IGNOU MA Psychology Admission 2025 | Last Date, Eligibility, & Fee

IGNOU MA Psychology Admission 2025: Online registration for IGNOU MA Psychology course is open for the current July 2025 academic year. Eligibility for MA Psychology course requires a graduation degree from a recognized university. Application fee is Rs. 300/- for MA Psychology admission 2025 @ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in. Last date to apply for IGNOU MA Pscyhology is 15 July 2025.

IGNOU syllabus for MA Psychology covers subjects like Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Psychopathology, and Lifespan Psychology. Students study with the help of IGNOU study material, study centres, and recorded classes. These subjects open careers like clinical psychologists, counselors, and HR professionals for IGNOU MA Psychology graduates.

IGNOU MA Psychology Admission 2025 Quick Overview

• Course Full Name: Master of Arts in Psychology (IGNOU MA Psychology)
• About: The IGNOU MA in Psychology is a postgraduate program that focuses on understanding various psychological concepts and human behavior. This course covers both theoretical aspects and practical applications, preparing you for careers in counseling, clinical psychology, and mental health services. 
• Eligibility Criteria: Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree.
  
• Course Curriculum: The curriculum includes subjects like Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Psychopathology, Lifespan Psychology, and Mental Health. 
• Career Opportunities: Students can work as a Clinical Psychologist, Counselor, HR Professional, School Psychologist, and Research Analyst. Employment opportunities exist in hospitals, NGOs, educational institutions, and corporate sectors.
• Flexibility: The IGNOU MA in Psychology program is delivered through distance learning, offering students the convenience of studying from anywhere. Course materials are available online, making it easier to balance education with personal and professional commitments.

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IGNOU MA in Psychology Admission Latest Update

July Admission 2025 Begins!!
Students can now apply for the next semester of the MA Psychology admission with an application fee of INR.300/-. Apply before 15 July 2025.

• Re Registration Started: For the July 2025 session last date of re-registration is 15 July 2025. Students can appear for the July 2025 MA Psychology re-registration by paying a fee of Rs. 300/-. 
• New July Admission: Admission process is open for the 2025 July session till 15 July 2025. 
• IGNOU MA in Psychology: Subjects include Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Psychopathology, Approx. fee: INR 20,000 per year.

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IGNOU MA Psychology Important 2025 Dates

MA Psychology Assignment Date	31 October 2025*
MA Psychology Exam Date	12 June 2025 to 19 July 2025
MA Psychology Admission Last Date	15 July 2025
MA Psychology Re-registration Last Date	15 July 2025

IGNOU MA in Psychology Admission 2025 Highlights

Course Name	MA in Psychology (MAPC)
Course Level	Post Graduate
Minimum Duration	2 Year
Maximum Duration	4 Year
Eligibility Criteria	Graduate
IGNOU MAPC Fee	INR 20,000/-
Admission	IGNOU Admission
Minimum Age	No bar
Maximum Age	No bar
Last Date	15 July 2025
Admission	January & July Session
Official Website	ignou.ac.in

IGNOU MA Psychology Admission 2025

Admission to IGNOU MA Psychology course is open for the current 2025 session. There is no entrance exam for the IGNOU MA Psychology admission. IGNOU provides this 2-year program in distance education mode. Applications are accepted online and offline for the IGNOU session 2025-26. IGNOU MA Psychology is a UGC certified Master’s degree. It carries the value of a regular psychology degree.

IGNOU MA Psychology Specialization

Organizational Psychology

Psychology Counselling

Clinical Psychology

IGNOU MA Psychology syllabus includes diverse subjects like Cognitive Psychology, Statistics in Psychology, Internship, etc. To help students understand the MA Psychology curriculum, IGNOU provides learning materials in both online and offline modes.

Additionally, students get IGNOU contact classes with Psychology subject matter experts. These are provided with the help of IGNOU study centers. Every month after the IGNOU MA Psychology admission process ends, schedule for these classes will be displayed on the website of IGNOU regional centers.

Value of MA in Psychology From IGNOU
Admission Process	Both offline and online process is available
Valid Degree	IGNOU Degree is valid for government jobs and higher education
MA Psychology Study Material	Provided by IGNOU in online and offline mode
Contact Classes	Students get monthly interaction with teacher at IGNOU study centers.
MA Psychology Assignments	Practice questions for students are prepared by IGNOU teachers,

Table 1: IGNOU Admission Benefits 2025

IGNOU MA Psychology Eligibility

Students need to be a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution. No specific subject is needed for IGNOU MA Psychology admission 2025. Students must get there bachelor’s degree from a UGC recognized institution. Along with it, there is no maximum age limitation for this IGNOU course.

IGNOU MA Psychology Fees

Students can study MA Psychology at IGNOU by paying fees of 10,000/- per year. Students will have to pay a total fee of Rs. 20,000/- for this master’s degree. First installment of this fee is called the IGNOU MA Psychology admission fees. This is paid during the end of the IGNOU 2025-26 admission process.

Other than the course fees, students will also have to submit an application fee during the admission process. IGNOU MA Psychology application fee is Rs. 300/-. Students when selected will also need to pay a University Development Fee of Rs. 200/- to complete the IGNOU admission process.

IGNOU MA Psychology Admission 2025-26 Fee Structure
Fee Type	Amount (INR)
Course Fee (per year)	10,000/-
Total Course Fee	20,000/-
Admission Fee	5,000/-
Application Fee	300/-
University Development Fee	200/-
Exam Form Fee	200/- per theory subject

Table 2: IGNOU MA Psychology Fee Structure 2025-26

MA Clinical Psychology IGNOU

Clinical Psychology is a second year specialization in the MA Psychology course at IGNOU. It focuses on behavioral science and using the psychological concepts to identify and treat mental illnesses. Students will study subjects like Sychopathology, Psychodiagnostics, Psychotherapeutic Methods, etc. Students will get assignments, study materials, and online examination form.

IGNOU MA Psychology Application Form 2025

Indira Gandhi National Open University offers a Master of Arts Psychology application form each year in two academic sessions, January and July. IGNOU Master of Arts in Psychology application form; applicants can fill it out by visiting the official website @ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.

Those who apply only who are graduate students can fill out the form for this MAPC program. Applicants have to pay the registration fee when filling out the application form; the application fee for the IGNOU MA in Psychology program is INR 300.

Those candidates who want to submit their IGNOU MA Psychology application form offline can visit the nearby regional/ study center of the Indira Gandhi National Open University.

IGNOU Psychology Apply Online

• Go to the official ODL admisison website @ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.
• Register and create a login by using email and mobile number.
• Log in to the admission portal with the new username and password.
• Start filling up the “IGNOU application form”.
• Fill out all the necessary details asked in the application form.
• Upload the documents such as mark sheets, certificates, recent photos, etc.
• Make the payment through net banking, credit, and debit cards.
• Click on the “Submit” button.

If the students want to submit the IGNOU MA in Psychology application form offline, they can fill it out with the IGNOU regional center nearby. There students can contact the student support cell which will help in the offline admission for IGNOU MA Psychology 2025.

Documents Required

• Coloured Photographs in JPG format
• Scanned signature under 30kb
• 12th pass mark sheet (scanned copy)
• Bachelor’s Degree (scanned copy)
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Experience letter (if available)

IGNOU MA Psychology Admission Offline Steps

• Go to the nearest IGNOU Regional Center.
• Go to the “Student Service Cell”. This is the offline query management cell of IGNOU regional centers.
• Find an IGNOU representative and ask for the offline IGNOU admission form.
• Start filling up the offline IGNOU admission form and provide accurate information. Step 5: Avoid cutting and spelling mistakes on the admission form. This may lead to delay in the processing of the application form.
• Attach the documents as photocopies for the IGNOU admission form.
• Pay the application fee offline at the IGNOU regional center.
• Submit the MA admission form.

 

IGNOU MA Admission Status

After the completion of MA admission process 2025 students can view the status of their IGNOU application. An online portal to get the details of MA application form is available online. Students can follow the steps below to get their MA IGNOU admission status.

• Visit know your admission portal.
• Fill in the enrollment number dialogue box.
• Enter programme code.
• Enter verification code. This is the captcha image on the website.
• Click on submit.

IGNOU MA Psychology Assignment

The IGNOU Assignment submission portal has opened for IGNOU MA in Psychology for the December term-end examination. Candidates who did not submit their assignments by the end of the deadline will not be eligible to appear in the December term-end examination.

Students have two options to submit their assignments. They can either go to the study center personally or use the official university website to upload their assignments for the MA in Psychology subject. If students choose to submit their assignments online, they should log in to the official assignment portal and do so before the deadline.

Students can download or take a printout of the assignments in the format of question papers so that they can download or print them out and start working on the assignments as soon as they have downloaded them. For offline assignment submission students can visit IGNOU MA Psychology study center.

Download MA Psychology Assignment PDF

To download the free PDF file of IGNOU MA Psychology Assignments students should go to the IGNOU website using the official URL. @ignou.ac.in. Then click on the taskbar icon named “Student Services“. Various student services will be shown. Then click on “Download“. The webpage with links to downloadable content will open. After that students have to click on “Current Assignment Portal“. Search for the code of MA Psychology subjects to find the assignment file. Download the IGNOU MA Psychology assignment PDF file by clicking on it.

Submit MA Psychology Assignment

Students can submit MA Psychology assignments in the regional centre (RC) and allotted IGNOU study center. Students must make sure that the assignments are handwritten. A student service cell can be used to submit the assignments.

IGNOU MA Psychology Syllabus

IGNOU MA Psychology Syllabus 2025
First Year Year
Sno	Course Code	Title of the Course	Credits
1	MPC 1	Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory	4
2	MPC 2	Life Span Psychology	4
3	MPC 3	Personality: Theories and Assessment	4
4	MPC 4	Advanced Social Psychology	4
5	MPC 5	Research Methods in Psychology	4
6	MPC 6	Statistics in Psychology	4
7	MPCL 7	Practicum in Experimental Psychology & Psychological Testing	8
In the second year students are given 3 groups of subjects. They have to choose 1 group out of the given 3 groups of 2nd year subjects.
Second Year
Group A: Clinical Psychology
Sno	Course Code	Title of the Course	Credits
1	MPCE 11	Psychopathology	4
2	MPCE 12	Psychodiagnostics	4
3	MPCE 13	Psychotherapeutic Methods	4
4	MPCE 14	Practicum in Clinical Psychology	6
5	MPCE 15	Internship	8
6	MPCE 16/46	Project/Applied Positive Psychology**	6
Group B: Counselling Psychology
Sno	Course Code	Title of the Course	Credits
1	MPCE 21	Counselling Psychology	4
2	MPCE 22	Assessment in Counselling and Guidance	4
3	MPCE 23	Interventions in Counselling	4
4	MPCE 24	Practicum in Counselling Psychology	6
5	MPCE 25	Internship	8
6	MPCE 26/46	Project/Applied Positive Psychology**	6
Group C: Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Sno	Course Code	Title of the Course	Credits
1	MPCE 31	Organisational Behaviour	4
2	MPCE 32	Human Resource Development	4
3	MPCE 33	Organisational Development	4
4	MPCE 34	Practicum in Industrial and Organisational Psychology	6
5	MPCE 35	Internship	8
6	MPCE 36/46	Project/Applied Positive Psychology**	6

Table 3: IGNOU MA Psychology Syllabus

IGNOU MA Psychology Study Material

IGNOU MAPC Self learning material (SLM) is available online and offline. For online SLM, students can simply download from the IGNOU eGyankosh portal according to the subject topic code. For offline MAPC SLM, after completion of the IGNOU MA in Psychology admission process, Indira Gandhi National Open University will directly post the printed MA Psychology SLM to the student’s address as mentioned on the application form.

These study materials are made by IGNOU in-house Psychology teachers, they take the help of industry leaders and professionals from the Psychology field. These study materials help students to prepare for the final term end examination and assignments completion.

IGNOU Study Notes PDFs MA Psychology

Students can download the PDFs of IGNOU study notes free of cost on the E-Gyankosh website. Follow the below given steps to download the study material for MA Psychology made by IGNOU –

Step 1: Visit the E-Gyankosh website on mobile or desktop devices. Go to @egyankosh.ac.in

Step 2: On the homepage of the website a search box is given on the right corner. Search for the subject code of MA Psychology.

Step 3: List of all the related study material is displayed. Choose the needed one.

Step 4: Open the MA Psychology notes in on the browser.

Step 5: Find the save button on the viewing page. It will be available near the upper side of the screen.

Step 6: Click on the save/download button and the MA Psychology notes will be downloaded for free.

IGNOU MA Psychology Fee Refund

After the last date of MA admission 2025 at IGNOU students can a 100% fee refund under 60 days. This is possible when the admission is cancelled before the final MA psychology list. Students also have the option to cancel their admission after being selected for the course. In that case a 15% fine is imparted on the refunded amount.

However, to keep the expenses under control the fine amount is not taken above Rs. 2,000/-. After 60 days of MA Psychology IGNOU admission last date there will be no fee refund.

IGNOU MA Psychology Fee Refund Policy
Condition	Refund Amount	Remark
Before list of admission	100% fee refund	No amount of registration fee is refundable
After admission confirmation by IGNOU	15% course fee is deducted as fine	Maximum amount is limited to Rs. 2,000/-
After 60 days	No refund

Table 4: IGNOU MA Psychology Fee Refund Policy

How to Apply for Fee Refund

Open the email account for the registered mail in the admission process. Prepare a new mail for IGNOU MA Psychology admission cancellation. Mention your reason and details like admission enrollment number. Also write IGNOU course code for MA Psychology and name (Online Master of Arts in Psychology). Send this mail canceladms@ignou.ac.in.

IGNOU Campus Placement Cell

Indira Gandhi National Open University provide professional training and job opportunities for IGNOU MA Psychology students through Campus Placement Cell (CPC). During the academic year 2025 IGNOU will invite various corporate and government entities for campus placements. IGNOU MA Psychology enrolled students will be able to participate in these sessions. Students seeking help of IGNOU CPC can send their resume and biodata to campusplacement@ignou.ac.in.

FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q. Is IGNOU suitable for an M.A. Psychology?

Ans. Pursuing an IGNOU MA in Psychology is valid. This university is a governmental open-learning university, and its degree is acceptable worldwide.

Q. What is the course fee for the IGNOU MA Psychology?

Ans. The total course fee for IGNOU MA Psychology is Rs. 20,000.

Q. What are the main subjects covered in M.A Psychology?

Ans. The course has been classified into seven subjects. Such subjects are Cognitive Psychology and Learning, Lifespan Psychology, advanced social Psychology, Statistics in Psychology, etc.

Q. Who can apply for MA Psychology admission 2025?
Ans. Students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree from any recognized university are eligible to apply.

Q. Is IGNOU’s distance MA Psychology valid?
Ans. It is valid to do an IGNOU MA in Psychology, as IGNOU has been recognized by UGC and AICTE, and the distance MA Psychology program is also valid.