M.A. in Clinical Psychology Colleges in India - Fees 2026, Admissions

Hi, there are 50+ best MA Clinical Psychology colleges in India of which 30+ colleges are privately owned,  10+ are owned by the government and the rest 1 college is owned by semi government institutions. CUET PG is the top entrance exam for admission to top MA Clinical Psychology colleges in India. JMI, Amity University, TISS, LPU and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University are the top MA colleges in India offering Clinical Psychology courses.

Hi, please refer below for the best MA in Clinical Psychology colleges in India with their tuition fee and eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
JMI	INR 19,200	JMI Entrance Exam
Amity University Noida	INR 4.08 Lacs - INR 7.75 lakh	Merit-Based
TISS	INR 68,000	TISSNET
LPU	INR 2 lakh	Merit-Based
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University	INR 31,000	CUET-PG

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No, it can be observed that studying MA in Clinical Psychology in India can be quite affordable as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee of less than INR 1 lakh.

Hi, it can be quite difficult for you to pursue MA in Clinical Psychology in India without appearing for any entrance exams as most of the colleges accept students only on entrance exam basis like CUET PG and other college level entrance exams like TISSNET, JMI Enttrance Exam, CUCET, etc.

Eligibility for Dr. D.Y. Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pune typically requires passing 10+2 examination from recognised board with minimum marks often 45% for general & 40% for reserved categories. Admission is based on merit with specific requirements for different courses & potential entrance exams for professional programs.

A Master's in Clinical Psychology can be a valuable degree, but it depends on your goals and interests, you can refer below for some of the factors to consider before making a decision:

•  A Master's qualifies you for more jobs in the mental health field, such as working as a therapist, counselor, or school psychologist.
• There's a rising need for mental health professionals, so job security can be good.
• After your Master's, you'll need additional training and licensing to practice independently.
• Working with mental health issues can be emotionally demanding.

Ultimately, the decision of whether to pursue an MA in Clinical Psychology is up to you. Consider your financial situation, career goals, and if you're prepared for the challenges of working in mental health.

An MA in Clinical Psychology opens doors to a variety of careers in the mental health field. Here are some of the common job roles for graduates:

• Clinical Psychologist: This is likely the most well-known role, but it typically requires further education (doctoral degree) and licensing to practice independently.
• Therapist/Counselor: You can work in various settings like hospitals, community mental health centers, or private practice, providing therapy to individuals, couples, or families.
• Other Roles: There are many other opportunities besides direct therapy. You could be a clinical research assistant, case manager, mental health programme coordinator, behavioral health specialist, or work in academic/teaching positions.

The job outlook for mental health professionals is positive. There is a growing awareness of mental health issues, and a demand for qualified professionals to provide treatment.

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Please refer to the table below for the best MA in Clinical Psychology colleges in India that offer the highest Return on Investment to their students in the form of placement package:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee	Average Placement Package
Jamia Millia Islamia MA in Clinical Psychology	INR 19,200	INR 9.25 LPA
Amity University, Lucknow MA in Clinical Psychology	INR 1.56 lakh	INR 6 LPA
TISS MA in Clinical Psychology	INR 68000	INR 6.5 LPA
Dr. D.Y. Patil Arts, Commerce and Science College MA in Clinical Psychology	INR 1 lakh	INR 6 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

Yes, Amity Lucknow is a decent university. It has been accredited by the BCI, CoA, National Council of Teachers Education, and DEC. Some of the top USPs of Amity University Lucknow are mentioned below:

• Amity LKO has been ranked 11th and 13th by The Week 2025 in the Design and Law categories, respectively. 
• Amity Lucknow campus is approved by UGC, PCI, AICTE and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, USA. It is a member of AIU and is included in the universities' list maintained by the International Association of Universities (IAU).
• The the highest and average package offered during the Amity University Lucknow placements were INR 45 LPA and INR 8 LPA.

Hi, given below are the top private MA Clinical Psychology colleges in India with their tuition fee and eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Amity University Admission	INR 4.08 lakh- INR 7.75 lakh	Merit-Based
LPU Admission	INR 2 lakh	Merit-Based
CU Admission	INR 2.5 lakh – INR 2.72 lakh	CUCET
Parul University Admission	INR 1.44 lakh	Merit-Based
University of Patanjali Admission	INR 50,000	Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

 

Hi, listed below are the top government MA Clinical Psychology Colleges in India with their tuition fee and eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
JMI Admission	INR 19,200	JMI Entrance Exam
TISS Admission	INR 68,000	TISSNET
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Admission	INR 1.53 lakh	CUET-PG
MSU Admission	INR 1.8 lakh	Merit-Based
PRSU Admission	INR 25,000	Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

The highest package offered during the 2024 placement drive at Integral University stood at INR 26 LPA. The same is tabulated below: 

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 26 LPA

Yes, MA is available at JLU Bhopal. It is a postgraduate programme spread under three specialisations, namely Psychology, Multimedia Journalism, and English Literature. The duration of this programme is two years. Admission to these courses is made based on past academic records and performance in the subsequent interview process. Students can apply for the preferred course by visiting the official website of the university.

Yes, Sharda University offers decent placements annually for courses like BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. During the latest placement drive, the highest package offered was INR 1.6 Cr per annum. Over 150 MNCs took part during the Sharda University placements with a 95% placement rate for BTech and MBA courses.

While the BTech median package was INR 6-8 LPA.

Aspiring students are required to register on the official website of JMI and fill the application form online. In the form, fill all the details asked, upload the required documents and pay the application fee. BA, BSc and BVoc courses at JMI have also started accepting the scores of CUET UG. For the same, students need to register for the exam, appear for it and qualify it. Qualified students of CUET UG are required to register for JMI counselling after which merit lists will be released with the name of the shortlisted students. For the remaining courses, however, the university is still accepting national and university-level entrance exam for final selection. 

Candidates who qualifies the eligibility criteria as per the TISS Mumbai admission guidelines are eligible for the all the programme offered by the institution. As admission is based on the CUET exam, therefore candidates must have valid score in the exam. Find below the eligibility criteria of the courses offered at TISS Mumbai:

Courses	Eligibility Crietria
Executive MBA/PGDM	To be eligible, applicants must have at least three years of work experience after graduation and hold a recognised Bachelor's Degree of a minimum of three years duration or its equivalent, obtained through various study patterns, fulfilling the mandatory 15 years of formal education requirement.
BSc	Twelve years of school education.
BMRIT	Twelve years of school education.
MA	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
MHA	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
BVoc	Twelve years of school education, in any streams.
MPH	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
MEd	Bachelor's or Master's degree (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education)
BEd	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
BA	Twelve years of school education.

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change

Yes, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda admissions are open now. The university offers UG, PG, and Diploma programmes. Interested students can apply online. To know more, students can check the official site of MSU Baroda.

Chandigarh University (CU) has good placement record for BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. In academic year 2024-2025, over 1300 global recruiters participated in the placement process and placed 10000 students of batch 2025. The highest international and domestic packages offered during Chandigarh University placement 2025 stood at INR 170 LPA and INR 59.9 LPA. 

Parul University Vadodara is a private university that was established under the Gujarat Private Universities (Second Amendment ACT and is accredited with an A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), NABH, Central Council for Homeopathy, Bar Council of India, and the National Medical Commission. Being a private university, the fee for various courses can be a little high but the students can apply for scholarships offered by the university. The scholarships offered by the university are Cultural Scholarships, Sports Scholarships, and Defence Scholarships.

The payment of the processing fee for the CUET PG 2026 answer key challenge will have to be made through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm/UPI. No challenge will be accepted without receipt of the processing fee. The Answer Key challenges will not be accepted through any other medium ie, fax, email or hard copy. 

LPU top courses include BTech and MBA. Other than this, the university offer courses in Design, Arts, Animation, Nursing, etc. The popular LPU courses along with eligibility and selection details are mentioned below:

Course Name	Common Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with 60% marks Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with a minimum of 60% aggregate for BTech Biotechnology, Food Tech and Biomedical Selection Criteria: LPUNEST + JEE Main + CUET
MBA	Eligibility: Graduation with at least 55% aggregate or completed Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Chartered Accountancy (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST / CAT / MAT / XAT / CMAT / NMAT + GDPI
BBA/ BBA (Hons)	Eligibility: Class 12 from a recognised board with 50%-60% aggregate with English or equivalent Selection Criteria: LPUNEST/ CUET UG (merit-based for some of the BBA specialisations)
MCA/ MCA (Hons)	Eligibility: A minimum aggregate of 60% in BCA or BSc (CS/IT) or any other UG degree with CS/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Maths/ Business Statistics/ QT as a subject at UG or Class 12 level) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST

 

Admission without CUET (Common University Entrance Test) is possible for some courses only like LL. M., and others. but for these courses,  CUET-PG is accepted by the university. So, students can get admission without CUET but the student have to change the course they are opting for. So, the best solution is to prepare in advance for the CUET and get admission in the relevant course. Seats are limited and candidates applying through CUET are many. Only good preparation can assist in getting admission to various courses like BTech, BSc, B.A. and others.

NEET MDS is a computer-based exam of three hours duration with two time-bound sections. Part A was for 75 minutes and had 100 questions. Part B had 140 questions to be solved in105 minutes. The timing of the exam was 2 PM to 5 PM. There were a total of 240 objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from the NEET MDS syllabus. Each question has four marks and there will be negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. The following table brings the overview and structure of the NEET MDS exam pattern. 

NEET MDS Pattern 2025
Mode of the examination	Online
Medium of the examination	English only
Duration of the examination	3 hours
Type of questions	Objective type
Total number of questions	240
Negative marking	25% negative marking for incorrect answers

The NEET MDS 2025 exam pattern has been revised from last year. 

Yes, St. Xavier's University does provide sports-based scholarships. The university offers three sports scholarships, namely the Best Athlete Scholarship (Boys), the Best Athlete Scholarship (Girls), and the Meritorious Sportsperson. Under all the scholarships, selected students are granted a full waiver of tuition fees & development fees. One student under each category who wins the Best Athlete in the Annual Sports Meet is awarded the scholarship.

National Forensic Sciences University admisison is based on merit and entrance test. The university conducts its entrance exams such as the National Forensic Admission Test (NFAT) for admission to specific courses. NFSU Gandhinagar accepts national entrance exam such as JEE Main, CAT, CLAT, and others. Aspiring candidates must qualify the exam before the application process. 

There are over 5,258 seats for MA in the PRSU campus and affiliated colleges. The seat intake varies from one MA specialisation to another. The seat intake bifurcaton for MA course at offered at on-campus along with some of its affiliated colleges are mentioned in the following table:

Institutes	Seats
PRSU - Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University	496
Government D. B. P.G. Girls College	220
Government College, Kurud	225
Government Let. D. R. S. College	300
Government Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya Post Graduate College	303

Note: The above information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.