Distance/Correspondence

Because you are not specific about the Universities/Colleges, hence the eligibility criteria for M.Phil in clinical psychology of Christ University Bangalore is given below. Eligibility criteria : Basic eligibility for the programme is a pass at the Postgraduate level examination with an aggregate of 55% marks or equivalent grade in Psychology from any recognised University in India or abroad recognised by UGC / AIU are eligible to apply. (Applicants who are in the final year of their studies should have secured 55% or above aggregate in all the Semesters / Years of Undergraduate Examinations conducted so far. Students writing their final degree examinations in March-May are also eligible to apply. The selection is based on entrance test, SA& Personal Interview, and Academic performances. So, if your M.A. Distance is a recognized degree than you are eligible.

If you hold a 3-year degree like BA/B.Sc/B.Com/BBA or B.Tech/B.Pharma in 10+2+3 /4 system from any recognised university, it makes no difference whether you earned it in regular mode or correspondence/distance learning mode. Only thing to be checked is - your university and its distance education programme should be recognised. For IAS/PCS or any government. Job or exam, both degrees are absolutely equal. For admission to Masters programme viz. MA/M.Sc/M.Com/MBA, both degrees are equal. For admission to 3-year LL.B. Both degrees are equal - a distance education degree holder is not eligible to study law only if his 10th & 12th are also from open school system. So, distance education students must not worry about admissions or jobs based on their degrees!