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What are the requirements of becoming licensed clinical psychologist in India?


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RE: What are the requirements of becoming licensed clinical psychologist in India?

Preetha Ajit
Preetha Ajit
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Dear Hemant,

Rehabilitation council of India is the regulatory authority to grant licence to any psychologist and many other mental health professionals in India.

There are two ways of doing it.

The first is if you are studying in a RCI approved university or institute, after completion of your studies you automatically get registered with RCI.

The second option is to apply to RCI after completion of appropriate educational qualification.

Students after completion of post graduation in psychology from Indian universities are not entitled to practice as clinical psychologists. 

They have to complete a two-year M.Phil program from RCI recognized universities to be eligible.

Whereas students from foreign universities who wish to practice in India, can do it by passing an examination prescribed by RCI

Hope this helps

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Preetha Ajit

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RE: What are the requirements of becoming licensed clinical psychologist in India?

uday dastane
uday dastane

The Mental HealthCare Act, 2017 grants registration to Clinical Psychologist Social Mental Health Workers and Mental Healthcare Nurses. No person without such licence in any name including as a Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist. No Mental Health Centre in absence of registration under this Act can be established and run. It is declared as an offense otherwise

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