Psychology

You must have a Bachelors degree in psychology with minimum 60%. The fee structure is nearly INR 1.5 Lacs to 2 Lacs for the course. You must prepare for the entrance exam conducted by the university for the admission.

Here are the best budget friendly colleges in India which are offering B.Sc psychology. 

Lady Shri Ram College for women Delhi 

Sent Xavier College Mumbai 

Fergusson College Pune 

KJ Sumaiya college of art and commerce Mumbai

Presidency College Chennai

There are various colleges for PG Diploma in clinical psychology such as Banaras Hindu University, Netaji Subhas Open University, SGT University (Gurgaon/Delhi NCR), etc. .

To be recognised as a licensed Clinical Psychologist in India, you must have completed an MPhil in Clinical Psychology from an RCI approved institute, as this is the minimum qualification for RCI registration.  

You can work as a counselor, and/or mental health educator, and/or psychology teacher without an MPhil, but you cannot be a licensed Clinical Psychologist who conducts clinical assessments and therapy.

Clinical psychologists work specifically with the diagnosis of major mental illnesses, such as: depression, anxiety disorders and trauma focused issues. Clinical psychology programs include clinical internship, assessment experience and more therapeutic training. 

Counselling psychology focuses on any given maintainable emotional challenges, relationship issues and/or stress management. Counselling psychology is more focused on the client and less diagnostic. Academic training in counselling psychology includes an in-depth focus on talk therapy and supportive counselling.

A Clinical Psychologist is trained to do therapy and assess mental health. They can use psychological methods like CBT, counselling, and behavioural therapy to treat emotional and psychological disorders - they cannot prescribe medicines.

A Psychiatrist is a medical practitioner (MBBS + MD Psychiatry) with the ability to prescribe psychiatric medication, and to treat severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or psychosis, using a medical treatment approach.

General Psychology includes aspects of human behavior, cognition and emotional development. You will find different branches like developmental, social and organizational psychology under this umbrella.
If you look at Clinical Psychology it is all about mental health, psychological disorders, assessments and therapies. It prepares you to work in clinical or therapeutic settings and help people manage their mental and emotional issues.