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Subject: Clinical Psychology Courses.
Date: 26-Feb-2010
 
Question: I have studied Psychology as a subject in BSc(Hons)Occupational Therapy. I want to make career as Clinical Psychologist. Please tell in detail all the options available. Do tell regular courses available in Delhi/NCR.
 
Answer: To be a Clinical Psychologist,you need to do M.Phil in Clinical Psychology. The successful completion of an M.A. or M.Sc. Degree in Psychology with a minimum of 55 percent marks in aggregate is the minimum eligibility criteria for pursuing an M. Phil Degree in Clinical Psychology. It is preferable to have a special paper in Clinical Psychology at the Master’s Degree level. The aggregate percentage marks are relaxable by five percent for the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Two years of practical experience in offering counseling services is also an eligibility criteria at several institutes.

Two-year M. Phil. programmes are available at the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) in Ranchi (Jharkhand), the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore (Karnataka) and at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) in New Delhi. The IHBAS inducts 12 students into its M. Phil. programme every year.

Each of the above-mentioned institutes conducts independent, all-India level entrance examinations for candidates wishing to get admission into M. Phil programmes at these institutes. The candidates who qualify in the written examination also have to clear an interview in order to get admission.

Diploma courses and Certificate courses in Clinical Psychology are also offered by several institutes across the country. The Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi) and a few regional centers of the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) offer Diploma courses in Clinical Psychology.

The RCI recommends a practice-oriented curriculum for students pursuing any course (Degree, Diploma or Certificate) in Clinical Psychology. The RCI recommends an OPD (Out Patient Department) in every institute offering a course in Clinical Psychology. It also recommends the restriction of theory-related teaching to only 30 percent of the syllabus while laying more stress on practical learning.

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