IGNOU PGDCFT Admission 2025: Fees, Eligibility, Syllabus, Application Process & Career Scope

IGNOU PGDCFT Admission 2025: The full form of PGDCFT is PG Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy. It is a one-year postgraduate an ODL mode programme, which is affiliated with the School of Continuing Education of IGNOU. The aim of this course is to give comprehensive knowledge to the young minds and make a culture for therapy to resolve the issues and help in building a healthy society.

Indira Gandhi National Open University offers the PGDCFT course in the July session only. IGNOU admission window is going to open soon for their PGDCFT course (expected start date will be 12th May 2025*). Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university for the admission in the PGDCFT course. Interested candidates can apply for this course on the official website https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.

After the IGNOU PGDCFT course, candidates can work as a therapist, therapy doctor, counsellor and educator. These industries are new in India and in high demand for the professionals. The therapist and counsellor’s job market is very broad. A good therapist and counsellor can work in foreign states also. The job spectrum is vast. Because candidates can work in hospitals, schools, and NGOs and can become social counselors via social media.

IGNOU PGDCFT Course Highlights Table

IGNOU PGDCFT Course Details:

The IGNOU PGDCFT course is offered in the English language only. It is a one-year ODL mode programme. In the PGDCFT programme, candidates will have courses such as Human Development and Family Relations, Mental Health and Disorders, Counselling and Family Therapy: Basic Concepts and Theoretical Perspective, Counselling and Family Therapy: Research Methods and Statistics, Reflective Journals, etc. The programme coordinator of the course is Prof. Neerja Chadha.

After this course, students will gain the specialisation in counselling and family therapy. There is a unique feature added by IGNOU in this course, and that is after completing this course successfully, candidates can apply for a second year of M.Sc in counselling and family therapy.

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IGNOU PGDCFT Admission 2025

On 12th May, IGNOU will start the admission process for the PGDCFT course. IGNOU offers this course for one session only that is July. Candidates can visit the official website in order to apply for admission https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in or can read the full article for an easy admission process. IGNOU PGDCFT Admission 2025 last date will be 30 June 2025* for the July session.

In the admission process, candidates need to fill in some important details. You can go through them here before applying: registration process, login, fill in the personal and educational details, submit the documents, pay the fee. After these steps, your application form will submit successfully.

IGNOU PGDCFT Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the PGDCFT course are not limited in IGNOU. Any graduate student from a recognised university with 50% marks can go for this course. IGNOU advised students to go through the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021, for a better understanding of the profession and related fields.

IGNOU PGDCFT Fees

The IGNOU PGDCFT full course fee is INR 16,800. Candidates have to pay the registration fee of Rs 300 along with the course fee at the time of admissions. The cost of the course and job market make this course reliable and attractive to the students. Now, many students are enrolling in the course from different states of India.

IGNOU PGDCFT Admission Process 2025

Now, IGNOU PGDCFT admission process can be done in online mode as well. For that, a candidate needs a computer or laptop with a stable internet connection. IGNOU candidates can visit the official website https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in for the admissions. Firstly, you need to register yourself on the IGNOU admission portal. For that you need to fill your full name, email id, mobile no and set a password.

After the registration process you can login to the IGNOU portal for admission form filling. In the admission process, candidates have to submit the personal and educational details, submit the documents and pay the fee in the end. After that your admission will be confirmed by the IGNOU.

Steps to Apply for IGNOU PGDCFT Admission 2025

The detailed process is given below for the application of admission in IGNOU PGDCFT course. IGNOU has mandatory the DEB ID to take admission in any course. The admission process is:

• First, open the admission portal ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.
• Click on the “new registration option” and Enter the details such as your name, phone number, and email address, set a username, and password, and enter the verification code
• After the registrations, Login to the IGNOU portal by filling up the  username and password 
• Next, complete the application form by filling up the personal and educational details
• Upload the scanned copy of the required documents
• Pay the fee by the convenient methods such as UPI, credit and debit cards, or net banking
• Once the fee payment is done successfully, candidate will get a confirmation message from the side of IGNOU 

Furthermore, candidates can get better assistance from YouTube instruction videos available in Hindi and English.

• https://youtu.be/URiAvPkyffs (English)
• https://youtu.be/T1ZNABFPm7Y (Hindi)

Here, Some documents are given below which you need to upload at the time of admission process: 

(The required documents must be scanned and should not exceed the limit of 200 kb) 

• A scanned copy of candidate’s signature
• A passport-sized photo of the applicant
• Scanned copies of relevant educational degrees
• Scanned copy of Category certificate (if applicable)
• Work experience certificate (if required)
• Scanned copy of a valid address proof
• Scanned copy of Identity proof of the candidate

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IGNOU PGDCFT Syllabus

Future Scopes and Career Possibilities After IGNOU PGDCFT Admission

After the IGNOU PGDCFT course, candidates can go for roles like school counsellor, life coach, family therapist, social worker, human resources specialist, marriage counsellor, rehabilitation counsellor, mental health counsellor, and so on. The demand for therapists, life coaches and counselors is increasing thoroughly. Candidates have a chance to work for society by serving them.

Interested candidates can opt for the MSc programme by the IGNOU’s special feature. Students can do further studies by enrolling in a PhD course to teach this subject as a professor and can do research work on different topics related to human psychology and therapy methods.

Additional Details:

• Programme Coordinator: Prof. Neerja Chadha
• Email: neerja_chadha@ignou.ac.in
• Phone Number: 011-29572959, 29534066.

FAQs Related to IGNOU PGDCFT Course

Question: Is a diploma from IGNOU worth it?

Ans. IGNOU is a recognised and approved university by the UGC of India. The courses and degrees are valid and worth doing. Many working professionals and students do courses from IGNOU.

Question: What is the duration of PGDCFT?

Ans. It is a minimum one-year duration course. Students can complete it in a maximum of 4 years.

Question: What is the full form of Pgdcft?

Ans. The PGDCFT course in full form is Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy. This course is offered at IGNOU. The course is offered in the July session only.

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