Fergusson College Pune will be a better option for pursuing BA in Psychology. The institute has an excellent faculty pool. The professors and the teaching staffs are co-operative. You can ask for their help regarding any academic issues. Psychology is among the most sought-after branches in the college. Fergusson also ranks higher than Xaviers. 

Among these two options, St. Xavier’s will be a better option for FYJC, provided you are staying near the college. That way you will be able to save travel time. You can use that time in your preparation instead. Also, the institute is quite strict regarding attendance. You will have to attend college regularly. Staying near the college will help you invest enough time in your studies without disrupting your attendance. 

Among the two institutes mentioned, St.Xavier College, Mumbai is better for a BA in psychology.  The table below will give you a brief overview of the two colleges. Parameters Jai Hind St.Xavier College Fee structure INR 16,200 (for 3 years) Rs 17,625 (for 3 years) Placement rate (2020) - >90% Average salary package (2020) 3 LPA 6.5 LPA Comparison:  Both the institutes provide good learning opportunities, but the difference is St. Xavier is autonomous and hence better. As St. Xaviers is autonomous, it can update the syllabus anytime, if needed. While Jai Hind is affiliated with MU and follows the same syllabus as MU. Which may not be updated.  Xavier’s also conducts its own examinations. So any problem caused in the result published by MU will not affect the students of Xaviers.  Like any other autonomous institute, Xaviers also publishes its results first. So, students get the first preference for a job.  While containing a degree from MU through Jai Hind is quite convenient since university and college will both have a set of mark sheets. From the academic point of view, St. Xaviers College is better than Jai Hind College Mumbai.

Both NMIMS and St. Xavier’s are highly reputed institutes in Mumbai and ranked amongst the top 10. NMIMS is ranked 22nd by NIRF in the MBA category while St.Xavier’s is ranked 4th by The Week for Arts. NMIMS has international collaborations with University of Florida, TelAviv University and King's College London amongst many others. Both these institutes have highly qualified faculty who strive to curate global leaders. Admission Process NMIMS Admissions to BSc Economics at NMIMS is conducted through NMIMS NPAT. NPAT can be given within 5 windows and the best of three are used to shortlist the candidates. 30% of seats in each program are reserved for girls. St. Xavier’s At St.Xavier’s, students are given admission for BMS based on a 60% weightage to Entrance Test and 40% weightage of Class XII aggregate marks. Intermediate graduate or possess a diploma in any English branch with a 2/3/4-year duration after passing the SSC exam. The intake is 60 students per batch. Out of these, 50% seats are reserved for Christian Minority. Fee Structure The fees for Bsc Economics at NMIMS is 1.26 lacs per year.  The total fee at St. Xavier’s is 1.12 lacs per year. Placements NMIMS After BSc Economics at NMIMS, a student can pursue PG in economics/management, a career in finance/industry/banks, market research institutions as market analysts. The key placement highlights are: There is an average of 77% placement for this course. The highest CTC offered was 11.6 LPA The average CTC offered was 4.6 LPA 20+ summer internship offers The chief recruiters were Verity Knowledge Solutions, Tres Vista, JP Morgan India Services, Education International, Nomura St. Xavier’s After BMS, a student can get into administration & operations, project management (executive level), enterprise management, human resource management & development, data management & system analysis, sales & marketing, and financial management. The notable features about placement statistics are: The median salary is 4 LPA. Average placement rate over 50% The top recruiters are Accenture, Axis Bank, Crisil, Mahindra & Mahindra, and SAP. BMS and BSc Economics are entirely different fields to compare. Selecting a course and a college depends much on the present industry developments apart from personal interest. It is upto the individual to analyse and come to a conclusion after considering the stats.