLA allows students to undertake independent research projects.
• Several papers have been published in high impact factor journals like the Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, etc.

Alumni

Christ University

• Notable alumni of Christ University include Francis George- Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha.
• Other notable alumni include Lucas Thomas who is Senior Vice President of Bank of America and Samyukta Hornard, Kannada Actor.

Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts

• Notable alumni of Symbiosis Institute of Liberal Arts(SSLA) include Sona Mohapatra- Indian Singer.
• Other notable alumni include Gauri Shinde, Indian Film Director, and Saurabh Raj Jain who is an Indian Actor.

Collaboration and Placement

• The psychology department at Christ University has a strong collaboration with the Center for Social Action, Cheshire Homes India, Nightingale Medical Trust, ROOTS, and Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
• SSLA doesn’t act as a placement agency, it nurtures students in a holistic way. However, internships and work at NGOs constitute a major part of their pedagogy.

Both institutes have their own perks and deficiencies. It is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.