{"id":11027,"date":"2025-05-28T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upseducation.in\/update\/?p=11027"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:36:43","slug":"rci-approved-ma-clinical-psychology-colleges-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upseducation.in\/update\/rci-approved-ma-clinical-psychology-colleges-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"RCI Approved MA Clinical Psychology Colleges in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RCI Approved MA Clinical Psychology Colleges in India | Complete List<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you searching for colleges that offer the new RCI-recognised MA in Clinical Psychology?<\/strong>
From the 2026 academic session, the MA in Clinical Psychology<\/strong> will replace the M.Phil in Clinical Psychology as the RCI-approved route to become a licensed Clinical Psychologist in India. Many students already know that 2025 will be the last intake for M.Phil Clinical Psychology, and institutions are now preparing to introduce the newly RCI-regulated MA Clinical Psychology program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will help you understand the course structure, eligibility, and admission process of the RCI-recognised MA in Clinical Psychology. We have also shared the list of institutions that are recognised by RCI for MA Clinical Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the RCI-Regulated MA in Clinical Psychology?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The MA in Clinical Psychology,<\/strong> regulated by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI),<\/strong> is a professional postgraduate course<\/strong> specifically designed to train students to become licensed Clinical Psychologists in India. This course replaces the earlier M.Phil in Clinical Psychology program from 2025-26 onwards and provides both academic knowledge and practical clinical training under RCI guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to understand that this RCI-recognised MA in Clinical Psychology<\/strong> is different from the regular MA or MSc degrees in Psychology, Applied Psychology, or Clinical Psychology<\/strong> offered by many universities such as Delhi University (DU), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those university-based master\u2019s degrees are general academic programs<\/strong> in psychology and do not include the supervised clinical training or professional licensing eligibility that the RCI course provides. As a result, students who complete a regular MA or MSc in Psychology cannot register with the RCI as Clinical Psychologists<\/strong> unless they complete the RCI-recognised course (previously M.Phil, now the new MA in Clinical Psychology).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: NIEPMD Chennai MPhil in Clinical Psychology 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2 years (4 semesters)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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